Cleburne Huston, in his book "Bold Legacy, the Story of the Houston/Huston Ancestors", cites Aimee Houston Eck's book "William Huston of Voluntown CT." In the book she states that William was the brother of John Houston, Gentleman, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1730 with his widowed mother, wife Margaret Cunningham, 4 sons and 2 daughters.

Married

1. Samuel John HOUSTON who died in Ireland before 1730.

Children

1. Christopher Houston,   b. 1680, Ireland ,   d. 1726, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2. John Houston, Sr,   b. 1690, Antrim, Northern Ireland ,   d. 15 May 1755, New Providence, Augusta, Virginia, USA
3. Joseph Houston,   b. 1692, Antrim, Northern Ireland ,   d. 29 Oct 1740, Montgomery, Orange, New York, USA
4. William Houston,   b. 1694, Strabaul, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 1740, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
5. Sarah Houston,   b. 1695, Ireland ,   d. 1742, Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
6. Mary Ann Houston,   b. 1698, Antrim, Northern Ireland
7. Margaret Houston,   b. 1700, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1760, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
8. Robert Houston,   b. 1720, Ireland ,   d. May 1761, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Links

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=demason&id=I50825
• http://joepayne.org/houston.htm

Sources

• http://johnmontgomeryancestry.com/_HoustonInfo, Hoffman, Susan Vaughan Montgomery, (Location: Madison, Alabama; Date: 2009;), Website posted by Susan Vaughan Montgomery Hoffman and other family collaborators, including Russ Montgomery, about the history of John Montgomery and Margaret Alexander Montgomery as it relates to John Montgomery and Esther Houston of Virginia.

Appendix section covering John Houston information