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
XIII. AARON, son of Dea. Nathaniel Horton and Rebecca Robinson, born
in Chester, about 1788; married NANCY CRAMER, and had children, viz.:
1. Silas, born about 1812.
2. Lydia.
3. Aaron Decatur.
4. Huldah.
5. Nathaniel Charles.
Nancy Cramer Horton died, and he married the widow MARIA CRAIG, and
she died without children by him. He married next the widow, PAMELA
SMITH; she died leaving no children by him. He married, for his
fourth wife, JANE HAWK, and by her he had one son, viz.: William.
I. EDWARD, son of David Horton and Olive Skellinger (_Nathaniel_,
_Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Chester, N. J., 17 March,
1777, married in Jan., 1798, CHARLOTTE SEWARD, cousin of the late
Gov. William H. Seward, of New York, and born in Chester, 19 August,
1775. They moved to Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1804, and settled in the
town of Brutus.
Children, all born in Randolph, Morris Co., N. J.:
1. James, born 24 Dec., 1798; married Jane Putnam.
2. John, born 29 Oct., 1801; married Paulina Carrier.
3. David, born 4 July, 1804.
4. Daniel, born 17 March, 1808.
5. Horace, born 2 July, 1810.
Edward Horton died 6 Feb., 1835. His wife died 10 Sept., 1872, at the
remarkable age of 97 years and 21 days. In her funeral procession
were four generations of her descendants. They were both buried in
Brutus, N. Y.
II. MEHITABEL, daughter of David Horton and Olive Skellinger; born in
Chester, N. J., 15 Jan., 1780; married DANIEL HORTON MILLER; moved to
Michigan; died in Calhoun Co.
Children, probably, all born in Chester:
1. Olive, born 31 Dec., 1797; died 1st Sept., 1819.
2. David, born 30 Dec. 1799.
3. Phebe Ann, born 27 Jan., 1803; married Root.
4. Charles, born 13 Sept., 1809; died 23 Sept., 1828.
5. Esther, born 10 March, 1803; married Hackett.
6. Mary C., born 8 Sept., 1823; married Hicks; died 27 April,
1863.
I. SILAS DANES, son of Silas Horton and Mary Danes (_Silas_,
_Barnabas, arnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Goshen, Orange Co., N.
Y., in July, 1778. Moved to Wallkill, with his father, when young;
married MARY MCCLEAN, 1796:
Children, probably, born in Wallkill:
1. Fanny, born 1797.
2. Abbey, born 1799.
3. Warren, died 3 Oct., 1862.
4. Betsey.
5. Caroline.
6. Nelson, married Sarah Shons.
7. James M., died in 1816.
8. Jane, died in 1838.
9. William Harrison.
10. Lewis, died young.
11. Judson, died in 1859.
12. Alfred, died 27 July, 1873.
13. Emiline, died May 1861.
14. Mary Ann.
15. Smith.
16. Verdine, resides in Jersey City.
Of the above children, the first to ninth, inclusive, were by his 1st
wife, she died 30 Jan., 1814. In 1815, he married 2. MARY CALENDER,
and she had the 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the above children, and died in
Sept., 1826, and in August, 1827, he married 3. ANN PURDY, by whom he
had the three last children.
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