Chapter VI: Part 6

HON. JESSE, son of Lieut. John Horton and Mary De La Montanye, born in Wyoming Valley, near Forty Fort, 1797; married in Berwick, Pa., in Jan., 1820, by Rev. Mr. Penne, to HARRIET HEADLEY, daughter of Dr. Samuel Headley and Anna Fairchild, and born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., in 1800; died at Berwick, 17 Jan., 1823, leaving two children, viz.:

1. Anna Maria, born 2 April, 1822; married Allen M. Gangwer,
now (1873) chief clerk 3d Auditor's Office, Washington, D. C.

2. Harriet, born 17 Jan., 1823; married Nathan G. Wesley.

He married 2. the widow MARTHA COOK, daughter of James Lemon and Rachel Fishing, and born in Point Township, Northumberland Co., Pa., 25 Feb., 1796.

Children, all born in Northumberland:

3. Carrie.

4. Amelia.

5. Isabella.

6. Martha Cora.

By her first husband Mrs. Horton had Elizabeth and Edward, both died in infancy, and William Lemon Cook, who married ---- Horton, and is now a clerk in the Pension Office, Washington, D. C.

Jesse Horton was a soldier in the war of 1812; came out unharmed. He was a member of the Assembly in 1841, and a member of the Senate in 1843-4-5. In early life he was engaged in the staging business, and afterwards was Captain of a packet-boat on the Penn'a Canal. But for many years past he has been a farmer and dealer in cattle, grain and flour. He died quite suddenly in Feb., 1874.

VIII. LEWIS MULLISON, son of Lieut. John Horton and Mary De La Montanye, born in Wyoming Valley, near Forty Fort, in May, 1799; married in Wyoming, 1827, to PRISCILLA CRISMAN, and removed to Rushville, in 1836. In 1842, he moved to the Littleton Prairie, Ill., and settled on the northeast of Section 21, and here he remained until the day of his death, which occurred on the 10 Sept., 1874. In early life he was interested in several stage lines, and in boating on the Penn'a Canal. After he went West he followed farming.

I. JESSE, son of John Horton and Elizabeth Thomas (_Richard_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Newtown, Chester Co., Pa., in 1786; was married about 1819, to MARY STEEL, daughter of Andrew Steel and Susanna ----. He died in Newtown in 1825. The date of his wife's death is not given. Children, all born in Newtown:

1. Susanna, was born in 1820; died unmarried.

2. Jesse Davis, was born in 1822; died unmarried in Beverly, N.
J., in 1850.

3. Mary Elizabeth, was born 30 Oct., 1824; a maiden lady of
intelligence and refinement, and resides in Newtown.

II. JACOB, son of John Horton and Elizabeth Thomas, born in Newtown, in 1791; was married in 1813, to SARAH WINANS, daughter of Jacob Winans and Mary ----.

Children, all born in Newtown:

1. John Elliott, was born in 1814; died in Ohio; unmarried.

2. David Thomas, was born in 1815; was married in 1839, to
Mary Davis, daughter of William Davis; lives in Conshohocken,
Montgomery Co., Pa.

3. James Elliott, was born in 1817; married Mary Roberts.

4. Mary, born in 1819.

5. Eliza Ann, was born about 1821; died unmarried.

6. Richard, born in 1823; resides in Jones Co., Iowa.

7. Caroline, born about 1825; married Abram Paschal.

8. Jacob, born about 1828; was a Union soldier, died in the
service.

III. JOHN, son of John Horton and Elizabeth Thomas, born in Newtown, in 1798; married in 1828, to JANE LINDSLEY, daughter of Andrew Lindsley and Christiana Vanleer; reside in Newtown.

Children, all born in Newtown:

1. Christiana, born in 1829; unmarried; lives in Newtown.

2. John Andrews, born in 1831; lives in Newtown.

3. Jane, born in 1833.

4. Harry Thomas, born in 1835; married Mary Dwalf; resides in
Philadelphia.

5. Bernard N., born in 1838; married Hannah Green, daughter of
Lewis Green; has two children; lives in Radnor.

6. Elizabeth, was born 17 Feb., 1840; married George Davis,
son of Samuel Davis; had three children; lives in Haverford,
Delaware Co., Pa.

7. Mary Ann, was born about 1842; married Walter Thompson; has
two children; resides in Haverford, Delaware Co., Pa.

8. Samuel Black, was born in 1844; married Mary ----; lives in
Marple, Delaware Co., Pa.

IV. ELIZABETH, daughter of John Horton and Elizabeth Thomas, born in Newtown, 27 Nov., 1800; married in Radnor, 20 March, 1828, by the Rev. Samuel C. Brinkley, an Episcopal clergyman, to SAMUEL BLACK, son of Samuel Black and Catharine Vanleer, and born in Marple, Delaware Co., Pa., in 1799, and died there in 1851.

Mrs. Black now resides there, and to her the compiler is indebted for nearly all the information he has in relation to the Hortons of Radnor. She is intelligent and retains her memory remarkably well.

Children, all born in Marple:

1. John Horton, born 17 Feb., 1829.

2. Catharine Ann, born 8 May, 1831; was married in
Philadelphia, 25 Dec., 1854, by the Rev. Mr. Channy, to Lewis
Morris Lewis, son of James Lewis and Mary Fawkes, and born in
Marple, in 1831. He is an Elder in the Presbyterian Church at
Marple, is Superintendent of the Sabbath School, and both he
and his wife are intelligent, active, and faithful members of
the church. They have Harry M. Lewis, and James B. Lewis.

3. William Vanleer, born in Marple, 29 June, 1833.

4. Samuel Vanleer, born in Marple, 10 May, 1836; unmarried.

5. Harry Harrison, born in Marple, 23 Dec., 1837; married
Helen Lawrence.

6. George Fell, born 20 July, 1839.

7. Elizabeth Jane, was born in Marple, 17 Feb., 1842; married
by the Rev. Dr. Hodgkin, to Charles Johnson Essey.

8. Bernard Vanleer, born 22 May, 1844. He lives in
Philadelphia, Pa.

BENJAMIN, son of Barnabas Horton and Rachael Bostwick (_Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born at Grey Court, Orange Co., N. Y., 12 April, 1788; was married 1. 31 Dec., 1810, by Rev. Dr. Lansing, to SARAH ROSE, born 6 Jan., 1790; 2. 23 Dec., 1816, to ALMIRA OSBORN, born 4 July, 1798; 3. in Marseilles, N. Y., by Rev. Mr. Williams, 17 Dec., 1845, to POLLY BROOKS; 4. in Liverpool, N. Y., by the Rev. Silas Ball, 24. Jan., 1865, to ELIZA GRIFFIS, daughter of John Griffis, of Syracuse.

