Barnabas Horton (abt. 1600 - 1680)

Born about 1600 in Mowsley, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Smith) Horton — married about 1622 in England

Husband of Jone (Fletcher) Horton — married 23 Jun 1636 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1680 at about age 80 in Southold, East Riding, Yorkshire, Province of New York

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Barnabas Horton migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 169) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Contradictions among Horton Genealogists

The traditional genealogy that is usually found on the internet is based on the 1878 book by George F. Horton, "Horton Genealogy: or, Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640." This book indicates that Barnabas Horton was the son of Joseph Horton and his wife Mary Schuyler of Leicestershire; that he migrated on the Swallow between 1633 and 1638 with his wife and two sons; he landed at Hampton, Massachusetts; by 1640 he was in New Haven; and was a member of Reverend John Youngs's reorganized church.^[1]

Jacqueline Dinan in her 2015 book "In Search of Barnabas Horton" states that the parents of Barnabas Horton were Libbeus Horton and his wife Mary (_______) unknown surname. She begins her book, "In Search of Barnabas Horton" by saying that..."George F. Horton's genealogy stands out ... not for its accuracy but rather for its inaccuracies. Research using original records preserved in New York, Connecticut, and England was, without a doubt, impossible for most people at that time."^[2] However, in an e-mail dated November 16, 2018, the author states that "Libbeus Horton was the most likely candidate for Barnabas's father..." but there is no source proving this theory since "the parish registers of Mowsley at the time of Barnabas's birth no longer exist." She goes on to say that most people "believe that Joseph Horton (died 1616) was too old to be Barnabas's father" and that "other Joseph Hortons in Mowsley did not mention him in their wills." Then concludes, "To date, there is no evidence which conclusively identifies Barnabas's father."^[3]

Biography

The following biography, except where otherwise cited, is based primarily on "In Search of Barnabas Horton" by Jacqueline Dinan.^[2]

Barnabas Horton immigrated to New England between 1621 and 1640 and later departed for Southold, Long Island.

Barnabas Horton was born about 1600 in Mowsley, England ("...born at Monsey in Lestershire, in Old England and dyed at South-Hold, the 13 day of July 1680, aged 80 years..."^[4]) a hamlet in southeastern Leicestershire, along the border of Northamptonshire. "[T]he year and place of his birth are engraved on a deteriorating monument in the town's [Southold, New York] oldest cemetery."^[5] The inscription is as follows:

"Here Lyeth Buried the Body of Mr. Barnabas Horton Born at Mowsley in Lestershire in Old England & dyed at south-hold the 13th day of July 1680 Aged 80 years."^[6]

Some genealogists believe that Barnabas' parents were Joseph Horton and his wife Mary Schuyler,^[1] however Dinan believes his parents were Libbeus Horton and his wife Mary.^[7]

"His forefathers traced their beginnings in Leicestershire from 1270 AD, when a Henry de Horton (originally from Horton, Northamptonshire) was appointed by absentee landlord Richard Gobion as 'bailiff' to oversee his manor at Knaptoft... Henry de Horton was granted a 'messuage' (dwelling house) and a 'virgate' of land (an average of thirty acres.)" This gave Henry the right to possess the land indefinitely and it could be inherited by a legal heir. This land was conveyed to his son, "Hugh de Horton who last appeared in records in 1332." Large gaps exist here, so researchers are not able to create an unbroken lineage until 1483 when Richard and Anne Horton, Barnabas's great-great grandparents appear on a De Banco Roll. Richard Horton's will has not survived, but his wife Anne dictated two wills recorded in 1515.^[8][9]

Mowsley is a land-locked county, with rocky, clay soil most of the people of Mowsley earned their living from the land, grazing their herds, not from the sea.^[5]

His Livelihood

Barnabas was a baker by trade. "As his son approached the age of fourteen, his father had to negotiate and sign a contract with a master baker who agreed to take on Barnabas as an apprentice." There had been a guild system which controlled a trade since the Middle Ages. Queen Elizabeth I, in 1563 imposed a mandatory seven-year apprenticeship before a person could attain guild membership enabling them to practice a trade.^[10]

"Barnabas did achieve master baker status...mid 1630s he took his wife and children twenty miles west of Mowsley to live across the county border in Nuneaton, Warwickshire."^[11][12]

Although a bakers income could not be considered lucrative, he could be financially comfortable in seventeenth-century England.^[13]. Barnabas Horton was a baker in Ipswich in 1641.^[14]

Ancestry of Barnabas Horton

The bulk of this needs to be moved to the appropriate profiles of each generation. In addition, there are over-uses of named references that could be greatly consolidated.

