Located across the road from Providence Presbyterian Church, 29132 Hillman Hwy, Limestone, TN 37681. It is located on the late Mary Henderson property in a fence row. After her death, the fence row was cleared and the 3 stones removed.
Surveyed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web April 2000 by James and Joyce Keys.
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Additional information
Washington County, Tennessee Deeds, 1775-1800 by Loraine Rae: Deed Book I: p.373-4 8/23/
Abrem Kuykendol, Rutherford Co., NC to William Houston; 400 acres on Great Limestone. Cons: 480 lbs. Adj: David Perry. Oth: “preserving forever inviolable the grave of Mrs. Mary Houston, deceased wife of the Reverend Mr. Samuel Houston” Sig: Abrem Kuykendol [says “his mar” but no mark there]. Wit: Samuel Houston, James Houston, James Kuykendol.
From The History of Washington County, Tennessee, 1988, page 296:
Providence Presbyterian Church was started soon after 1780 by Rev. Samuel Doak. Its first resident minister, Samuel Houston, was ordained there on 21 August 1783, thus becoming the first Presbyterian minister ordained in what is now Tennessee.