John Houston (immigrant)

John Houston
Born1689 or 1690
Ulster, Kingdom of Ireland
Died1754
Augusta County, Colony of Virginia (now Rockbridge County)
Occupationplanter
SpouseMargaret Cunningham
Parent(s)John Houston and Margaret McClung
RelativesSam Houston (great-grandson)

John Houston (1689 or 1690 – 1754) was an Irish-born American planter. He immigrated from the Kingdom of Ireland to Colonial America in the 1730s. During the voyage the passengers learned that the ship's captain planned on robbing the wealthy passengers of their gold sovereigns. They took control of the vessel and sailed to Philadelphia. After living a number of years in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Houston moved his family and established a plantation in what is now Rockbridge County, Virginia. His great-grandson was Sam Houston.

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