According to Dinan, Barnabas Horton's ancestry is as follows:^[15]

Father:^[16] Libbeus Horton who married Mary (_______). Libbeus was born about 1570 and died after 1637. Mary died and was buried in Mowsley on July 4, 1633.^[17] "Nothing is known about the socioeconomic status of Libbeus's wife, Mary, nor do we know if he was previously married." Surviving records dated between 1614 and 1637 suggest that Libbrus struggled financially, selling off prime real estate (with no record of any purchases during the same timeframe)^[18] "The impact of his father's financial woes on Barnabas was life changing. While many of his kinsmen thrived financially and continued to derive an income from their landholdings, he was compelled to learn a trade."

Children of Libbeus and Mary: ^[19]

1) Joseph^[20] who was born about 1595 and died between 1624 and 1628. He applied for a license to marry Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Bolesworth of North Kilworth in 1619. that was not issued.Or perhaps issued in another county since according to the will of John Abbott of North Kilworth (1628) there was a trust by Thomas Bolesworth, late of Kilworth, deceased for the education of Anne, daughter of Joseph Horton, deceased.^[21]

2) Barnabas born about 1600 and died in 1680 in Southold, Suffolk, New York.Presumed relationship, not DNA tested.^[22]

3) Richard was baptized January 6, 1604/5.

4) Zachary was baptized November 29, 1606 and buried on December 10, 1606.

5) He probably had daughters also.

Grandfather: Joseph Horton^[23] who married Jane (probably) Fellowes. He was born in 1545 and died in 1616. "The placement of Joseph as son of Thomas has not been confirmed by records but is strongly suggested by a land transaction in which the seller, one Lawrence Horton, relinquished the right of ownership of his male heirs as well as the male heirs of Joseph Horton (Lawrence's father) and Thomas Horton forever." In a letter dated 5 May 1915, Joseph Bartlett referred to this conveyance: "I am therefore fully convinced that the Thomas Horton mentioned in this Fine was he grandfather of Laurence Horton."^[24] Additionally, Joseph Horton's 1616 will identified him as "Joseph Horton the eldest of Mowsley" most likely to distinguish him from his first cousin of the same name.

Children of Joseph and Jane were:^[25][20]

1) Libbeus who was born about 1570 and died sometime after 1637. There is some evidence that Libbeus, Barnabas's father, was the eldest son, his uncle Lawrence the middle son and his uncle Richard the youngest.^[26] No will or administration papers located.

2) Lawrence married Elizabeth Cotton on August 31, 1606, whose family was listed in the College of Arms and were considered a visitation family.^[27] Two known children of Lawrence and Elizabeth were:^[28] William^[25][29] baptized May 29, 1612 in Langton and Ann^[30] who was baptized March 20, 1613/4 in Mowsley. No will or administration papers for Lawrence have been located.

3) Richard^[20] was a legatee of his father's 1616 will, in which he was called the youngest son. He lived in Leicester for a time. Dinan believes he died in Mowsley in 1653.

4) Margaret who married (_______) Coleman.

5) Elizabeth who married (_______) Dawes.

6) Marie who married (_______) Coleman.

7) Frances who married (_______) Coates.

8) Edith who married (_______) Reyner.

9) Agnes who married (_______) Kynde.

GGrandfather: Thomas Horton, Jr. (the younger)^[31] was born about 1522.^[32] He was alive in April 1586 and was buried in Mowsley on November 2, 1522. "He may have married Jane (_______)." He was called Junior, senior, and elder in records through his life. Children:

1) Thomas who died in 1585, leaving a widow perhaps named Elizabeth and unknown number of minor children. In his administration papers he was identified as "Thomas the younger."

