John Houston | |
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| Born | 1689 or 1690 Ulster, Ireland |
| Died | 1754 Augusta County, Virginia (now Rockbridge County, Virginia) |
| Spouse | Margaret Cunningham |
| Parent(s) | John Houston and Margaret McClung |
| Relatives | Sam Houston (great-grandson) |
John Houston (1689 or 1690 – 1754) was an Irish-born American planter. He immigrated from 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.