Benjamin Houston, I

Abt 1684 - Bef 1734  (< 50 years)

• Name	Benjamin Houston  [1]
  Suffix	I
  Birth	Abt 1684	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	25 Apr 1693	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	He was shown as son Benjamin (under 16) in the will of Robert Houston, wife Grace.
  Estate Settlement - Named in fathers settlement	20 Nov 1696	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	The admin. account of Robert Houston's estate was submitted by Grace Schofield, admx/extx. Legatees: Joseph Houston and Benjamin Houston, in the hands of Francis Thorowgood and John Houston.
  Estate Settlement - Named in fathers settlement	20 Nov 1696	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	The admin. account of Robert Houston's estate was submitted by Grace Schofield, admx/extx. Legatees: Joseph Houston and Benjamin Houston, in the hands of Francis Thorowgood and John Houston.
  Record ID	77790
  Will	10 Dec 1733	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	To children Mary & Benjamin. To son-in-law Benjamin Warrenton. To Joshua Sturgis. Extr brother Joseph. Witt: Joshua Sturgis and Allen Grey.
  Death	Bef 20 Mar 1734	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  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	I77790	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, 4]
  Family ID	F25476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1690   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1710  [3]
  Children	1. Mary Houston,   b. Abt 1712, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Benjamin Houston, II,   b. Abt 1714, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25478	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. [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. [S2166] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Wills 1666-1742, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 34 (will of Benjamin Houston), 2166. [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.