2) Joseph is presumed to be Thomas' brother based on his administration papers.<

3) a daughter who married Henry Dawes. This relationship is based on Joseph Horton's will.^[33]

GGGrandfather: Thomas Horton who married Maude^[34] Thomas was born about 1480 to 1485. He and Maude had at least four children by 1515. After his mother died, he inherited the property known as Smyth's Place in Mowsley and two parcels of land in Saddington. He had trouble asserting his rights of ownership and brought a suit against Robert Immyns of Saddington.^[35] He did eventually secure a foothold in Saddington for his son John. Thomas was alive in 1554 but had died by 1560 when Maude's will was proved. "Octave of St. Michael, 1554. Between William Warde, Plaintiff and Thomas Horton, defendant, of a messuage, a tolf, a garden, 66 acres of land, 12 acres of meadow, 40 of pasture, and 3 of wood in Saddington. Grant by William to Thomas for life, then to John Horton son of Thomas, and John's lawful issue, in default to Thomas, son of Thomas Horton and his lawful issue, in default to William Horton and his lawful issue." Children of Thomas and Maude were:

1) Richard, a legatee of his grandmother's 1515 will. A legatee of his aunt Agnes Horton's 1540 will, but not mentioned when his father transferred real property (feoffment) in 1560 or his mother's will in 1547.

2) John, a legatee of his grandmother's 1515 will and his mother's 1560 will. John probably married into the Warde family about 1547 to 1554 and settled in Saddington. Known children:

Thomas, who married Alice (______) remained in Saddington and was likely the churchwarden;

William, married Isabel Freeman and purchased substantial property in Gumley about 1611 (their son, Thomas joined the parliamentary army and signed the death warrant of King Charles I;

John, died childless in 1596;

Alice, Dorothie, Elizabeth.

3)Thomas was a legatee of his mother's 1560 will. He was likely named in a defamation suit brought by his sister-in-law Joyce (Chapman) Horton, where for an entire year he had publicly insinuated that she was a whore.^[36] Additionally a separate suit suspending from church for not paying tithes.^[37]

4) William was probably a legatee of his mother's 1560 will. He married Joyce Chapman by 1575 and died by 1595. They had three known sons:

Thomas who married Anne Holland,

Joseph who married Elizabeth (_______) and who died in 1617 and

Richard.^[38]

Ann, a legatee of Anne Horton's 1515 will.

5) Alice, a legatee of Anne Horton's 1515 will.

6) Jone, a legatee in her mother's 1560 will. She married (_______) Salysbere.

7) Margaret, a legatee of her mother's 1560 will. Her children were legatees of Maude Horton's 1560 will.

GGGGrandfather: Richard Horton who married Anne^[39] "was born about 1450 and died before 1515; and perhaps by 1504." "He was of Mowsley and was the owner of Smyth's Place there. Anne Horton wrote two wills, the later one written and proved in 1515. Anne Horton left her sons large tracts of land identified by name, so we can deduce that the couple had a high socio-economic position. She was a widow at the writing of her wills and she identified the properties by their previous owners, bequeathing o her two sons, William and Thomas without restriction. It may be that Anne discovered that her first will had been transcribed with potentially confusing Latin phrases, thus she dictated a second, more meticulous will which clearly stated that the assets be divided between both sons. Children of Richard and Anne: ^[40]

1) William who married (1st) Alice (_______) and married (2nd) Agnes (Dawe or Dane) Burdytt or Burdyd. William and Alice had 5 children according to her will.^[41]

2) Thomas who was born about 1480 and died 1556. He married Maude (_______). "...four of their six children were legatees of Anne's 1515 will^[42] NOTE: Richard was a grandson of Richard and Ann, not a son.

1st Marriage

"Barnabas Horton and Anne Smith applied for a marriage license on February 8, 1621/2,^[43] but it was not listed in the Mowsley parish."^[43] "They may have been married in another parish..."^[43][44] There is another entry recorded in the Mowsley parish record book that identifies Anne as coming from Stanion, Northamptonshire.^[45] Between 1630 and 1635, Barnabas's wife Anne is presumed to have died - "Nor is there a way to confirm the details surrounding the death of his wife, Anne, which may have occurred during this time [1630-1635].^[46]