Children:

1. Benjamin, Jr., born 6 August, 1811.

2. Benjamin Rose, born 20 Feb., 1814.

By second wife:

3. Harry, born 30 July, 1818.

4. Israel, born 27 June, 1820.

5. Mirandi, born 8 Jan., 1823; married Jacob Brodhead.

6. Albert, born 3 March, 1825; died young.

7. Alauson, born 28 May, 1829.

By his fourth wife:

8. Hiram Haskins, born 17 May, 1866.

Mr. Horton is still in good health. He moved to Syracuse in early life, where he has now a fine property. He is able to get up his horse and carriage himself, and drive wherever his business calls him.

II. HENRY, son of Nathan Horton and Rebecca Priest (_Richard_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Radnor, Delaware Co., Pa., 25 Jan., 1791; married in Broadtop, Pa., 22 Sept., 1812, to ELIZABETH WHITE, daughter of Thomas White and Elizabeth Jones.

Children, all born in Broadtop, Pa.:

1. Thomas, born 12 June, 1813; married 1. Barbara Barrett; 2.
Widow Elizabeth Garrett.

2. Nathan, born 3 May, 1815; married 1. Rosanna Miller; 2.
Widow Susanna Reddy.

3. William, born 4 July, 1817; married Ann Cerathers.

4. Hannah, born 21 March, 1819; married Amos Figart; resides at
Broadtop, Pa.

5. Jesse, born 12 June, 1822; married Catherine Wightman;
resides at Bellville, Pa.

6. George, born 31 August, 1824; died 16 June, 1868; married
Catherine Hamilton.

7. Alexander, born 5 Jan., 1828; died, from disease contracted
in the war, in 1868; married Naomi Duval.

8. Mary, born 21 August, 1832; married Eli Alloway; she is a
widow, and resides at Broadtop, Pa.

HON. ELIJAH, son of Elijah Horton and Mehitabel R. Coleman (_Elijah_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born at Chester, N. J., 15 Dec., 1794; married at Chester, 16 Dec., 1812, by the Rev. Stephen Overton, to SARAH OVERTON, daughter of Rev. Stephen Overton and Phebe Rose, and born at Fire Place, L. I., 4 Jan., 1797.

Children:

1. Alfred, born at Chester, N. J., 25 Nov., 1813; married Mary
Horton.

2. Charles, born at Chester, N. J., 25 Jan., 1816.

3. Harriet, born at Chester, N. J., 13 July, 1817; died at
Nunda, N. Y., 25 Jan., 1843.

4. George Washington, born at Chester, N. J., 29 July, 1819.

5. Phebe Ann, born at Chester, N. J., 16 Sept., 1821.

6. Theodore, born at Chester, N. J., 28 Oct., 1823.

7. Elizabeth, born at Pleasant Grove, N. J., 28 Sept., 1827.

8. Stephen Edwin, born at Chester, N. J., 25 Sept., 1829; died
at Goshen, N. Y., 9 Feb., 1849.

9. Sarah Ann, born at Morristown, N. J., 10 June, 1832; died at
Oswego, Ia., 28 Jan., 1856.

10. Elijah Augustus, born at West Almond, Alleghany Co., N. Y.,
15 Dec., 1833.

11. Henrietta, born at West Almond, Alleghany Co., N. Y., 13
June, 1835.

Hon. Elijah Horton's present residence is Oswego, Kosciusko Co., Ia. In a letter bearing date 23d Sept., 1874, he says:

"You ask for a short biographical sketch. This I rather
decline, further than to say that my life has been devoted
to the judicial profession. I studied law in Morristown, N.
J., and practiced there until I removed to Alleghany Co., N.
Y., in 1832. I served as first Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas of that county for about ten years. Soon after moving
into the State of Indiana in 1844, I was appointed District
Judge, and I have served in that office, and also as a Justice
of the Peace ever since, until within a few weeks past when I
resigned. In looking over my past life, I see many things that
I would not do over again, with my past experience, especially
would I say long and loud, NO, instead of YES, as I often did.
Your letter brings to my mind views and opinions which I have
been learning and experiencing for many years of my past life.
Habits have grown upon me imperceptibly from my childhood. I
have old diaries written in my younger days, in which I find
recorded rules for my own conduct, the strict observance of
which, has caused me many miles of travel and hours of labor.
For illustration, I recall one or two: 'Have a place for
everything, and keep everything in its place' and 'Never put
off till to morrow what you can as well do to-day.' I began
life under such rules, and I have always been tyrannically
_ruled_ by them. If I forgot to do anything that I intended to
do through the day, and happened to think of it after I had
gone to bed, I could not sleep until I would get up and do it,
if possible, and if not possible there would be no sleep for me
that night. I have written this letter at one sitting and feel
pretty tired."

The letter contained about four pages foolscap, and it is no wonder that he, now just entering his eightieth year, should feel tired. The greater wonder is that he could write at all. It is written in a bold, plain hand, giving no indications of age.

I. PARMENAS HOWELL, son of Barnabas Horton and Milicent Howell (_Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Goshen, N. Y., 13 Dec., 1795; married in Minnisink, N. Y., 16 Nov., 1819, by Rev. Henry Ball, to FANNY CASH, daughter of Reuben Cash and Milicent Howell, and born in Minnisink, 11 June, 1799; died 31 March, 1838. He died 21 June, 1868.

Children, all born in Goshen:

1. Mary Emeline, born 12 August, 1820; married William Reeve;
died 1 Jan., 1849.

2. Barnabas, born 19 Feb., 1822; died 19 June, 1852; unmarried.

3. Harriet Milicent, born 12 July, 1826; died 15 Nov., 1855;
unmarried.

4. Anna Eliza, born 15 Jan., 1830; married John Wheeler Gardner.

5. Sarah Frances, born 23 Feb., 1836; died 17 August, 1856;
unmarried.

III. DR. HARVEY ADDISON, son of Barnabas Horton and Milicent Howell, born in Middletown, N. Y., 1 Feb., 1800; married MARY BENNET, born in Goshen, 15 July, 1798; died 27 Sept., 1855. He died.

He was an educated and skillful physician and practiced with good success in Minnisink and adjoining towns, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of all who knew him.

Children, born in Minnisink:

1. Harvey Addison, M. D., born 12 March, 1832; married Fanny C.
Beebe.

2. Milicent Ellen, born 3 Sept., 1833; died 24 March, 1841.

3. Albert Howell, born 13 March, 1837; married Anna Amelia
Robertson.

VI. MILICENT, daughter of Barnabas Horton and Milicent Howell, born in Minnisink, N. Y., 10 July, 1809; married in Minnisink, 10 March, 1827, by Rev. William Timlow, of Amity, N. Y., to CHARLES SMITH LEE, of Minnisink, and born 12 Feb., 1804.

