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George R Horner Jr (1761 - 1844)

George R Horner Jr
Born in Orange Co, North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Guilford County, North Carolinamap
Husband of — married 26 Jun 1793 in Orange, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 83 in Moore Co, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Lieutenant George Horner Jr served with Washington County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
George Horner Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A110013.
Revolutionary War Pension Record No. W3996:
George Horner -- Soldier was born 7 Feb. 1762 in Orange County, NC & in 1780 moved to Randolph County, NC to live with his half brother William Horner. He lived there afterwards moved to Orange County, NC. In 1823 he moved to Moore County, NC and he applied there 5 Nov. 1833. Soldier died there 2 Aug. 1844. Soldier had married Priscilla Windslow in Guilford County, NC on 12 May or 12 Aug. 1784 (both dates given-but there is no record of the marriage at the county).
In 1846 a Mary Claves was aged 93 a resident of Moore County, NC & had been at soldiers' & wife's wedding. Widow applied 28 July 1846 Moore County, NC aged 80 & was there in 1849. Widow died 5 Jan. 1853. The only child named was George Washington Horner the oldest son who in 1846 lived in Moore County, NC & was there in 1853 & he stated he was b. 24 Feb. 1784. Soldier's twin brother Thomas Horner was of Orange County, NC in 1833 aged 72.

Family

Wife 1: Priscilla Winslow
Wife 2: Elizabeth Fussell
Children were:
  1. Lydia b 1812,
  2. Temperance b 1814,
  3. Doxy b 1815
  4. George Washington B 2/24/1817
  5. Priscilla b 1819

Records

  • Note A family Bible says he was born Feb. 7, 1761. Thomas was his twin
Dar records Patriot # A110013 - linked to son George Washington Horner

1780, Aug 25 -- Revolutionary War Records George Horner enlisted in Orange County, NC

1800 Census Orange County, NC Page 512 George Horner (26-45) 1M (16-26) 1F (0-10) 3F

1810 Census Orange County, NC Page 821 George Horner (45+) 1M (26-45) 1F (16-26) 2F (0-10) 1M 3F

1820 Census Orange County, NC Page 346 Geo. Horner (45+) 1M (26-45) 1F (10-16) 2F (0-10) 1M 3F

1821, May 17 -- Land Grant #2581, Moore County, NC George Horner listed as a Neighbor to Henry Stutts' 50 acre Land Grant

1823 -- Revolutionary War Records George Horner moved to Moore County, NC

1825, May 5 -- Land Grant #2688, Moore County, NC Horner listed as a Neighbor to Henry Stutts' 50 acre Land Grant located North of Buffalo Creek (note) Included because it is adjacent to the grant above.

1830 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 447 George Horner (50-60) 1M (40-50) 1F (20-30) 1F (15-20) 2F (10-15) 1M 2F

1833, Nov 5 -- Revolutionary War Records George Horner applied for Pension in Moore County, NC

1835 -- Revolutionary War Pension Records George Horner, Moore County, NC. Private - Ensign. Lieutenant, North Carolina Militia. $72.33 Annual Allowance; $219.98 Amount Received. Pension started January 24, 1834 at age 73

1836, Apr 7 -- Estate of Bradley Garner, Moore County, NC 1 judgement against George Horner for $1.98 Receipt from Geo. Horner for $1.27

1839, Fall -- State Docket County Court, Moore County, NC 1839, Fall -- County Accounts, Moore County, NC State v. George Horner

1840 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 177 George Horner Sen. (70-80) 1M (50-60) 1F (20-30) 2F

1841, Feb -- Index to Trial Docket, Moore County, NC George Horner v. Jno. H. Stutts

1844, Aug 2 -- Revolutionary War Records George Horner died in Moore County, NC

1844, Nov 2 -- 1844-1847 County Court Minutes, Moore County, NC Page 85-86 Priscilla Horner granted Administration of estate of George Horner, Senr. dec'd with $500 bond. George W. Horner and Miles Muse were securities. Ordered that the lands of George Horner Senr. dec'd be released from payment of double tax for the year 1843.

