Grace Houston

1672 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Grace Houston  [1]
  Birth	5 Dec 1672	Pocomoke, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	25 Apr 1693	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	She was shown as daughter Grace Benson in the will of Robert Houston, wife Grace.
  Will - Named in Husbands will	24 Nov 1717	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	In his will William Benston gave to son Robert Benston 370 acres where I now live adjcent my brother Francis Benston. To son John Benston part of said land. To son William Benston the remainder of said land. To son Holston. Son James. Son Benjamin. Daughter Ellener. Wife Grace Exec. Witt: William Benston, Michael Nedum, Joseph Benston, John Morris.
  Estate Settlement - Named in husbands settlement	5 Aug 1718	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	Administration of the estate of William Benston, with will annexed, was granted to Grace Benston, widow of said William. Marcus Andrews and Robert Benston securities.
  Marr Name	Grace Benston
  Record ID	77786
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  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	6 brothers and 1 sister
  + 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	I77786	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2019

  
  

  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, 5]
  Family ID	F25476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William (of Francis I) Benston,   b. Abt 1660, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 5 Aug 1718, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1690  [1]
  Children	1. Robert (of Wm of Fran) Benston,   b. Abt 1690, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. John (of Wm of Fran) Benston,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Feb 1754, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 54 years) ╚═ Hannah Pitt  (Age < 81 years)  m. Abt 1730   3. William (of Wm of Fran) Benston,   b. Abt 1702, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Rachel (--?--)  m. Abt 1730   4. Houston 'Holston' (of Wm of Fran) Benston,   b. Abt 1704, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. James (of Wm of Fran) Benston,   b. Abt 1706, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 2 Jan 1738, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 32 years)   6. Ellener (of Wm of Fran) Benston,   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   7. Benjamin (of Wm of Fran) Benston,   b. Abt 1715, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Will - Named in Husbands will - 24 Nov 1717 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Estate Settlement - Named in husbands settlement - 5 Aug 1718 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 97 (Robert Houston Family), 726. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 58 (will of William Benston, wife Grace), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 88 (adm of William Benston to the widow Grace), 570. [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.