Children, all born in Minnisink, N. Y.:

1. Mary Milicent Lee, born 12 Sept., 1828; died 8 April, 1844.

2. Harriet Elizabeth Lee, born 19 Feb., 1832.

3. Alexander Lee, born 19 April, 1834.

4. Angeline Lee, born 19 April, 1834.

5. Egbert Lee, born 2 Sept., 1837; died 1 Feb., 1839.

6. Albert Lee, born 21 Jan., 1840; died 30 Dec., 1845.

7. Ellen Amanda Lee, born 19 March, 1842; died 8 Feb., 1844.

8. Simeon Morgan Lee, born 26 July, 1846; died 27 Feb., 1852.

9. Horace Horton Lee, born 15 Dec., 1848; died 28 Dec., 1851.

10. Howell Haynes Lee, born 15 Dec., 1848; died 18 Sept., 1873,
in Shreveport, Louisiana, greatly lamented by all who knew
him. He was a merchant. He and his wife Fannie Moore, to whom
he was married 2 May, 1872; went South early in the Summer of
1873. She came North by the advice of physicians, and at her
husband's request, as it was not considered safe for her to
remain there during the hot season. His mother writes: "We
have passed through a great bereavement. Howell died the 18
Sept. last. He was taken sick on Sabbath with yellow fever,
and died the next Thursday, at eleven o'clock. Our hopes as to
this world are all blasted, but we trust that he is with his
Saviour, to whom he gave himself in his seventeenth year, and
from that time until his death, he lived a Christian. So we may
mourn not without hope."

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II. JOHN SEWARD, son of Edward Horton and Charlotte Seward (_Edward_, _Nathaniel_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Randolph, Morris Co., N. J., 24 Oct., 1801. He was married at Brutus, Cayuga Co., N. Y., 13 March, 1823, by Elder Hough, of Port Byron, N. Y., to PAULINA CARRIER, daughter of Amaziah Carrier and Wealthy Hatch, and born in Brutus, 29 Sept., 1804.

Children, all born in Conquest, N. Y., except Jane A., who was born in Clarence, Calhoun Co., Mich.:

1. Charlotte, born 8 Jan., 1826; married William Wright; died
at Conquest, N. Y., 14 August, 1858.

2. Mary Ann, born 1 March, 1828; married 1. Oliver M. Reed; 2.
Samuel Farrand; 3. Theodore P. Halliday.

3. Hetty M., born 9 June, 1830; died 2 Sept., 1830.

4. Edward Livingston, born 28 August, 1834; died 28 March, 1839.

5. Pauline Emily, born 11 Feb., 1842; married 1. David Keck; 2.
James Lewis.

6. Jane Adelaide, born 7 Nov., 1847; married Reuben C. Sibley.

III. DAVID, son of Edward Horton and Charlotte Seward, born in Randolph, Morris Co., N. J.

I. JOHN, son of Matthias Horton and Sarah Rumsey (_Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born about 1785, in Goshen, N. Y.

Children, born in Goshen:

1. Clarissa Jane, born 1810.

2. Matthias, died in Goshen; had 2 children.

3. John, lives in Albany, N. Y., has 6 children.

4. Mortimer, no children, lives in Bethel, Michigan.

5. Sarah Elizabeth, married Richard Drake, has 7 children,
lives in Coldwater, Mich.

6. Mary, married Thomas Stansbrough, has 11 children, lives in
Newburgh.

IV. GABRIEL, son of Matthias Horton and Sarah Rumsey, born in Goshen, 9 Aug., 1806; married ELIZA CORWIN, daughter of Joseph Corwin and Hannah Finch, and born in Goshen about 1808.

Children, probably all born in Goshen:

1. Julia, married William Garlock.

2. Henry, married, had Adah and Sarah.

3. Abigail.

4. Sarah.

5. Caroline, married George Huff.

6. Mary, married Hunsike, had Mary and Millard.

7. Adelia, married Wm. Porter, had Horton.

8. Charles.

9. Harriet, married Jackson.

VI. MATTHIAS, son of Matthias Horton and Sarah Rumsey (_Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Orange Co., N. Y., 26 Jan., 1812; married 1 April, 1836, to EVELINE WILLIAMS, born in Orange Co., N. Y., 19 Oct., 1807.

Children, probably all born in Goshen Township:

1. Mary Catherine, born 3 Dec., 1836; married 7 May, 1854, to
Henry Stedman.

2. Sarah Ann, born 19 Oct., 1838; married 3 Sept., 1857, to
Charles Moore.

3. George Washington, born 11 Jan., 1841; died 6 Oct., 1862.

4. Andrew Jackson, born 26 June, 1843; married 21 June, 1868,
to Hannah Fowler.

5. Martin Van Buren, born 13 March, 1846.

6. William Henry, born 24 Feb., 1848; died 25 July, 1848.

7. Eveline, born 15 Nov., 1849; married William Hutchings.

Matthias Horton died 6 March, 1863; his wife died 11 March, 1872.

IV. EDMUND BANI, son of Jonathan Bani Horton and Deborah Osborn (_Barnabas_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born in Southold, 5 Oct., 1821; married in New York City, 5 June, 1844, by the Rev. Dr. E. F. Hatfield, to MATILDA G. DEVOY, daughter of John M. Devoy and Margaret G. Coddington. He is a mechanic, but is now a salesman, warehousing and forwarding merchant, in New York City. He has a beautiful residence at White Stone, L. I. He is an active and intelligent member of the Presbyterian Church, and he, with a few other liberal Presbyterians, have erected a very pretty little church.

Children, all born in New York City:

1. Edmund B., born 14 April, 1845.

2. William Henry, born 23 April, 1847; died 22 July, 1867.

3. Charles Pierson Baldwin, born 7 Feb., 1852.

4. Jonathan Bani, born 7 March, 1857.

5. Mortimer Slittwell, born 1 April, 1863.

II. GEN. WILLIAM, son of Col. Nathan Horton and Elizabeth Eagles (_Nathan_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born at New River, Wilkes, now Watauga Co., N. C., 15 Aug., 1786; married in 1814, at Yadkin River, Ashe Co., N. C., to MILLY DULA, daughter of William and Theodoria, his wife.

Children, probably all born at Yadkin River:

1. James C., born 9 March, 1817.

2. William Leander, born 1818; married Francis Corpening.

3. Eliza, born 1820; married Jackson Corpening.

4. Theodoria Elvira, born 22 August, 1825; married Geo. Hays
Hamilton.

5. Rebecca, born about 1827; married David E. Bower.

6. Nathan, born about 1829; unmarried.

7. Phineas, born about 1832; unmarried.

8. Sarah, born about 1834; unmarried.

9. Lamira Louisa, born about 1837; married Wiley P. Thomas.

10. Alexander Hamilton, born 1840; married Mary Jane Vogler.

After his marriage the General moved to Yadkin River, and settled near the mouth of Elk Creek, where he acquired a large amount of valuable land and other property, farming being his principal vocation. He represented Ashe County in the Legislature in 1814-'15-'16, and from Wilkes County he was elected in 1822-'23-'29-'30-'33-'34-'35 and '36. He was also for many years Brigadier General of the 9th Brigade, North Carolina Militia. He died at his residence on Yadkin River.