George W. Horner and Miles Muse made oath that George Horner Senr. died Aug 2, 1844 and was on the Pension list roll for North Carolina at a rate of $73.33 per annum and Priscilla Horner is the widow and is entitled to receive whatever arrears of pension may have been due at his death.

Priscilla Horner v. Exparte. Joel Sullivan Esq., John McLeod, William Stewart and Henry Stutts Senr. be appointed committee to allot and set off Priscilla Horner, widow and relict of George Horner Senr. dec'd and family one year provision

1844, Nov 26-Jan 15,1845 -- Records of Estates Book E Page 58-59, 316-319, Moore County, NC Estate of George Horner, dec'd. by Administrator Priscilla Horner Notes were listed on the following: David Jones and M.J. McKay. Accounts were listed on the following: William Williamson, John Muse and Abram Hunsucker. Items were purchased by the following: James Melton, Alex. Kelly, Geo. Williams, and Geo. Horner.

The following is from Larry Kraus' extensive Horner Family website https://web.archive.org/web/20151113195413/http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/history/horner.cfm

GEORGE R. HORNER [16594] was born 7 February 1761 in Orange County, North Carolina, and died 2 August 1844 in Moore County, North Carolina. George served in the North Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War for which he received a pension. He held the rank of Private, Ensign then Lieutenant. During his first enlistment on 25 August 1780, he and brother Thomas guarded prisoners and protected the City of Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina for about three months against the incursions of the Tories. There was another call for volunteers in 1782. His father provided a horse and bridle. George was a large man and a very good horseman. He served under Captain York and left the service as a Lieutenant. In 1779 he was awarded a grant of 250 acres on the west side of Mountain Creek in Orange County. In September 1784 he received an additional grant of 200 acres. His father deeded him 70 acres of his plantation in Orange County on 6 January 1785. He married 1) ELIZABETH FUSSEL on 26 Jun 1793 in Orange County, North Carolina, daughter of MOSES FUSSELL and LUCRETIA WILKERSON. She was born about Jun 1775 in Orange County, North Carolina, and died before 12 March 1839 in Dickson County, Tennessee. In 1790 her father owned 420 acres in Granville County, North Carolina (spanned current Wake and Orange counties). They had three daughters and one slave in Orange County in 1800. On 10 December 1811 an indenture was made to Moses Fussell by George regarding the property of Elizabeth in which George agreed to pay Elizabeth annual payments through 1813. This would seem to indicate a divorce. Moses Fussell and much of his family, including Elizabeth and George's brother James, moved to Dickson County, Tennessee between 1814 and 1818. After this divorce George married 2) PRISCILLA WINSLOW between 1811 and 1814. She was born 1795 in Orange County, North Carolina and died 5 January 1853 in Moore County, North Carolina. They owned two slaves under the age of twenty-five in 1820. The moved from Orange to Moore County, North Carolina in 1823. On 4 March 1831, at the age of 73, George filed for a pension (which was granted) for his revolutionary service. Priscilla is buried in Milton (aka Franklin Muse) Cemetery, Moore County, North Carolina.

Children of GEORGE HORNER and ELIZABETH FUSSEL are:

ELIZABETH HORNER, b. after 1793, Orange County, North Carolina, d. after 1840; m. ABNER HICKS. LUCRETIA 'LUCY' HORNER, b. about 1794, Orange County, North Carolina; m. ARMOUR KING, 20 Jun 1809, Orange County, North Carolina; b. about 1790, North Carolina; bondsman, Samuel King. DELILAH 'DICEY' HORNER, b. before 1800, Orange County, North Carolina; m. WYATT FUSSELL 25 February 1795, Orange County, North Carolina, b. 1771, Orange County, North Carolina, d. between 7 July 1819 and 1830 in Dickson County, Tennessee. GEORGE WYATT HORNER, b. 1802; d. about 1885; m. 1) S. H. (last name unknown), b. 1822 and 2) HARRIET LUCINDA MARTIN 11 Apr 1852, Dickson County, Tennessee; b. about, Orange County, North Carolina. SAMUEL HORNER, b. about 1804, Orange County, North Carolina, d. 1896, Dickson County, Tennessee; m. Matilda [last name unknown]. Children of George Horner and Priscilla Winslow are:

