Major Horton built the first framed dwelling-house on the west side of the river in the township of then Wyalusing, now Terry. He was the owner of the first two-horse wagon ever brought into Terrytown, and that wagon not only cheerfully bore the burdens he put upon it, but also those of several of the neighbors. He also owned the first fanning mill ever brought into the place. He built the first frame barn that was ever built in the township. It was built in 1805, and is still in a good state of preservation, and is owned by Edmund Horton. The framed house mentioned above, built by Major Horton in 1806, accidentally took fire on the 23 Sept., 1861, and was burned up. Major Horton was a wagoner in the Revolutionary War, towards the close of the war, and was stationed in Mamakating Hollow, and afterwards on the Neversink Creek, not far from the present Port Jervis. He was Major of a battalion of militia in Wyalusing, frequently held township offices, and was one of the leading men of the place. He was not a public professor of Christianity, but his life in the main was in harmony with its teachings, and he loved, and was successful, in promoting good order in society. He was universally esteemed, and at his funeral a larger concourse of people were gathered than had ever before been witnessed in this part of the country on a funeral occasion. Deborah, his wife, was a woman distinguished for her eminent piety, unwearied industry, and good economy; she knew well how to guide the house. Their children were all born at Terrytown, except Ebenezer, who was born in Little Britain, N. Y., and Anna and Lydia, who were born in Wyoming Valley. Children: 1. Ebenezer, born 9 Jan., 1786; married Mary Terry. 2. Anna, born 21 Oct., 1788; died August, 1813; unmarried. 3. Lydia, born 14 March, 1791; married John P. Stalford. 4. John, born 23 March, 1793; married 1. Nancy Miller; 2. Lydia Molther; 3. Amanda Cross. 5. Eunice, born 14 Jan., 1796; married Thomas Ingham. 6. Sallie, born 29 May, 1798; married John Morrow. 7. Betsey, born 27 Dec., 1800; married Francis Baillet. 8. Francis, born 7 June, 1803; died unmarried. 9. George F., born 2 Jan., 1806; married Abigail Terry. 10. Edmund, born 9 August, 1808; married Martha A. Robinson. 11. Harry Morgan, born 24 Sept., 1811; unmarried. VI. JOSEPH LEE, son of Lieut. Israel Horton and Sarah Lee, born in Goshen, N. Y., 27 April, 1765; married in Sugar Loaf, N. Y., 27 Feb., 1791, to HANNAH TODD, daughter of Joseph Todd, of Sugar Loaf, and born there on the 31 Aug., 1771. He died in Palmyra, 10 July, 1831. She died at the same place on 9 Aug., 1827. He moved from Goshen, N. Y., soon after he was married, to Owego, N. Y., where he remained until 1803, and he then removed to Palmyra, N. Y., and took up land and settled about four miles north of the village, where Mrs. Sarah Durfee, one of his daughters, now resides.