Children of 1st Marriage

1. Joseph was born in 1625^[47] or about 1623-1625.^[48] "...know that at least one older child, a son whom Barnabas named Joseph, perhaps to honor Barnabas's grandfather, was born before Benjamin"^[11] He married Jane Budd^[47]most likely in Southold sometime between 1645 and 1653.^[49] He moved to Rye, Westchester County, New York in 1664.^[47] In Rye he held the offices of a Selectman in 1671, Justice in 1678; he was a Vestryman and operated a mill.^[47] His military rank was Lieutenant.^[47] Jane's was bapt. in June 1633 in chichester, Sussex, England. Her death date is unknown. Joseph died intestate between 1695 and June 1696."^[49] "Children: John, known later as Captain John, was born about 1648 and died before August 4, 1707; married Rachel, probably the daughter of John Hoit of Rye;^[47] he captained merchant ships between New York and Barbados.^[49] Joseph, born about 1648-1650, death date unknown, married Sophia Claes Jans (widow of Roger Park) by whom he had at least three children. He was declared insane in 1704^[50][49][51] Samuel, born about 1652 - 1656 and had at least one child but the name of his wife is unknown^[51] David, born about 1654 -1660 and died after 1733; He too had at least one child, but the name of his wife is unknown^[51] Benjamin, who first appeared in Westchester County records in January 1699-1700, was a sea merchant who split his time between Rye and Southold. He married Ann Budd.^[51][52] "On 2 November 1693, William Rawlins of Stratford brought an action against Benjamin Horton 'on account of his sloop called the Swallow' for not delivering Rawlins's goods as promised."^[53][54] Hannah, married (1st) Thomas Robinson and (2nd) Miles Oakley^[53][47] Byron B. Horton in his 1905 article, "Early Hortons of Westchester Co., New York" included another son, Jonathan. Since it was omitted in his book, privately published forty years later, it is assumed by Dinan that no documation was found confirming the relationship.^[53] Beekman adds Jonathan with a (?) question mark.^[47]
2. Benjamin baptized September 16, 1627^[53] at Mowsley in Leicestershire.^[53][55] He married (1st) Ann the widow of Mr. Tucker on February 22, 1659/60 in Southold.^[53][56] Ann, Benjamin Horton's (1st)wife, died between 1683 & 1686.^[53] Benjamin married (2nd) Mary (Hampton) Mapham^[53] who died after 1712.^[53] Benjamin was a prosperous farmer who did not serve in public office.^[53] He died November 3, 1690.^[53] leaving the bulk of his estate to his siblings, the church, and the poor.^[53] There are no known children of Benjamin and Ann nor of Benjamin and Mary.^[53]
3. Anne was baptized on October 4, 1629^[57] in the parish of Kincott (or Kimcote) and Walton.^[57][58] Presumably she died young with no children as she is not mentioned in her father's will.^[57]
4. "Hannah was born in the early 1630s in England,^[57] most likely in Leicestershire or Warwickshire^[57] and died after 1700."^[57] She married (1st) Thomas Hildreth^[57] of Southampton^[57] who died in 1657^[57] She married (2nd) Jonas or Jonah Bower^[57] who was a weaver of Southampton^[57] who died in 1671.^[57] She married (3rd) Thomas Trevally^[57] sometime before 1680,^[57] a cooper of Southampton^[57] and died January 1687/8.^[57] Children of Hannah and Thomas Hildreth: James, who was born about 1649;^[57] Joseph, who was born about 1651, married Hannah Jessup on Sept. 11, 1678, Constable for Southampton in 1687 and town trustee in 1694, paid 40 shilling penalty for not accepting office of collector in 1697;^[57] Jonathan, ...rated at 30 pounds in 1683 in one of the few public records confirming his existence";^[57] footnote "Although McLaurin identifies this man as Jonathan Bower, he is more logically placed as a Hildreth based on Jonas Bower's will (written in 1670) and other public records (e.g. bartering in whale oil in 1675), which suggests Jonathan was born between 1650 and 1655, when Hannah was still married to Thomas Hildreth;"^[57] Hannah, born about 1654.^[57] Children of Hannah and Jonas Bower: Jonah, born about 1660 and died Apr 7, 1712, married Ruth Howell on Apr 12, 1686;^[59] Isaac, born in 1668 and died January 20, 1746, will proved February 10, 1745;^[59] Mary, married William Terbell/Tarbill^[59] No known children of Hannah and Thomas Trevally.^[59]
5. "Sarah was born in the mid 1630's^[48] probably in Warwickshire^[59] and died in 1675^[59] in Southold, New York."^[59] She married (1st) William Salmon^[59] who was born about 1610^[59][59] and died in 1657.^[59] Salmon was a blacksmith with four children.^[59] Sarah married (2nd) John Conkling Jr.^[59] on December 2, 1657^[59] in Southold.^[59] Conkling was born in 1630^[59] in Nottinghamshire, England^[59] and died April 6, 1694^[59] in Southold.^[59] Children of William Salmon & Sarah: Elizabeth, who was born between 1650 and 1655;^[59] Hannah, who was born between 1650 and 1655.^[59] Children of John Conkling & Sarah: John, who was born about 1658;^[59] Joseph, who was born about 1660 and is mentioned in Barnabas Horton's will, dated 1680;^[60] Sarah, who was born about 1662, married John Laughton on July 28, 1680.^[60][61]