III. JAMES, son of Col. Nathan Horton and Elizabeth Eagles, born at New River, 28 Feb., 1789; married SIDNEA WEBB, daughter of Benjamin Webb and Jane ---- ----, of Beaver Dam, Ashe Co., N. C. He was elected to the State Legislature in 1830, and held other public positions for many years. He was a volunteer in the service of his country in the war of 1812-'15, and served until honorably discharged.

IV. DAVID EAGLES, son of Colonel Nathan Horton and Elizabeth Eagles, born at New River, 4 May, 1792; married SARAH DULA, a sister of the General's wife. They settled at Yadkin River, where they became quite wealthy in lands and negroes, owning, at the time they were made free, 150. He was a planter, and died at his residence, 3 July, 1870. He was also a volunteer in the war of 1812. His wife is still living.

Children:

James Theodore, born 16 Oct., 1829; married Sarah Rosa Lynch.

V. PHINEAS, son of Colonel Nathan Horton and Elizabeth Eagles, born at New River, Watauga Co., N. C., 9 Jan., 1795; married about 1827, REBECCA COUNCILL, daughter of Jordan Councill and Sarah Howard, of Ashe Co., N. C, and born 20 Feb., 1802.

Children, all born at New River:

1. William, born 8 March, 1828.

2. Nathan, born 22 March, 1829.

3. Jonathan Fillmore, born 3 March, 1836.

4. James Harrison, born 27 May, 1841.

Phineas Horton was a volunteer in the war of 1812. He served as a magistrate over 30 years. He was County Treasurer for several years. He is yet living, and remains upon the same place where he first settled at New River, five miles east of Boone. He has a considerable quantity of land, and at the time Emancipation was proclaimed, he owned six negroes. He has no inclination for anything but farming, and although in his 81st year, he is well preserved, and does a good deal of farm work.

Rebecca Councill, his wife, died of cancer of the breast, 12 August, 1863.

IX. COL. JONATHAN, son of Col. Nathan Horton and Elizabeth Eagles, born on New River, 26 Feb., 1806; married 11 Jan., 1841, at Richland, Ashe Co., N. C., to MELINDA HARTZAG, daughter of Jacob Hartzag and Rebecca Coloway, and born at Richland, 10 May, 1824. She is a distant relative of the celebrated DANIEL BOONE, the bold old pioneer of the West, of former days.

The Colonel resides at the old homestead of his father, Col. Nathan, owns good lands, and is an excellent farmer. He lost heavily by Emancipation. He has been a very prominent man all his life--firm, intelligent and generous. He was elected to the State Legislature in 1832-'33-'34 and '35. He was a member of the Electoral College of North Carolina, on the Henry Clay ticket, in 1844. He was again elected to the State Legislature from Watauga County, in 1854. He was a volunteer in the service of the Confederate States, in 1861, and was elected Captain of Co. B., 37th Regiment North Carolina troops, infantry, and he was in the seven days' fight near Richmond, Va., towards the close of which the command of the regiment devolved on him. Soon after this, health failing, he resigned and came home, and in 1864 he was elected to the State Senate. He says, and no doubt truly, that his house was robbed, in the spring of 1865, eighteen times in fourteen days, by men professing to be, and wearing the garb of, Union soldiers.

The Colonel has never had any children.

I. NATHAN, son of Zephaniah Horton, Esq., and Jane McCurry (_Capt. Nathan_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Wilkes Co., N. C., 24 Jan., 1789; married 29 May, 1817, MARY YOUNG, born in Burke Co., N. C., about 1794; died 19 May, 1875. He was Col. Commander in the 15th Brigade, 9th Division, North Carolina Militia, for about 20 years--was offered the position of Brigadier General, but declined.

Children, all born in Buncombe County, except Mary I., born in Yancey Co., N. C.:

1. Zephaniah, born 20 Feb., 1818.

2. Martha E., born 16 Sept., 1819.

3. Malcolm, born 9 Feb., 1822.

4. Lucky, born 27 Dec., 1823.

5. Joshua, born 21 Oct., 1825.

6. Jesse, born 11 Nov., 1828.

7. Nathan Youngs, born 21 March, 1831.

8. Naomi A., born 10 Dec., 1832.

9. Mary I., born 14 April, 1835.

III. SARAH, daughter of Zephaniah Horton, Esq., and Jane McCurry, born 30 June, 1794; married in 1815, THOMAS YOUNG, of Buncombe County, and born 16 Jan., 1792.

Children (the 1 to 7, inclusive, born in Buncombe; 8, 9, and 10 born in Yancey County):

1. Elizabeth E., born 9 March, 1816.

2. Martha E., born 25 May, 1818.

3. Nathan, born 23 April, 1820.

4. Strawbridge, born 25 Jan., 1822; died 10 Nov., 1843.

5. Zephaniah, born 19 Oct., 1823.

6. Thomas, born 29 Sept., 1830.

7. Josiah, born 11 March, 1833.

8. Sarah I., born 12 Sept., 1835.

9. Mary A., born 12 Aug., 1837.

10. Tilman H., born 4 Oct., 1839.

IV. MALCOLM, son of Zephaniah Horton, Esq., and Jane McCurry, born 15 Nov., 1799; married 29 Feb., 1832, MARGARET A. DENHAM, of Virginia. He was for several years Col. Commander in the 15th Brigade, 9th Division, North Carolina Militia. He settled in Maryland and died there, 10 Aug., 1870.

Children:

1. Jane E., born 20 July, 1833.

2. Amos O., born 18 Aug., 1835.

3. David D., born 18 Dec., 1837.

4. Phebe E., born 25 June, 1840.

5. Amy I., born 5 Oct., 1842.

6. Charles A., born 3 Jan., 1846.

Amos I. and Charles A. are dead; the rest are all living, and
have families.

V. ELIZABETH, daughter of Zephaniah Horton, Esq., and Jane McCurry, born 15 Nov., 1799; married JOSEPH SHEPHERD, ESQ., of North Carolina, 28 March, 1821. She died 2 Aug., 1838.

Children, all born in Buncombe Co., N. C.:

1. Jane A., born 6 Dec., 1826.

2. Julia, born 5 Sept., 1828.

3. Cordelia P., born 8 June, 1831.

4. Theressa E., born 3 Aug., 1833.

VI. ZEPHANIAH, son of Zephaniah Horton, Esq., and Jane McCurry, born 26 Nov., 1802; married 3 April, 1825, ELIZABETH HORTON, of Ashe Co., N. C., daughter of Nathan Horton, of Ashe County. She born 15 Sept., 1803. He died at his residence, in Yancey, 17 July, 1865.

