Houston, Texas And Its Covenanter Connection

“Did you know the city of Houston in Texas is named after a man descended from Scottish Covenanters?

At the Reformation in Scotland the Houston family had embraced Protestantism. In the 17th Century they moved from Scotland and settled in the North of Ireland. Young David Houston became minister to the Presbyterians at Glenarm then Ballymoney. Whilst in Ballymoney he was influenced by the great Covenanter preacher the Rev Alexander Peden, who also had fled from Scotland. David soon began preaching in favour of the covenants resulting in him losing his licence to preach in 1672.” Read more of this post on the Reformation Tours site here.