2nd Marriage

"Barnabas married a second time in Walsall, Staffordshire,^[62] at St. Mathew's Church^[62] on June 23, 1636.^[46] The bride was Jane or Jone Fletcher,^[63][64] born 1614."^[46][48]

Children of 2nd Marriage

1. Mary was baptized September 25, 1636 in Walsall, Staffordshire.^[65][66] She married John Budd Jr. by about 1653^[67] "They spent considerable amount of time in Rye, but maintained a home in Southold."^[68] In his will he bequeath his wife a negro slave and child (will proved Nov. 12, 1684.)^[60] Children of Mary and John Budd Jr.: Mary, born September 1654 and married Christopher Youngs;^[60] Hannah, married Jonathan Hart;^[60] John, born January 14, 1658/9;^[60] Joseph, married Sarah Underhill on October 11, 1695 in Rye, New York;^[60] Ann, born January 5, 1666/7^[56] married Benjamin Horton,^[52] son of Joseph^[60]
2. William was baptized March 22, 1639/40.^[65] at St. Matthew's in Walsall.^[65][66] "(his mother may have been Mary Langton)"^[48]

3rd Marriage

"...he married for a third time by January 1639/40."^[69] Her name was Mary Langton,^[69] "who came from a Wigston Magna milling family.^[46] "His marriage into the milling family, the Langtons of Wigston Magna, enabled Barnabas to increase his business profits substantially and relatively quickly. It cemented kinship with an established freeman of Massachusetts Bay Colony."^[70] Thanks to Mary's family ties, the profitability of his bakery business improved significantly.^[71] The high cost of emigration came within Barnabas's reach for the first time.^[71] "...he started to consider immigration to New England."^[71]

Children of 3rd Marriage

1. Caleb was born about 1640 - 1641,^[72] location unknown. The name of Caleb's 1st wife and the mother of his children is unknown. He married (2nd) Hester (_______) who died in 1740.^[73] Children of Caleb and unknown wife:^[74] Barnabas, was born about 1664 and died December 1696;^[75] he probably married Sarah Wines by whom he had four known children; Jonathan; Mary, married Nathaniel Terry; David; Hester, married Jonathan Mapes on March 17, 1696; Hannah, married ensign John Booth; Abigail, married Benjamin Moore; Phebe. There were no known children born to Caleb and Hester. Caleb died in Southold in 1702.^[73]
2. Joshua was born in 1643, at an unknown location but probably Ipswich, Massachusetts. He married Mary Wheeler in about 1669, the daughter of Thomas and Alice Wheeler. Mary was born about 1649 and died June 25, 1729. Joshua died June 17, 1729.^[73] Children of Joshua and Mary:^[76] Joshua Jr., was born in 1669, died December 31, 1749, and married (1st) Elizabeth Grover about 1693, married (2nd) Mary (Budd) Gillom on January 5, 1716, married (3rd) the widow Crane on July 23, 1724; Sarah, was born March 31, 1674 married Richard Terry, Jr., in 1691; Bethia, was born in 1679, died January 8, 1754 and married Ichabod Hallock in January 1716; Mary, was born about 1685, died September 9, 1702, and married John Peck on June 26, 1701; Ephraim, was born in 1685/6, died January 9, 1733, and married Martha Vail on December 19, 1706; Zerviah, was born about 1693 and died after March 1722/3, married Samuel Case about 1712; Elizabeth, appeared in Joshua's household as a child in the 1698 census, but not in his will dated March 23, 1722/3.^[73][76]
3. Jonathan was born in 1648 location unknown but probably in either Ipswich or Southold. He died February 23, 1707 in Southold, New York. He married Bethia Wells, daughter of William and Mary Wells. Bethia was born in 1653 and died April 14, 1733.^[73] Children of Jonathan and Bethia: Caleb, was born in 1673 and died in infancy; Bethia, was born in 1674, died March 16, 1744, and married Henry Tuthill; Barnabas, was born in 1675, died November 15, 1705 and married Elizabeth Burnette; Caleb (2) was born about 1676, died December 25, 1706 and married (1st) Abigail Hallock (who died April 7, 1697,) on December 23, 1696, married (2nd) (____) (____) in 1698; William, was born in 1677, died September 26 or 27 1728 and married (1st) Christian Youngs on December 31, 1702, and (2nd) Mary (____) who died January 11, 1753; Mehitable, was born February 16, 1679, died September 7, 1757 and married (1st) Christopher Bradley, married (2nd) Deacon Daniel Tuthill (born January 23, 1679 and died December 7, 1762) in 1705; Abigail, was born in 1681 with unknown death, married David Brewster and settled in Orange County, New York; Jonathan Jr., was born December 23, 1683, died April 2, 1768 and married Mary Tuthill (born 1687 and died March 4, 1780) on November 27, 1707; Mary, was born about 1687, died after September 11, 1749 and married Zacheus Goldsmith (born November 13, 1685 and died January 22 [no year given in Dinan's 2015 book] on January 2, 1707, married (2nd) David Horton (born about 1687 and died September 11, 1749) in February 1708; Patience, was born in 1692, unknown death date; James, was born in 1694, died May 16, 1762, married Anna Goldsmith (born January 1, 1701 and died March 8, 1783), on December 3, 1717.^[73][76]