Children, 1. and 2. born in Ashe, 3. born in Buncombe, all the rest born in Yancey:

1. Nathan, born 26 Jan., 1826.

2. McWilliam, born 14 Feb., 1828.

3. Jonathan, born 17 March, 1830; died 18 Aug., 1862.

4. Phineas, born 20 Dec., 1833; died 2 Oct., 1862.

5. Lorenzo D., born 30 July, 1836; died 25 Aug., 1862.

6. James P., born 13 Dec., 1839.

7. Elbert S., born 3 Sept., 1842.

8. Sarah I. E., born 8 Feb., 1845; died 20 Oct., 1845.

9. Harriet E., born 28 June, 1847; died 8 Nov., 1847.

10. Zephaniah I., born 12 May, 1849; died 4 Aug. 1849.

11. David E., born 5 Nov. 1851.

VII. JANE M., daughter of Zephaniah Horton, Esq., and Jane McCurry, born 18 March, 1806; married 25 Aug., 1823, JAMES H. POTEET, of Buncombe County, and born 23 Oct., 1796; moved in 1834 to Missouri, Gasconade County, where he died, 5 July, 1835, leaving two children, born in Buncombe County, viz.:

1.[6]Lorenzo D., born 5 June, 1824.

2. Sophronia, born 8 May, 1826.

Mrs. Poteet, soon after the death of her husband, returned to her native State, and, 23 Feb., 1840, married JOHN W. GARLAND, of Yancey County, born in Tennessee, 5 Sept., 1807. He was County Clerk of Yancey County for 12 years, and also represented that county in the Legislature in 1854-'55 and in 1865-'66, and was the Union Delegate in the State Convention of 1861.

VIII. PHEBE D., daughter of Zephaniah Horton, Esq., and Jane McCurry, born 3 Oct., 1810; married ADAM A. BROYLES, of Washington Co., Tenn., 15 July, 1835, born 11 May, 1813.

Children, all born in Washington Co., Tenn.:

1. Edmonia L., born 15 April, 1837.

2. Edwin A., born 2 Sept., 184-.

3. James W. McB., born 12 Jan., 1844.

4. Adam C., born 23 Jan., 1846.

5. Sarah E. I., born 7 Dec., 1848.

6. Lodelius H., born 8 May, 1855.

SILAS HORTON, son of Abigail Horton and Daniel Stringham (_Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Middletown, Orange Co., N. Y., 7 Nov., 1797; married in 1821, HENRIETTA HICKS, daughter of Jacob M. Hicks and Elizabeth ----, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and born in 1804. (Jacob M. Hicks died in 1843, aged 94. His wife died in 1854, aged 85.)

Children, probably all born in Brooklyn:

1. Maria Hicks Stringham, married William M. Richards.

2. Jane Horton Stringham, married Benjamin W. How; died in
1874.

3. Edwinna Hurlbut Stringham, married Johnston Blakeley
Creighton; died in 1862.

4. Elizabeth Wynkoop Stringham, married Com. J. B. Creighton,
being his 2d wife.

Silas H. Stringham entered the navy in June, 1810, as midshipman on the frigate _President_, Commodore John Rogers. In 1812 he was assigned to the _Guererre_, under Decatur. In 1813 he was on the _Spark_, one of the Algerine squadron. In 1817, having been promoted to a Lieutenancy, he was transferred to the sloop-of-war _Erie_, and in 1818, to the _Peacock_. He was next ordered to the sloop-of-war _Cyane_, in 1819. In 1821 he was upon the _Hornet_, 1st Lieutenant, at the West India station. In 1822 he was again on the _Cyane_, under Com. Creighton. From 1825 to 1829 he held a position at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and in 1829 he was again assigned to the _Peacock_, and sent in search of the _Hornet_, sloop-of-war, which was lost. We next find him on the _Falmouth_, and ordered to Carthagena. From 1830 to 1834 he was in shore service. In 1835 he has command of the _John Adams_, in the Mediterranean squadron. In 1837 he is second in command at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and from 1843 to 1846 he had the full command of this yard. During the Mexican war we find him in active service, and in command of the _Ohio_, ship-of-the-line. In 1851 he was commander of the Norfolk Navy Yard; and in 1852 assigned to the command of the Mediterranean squadron, which he held till 1855. He is next in command of the Charleston Navy Yard, which he held till May, 1859. In March, 1861, he was a member of a naval Court-martial, and while there was appointed flag officer of the Atlantic Blockade squadron. In 1861 Com. Stringham was honored with the preparation of the first of those combined naval and military expeditions which have crowned the American navy with such glory; and in his case, as in many others, the success has been almost exclusively due to the action of the navy. The result of this expedition being the capture of the rebel forts Clark and Hatteras, and the surrender of the garrison to Flag-officer Stringham and General Butler, consisting of 715 men, 1000 stand of arms, 75 kegs of powder, 5 stand of colors, 31 cannon (1 of them a 10-inch Columbiad), a brig loaded with cotton, a sloop with provisions and stores, 2 light-boats, 150 bags of coffee, &c. Not a man belonging to the fleet was killed. For this brilliant affair Flag-officer Stringham received the thanks of the Government.

On the 23d of September, 1861, at his own request, he was relieved from his command, and in August, 1862, he was made a Rear-Admiral, on the retired list, and soon after this he was President of the Naval Commission to locate a new Navy Yard. In 1863 he had command of the Navy Yard and station at Charleston, S. C., remained there till 1866. In 1869 he was Port Admiral at New York, and served three years. March 3d, 1873, by Act of Congress, retired officers are prohibited from being employed by Government, except in time of war. Since that time the Admiral is permitted to enjoy a retired life, at his residence, in Brooklyn, N. Y.

For a more full account of the noble and daring deeds and brilliant exploits of Admiral Stringham, see _The American Crisis of 1861-'62_, by Frank Moore.

I. LEBBEUS LATHROP, son of Hannah Horton and Isaiah Vail, Jr. (_Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Goshen, N. Y., 27 Oct., 1791; married SALLY MOORE, a lineal descendant of Thomas Moore, of Southold, L. I.

Children, probably all born in Newburgh, N. Y., where they settled soon after marriage:

1. Charles.

2. Hector.

3. Azuba.

4. Nathaniel.

5. Hannah.

6. Wilmot.

7. Richard.

8. Sally.

9. Egbert.

10. Anna.

"He early engaged in the business of transporting Orange County
products to New York, and soon found himself in command of a
first-class sloop, of extra heavy tonnage, and his carrying
trade of merchandise, passengers, &c., became very extensive.
The immense traffic at White Hall Street, East River, prompted
Captain Vail to seek some other quarters, more commodious than
that he occupied--the city at that time having a population of
only about 100,000. He soon found an old acquaintance, formerly
a Miss Horton, of West Chester Co., N. Y., who had married
Mr. James Van Nostrand, a wholesale grocer. An arrangement
was soon consummated, by which Van Nostrand was to move his
stock to West Street, and Vail to leave East River and land
at the Albany Basin, adjacent to Van Nostrand's store, which
arrangement was at once announced to the Hudson River boatmen
at White Hall, when, in derision, they laughed at the young
Captain's presumption; but Vail and Van Nostrand soon had the
laugh on the White Hall advocates, for the entire craft from
Orange County soon followed Capt. Vail, discharging regularly
his heavy loads of produce from the _Bayard_,[7] the first
to establish a regular wharf for Orange County produce and
passengers on the North River side of New York, and Van
Nostrand's grocery was the first ever located in West Street.
The following summer Capt. Vail's eyesight became impaired,
and he moved to Goshen, New York, where he and Mrs. Vail were
popular hotel keepers until the year 1834, when he was elected
Clerk of Orange County, and re-elected in 1837, and again in
1840. In 1832 he established at Goshen a Baptist periodical,
called the _Signs of the Times_, which is still in existence,
and edited and published at Middletown, New York, by Elder
Beebe, the venerable Old-School Baptist preacher. He, also, in
1844, established in Goshen the _Clarion_, the first Free-Soil
newspaper ever established in this part of the State of New
York. His religious and political opinions were regarded as
_ultra_ or _radical_, and he was a recognized leader of his
sect or party. His general urbanity and good judgment, and his
enthusiastic nature, combined with his fine appreciation of the
arts, made him popular with all classes of people. He died in
Goshen.

