Christopher Houston, @1680 – 1726: 7th Great Grandfather
It is said that Christopher Houston was born in Scotland about 1680 to John Samuel Houston and Margaret Houston (born McClung). John was born in 1650 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Margaret was born in Ulster, Northern Ireland. Christopher had 6 siblings: John McClung Houston, Robert Houston and four others. It is known that Christopher married Martha Mary (nee’ ?) and they immigrated to Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware in Colonial America sometime around 1720. They had eight children: James, Samuel, Christopher, Robert, Margaret Houston (Linn), Jennett Houston, Martha Houston and Ann Houston (Walker). Christopher apparently had a plantation called Phillips Bottom (per will of son, Samuel, who inherited it from his father but died without issue and returned the plantation to his brothers) and a small house which also served as a “shope” which Christopher left, at his death, to his wife Martha.