1. Mercy was born after 1650, and died after 1713. She married (1st) John Youngs of Southold a nephew of the founding pastor John Youngs. She married (2nd) Christopher Youngs Jr., another nephew of Pastor Youngs. No known children of Mercy and Christopher Youngs.^[73] Children of Mercy and John Youngs:^[76] Mary, was born December 4, 1676, married Joshua Curtice on September 8, 1698; Abraham, was born about 1680 and died in 1708 without having married; Nathaniel, was born about 1682, died in 1763, and married (1st) Rebeckah (____), married (2nd) Martha Vail; John, born after 1686 census and died in 1760.^[73]

Beekman adds a child "Abigail" who married Charles Booth^[47]who is NOT included as a child in the book "In Search of Barnabas Horton" by Dinan.^[73]

Immigration

"No record exists of Barnabas Horton's precise landing in New England," but it was about the year 1640.^[77] Once ashore, Barnabas and his family (wife and at least five children including two teenage sons^[78]) found their way to Ipswich and settled in the home of his brother-in-law, Roger Langton."^[79] Roger Langton had been accepted as a freeman of Ipswich in 1635.^[79]

In 1640 Barnabas Horton was granted land in Hampton, now Hampton, Rockingham, Massachusetts.^[80]

We know he was in New England by 1640 since he acquired and later sold property in Ipswich according to a document dated March 1641/2: "Know all men by these presents that I, Barnabas Horton of Ipswich, Baker, have sould unto Moses engry of the same Towne. . . all that my ycell of Land, contayninge by estimation six acres of land which lyeth within the Common fence..." William Purvier/Purrier, witnessed the sale.^[77]

The actual travel time in 1640 would have been anywhere from four to six months from the time they departed their home to their arrival at the home of Mary's brother's home in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[81] "We can infer that he relied on extended family for lodging, advice and a host of items lost during the voyage or forgotten in England, while planning the next stage of his family's relocation.^[79] In his 1643 will, William Nevill forgave Barnabas an unknown yet presumably valuable debt...Alsoe I give to Mary Langton that which goodman Horton oweth me.^[82] Barnabas realized he couldn't remain in Ipswich since the best land in Massachusetts had already been taken.^[83] He considered but declined a land grant in Hampton, Massachusetts^[77] - there is no evidence he lived there^[77] - he finally cast his lot with a new plantation on a stretch of land called Yennycok^[83] and settled there in 1641.^[83] The town became known as Southold, New York.^[84] Being one of the first inhabitants, he was called a proprietor which meant that all the undivided land would stay in the proprietors' hands as common land, this provided a sort of land trust fund that would provide economic security to their descendants.^[84][85]

Public Office

Barnabas Horton served as justice of the peace while Southold was under New Haven Colony's jurisdiction.^[86] Later when under Connecticut Colony jurisdiction, he served as commissioner.^[86] These positions were considered lowest in the colonial hierarchy.^[87] At the town meeting in December 1656, Southold chose five selectmen, one of whom was Barnabas Horton.^[86] Southold townsmen, including Barnabas, served as constables which means they represented Southold at court sessions in New Haven.^[88] In 1676 he was elected a town elder,^[89] at that time he was one of Southold's three remaining founders still living.^[89]