"Mrs. Vail survived him over a quarter of a century. She was
devotedly attached to him and his children. She was a beautiful
woman, and her happiness seemed to centre in their welfare,
which her husband reciprocated by leaving her his entire
estate, which she left unimpaired at her death, after a life
of over four-score years. Their youngest daughter is the well
known Madame Martinez, the eminent soprano vocalist and teacher
of the voice."

We are indebted to Nathaniel Vail, Esq., of Goshen, for the foregoing record and sketch of Lebbeus L. Vail and family.

I. SARAH, daughter of Phineas Horton and Bethia Luce (_Nathan_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Chester, N. J., 27 March, 1799; married about 1820, JEREMIAH WILCOX. He died in Illinois. His widow married a MR. RHOADS.

Children, probably, born in Chester:

1. Wilbur.

2. Phineas; he was taken by the Mormons and probably killed.

3. Esther Ann.

II. NATHAN, son of Phineas Horton and Bethia Luce, born in Chester, 27 Dec., 1801; married about 1825, JULIA HORTON, daughter of Nathaniel Horton and Eunice Horton, and born in Chester, about 1803.

Children, probably all born in Chester:

1. Nathaniel Jackson, born 1804; died 21 Jan., 1859;
unmarried.

2. Phineas W.; died 2 May, 1849.

3. Eunice Ann, married Westbrook.

4. Mary Elizabeth.

5. Caroline.

6. Julia Elmira, born 28 Aug., 1836; died 8 Jan., 1838.

7. Martha.

III. ELIAS, son of Phineas Horton and Bethia Luce, born in Chester, 6 Feb., 1803; married MELINDA LEWIS.

Children, born in Chester:

1. David Lewis, married Mary Ann Dilldine.

2. Elias.

3. Mary Ann, married Frederick Morrow.

4. Esther, married William Moore.

IV. MARY, daughter of Phineas Horton and Bethia Luce, born 6 Feb., 1806; married DANIEL SKELLINGER, and had

1. Joseph, dead.

2. William.

3. James.

4. Phineas.

5. Elias.

6. Lydia, dead.

VI. DANIEL, son of Phineas Horton and Esther Horton, born in Chester, 3 Aug., 1820; married 8 Nov., 1851, by Rev. Mr. Fisher, to LYDIA CRAIG HORTON, daughter of Jonah Horton and Hannah Bryant, and born in Randolph, N. J., 2 Jan., 1827. She died 16 July, 1870; no children. Daniel Horton resides at the old homestead, a few miles from the borough of Chester. He is a well-to-do farmer, and his mother, now (1874) aged and feeble, resides with him. They are pious people, and of good repute among their neighbors.

_Eighth Generation.--Caleb I._

I. ISAIAH, son of Elisha Horton and Polly (Mary) Horton (_Dea. Nathaniel_, _Nathaniel_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Chester, N. J., 21 July, 1796; married in Aurelius, Cayuga Co., N. Y., 31 Jan., 1817, to CHARLOTTE CHATFIELD. She died 21 Feb., 1854. He died in Wayland, at Spring Water, Livingston Co., N. Y., 22 May, 1873:

Children, probably all born at Spring Water, N. Y.:

1. Amarilla, born 1818; married Stephen Pearl.

2. Maranda, married Luther T. Norton, Esq.

3. Hiram, married Mary Briggs.

4. Eliza, married Luther F. Norton, Esq., being his 2d wife.

5. Esther, married Augustus Boughton.

6. Elisha C., dead.

7. Isaiah, married Ruth E. Adams.

8. Mary, married J. B. Tiffany.

MARY, born at Spring Water, N. Y., 1 Sept., 1833; married 27 Feb., 1855, at Spring Water, by Rev. H. M. Boothe, to J. B. TIFFANY, son of Jacob Tiffany and Lavina Andrews, and born in Lenox, Madison Co., N. Y., 24 March, 1828. His father and mother were born at Austerlitz, Columbia Co., N. Y.; he, 1 Sept., 1795; she, 25 Sept., 1796; he died at Spring Water, 8 Jan., 1873; she is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Tiffany and family reside at East Bloomfield, N. Y. They have one son, viz.:

Charles Horton Tiffany, born 2 March, 1875.

ESTHER, born at Spring Water, 17 Aug., 1826; married at Spring Water, by Rev. Mr. Hunter, 9 Feb., 1848, to FREDERICK AUGUSTUS BOUGHTON, son of Nathaniel Boughton and Tryphenia Hart.

Children, all born at East Bloomfield, N. Y.:

1. Dwight Boughton, born 18 Aug., 1849; married Josephine Hunt;
has Frank Dwight, born 26 Jan., 1873, and Grace Isabella, born
3 Aug., 1875.

2. Hiram, born 4 March, 1854; died 25 Sept., 1856.

3. Harriet Elizabeth, born 15 Nov., 1857.

4. Frederick, born 28 April, 1868.

HON. NATHANIEL COE, son of Huldah Horton and Joel Coe (_Dea. Nathaniel_, _Nathaniel_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Morris Co., N. J., 12 Sept., 1788; moved with his father to Scipio, N. Y., in 1795; went by sloop to Albany--4 days--thence in wagons up the Mohawk, by way of Schenectady--thence to Cayuga and Wood Creek to Auburn, N. Y., and then Scipio, being one month on the journey. He married in Auburn, N. Y., 5 Oct., 1827, to MARY TAYLOR WHITE, daughter of Lawrence Emery White and ---- ---- and born on Pearl Street, near Broadway, N. Y., 11 March, 1801.

