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John Robert Huston Houston 1640 – 1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1735

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Houston

Mother: Margaret Hathaway

Spouse(s): Esther Watson

Children(s): Christopher Houston

The story of John Robert Huston Houston began in 1640 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. John Robert Huston Houston married Esther Easter Watson, and had children including Christopher John Houston. John Robert Huston Houston passed away in 1735 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Robert Huston Houston began in 1640 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • John Robert Huston Houston married Esther Easter Watson, and had children including Christopher John Houston.
  • John Robert Huston Houston passed away in 1735 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Houston's Ancestors

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John Houston
1640 – 1735
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Christopher Houston
1611 – 1671
Scotland
Margaret Hathaway
1616 – 1713
Scotland
Grandparents
Alfred (Lawrence Huston) "House-Son"
1572 – 1632
Aberdeen or Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Houston's Descendants

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John (Robert Huston) Houston (1640 – 1735) m. Esther (Easter) Watson (1645 – 1747)
  1. 1. Christopher (John) Houston (1676 – 6 DEC 1726)
    1. 1. Samuel (L. Hudson) Houston (1690 – 19 Sep 1739) m. Esther (Linn) Stone (1680 – Aft. 1739)
      1. 1. Ann ((Walker() Houston (1705 – 1765) m. John (Rutherford "Gunmaker" Walker (m.) Houston) (4 Mar 1705 – 17 Nov 1778)
        1. 1. Susannah ("Ann" Walker) -Porter (31 Mar 1739 – 28 Apr 1795) m. Sgt (PATRICK CAMPBELL PORTER Sr, Rev War) Soldier (May 1, 1737 – April 28, 1798)

John Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of John Robert Huston Houston in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1735
1735
Age 95
Death of John Robert Huston Houston in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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