near the Tyrone County line. At the outbreak of the Revolution, he joined the Derry garrison and was engaged in the preliminary operations before the city was actually besieged. The feats of James Huston are described in "Fighters of Derry":

"An expert marksman in possession of an ancient and heavy fowling piece, he is said to have shot King James’ standard-bearer when the Jacobite army was advancing to the city gates on the 18th of April. Later in the siege, becoming so weak from an attack of dysentery as to be unable to handle his ponderous weapon, he was assisted and supported to the field by comrades, who loaded and held the gun while he aimed and pulled the trigger. In this manner he killed a French officer riding at the head of his men on the other side of the broad river Foyle." 3

After the triumph in the defense of Derry, Huston recovered his strength and continued in the service of William of Orange, as the war with King James was not over. lie was in the decisive battle at the River Boyne where William routed the Irish and French army under James. He continued in the service at Aughrim and Limrick in Southern Ireland. The war over, he returned to County Donegal and settled at Tinklersford in the parish of Raymocky.

James was one of three among the defenders who signed the document which has been preserved, extending greetings and pledging loyalty to the new monarchs, William and Mary. It is headed: "An Address of the Defenders of Londonderry" to William and Mary, "King and Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith . ." The other two among the signers were Robert Houston and John Houston, described in "Fighters of Derry" as "probably relatives," of James Huston.

3 Young, p. 140.