Children:

1. Lawrence White.

2. Cornelia Elizabeth.

3. Charles Carroll.

4. Eugene Francis.

5. Susan Amelia.

6. Henry Clay.

Nathaniel Coe was an honest lawyer and an upright politician. He possessed a superior intellect, and always commanded the respect and esteem of his fellow men. He was long a magistrate, and for four years in succession he represented Livingston and Alleghany Counties in the Legislature of the State of New York. He was often an arbitrator, both in the Church and out of it. In religion he was what was then called, by way of reproach, a _radical_. In 1829 he went to Nevada. In 1851 he was appointed U. S. Mail Agent for Oregon. He finally settled at Hood River, where, on the 10th Oct., 1868, he died. For several years before his death, he carried on an extensive business in raising fruit, and became quite rich. He was a thoroughly anti-slavery man, and while the Liberty party was in existence, he was its firm and warm supporter. Mrs. Coe resides at Hood River, and her son Charles, who was a superior young man, noted for his piety and sound moral and Christian character, carried on successfully his father's business until his death, which occurred 24 Dec., 1874. His mother said of him, "My heart's beloved has left me, nothing can fill the void. He not only filled his father's place on the farm, but also at the family altar, and notwithstanding his youth, older men came to him for advice on matters temporal as well as religious."

Mrs. Coe is an educated, refined and talented Christian lady--an able and finished writer, and the author of many very pretty verses and poems, and though aged, and having suffered much from ill health, yet her penmanship is neat, and her thoughts and words fresh, warm and vigorous. Speaking of her deceased little infant, Susan Amelia, she says, "To whom, like a dew-drop, kissed off by the sun's morning beam, a beauteous existence was given, whose soul seemed to come down to earth in a dream, only to wake up when it ascended to Heaven." She has kindly given much valuable information in regard to the Hortons of New Jersey and their connections, only a small part of which can appear in the "Chronicles." Mrs. Coe's ancestors, both on her father and mother's side, were originally from England.

RACHEL BENNET, daughter of David Bennet and Mary Coe, and grand-daughter of Huldah Horton, is a maiden lady, intelligent, well educated and possesses good social qualities; she is a successful teacher. We are indebted to her for many interesting letters, giving genealogical data of members of the Horton family. Her residence was in Chicago, where she was a teacher a few years ago.

II. JOHN SEWARD, son of Edward Horton and Charlotte Seward (_David_, _Nathaniel_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Randolph, Morris Co., N. J., 24 Oct., 1801; married 13 March, 1823, by Elder Hough, of Port Byron, N. Y., to PAULINA CARRIER, daughter of Amziah Carrier and Wealthy Hatch, and born in Brutus, N. Y., 29 Sept., 1804.

Children, all born at Conquest, Cayuga Co., N. Y., except Jane A.:

1. Charlotte, born 8 Jan., 1826; died 14 Aug., 1858.

2. Mary Ann, born 1 March, 1828.

3. Hetty M., born June 9, 1830; died 2 Sept., 1830.

4. Edward L., born 28 Aug., 1824; died 28 March, 1839.

5. Paulina E., born 11 Feb., 1842.

6. Jane A., born at Clarence, Calhoun Co., Mich., 7 Nov., 1847.

Mr. Horton moved with his father to Brutus, N. Y., when three years old; moved to Calhoun, Mich., in 1846, and resides now at Marengo, Mich.

III. DAVID, son of Edward Horton and Charlotte Seward, born in Randolph, Morris Co., N. J., 4 July, 1804; married in Conquest, Cayuga Co., N. Y., 19 Jan., 1826, by the Rev. Mr. Twist, to JANE MCCALLAM, daughter of William McCallam and Anna Crowell, all of Conquest, N. Y.

Children, all born in Conquest, N. Y.:

1. Margaret Ann, born 13 June, 1827; resides in Folsom, Cal.

2. Edward W., born 27 Jan., 1831; resides in Helena, Montana
Ter.

3. Victoria E., born 1 May, 1839; resides in Conquest, N. Y.

4. David C., born 2 Sept., 1841; he is a merchant, keeps a
general country store in Conquest, N. Y., where he resides.
He was married in Conquest, N. Y., 19 April, 1871, by Rev.
Daniel D. Davis, to Emma A. Slayton, daughter of Joseph Slayton
and Nancy Crowell, and born in Conquest, 20 March, 1851; no
children.

David Horton is a farmer--was largely engaged in the oil trade--carrying on a large business in the oil region in Pennsylvania a few years ago. He gave the compiler the first account he ever had of the old tombstone of Barnabas I., as we happened to meet on the cars between Lyons and Rochester, in Oct., 1870.

V. HORACE, son of Edward Horton and Charlotte Seward, born in Randolph, N. J., 2 July, 1810; married MELISSA PUTNAM about 1833.

Children, probably all born in Weedsport or Brutus, N. Y.:

1. Isabella, born 1834; married William E. Merrick, of
Weedsport.

2. Eliza, born 31 Dec., 1836; married in Weedsport, 28 Sept.,
1869, by Rev. A. R. Hewett, to Augustus Harley Whiting, son of
Caleb Whiting, and born in Virgil, Cortlandt Co., N. Y.; have
one son, Horace Horton Whiting.

Horace Horton died at Weedsport, in Jan., 1869. His widow lives at the homestead with Mrs. Whiting, who is an intelligent, active and lady-like woman. They are in good circumstances. Mr. Whiting holds some position under the United States Government, in Washington City.

HARRISON FAULKNER HORTON, son of Gabriel H. Horton and Margaret Faulkner (_Elihu_, _Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born at Newburgh, Orange Co., N. Y., 11 Sept., 1804; reared at Bloomingburgh, Sullivan Co., N. Y., and educated in the Presbyterian faith, and Democratic political school. Removed to Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y., in Nov., 1825; from thence to Newburgh, Orange Co., N. Y., in March, 1831, and from there to New York City, in Feb., 1841; married 15 Dec., 1829, at New Milford, Orange Co., N. Y., by Rev. William Timlough, to EMILY COLEMAN, daughter of Merritt Coleman and Mary Smith. He is a retired merchant, living in New York City at the present time.

Children:

1. Annie M., born at Amity, Orange Co., N. Y., 7 Nov., 1830;
died at St. Augustine, Fla., 9 May, 1852.

2. Mary Helen, born at Newburgh, Orange Co., N. Y., 3 Feb.,
1740.

Mary Smith, the mother-in-law of Harrison Faulkner, was the daughter of Deacon Smith and Sally Wisner, of Goshen. Dea. Smith was the father of Dea. William Smith of Florida, Orange Co., N. Y. Margaret Faulkner, the mother of Harrison, was the daughter of Samuel Faulkner and Helen Murray, who were early inhabitants of Orange Co., N. Y., and pioneers in Wallkill Township. Samuel Faulkner was of French origin. His wife, Helen Murray, came from Scotland. Samuel Faulkner and his brother, Col. William Faulkner, were staunch Whigs in 1776.

"So far as my knowledge extends, the Hortons as a family have
not been renowned for their attainments in literature, in
the fine arts, or in natural science; not distinguished as
warriors or statesmen, or in the learned professions. Indeed
they have not been celebrated for great heroic achievements
of any kind. Nevertheless, with but few exceptions, they
have been industrious, peaceable, law-abiding, and very
respectable citizens, possessing commendable self-reliance
and independence. They belong to the middle class of the
people--the class which has always constituted the basis of
a good-ordered, well-regulated, and prosperous State and
Nation. Let their merits and their virtues be inscribed on the
tablets of our memories, and preserved for our veneration and
emulation."--_Letter of Harrison Faulkner Horton, September,
1872._

VI. NELSON, son of Silas Danes Horton and Mary McClean (_Silas_, _Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Wallkill, 5 June, 1807; married in Wallkill, 1 Jan., 1836, by Elder Beebe, to SARAH SHONS, daughter of ----.

