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Nancy Moffette Lea (1780–1864) was the mother of Margaret Lea Houston and mother-in-law of Sam Houston. She was an integral member of the Houston family, running the household when Margaret was ill or pregnant. She is believed to have helped her son-in-law convert and be baptized in 1854.
26 de oct. de 2019 · When Sam Houston asked to marry her daughter, Margaret Moffette Lea, Nancy Lea objected on the grounds that he was insufficiently religious, too old, divorced, and a drinker. Eventually she relented and is said to have influenced Houston's decision to join the Baptist Church at Independence, Texas.
Houston’s Children. On May 9, 1840, at the age of 47, Sam Houston wed the 21-year-old Margaret Moffette Lea, the daughter of Alabama planters. Their marriage spanned two decades and resulted in the birth of eight children. Their firstborn, Sam Houston Jr., was followed by Nancy Elizabeth and Margaret Lea. Mary William, Antoinette Power, and ...
Nancy Moffette Lea (1780–1864) fue la madre de Margaret Lea Houston y la suegra de Sam Houston. Ella era un miembro integral de la familia Houston, que dirigía la casa cuando Margaret estaba enferma o embarazada. Se cree que ayudó a su yerno a convertirse y bautizarse en 1854.
Margaret Moffette Lea was born April 11, 1819, into a family of devout Baptists in Perry County, Alabama. Her father Temple Lea was a church deacon and the state treasurer of the Alabama Baptist Convention, and her mother Nancy Moffette Lea was the only woman delegate at the convention's formation.
Margaret Moffette Lea was born on April 11, 1819, on her family’s farm near Marion, Alabama, to Temple and Nancy Lea. At fifteen, her father passed away. After that her family moved into town taking up residence in the home of Henry Lea, Margaret’s older brother and a prominent state legislator and businessman.
Born in 1819 in Alabama, Margaret Moffette Lea was from a devoutly Baptist family, her father a local and state church official. Her mother Nancy managed the family’s cotton plantation that she had inherited.
