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Families covered: Houston of Houston (Houstoun of Houstoun), Houstoun of Johnstone

                               
Hugh de Padvinan (a 1160)
1. Sir Reginald of Kilpeter
  A. Hugh of Kilpeter (a 1225)
  i. Sir Finlay of Houstoun (a 1296)
From whom descended ...
Sir Patrick Houstoun of that ilk (d 1450)
m. Maria Colquhoun (d 1456)
1. Sir John Houstoun of that ilk (d 1456)
  A. Sir Peter Houstoun of that ilk (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
  m. Helen Schaw (dau of Shaw of Sauchy)
i. Sir Patrick Houstoun of that ilk (d 1526)
  m. Janet Cunninghame (dau of William Cuninghame, 1st of Craigends)
  a. Sir John Houstoun of Houstoun (d 1542)
  m. Agnes Hopringle (dau of Hopringle of Torsonce)
  (1) Sir Patrick Houstoun of Houstoun (d 1605)
  m. Janet Cuninghame (dau of Gabriel Cuninghame, 3rd of Craigends)
(A) John Houstoun of Houstoun (d 1609)
  m. Margaret Stirling (dau of James Stirling of Keir)
  (i) Sir Ludovick Houstoun of Houstoun (d 1662)
  m. Margaret Maxwell (dau of Patrick Maxwell of Newark)
  (a) Sir Patrick Houstoun, 1st Bart of Houstoun (d 1696)
  m. Anna Hamilton (d 04.1669, dau of Sir John Hamilton, 1st Lord Bargany)
  ((1)) Sir John Houstoun, 2nd Bart of Houstoun (d 12.1717)
m. Ann Drummond (b 03.03.1671, d 04.1738, au of John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort)
  ((A)) Sir John Houston, 3rd Bart of Houston (d 11.02.1722)
  m. Margaret Shaw (d 29.01.1750, dau of Sir John Shaw, 2nd Bart of Greenock)
  ((i)) Sir John Houston, 4th Bart of Houstoun (dsp 27.07.1751)
  m. (12.02.1744) Eleanora Cathcart (b 03.03.1720, d 03.11.1769, dau of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord)
  ((ii)) Helen Houston (d 19.07.1746)
  m. (06.1738) Sir Michael Stewart, 3rd Bart of Blackhall (d 20.10.1796)
  ((iii)) Anne Houston
  m. William Cunninghame of Enterkine
  ((B)) Ann Houstoun possibly of this generation
  m. Alexander Cuninghame, 9th of Craigends
((2)) Patrick Houstoun of Glasgow (d before 1717)
  ((A)) son (dvpspm)
  ((B)) George Houstoun
  m. Isabel Johnstone (dau of George Johnstone of Glasgow)
  ((i)) Sir Patrick Houstoun, 5th Bart (b c1698, d 05.02.1762, to America in 1740)
  m. Priscilla Dunbar (d 26.02.1775 in Savanah, Georgia)
  ((a)) Sir Patrick Houstoun, 6th Bart (b c1745, d unm 24.03.1785)
  ((b)) Sir George Houstoun, 7th Bart (b c1745, d 1795)
  m. Anne Moodie (d 1820, dau of Thomas Moodie of Georgia)
  (((1))) Patrick Houstoun, 8th Bart (in Georgia) had issue
  m. Eliza MacQueen
((3)) Archibald Houstoun (youngest son)
  m. Margaret Barclay (dau of Sir Robert Barclay, 2nd Bart of Pierston)
  ((4)) Margaret Houstoun
  m. (mcrt 04.04.1684) Sir Humphrey Colquhoun, Bart of Luss (d 1718)
  ((5)) Ann Houstoun (d 18.01.1721)
  m1. (31.10.1682) Sir John Inglis, Bart of Cramond (d 1688/9)
  m2. (30.09.1700) Sir William Hamilton of Whitelaw (d 14.12.1704, Lord of Session as Lord Whitelaw)
  m3. Adam Cockburn of Ormistoun (d 16.04.1735, Lord of Session as Lord Ormistoun)
((6)) Jean Houstoun
  m1. Walter Dundas (dsp, of family of that ilk)
  m2. Richard Lockhart of Lee (dsp 1696)
  m3. (mcrt 01.03.1701, sp) Ludovick Grant of that ilk (bur 19.11.1714)
  ((7)) Henrietta Houstoun
  m1. Andrew Brown of Braid