Religious Convictions

Being raised in the Midlands of England, Barnabas would have been exposed to both the Puritan faith convictions and the Anglican.^[90] The following would point to devout Puritan beliefs:

1) he settled in Southold which chose to place itself under New Haven Colony's authority (which had more strict adherence to the Puritan ways).^[91]

2) He was one of two men who witnessed his pastor's oral will - Pastor John Young.^[91]

3) He participated in trials of suspected Quakers.^[91]

4) The Inscription on his tombstone gives clear evidence of his Christian beliefs.^[4]

However historians point out that Southold was not a model Puritan town.^[92] Also it would seem that residents of Southold approved the Half-Way Covenant^[93] which allowed for the baptism of non-church members,^[93] so it is possible that Barnabas' primary interest was economic prosperity for himself and his descendants.^[94]

"His neighbors apparently regarded him as trustworthy and accessible. There is no evidence of Barnabas charging a neighbor with slander or bad business practices or, conversely, of a neighbor accusing Barnabas of similar actions."^[95] with the exception of John Lum in 1661 in a case involving a dispute over a mare. But he withdrew his action.^[96]

Occupation After Immigration

It doesn't seem plausible that Barnabas Horton continued as a baker following his immigration.^[97] For one thing, it was difficult to come by wheat flour and most settlers used corn meal to make bread. So, more than likely, with his previous experience in England where untillable land was used instead for grazing, he was engaged in animal husbandry.^[98] This can be shown beyond doubt because "According to the 1675 property valuations, Barnabas owned 9 oxen, 8 cows, 6 horses and 69 sheep." In the town of eighty households, few owned as many animals as Barnabas.^[99]

Last Will & Testament

The Will of Barnabas Horton^[100] was written in May of 1680.^[101]

"I Barnabas Horton of Southold, finding many distempers daily growing upon me." Leaves to eldest son Joseph 10 sheep, to what he formerly had as his full portion. To second son Benjamin, 10 sheep, to what he formerly had, as his full portion. To eldest daughter Hannah Trevalle, 10 sheep as her full portion. To Joseph Conckling, son of my daughter, Sarah Conckling, 5 sheep. To my 3d daughter Mary Budd, 5 sheep. To my third son, Caleb 1 horse and 1/2 of all my right in Accabauk to what he hath in possession at Corchaug for his full portion. To my fourth son Joshua, all my house, land, and meadows, orchards, and Commons of pasture which was mine and is now in his possession, and 1/2 of my meadow and upland within the bounds of Accabauk, and all my meadow at Oyster Ponds. To my fifth son Jonathan, all my dwelling house, barn, home lots and meadow and all the rest of the real estate, except that the new house shall be for the use of Mary, my wife, during her life, and she is to have the third bushel of all grain, and he is "to winter and summer for her four cows." To youngest daughter Mercy Youngs 4 cows and bed and bed clothes. Makes wife Mary executor.

Dated May 10, 1680. Witnesses, Jonas Holdsworth, Richard Benjamin. Proved at Court of Sessions held in Southampton March 4, and confirmed November 18, 1681.

Inventory. Land and Housing œ200, 7 oxen, œ30, 5 cows, œ12, 16 horse kind, œ24, 90 sheep, œ35. Total amount œ405. Taken by John Corwin, John Carey, Benjamin Youngs.^[47][102]

Death

"Barnabas died in the summer of 1680."^[103] on July 13, 1680^[4] at Southold and was buried at Old Burying Ground of First Presbyterian Church, Southold. His Find A Grave Memorial has a biography, photos and links to family members.^[104][47]

Burial

From Barnabas Horton's own gravestone we know that since his death was in July the heat of summer would have demanded a hasty burial.^[105] It is unusual that his tombstone even exists today as most of the founders were buried in unmarked graves.^[106] Gravestones were expensive and difficult to procure so for most families, it would have taken months or years to mark a grave.^[106] "Gravestone expert Harriette Forbes found no evidence of imported gravestones in ship ladings or merchant inventories and concluded that gravestones were imported only under unusual circumstances. It's hard to imagine a pragmatist baker like Barnabas spending any time or money shipping such relatively useless cargo across the Atlantic Ocean."^[107] Since there was no local stone to quarry on Long Island, and since "Barnabas Horton's tombstone [is] a relatively large slab of blue slate, [it] is likely that it came from the greater Boston area or upper Narragansett Bay area^[107] in the eighteenth century.^[108]

The following was inscribed on his tombstone:^[4]

"Here sleeps my body tombed in its dust,

Till Christ shall come, and raise it with the just,

My soul's ascended to the trone of God

Where with sweet Jesus now I shall aboad

Then hasten after me my dearest wife

To be partaker of this blessed life

And you dear children all follow the Lord,

Hear and obey his public sacred word

And in your houses call upon his name,

For oft I have advised you to do the same,

Then God will bless you with your children all

And to this blessed place he will call."

