Horton Genealogy: or Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640.Horton, Geo. F. (George Firman)
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Horton Genealogy: or Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640.
Horton, Geo. F. (George Firman)
Horton family
X. JONATHAN, son of Capt. Barnabas Horton and Susanna Bailey, born in
Southold, Sept., 1765. "Dea. Jonathan, as he was familiarly called,
was the fifth son of Capt. Barnabas Horton of Hogneck, now Bay View,
L. I. He married MISS HALLOCK, with whom he lived about thirty
years in Mattituck Center. In early life he pursued the trade of a
blacksmith. In later years that of a farmer. He embraced religion
in early life, and united with the Presbyterian Church of Southold,
and was chosen a Deacon and an Elder. He filled these offices for
more than thirty years. For the greater part of his life he stood in
official stations, and by them he was much burthened. But in all his
civil, military, ecclesiastical and judicial relations, he was well
sustained and gave general satisfaction. The many and complex cares
wore upon his naturally good constitution, and at length led on to a
lingering consumption which called him to his grave, 19 Jan., 1819,
in the 54th year of his age.
His children were two sons and two daughters, viz.:
1. Silas, who died under one year of age.
2. Lydia, born in 1788; married John Clark.
3. Rejoice, born in 1792; married James E. Horton, son of Capt.
James Horton and Elizabeth Milliken.
4. Barnabas Bailey, born 2 June, 1797; married Hannah
Reeves."--_Letter of B. Bailey Horton._
I. WILLIAM, son of Dea. William Horton and Mehetabel Wells
(_William_, _Jonathan I._), born at Southold, about 1732. "We have
always heard him spoken of as 'Uncle' William. He was a large
landholder--owned and occupied the old house in which I was born.
It was taken down in 1854, and the house in which my father, Joseph
Hazzard Horton, now lives, was erected upon its site. It was built
by his grandfather, son of Jonathan I. He was thrice married, 1.
to PATIENCE CORWIN; 2. MARTHA GARDINER, a very pious lady. She was
confined to her bed a long time by sickness, previous to her death,
and by her request, the Rev. Elam Potter prepared her funeral sermon,
and read it to her previous to her death, which occurred in 1792;
married 3. MARY GOLDSMITH.
"He occupied the east side of the old house, my grandfather,
David Horton, the west side. My grandfather took the farm,
and cared for 'Uncle' William's mother, who lived to be very
aged. He always lived in good style, and kept several slaves.
His third wife had the first woolen carpet ever known in that
vicinity. A good stock of liquors was always found upon his
board, and he allowed no wood except hickory to be used for
fuel.
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