John Houston 
John was born in 1690 in Wigtonshire, Scotland. John's father was John HOUSTON and his mother was Mary Works. His paternal grandparents were John Houston and Margaret Shaw. He had two sisters named Sarah and Robert. He was the oldest of the three children. He had a half-sister named Margaret. He died at the age of 67 in 1757 in Augusta County, Virginia.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> , Jr.
In 1737 John Houston Jr. decided to leave southeastern Pennsylvania andjoin some Scottish friends in western Virginia. A number of theScotch-Irish were leaving due to increased taxation, to religious
restrictions, and to the large increase of foreign speaking settlers in
their area. For whatever reason, John Jr., his wife, most of hischildren and his widowed mother moved to the area of Augusta andRockbridge Counties, Virginia. Mrs. John Houston Sr. (Mrs. William BoneII's mother) died there in 1747 when she was around 90. John Jr., diedthere about 10 years later and left land to his sons.
Christening: About. 1720 To PA
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1570 in Scotland d. in Ireland
- b.1590 in Ireland d. in Ireland
- b.1610 in Ireland d.1685 in Ireland
- b.1625 in Ireland d. in Ireland
- b.1664 in Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland d.1730 in Ireland
- d.1702 in 2nd Bt of Greenock
- b.1625 in Ireland d.1747 in Augusta Co VA
- d.08 Jan 1645
- b.10 Jun 1628 d.24 Jun 1664
- b.1600
- d.1648
- b.02 Nov 1674
- b.1690 in Wigtonshire, Scotland d.1757 in Augusta County, Virginia
- b.1660 in Scotland d.1747 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
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