m2. Sir Colin Mackenzie, 4th Bart of Coul (d 1740)
  ((8))+ other sons - William, James
  (b) George Houstoun, 1st of Johnstone
  m. (23.09.1671) Elizabeth Cuninghame (dau of Alexander Cuninghame of Craigends)
  ((1)) Ludovic Houstoun of Johnstone (a 1710)
  m. Agnes Walkinshaw (dau of Walkinshaw of Walkinshaw)
  ((A)) George Houstoun of Johnstone (d unm 1757)
((B)) Ludovic Houstoun of Johnstone
  m. Jean Rankine of Drumdow
  ((i)) George Houstoun of Johnstone (d 1815/6)
  m1. (1778) Mary Macdowall (d 1782, dau of Col. William Macdowall of Garthland or Castlesemple)
  ((a)) Ludovic Houstoun of Johnstone Castle (b 10.05.1780, d 03.10.1862)
  m. (06.11.1809) Ann Stirling (d 12.07.1851, dau of John Stirling of Kippendavie)
  (((1))) George Houstoun (b 31.07.1810, dvp unm 14.09.1843)
  ((b)) William Houstoun (b 18.09.1781, d 06.02.1856) had issue
m. (08.07.1845) Marion Douglas Russell (dau of Col. Russell of Woodside)
  m2. (1805, sp) Anne Walkinshaw (d 1810, dau of Walkinshaw of Walkinshaw)
  ((C))+ other issue - William, Jean, Rachel, Anne
  (c) Jean Houstoun
  m. Sir James Hamilton, 6th of Orbiston (d 1664)
  (d) daughter
  m. ?? of Langshaw
  (e) daughter
  m. William Barclay of Pearstoun (dsp before 04.07.1661)
(f) Elizabeth Houstoun
  m. (1659) William Napier of Culcreuch and Culnagrein (d 1685)
  (ii) Jean Houstoun
  m. William Semple of Fulwood
  (a) Jean Semple apparently of this generation
  m. (mcrt 02.1639) Alexander Arnot of Lochrig (d before 1647)
  (iii) Helen Houstoun
  m. John Schaw of Greenock (d 1679)
  (iv) Margaret Houstoun
m. (mcrt 27.07.1615) Sir William Livingston of Kilsyth (d 1626/7)
  (v) Mary Houstoun
  m. Alexander Cuninghame, 5th of Corsehill (d c1667)
  (vi) daughter
  m. Adam Cunninghame of Buchquhan
  (B) Janet Houstoun
  m1. John Fulerton of Dreghorn
  m2. George Crawfurd of Liffnoris
  (C) Elizabeth Houstoun (dsp)
m1. John Whiteford of that ilk (of Whiteford and Miltown) (dsp 1606)
  m2. (sp) Sir William Ross, 10th Lord (d 1656)
  (D) Agnes Houstoun
  m. Alexander Porterfield of that ilk
  (E) Marion Houstoun
  m. James Hamilton of Barduie
  (F) Margaret Houstoun
  m. (1587) William Crawford of Achinames
  (G) Isabella Houstoun mentioned by Chalmer records
m. James Chalmer of Gadgirth
  (H) Sarah Houstoun
  m. Walter Dennistoun of Colgrain
  (I)+ other issue - Patrick of Colt, Peter of Wester Southbar, James of Commonside
  (2) James Houstoun of Craigton possibly of this generation
  m. Margaret Fleming (dau of Patrick Fleming of Barrochan)
  (A) Jean Houstoun (heir)
  m. Sir James Muirhead of Lachope (d 1622)
  (3) Janet Houstoun possibly of this generation
  m. John Walkinshaw of that ilk of Wester Walkingshaw
  b. Elizabeth Houstoun probably of this generation, appears to have married twice
  m1. Cuthbert Montgomerie of Skelmorlie (d Flodden 1513)
  m2. (by 1523) John Maxwell of Pollok
  B. Marion Houstoun possibly of this generation
  m. Robert Craufurd of Auchenames (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
  C. Agnes Houstoun possibly of this generation
  m. Sir John/James Livingston, 3rd Lord of Callendar (d c1503)

Main source(s): Crawfurd's Renfrewshire, BLG1886 (Houstoun of Johnstone Castle), TCB
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