Robert Houston @1712 – aft. 1776: 6th Great Grandfather
Son, Robert, is believed to have been born in Scotland around 1712 and emigrated to the colonies with his parents. He is referenced in his father’s 1726 will (probated in Delaware) and would have been about 14 at the time. In 1734, records confirm he married Martha Worke, daughter of Dr. Abel Worke, in Philadelphia. Robert is reported to have been a successful wheat farmer; he and Martha had eleven children: Samuel, Robert, James, Christopher, Prudence, Ann, Mary, Rebecca, Joseph, John and Sarah. All of Robert and Martha’s children were born in Pennsylvania. It is believed that Martha died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and that Robert moved to North Carolina following her death.