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. DEA. NATHANIEL, son of Nathaniel Horton and Mehitabel Wells
(_Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Southold, about 1741;
married in 1761, to REBECCA ROBINSON, born 21 June, 1742; died, 14
Dec., 1819. He died 13 Aug., 1824; moved to Chester, N. J., with his
father's family, in 1748.
Children, all born at Chester:
1. Huldah, born 14 Jan., 1762; married Joel Coe; died 13 Dec.,
1803.
2. Rebecca, born 31 Dec., 1763; married Benj. Fordyce; died in
1840.
3. Jonah, born in 1765; married Jane Dalrymple; died in
Lockport, N. Y.
4. Susan, born in 1767; married 30 March, 1798, to Robert
McCollam; died in Calais, N. Y.
5. Polly, born in 1769; married David Lewis.
6. Nathaniel.
7. Hiram.
8. Mehitabel, all three died in childhood.
9. Elisha, born about 1777; married Mary Horton; died in
Scipio, N. Y.
10. Nathaniel, born 1778; married Eunice Horton, daughter of
Daniel Horton and Martha Terry.
11. Esther, born about 1782.
Dea. Nathaniel Horton was one of the excellent of the earth, loved by
all.
II. BENJAMIN, son of Nathaniel Horton and Mehitabel Wells, born in
Southold, in 1743; married 1767; moved to Brutus, N. Y., and settled
there; died in Brutus.
Children:
1. Benjamin, born 1778, had William, Wines and Omar.
2. David, born 1780, had Spencer, who lives in Lansing, Mich.,
and others.
3. Rhoda, born 1782.
III. DAVID, son of Nathaniel Horton and Mehitabel Wells, born in
Chester, 2 Sept., 1750; married OLIVE SKELLINGER, born 28 March,
1761.
Children, all born in Chester:
1. Edward, born 17 March, 1777; married Charlotte Seward.
2. Mehitabel.
3. Daniel.
David Horton was a soldier in the Revolution--served to the close of
the war--drew a pension to the close of his life. He was a man of
integrity and sound Christian character.
IV. DANIEL, son of Nathaniel Horton and Mehitabel Wells, born in
Chester, in 1751; married MARTHA TERRY, daughter of Richard Terry and
Mary Horton, and born in Chester, in 1757; died 9 Feb., 1842. He died
27 Nov., 1835.
Children, born in Chester:
1. Stephen, died young.
2. Eunice, born 1782; married Col. Nathaniel Horton.
3. Daniel, married Esther Terry.
4. Lydia, married William Skellinger.
5. Esther, married Phineas Horton, being his 3d wife.
Daniel Horton was a Justice of the Peace for many years, of fair
reputation and much respected.
II. JEMIMA, daughter of Capt. Nathan Horton and Mehitabel Case
(_Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Chester, about 1752;
married about 1770, ROBERT HUGHSON. They lived at a place called
Mount Highest, N. J.
Children, probably all born at Mount Highest:
1. John.
2. Elizabeth.
3. Nathan.
4. Jacob.
5. Sarah.
6. Samuel.
7. Phineas.
8. Robert.
9. Daniel.
10. Julia.
11. Lydia.
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