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
5. Cyrus J., born 12 Dec., 1867.
VII. JOSHUA J., son of Israel Horton and Nancy Hills, born in
Philipstown, 4 June, 1826; married in Philipstown, 4 June, 1855,
by Rev. D. L. Meeks, of Fishkill, N. Y., to ELECTA ANN TOWNSEND,
daughter of Talmadge Townsend and Julia Ann Bush, of Massachusetts,
and born 21 May, 1838.
Children all born in Philipstown:
1. Mary Ann, born 28 June, 1857.
2. Geo. I., born 13 Feb., 1859.
3. Ezra J., born 28 May, 1861.
4. John C., born 31 July, 1866.
5. Allen D., born 18 Feb., 1871.
HENRY BEACH, son of Stephen Horton and Hettie Vandyke (_Stephen_,
_Stephen_, _Daniel_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born in Marcellus, N.
Y., about 1826; married 1. in Winsted, Connecticut, 5 May, 1851, to
ADALINE HOLABIRD, daughter of William S. Holabird; married 2. in
Elgin, Ill., 16 Dec., 1861, to AMANDA J. WEBSTER, daughter of Hazen
Webster.
Children, born at Elgin, Ill. By 1st wife:
1. John Holabird, born 31 July, 1853.
By 2d wife:
2. Alexander Webster, born 10 July, 1863.
3. Laura Beach, born 18 Feb., 1866; died Oct., 1868.
4. Ben Porter, born 21 Feb., 1870.
They reside in Chicago, Ill. He is Secretary of the Sherwood School
Furniture Co. In his letter giving the above record he remarks,
"I know nothing of your purpose in gathering up this information;
but, as I seldom see the name of Horton in our reports of criminal
prosecutions, I trust that in tracing the genealogy of the family,
you will find little to reflect dishonor upon the name. I have never
met a _scalawag_ who called himself Horton."
I. DAVID LEE, son of Thomas Horton and Rachel Lee (_Thomas_,
_Thomas_, _Thomas_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born in Pultney, N. Y.,
6 Jan., 1827; married 12 Sept., 1847, to SUSAN SWARTHOUT. He was a
hotel keeper; died 11 May, 1872, in Pultney, N. Y.
VI. CAPT. DANIEL TAYLOR, son of Thomas Horton and Rachel Lee, born in
Pultney, N. Y., 16 Nov. 1835; married in Barrington, N. Y., 1 Jan.,
1861, by the Rev. A. B. Chace, to MARY ANN SWARTHOUT, daughter of
Asahel Swarthout. She died without issue, and on the 16th Nov., 1866,
he married MARY JANE KNAPP, and moved to Auburn, N. Y. He was Captain
of Company A., 161st New York Volunteer Infantry, served during the
war, and came out unharmed. He is now (1873) one of the Keepers in
Auburn State Prison, and has charge of the Shoe Department. The
Captain is intelligent, possesses a good character and fine social
qualities.
IX. THEODORE MARCENA, son of Thomas Horton and Rachel Lee, born in
Pultney, N. Y., 11 Aug., 1845; married in Tyrone, N. Y., 3 Oct.,
1868, by Rev. Philetus Olney, to MARY E. JORDAN. He is a merchant,
doing a fair business in Weston, Schuyler Co., N. Y., where he
resides. His wife is a daughter of William Jordan and Charity
Lobdell, and born in Tyrone, Schuyler Co., N. Y., 15 May, 1850. They
have one son, Milton Vern, born in Weston, N. Y., 25 Aug., 1871.
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