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
3. Theodore King.
IV. JAMES REEVES, son of Col. Benjamin Horton and Harmony Reeves (2d
wife), born in Southold, 2 July, 1789; married AMY PHILIPS, daughter
of Samuel Philips and Mary Corwin. He was long a magistrate, and a
prominent man in Southold.
Children:
1. Lydia Rogers, married Franklin H. Overton.
2. Lydia, married J. Halsey Tuthill.
3. James.
4. George.
5. Fanny, married Oscar L. Case.
6. Benjamin Franklin, married Ann Eliza Horton.
VI. SALTER STORRS, son of Col. Benjamin Horton and Harmony Reeves,
born in Southold, 12 Nov., 1792; married 18 Jan., 1823, by Rev.
Nath'l Huntting, to HARRIET CASE, daughter of Moses Case and Lydia
Goldsmith, and born in Southold, about 1794. He died 15 May, 1846.
She perished on the _Golden Gate_, which was burned on the Pacific,
27 July, 1862.
Children, all born in Southold:
1. Salter Storrs, born 10 Nov., 1825; went to California about
1849; died 24 June, 1855.
2. Emma Harriet, born 5 Dec., 1827; married Dr. Frank Tuthill.
She was assistant editor of the _New York Times_ for some
years--went to California, became wealthy, and she is now
(1874) in Europe, educating her daughter Anna.
3. Sarah Elizabeth, born 8 March, 1830; married Blakey; resides
in California.
4. Jerusha Wickham, born 3 July, 1834. She is a teacher in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
5. Josephine L., born 16 Dec., 1838; died 9 Oct., 1838.
6. Silas Austin, born 19 April, 1839; died in 1857.
7. Henry Wickham, born 29 July, 1841.
VII. HON. SILAS, son of Col. Benjamin Horton and Harmony Reeves, born
in Southold, 13 Nov., 1794; married in Southold, 10 Jan., 1827, by
the Rev. Noble Thomas, to MARY LANDON, daughter of Elijah Landon and
Nancy Conklin, and born in Southold, 17 Dec., 1797. She died 19 Jan.,
1872. He is still living.
He was a member of the Legislature of New York in 1844--was Sheriff
of Suffolk Co., N. Y., in 1835. He has always been a prominent
man--is widely known, possesses an unblemished character, and
commands the respect and esteem of the community. His companion was
a lady of refinement, intelligence and piety, and her death was
deeply lamented, not only by a large circle of relatives and personal
friends, but by the whole community.
Children, all born in Southold:
1. Nancy Landon, born 17 March, 1828; married 8 Jan., 1850, by
Rev. J. Huntting, to David H. Horton.
2. Martha Virginia, born 4 March, 1829; married 5 July, 1855,
by Rev. E. Whittaker, to Rev. Carson W. Adams, of Wilmington,
Del.
3. Adaline Bethia, born in 1831; died in infancy.
4. Angeline Margaret, born 17 March, 1833.
5. Mehetabel, born 13 Aug., 1836; married by Rev. E. Whittaker,
12 Nov., 1867, to Geo. W. Dayton, of Southampton, L. I. They
reside in Brooklyn, N. Y.
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