Born about in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of John Alexander Walker I
and Katherine Jane (McKnight) Walker
Sister of
John McKnight Walker and Alexander Walker
Wife of
Christopher Houston
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
James Houston, Samuel Houston, Margaret (Houston) Linn, Ann (Houston) Walker and Robert Houston
Died after
after about age 63
in E. Nottingham, Chester County, Colony of Pennsylvania [uncertain]
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Contents |
Biography
Martha Walker married John Houston in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[1]
Research Notes
When Samuel Houston wrote his will in 1739 he mentioned his mother Martha and provided for her support. This means Martha was alive in 1739 and living in Chester County, PA. How long she lived after 1739 is not known.
- ABT 1676 Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- 19 SEP 1739, PA
Sources
- ↑ Houston, Samuel Rutherford,. Brief biographical accounts of many members of the Houston family : accompanied by a genealogical table : from well authenticated records and an extensive correspondence, with a large number of well informed members of the family during the years 1876-1882. Cincinnati: Elm Street Print. Co., 1882.
See also: 1. "Life and Letters of Christopher Houston" by Gertrude Enfield, 1957, page 85
2. LW&T of Christopher Houston, dated 6 December 1726, Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, DE
3. William Huston of Voluntown, Connecticut by Aimee Huston Eck, as cited in Bold Legacy, The Story of the Houston/Huston Ancestors by Cleburne Huston
4. September 19. 1739 will of Samuel Houston, in which he states he was a farmer in E. Nottingham. Will of Chester County, PA, Vol B:82
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-81907 created by Mike Snider.
- WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-134952 created by Jack Templeton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jack and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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- Marilyn (Ellsworth) Brown
:
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~0.78%
Margaret (Mason) Engelhardt :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Kenneth Eagleton :
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~0.59%
Sonja Ratliff :
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~0.39%
~1.56%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Shirley (Templeton) Toof :
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~0.39%
Tom Carver :
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~0.39%
Leisha (Smith) Roberts :
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~0.39%
Steven Stone :
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~0.39%
Peggy (Gibeaut) Murphy :
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~0.39%
Jo Standifer :
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~0.39%
Loralein (Crooke) Hendershott :
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Living DNA, GEDmatch AA5274868 [compare]
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