Mifflin Family Papers

John Mifflin, a Quaker, came to America in 1679 from England, three years prior to William Penn's arrival. He built his home"Fountain Green" in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. He and his wife Eleanor had a son John. John and his wife, Elizabeth Hardy (married 1683 Jun 12), had six children, Edward, George, John, Jonathan, Sarah (Worrell) and Oram. John and Elizabeth Mifflin's son John married Hannah Taylor 1747 Jul 3 and they had five children: Joseph, Jonathan, John, Rebecca and Benjamin. Joseph Mifflin married Deborah Richardson 1773 Oct 6 and they had seven children: Mary, Hannah, Deborah, Joseph, Thomas, Rebecca and Lloyd. Joseph, Jr. married Martha Houston 1806 Oct 5, daughter of the Revolutionary War physician, Dr. John Houston (d. 1809) and Susanna Wright Houston (b. 1752 - d. 1829). Joseph and Martha had 4 children: John Houston, Deborah Ann, James and Joseph III. The oldest, John Houston, married Elizabeth Ann Bethel Heise. They had 7 children: Bethel, Lloyd Jr., Martha, Houston, James Deveaux, Mary Bethel and Charles West. Lloyd Jr. was named after his great uncle. Bethel and Martha died when children and Mary died very young. John and Elizabeth Mifflin's son George married Esther Cordry. They had three children: Sarah, John and George. John had three children: Thomas, George and John. Thomas became the Governor of Pennsylvania in 1790. Lloyd Mifflin's paternal grandmother was Martha Houston, daughter of the Revolutionary War physician, Dr. John Houston. John Houston's father John Houston (1690-1754) came to America from Ulster in 1735. Six of their seven children, including John came with them. John's oldest brother, James, remained in Ulster to study to become a minister. John married Susanna Wright in 1773. John and Susanna had 3 children: Samuel Nelson, John Wright and Martha (b. 1777 Sep 29). Martha married Joseph Mifflin 1806 Oct 5 (see above). In 1742 John's father moved to Virginia where he bought 228 acres near present-day Brownsburg. John's brother Robert (d. 1760) married Mary Davidson in Virginia and settled near Timber Ridge. Robert and Mary had 8 children: James, John, unknown daughter, Anne, Esther, Margaret, Mary and Samuel. Samuel (d. ca. 1807) married Elizabeth Paxton. Samuel and Elizabeth had 9 children: Paxton, Robert, James, John, Sam (1793-1863), William, Isabella, Mary and Eliza. Sam became governor of Texas and Houston, Texas was named for him. Sam Houston's cousin John H. Houston lived in Washington, working for the Government, beginning his career under Andrew Jackson, and named his first son after Sam Houston. Lloyd Mifflin's mother, Elizabeth Ann Bethel Heise Mifflin, was the daughter of Patience and Solomon Heise. Elizabeth's great great grandfather, John Blunston, sailed to America in 1682 with William Penn. John had two sons, John Jr. and Samuel. Samuel Blunston was a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania in the 1730s and 1740s. John Blunston, Jr. had two children, Hannah and Sarah. Sarah married Samuel Bethel, son of John Bethel of Darby, Chester County. Sarah and Samuel Bethel had two children, Samuel Jr., who married Susan Taylor, and Mary, who married Dr. Samuel Bonde. Samuel and Susan Bethel had 7 children, Samuel III, Susanna, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Patience and Sarah. Samuel III married Sarah Hand, daughter of Gen. Edward Hand. Patience married Solomon Heise and they had six children, Samuel B., Elizabeth Ann Bethel, Susan Bethel, Henry, George Washington and Frederick Kuhn. Elizabeth A.B. Heise married J. Houston Mifflin (see above).

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