Robert Houston, II

1674 - Bef 1720  (< 46 years)

• Name	Robert Houston  [1]
  Suffix	II
  Birth	5 Jan 1674	Pocomoke, Somerset Co, Maryland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	25 Apr 1693	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	He was shown as son Robert in the will of Robert Houston, wife Grace.
  Will	19 Apr 1720	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	To eldest son Robert. Mentioned Jonathan Waggaman, Mr. Gordon & Mrs. Rose Drummond. To youngest son John. Mentions Jonathan Noble, Hugh Porter & Thomas Baker. To son John "Kecaughton Choyce," & "Capt Temmes." Mentions brother Joseph Houston. Brother Thomas Houston Extr. Witt: Naomy Vigerous & Thomas Benson.
  Death	Bef 21 Jun 1720	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled	8 Jul 1720	Somerset Co, Maryland   [5]
  	Appraisers of the estate of Robert Houston were shown as Thomas Layfield & Robert Mills. Next of kin were Joseph Houston, Thomas Houston & Robert Mills.
  Reference Identifier	TF#0304
  Record ID	77784
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Houston, I,   b. Abt 1633, Scotland d. Bef 20 Jan 1693/94, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 61 years)  (Father)  Grace Benston, (Benston?),   b. Abt 1645   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	5 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. John Houston,   b. 1 Feb 1667/68, Pocomoke, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Grace Houston,   b. 5 Dec 1672, Pocomoke, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ William (of Francis I) Benston,  m. Abt 1690 + 3. Robert Houston, II,   b. 5 Jan 1674, Pocomoke, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 21 Jun 1720, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 46 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1700   4. James (of Robert) Houston,   b. Abt 1678   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Thomas Houston,   b. Abt 1680, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Benjamin Houston, I,   b. Abt 1684, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 20 Mar 1734, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 50 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1710 + 7. Joseph Houston,   b. 1685, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Tabitha Truitt,  m. Abt 1722   8. Comfort Houston,   b. Abt 1686, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I77784	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Robert Houston, I,   b. Abt 1633, Scotland d. Bef 20 Jan 1693/94, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 61 years)
  Mother	Grace Benston, (Benston?),   b. Abt 1645   d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Henry Schoolfield,   b. Abt 1665   d. 1715, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 50 years)  m. 1695
  Marriage	Abt 1668  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F25476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1680   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1700
  Children	+ 1. Robert Houston, III,   b. Abt 1702, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 15 Feb 1789, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 87 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Howard  m. Bef 1730 + 2. John Houston,   b. Abt 1704, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 23 Mar 1768 (Age < 64 years) ╚═ Rhoda Townsend  (Age < 53 years)  m. Abt 1736
  Family ID	F25479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2166] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Wills 1666-1742, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 3 (will of Robert Houston, wife Grace), 2166. [S2187] Dr. William R.M. Houston, Houston, Houston Family of the Eastern Shore, (Ohio Genealogical Society), p. 34 (Houston Family), 2187. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 98 (Robert Houston Family), 726. [S2124] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Som Co, MD Wills 1667-1748, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 6 (will of Robert Houston, brother Thomas Extr.), 2124. [S2188] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Inventories & Accts, 1694-1742, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 10 (Account of Robert Houston), 2188.