John HOUSTON 
John was born in 1664 in Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland. John's father was John Houston and his mother was Margaret Shaw. His paternal grandfather was William Houston; his maternal grandfather was Sir John Shaw and his maternal grandmother is Eleanor Nicholson. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Francis, Robert, Alice and Grace. He died at the age of 66 in 1730 in Ireland.General Notes
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> K6QQ-DC
John Houston, gentleman, was born near Johnson in Renfrewshire, Scotland,and was a descendent of Sir Hugh de Padivan, a Norman who accompaniedWilliam the Conqueror to England in 1066. On one occasion Sir Hugh aidedMalcolm King of Scotland (1059-93). Grateful for the act which he feltsaved his life, he awarded Sir Hugh an estate west of Glasgow inRenfrewshire. He married a Scottish lady and identified with the scots.The natives had difficulty pronouncing Padivan and in time used the namethey gave the village around the de Padivan manorhouse, Hugh's town(Houston).
A grandson and namesake, John Houston, Sir. migrated to the Pennsylvaniacolony by way of Northern Ireland. John married prior to 1687 and shortlymigrated to Ireland where they had a number of children. John Houston andhis family joined the others in Chester County, PA and joined somescottish friends in Western Virginia. A number of the scot-irish wereleaving due to increased taxation, religious restrictions and to thelarge increase in foreign speaking settlers in their area.
Married 1699 Scotland. Migrated to PA in 1712, he died enroute or just before leaving Scotland, his son John Houston Jr arrived in PA in 1712 with his widowedmother, his wife and 6 children.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1540 in Scotland d.1609 in Scotland
- 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.1605
- d.08 Jan 1645
- b.10 Jun 1628 d.24 Jun 1664
- b.1600
- d.1648
- b.02 Nov 1674
- b.1552 in Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland d.03 Mar 1611 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.1555
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John and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony before 1687. They had a son and three daughters, named John, Sarah, Robert and Margaret.
Family Notes
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Children
John Houston
John was born in 1690 in Wigtonshire, Scotland. He died at the age of 67 in 1757 in Augusta County, Virginia.
Margaret Houston
Margaret was born in 1700 in N. Ireland. She died at the age of 60 in 1760 in Lancaster, PA.
They had a son and two daughters, named John, Sarah and Robert.
Family Notes
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Children
John Houston
John was born in 1690 in Wigtonshire, Scotland. He died at the age of 67 in 1757 in Augusta County, Virginia.
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