Children, all born in Wallkill, N. Y.:

1. Ruth Ann, born 14 June, 1838.

2. Ellen V., born 2 Feb., 1840.

3. Samuel Danes, born 31 Dec., 1843.

4. James M., born 26 April, 1845.

5. Charles Shons, born 3 March, 1850.

6. DeWitt Shons, born 4 Aug., 1857.

Nelson Horton is a well-to-do farmer--resides on the old homestead farm, to which he has made additions and improvements. He possesses fine social qualities--a remarkably retentive memory--tracing his ancestry back to the old Southold home, without the aid of written records.

VIII. JANE, daughter of Silas Danes Horton and Mary McClean, married BRINK. "Her son, Leander, is a warm advocate of the Horton genealogy."--_Ruth A. Horton._

IX. WILLIAM HARRISON, son of Silas Danes Horton and Mary McClean, born in Wallkill, 18 Jan., 1814; married 1. at Mason, Mich., 8 Aug., 1840, by Rev. John W. Burchard, to MATILDA ROLF, daughter of Hazen Rolf and Mary ----, and born in 1814.

On the 27th Sept., 1841, she gave birth to two female babes, and survived but a short time afterwards. He married 2. 16 April, 1846, by the Rev. Bezaleel Hill, to ACHSA SAMISA CHAPIN, daughter of Levi Chapin and Achsa ----, and born in Springfield, Mass., in 1819. They reside in Eden, Mich.

Children:

1. Willis Hall, born in Eden, Mich., 23 July, 1849.

I. REBECCA ROSE, daughter of Hiram Horton and Mary Rose (_Dea. Nathaniel_, _Col. Nathaniel_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Chester, 29 Dec., 1809; married at Chester, by the Rev. Stephen Overton, 3 May, 1828, to DAVID SCHUYLER DE CAMP, son of Zechariah De Camp and Experience Halsey, and born at Chester, 25 May, 1804.

Children, all born in Chester except Stephen H., born in New York:

1. Hiram Horton, born 6 April, 1829; married Althea Laing; they
live in Plainfield, N. J.

2. Stephen Halsey, born 23 May, 1831; married Catherine Maria
Crouse. He is a Justice of the Peace; resides in Syracuse, N. Y.

3. Mary Eugenia, born 13 June, 1833; died 4 Oct., 1839.

4. Alonzo Dickerson, born 28 Sept., 1834; married Loretta
Dixon; resides at Bound Brook, N. J.

5. Abbey Louisa, born 18 Sept., 1837.

6. Alfred Eugene, born 12 June, 1843; married Catherine
McCurry. He is a hotel keeper, at Succasunna Plains, N. J.

7. Harriet Elizabeth, born 2 March, 1847; is a music teacher.

8. Silas Olney, born 3 April, 1849; is a merchant at Kingsland,
N. J.

Mr. De Camp is a wealthy farmer; his farm, a little below the surface of the ground, has many valuable beds of iron. He and his wife are intelligent, conscientious people, kind and hospitable; in religion, they are firm Universalists. They reside within about three miles of the borough of Chester, N. J.

I. CLARISSA JANE, daughter of John Horton (_Matthias_, _Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Goshen, in 1810; married in 1832, to DAVID CONGER LOCKWOOD, son of Samuel Lockwood, and born in Goshen, in 1806; died in 1860. Samuel Lockwood's maternal great grandmother was JUDITH PECK, who came over in the _May Flower_.

Children, all born in New Windsor, Orange Co., N. Y.:

1. Susan May, married William Allison; resides in New York City.

2. Charles Burrell.

3. Sarah Elizabeth; dead; her family live in Brooklyn, N. Y.

4. Samuel Mann, lives in Indiana.

5. Catherine Arletta, lives in New Jersey, near New Brunswick.

6. Elias Riggs, lives in Indiana.

7. Abbie Anna, lives in New Brunswick.

8. Margaret Julia, lives in New Brunswick.

9. Lewis John, is in College in New Brunswick.

Mrs. Lockwood moved from New Windsor, N. Y., to New Brunswick, N. J., some years ago, where she now resides.

II. ANN, daughter of Jason Horton and Sallie Miller (_Israel_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born in Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y., 11 Aug., 1808; married in Reading, N. Y., 26 Dec., 1826, by Rev. Elder Noell, of the Baptist Church, to DANIEL SUTTON. He was born in Ovid, N. Y., 13 May, 1807.

Children:

1. Lucinda, born in Reading, Steuben Co., N. Y., 13 Nov., 1827;
married in Phelps, N. Y., 3 July, 1852, to John E. Roberts.

2. Jason, born in Hector, Tompkins Co., N. Y., 25 Feb., 1830;
died in Catlin, Chemung Co., (now Schuyler), N. Y., 7 Sept.,
1831.

3. Mary Etta, born in Catlin, N. Y., 26 April, 1832; married
28 Aug., 1866, in the City of Lansing, to James Van Kuren; now
lives in Wheeling, West Virginia.

4. Emily Ann, born in Phelps, 9 Nov., 1839; married 9 Aug.,
1865, in Phelps, to W. W. Minturn; now lives in Williamston,
Ingham Co., Mich.

5. Phebe Maria, born in Phelps, 23 Nov., 1845; married in
Phelps, 16 March, 1864, to Robert Martin Town; lives in Phelps.

6. Helen Gertrude, born in Phelps, 5 June 1850; unmarried;
resides with her mother in Lansing.

III. PHEBE, daughter of Jason Horton and Sally Miller, born in Phelps, N. Y., 11 May, 1811; married to DAVID BEEMAN, 26 March, 1829; died 1 May, 1844, at Leoni, Jackson Co., Mich.

V. ISRAEL, son of Jason Horton and Sally Miller, born in Lansing, N. Y., 26 Feb., 1817; married in the town of Rathbone, Steuben Co., N. Y., 29 April, 1847, to ELIZA ADAMSON, daughter of John Adamson and Minerva Mulford, and born in Lindley, N. Y., 27 Jan., 1827.

Children, all born in Rathbone, except Nellie, born in Watkins, Schuyler Co., N. Y.:

1. Helen, born 29 Feb., 1848; died 9 Jan., 1849.

2. Florence, born 23 April, 1850.

3. Allie W., born 14 Dec., 1852.

4. Samuel B., born 30 June, 1854.

5. Israel, born 25 Dec., 1859.

6. Mary L., born 23 April, 1862.

7. Minnie, born 7 Jan., 1866.

8. Nellie, born 26 March, 1871.