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
I. ISAAC SNYDER, son of Elijah M. Horton and Pamela Ogden (_Elijah_,
_Richard_, _John_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born at the mouth of
Fishing Creek, Columbia County, Pa., 20 June, 1792; came to Bradford
County with his father when he was but three weeks old; "was pushed
up the Susquehanna River," as he says, "in a canoe." He was married
in Sheshequin, Pa., 13 June, 1813, by Samuel Gore, Esq., to HANNAH
ELLIOTT, daughter of John Elliott and Elizabeth Snyder, and born
near the City of Hudson, N. Y., 2d of August, 1792. Elizabeth Snyder
was a daughter of William Snyder, of Claverack, Columbia, New York.
Isaac S. Horton died 9 January, 1874; his widow, now (1875) 83 years
old, retains her mental faculties remarkably well; she is a fine old
Christian lady and much esteemed.
Children all born in Sheshequin:
1. Sylvester, born 28 April, 1814; married Abigail Cooley.
2. Emily, born 16 Oct., 1815; married Reuben Young.
3. John Elliott, born April, 1817; married Zippora Bidlack.
4. Joseph, born 2 Dec., 1818; married Anasthasia Stephenson.
5. Lydia, born 9 April, 1820; married Joseph Vought.
6. Elijah, born 25 Dec., 1821; married Eliza Hines.
7. George, born 22 Dec., 1823; married Emily Billings.
8. Elizabeth, born 11 Oct., 1825; married Dr. W. C. Ransom.
9. James, born 11 Dec., 1827; married, 1. Theresa Towner, 2.
Mary Collins, 3. Mary Purcell.
10. Snyder, born 22 Dec., 1830; married Helen Hayden.
11. Hannah, born 11 Oct., 1832; married Barnabas Horton White.
12. Pamela, born 6 June, 1836; died 14 Jan., 1837.
13. Isaac Rufus, born 30 Nov., 1837; married Tabitha Maria De
Money.
Isaac S. Horton was a farmer, and occasionally a hunter, "frequently
taking his rifle," as he says, and going into the woods not far
from his house, he would knock down a deer or two and return home
by breakfast time. One morning in June, some forty years ago, he
took his gun and went out into the woods, about half a mile from his
house, when a fine buck appeared before him and down he went. While
reloading his gun he heard a wolf howl, and going a little further he
brought him down also. On returning to the place where he shot the
buck, behold, a huge panther had taken possession of the buck, and
was regaling himself by licking up the blood and preparing to feast
upon the carcass. He stood still for some minutes, looking at the
panther, thinking it rather cruel to kill him before he had a chance
to take his fill of his much coveted food. But at length the panther
saw him and showed signs of fight, and he then put a ball through his
brain. On going home for his team, he found he had been gone only a
little over an hour.
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