GEORGE WASHINGTON HORNER, born 24 February 1817 in Orange County, North Carolina; died 22 October 1885 in Moore County, North Carolina. TEMPERANCE HORNER, born about 1814; died after 1880 in Moore County, North Carolina. She married JAMES WILLIAM MELTON before 1830 in Moore County, North Carolina. DORY HORNER, born about 1817; died after 1880 in Moore County, North Carolina. She married GEORGE WILLIAMS before 1834 in Moore County, North Carolina. PRISCILLA HORNER, born about 1821, North Carolina; died after 1880 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. She married MILES P. MUSE about 1837 in Moore County, North Carolina; born about 1820 , North Carolina. CHESTLEY THOMAS HORNER, born Jun 1827, North Carolina; died May 1900, Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina. He married CANDICE MUSE about 1856 in Moore County, North Carolina; born 3 Jun 1829; died 23 July 1893. Bibliography

Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, Durham, NC: The North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, 1932. 1778: Pat Shaw Bailey; Land Grant Records of North Carolina, Volume I Orange County 1752-1885 1780: Orange County, North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1780 1785: Abstracts of the Minutes of the Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Session of Orange County, North Carolina 1777-1799, abstract by Alma Cheek Redden, 1966 1786: Abstracts of the Minutes of the Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Session of Orange County, North Carolina 1777-1799, abstract by Alma Cheek Redden, 1966 1790 Tax List, St. Mary's District, Orange County, North Carolina 1793: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: North Carolina to 1825. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx. 1793: Orange County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds 1800 Federal Census, Orange County, Tennessee 1809: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: North Carolina to 1825 (Lucretia) 1810 Federal Census, Orange County, North Carolina 1820 Federal Census, Orange County, North Carolina, page 346 (George). 1830 Federal Census, Dickson County, Tennessee (Elizabeth) 1831 Pension No. W3996 American Revolution, March 4, 1831 1832 Tax List, Dickson County, Tennessee (Elizabeth) 1839 Deed Records of Dickson County, Tennessee (Elizabeth's estate) 1853 Grave Marker (Priscilla), Milton Cemetery, Moore County, North Carolina

Research Notes: There is some confusion related to the spouse of Elizabeth Fussell, daughter of Moses Fussell. Elizabeth married a George Horner in Orange County, NC on 26 Jun 1793 and the bondsman was Thomas Horner; indicating a link to this family. Most researchers believe that this was George Sr., a fact that seems unlikely given his advanced age and the subsequent separation in 1811. On 7 Feb 1793, Thomas Horner married Sarah Fussell, Elizabeth's sister. Wyatt Fussell, Elizabeth's brother, married a Delilah Horner in 1795 and again Thomas Horner served as Bondsman. In 1801 Lucretia "Lucy" Fussell married Thomas' brother James Horner. This rash of Horner-Fussell sibling-sibling marriages seems to point to the possibility that Elizabeth actually married George Sr.'s son George Jr., Thomas's brother. This may not be correct as according to some researchers George Jr.'s pension application claimed that he was in Moore County, NC by 1810 and pension records indicate that he was married to Priscilla Winslow at the time of his death. Of course George Jr. and Elizabeth may have been separated at the time and he may not yet married to Priscilla. This writer has not yet found records to support this but if true, there is probably another George in this family that is not accounted for. Until this mystery is solved we cannot be sure who married a Elizabeth Fussell.

Many researchers list Samuel Horner who married Matilda as a child of George and Elizabeth. Samuel and Matilda were actually slaves of George who took the Horner name when freed.

Burial: Melton/Muse Family Cemetery, Robbins, Moore Co ,North Carolina

Sources

Findagrave.com https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39625079/george-horner
http://www.moorecountywallaces.com/getperson.php?personID=I00394&tree=Wallace

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Jim Vondrak for starting this profile.





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You have Elizabeth Fuzzel linked to both George SR and JR. Which is it?
posted by Kari Lemons
The larcom link you cite does not work anymore, you need to change it to the archived link

https://web.archive.org/web/20151113195413/http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/history/horner.cfm

posted by Kari Lemons