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Sir Francis Hugh Houston 1647 – 1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1750

Death Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: Sir Houston

Mother: Lady Shaw

Spouse(s): Eliza Wilkinson, Margaret Cunningham

Children(s): Lady Houston, John Houston, James Houston, James Houston, Robert Houston, Isabella Houston, Esther Houston, Mary Houston, John Houston, John Houston, Samuel Houston, Matthew Houston, Tamar Houston, Isabella Houston, James Houston, Mary Houston, Matthew Houston, Samuel Houston

Sir Francis Hugh Houston was born in 1647 in Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Sir John Hugh Houston and Lady Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw. Sir Francis Hugh Houston married Eliza Jane Wilkinson, Margaret Mary Cunningham, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Anne "Annie" Hill Young Houston, John Houston, James Houston, James Houston, Robert Cunningham Houston, Isabella Houston, Esther Houston, Mary Houston, John Ll Houston, John Houston, Samuel Cunningham Houston, Matthew Houston, Tamar Houston, Isabella Houston, James Houston, Mary Houston, Matthew Houston, Samuel Houston. Sir Francis Hugh Houston passed away in 1750 in Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir Francis Hugh Houston was born in 1647 in Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Sir John Hugh Houston and Lady Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw.
  • Sir Francis Hugh Houston married Eliza Jane Wilkinson, Margaret Mary Cunningham, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Anne "Annie" Hill Young Houston, John Houston, James Houston, James Houston, Robert Cunningham Houston, Isabella Houston, Esther Houston, Mary Houston, John Ll Houston, John Houston, Samuel Cunningham Houston, Matthew Houston, Tamar Houston, Isabella Houston, James Houston, Mary Houston, Matthew Houston, Samuel Houston.
  • Sir Francis Hugh Houston passed away in 1750 in Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Sir Houston's Ancestors

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Sir Houston
1647 – 1750
Birth Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Sir John Hugh Houston
1625 – 1702
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston) Shaw
1625 – 1730
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William III, 3rd Baronet of) HOUSTON
1608 – 1685
Castle Craig - County Antrim, Ireland
Lady (Sarah Jane Todd Houston of) Primrose
1599 – 1700
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (John 2nd Baronet Greenock Shaw) Schaw
1602 – 1694
Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Eleanora) Nicolson
1605 – 1693
Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Houston
1590 –
Mary Houston
William Todd
1582 – 1637
Jane Shelton
1580 – 1649
John Shawe
1578 – 1632
Margaret Shaw
1578 – 1632
Sir Carnock,
1585 – 1665
Margret Hunt
1587 – 1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Tod
Mary Knight
1565 – 1650
Robbertt Shelton
Abigail Christian
1560 – 1608
William Shaw
Margareta Shawe
1555 – 1651
Thomas Nicholson
Isabel
James Scott
Elizabeth Scott
1562 – 1606

Sir Houston's Descendants

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Sir (Francis Hugh) Houston (1647 – 1750) m. Eliza (Jane) Wilkinson m. Margaret (Mary) Cunningham (1651 – 1750)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Anne "Annie" Hill Young) Houston (1675 – 13 May 1770)
    1. 1. Rebecca Young (1715 – 1780) m. Andrew McCOMBE (1704 – 14 April 1788)
      1. 1. Andrew McComb (1732 – 14 April 1788) m. Jean Corkran
        1. 1. Andrew (Jackson McComb) ✿ (26 Jan 1754 – 5 May 1819) m. Rebecca Foster (1756 – 1820)
  2. 2. John Houston (1689 – 1754)
  3. 3. James Houston (18 April 1715 – 18 April 1820)
  4. 4. James Houston (1718 – 1735)
  5. 5. Robert (Cunningham) Houston (1720 – 1753)
  6. 6. Isabella Houston (1722 – 19 October 1781)
  7. 7. Esther Houston (1724 – 1790)
  8. 8. Mary Houston (1724 – )
  9. 9. John (Ll) Houston (1726 – 1798)
  10. 10. John Houston (1726 – August 1798)
  11. 11. Samuel (Cunningham) Houston (1728 – 1797)
  12. 12. Matthew Houston (1730 – 1803)
  13. 13. Tamar Houston (1732 – 1764)
  14. 14. Isabella Houston (1739 – 1821)
  15. 15. James Houston (1739 – 1818)
  16. 16. Mary Houston (1739 – 1821)
  17. 17. Matthew Houston (1739 – 1818)
  18. 18. Samuel Houston (1739 – 1818)

Sir Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1647
1647
Birth of Sir Francis Hugh Houston in Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland
1750
1750
Age 103
Death of Sir Francis Hugh Houston in Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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