Hebrews II, and ye 4 - He being dead yet speaketh^[109]

Also at his feet lie the remains of his youngest son Jonathan Horton. Captain of Cavalry in the County of Suffolk. He died Feb. 23 AD. 1707. AE. 60.^[109]

Research Notes

Following is an e-mail from Jacqueline Dinan, author of "In Search of Barnabas Horton" to Addison Griffith, November 16, 2018, 10:31 AM

"Dear Addison, Thanks for reaching out to me with your question. I enjoy responding to readers. In the book, I tried to explain that Libbeus was the most likely candidate for Barnabas's father. At the New England Historic and Genealogical Society's library in Boston, I came across a body of research compiled at the beginning of the 20th century. Researchers argued for one candidate or another through indirect evidence since the parish registers of Mowsley a the time of Barnabas's birth no longer exist. Most believe that Joseph Horton (died 1616) was too old to be Barnabas's father. Other Joseph Hortons in Mowsley did not mention him in their wills.

Perhaps the tradition that Joseph was Barnabas's father comes from the fact that his oldest son (that we know of in Southold, NY) was named Joseph. And naming the first-born son after his paternal grandfather was the norm at that time. However, the records jump five years from Barnabas's marriage license with Anne Smith (1622) to the baptism of his son Benjamin (1627), leaving enough time for the birth of two sons. The first named for his paternal grandfather; the second for his maternal grandfather.

I'm sorry if my writing style in Part 1 caused your confusion. To date, there is no evidence which conclusively identifies Barnabas's father. I'm hopeful that researchers will do so in the future with a combination of indirect evidence and YDNA testing. For now, the best researchers can do is narrow the number of candidates to a small handful of cousins in Mowsley.

I hope this helps,

Regards, Jackie"

Addendum

According to Helen Brundage Fisher, Barnabus Horton b 7/13/1600 Mousely, Eng. in the 42nd year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. He was probably the son of Joseph Horton of Leichestershire, Eng. Barnabus was of larger stature, with ruddy complexion and fine social graces. He came to Hampton, Mass with his wife in 1635. Moved in 1640 to Long Island with a group of Congregationalists to Southold, where he built the 1st frame house in town, still in use in the late 1800s. The upper room was used as Court House for 20 years. His tombstone of English Blue Marble is 5 ft long by 3 feet wide, was relettered in late 1800s and states he died the 13th of July 1660. ^[110]

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Footnotes and citations:

Source list:

• Dinan, Jacqueline. "In Search of Barnabas Horton, From English Baker to Long Island Proprietor, 1600 - 1680" (New York: Pynsleade Books, 2015.) Book$$
  • cited in Dinan source - Bartlett Collection NEHGS:
  • "Resolved, That the New England Historic Genealogical Society accepts with high appreciation and profound gratitude, the valuable bequest of the late Francis Merrill Bartlett of Cambridge, a zealous student of history. Mr. Bartlett, in the course of his quiet life, had collected, and in his will bequeathed to this society, a valuable library of over 1500 volumes, mostly relating to history and genealogy, and including some English County histories . . ." NEHGS Vol. 40, p. 411 GoogleBooks
• Doherty, Frank J. "The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent" (1990): vol. 6, p. 657.Subscription$$
• e-mail from Jacqueline Dinan (see quoted section "Research Notes")
• Horton, George F. "Horton Genealogy; or Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton of Southold, L. I., 1640." Published by the Home Circle Publishing Co., Philadelphia. 1876.Archive.org
• Stiles, H. R. "Tombstone Inscriptions from the Presbyterian Churchyard of Southhold" The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (New York City, 1871) Vol. 2, p. 30 Archive.org

See also:

• Ancient Long Island Epitaphs from the Towns of Southold, Shelter Island and East Hampton, New York - Harris, Edward Doubleday, Boston 1903, Southold Village p. 10: Barnabas Horton Archive.org
• Ancestry.com. New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Subscription required.
• Ancestry.com. Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1839 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2017. Subscription$$
• Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012)
• Horton, George Firman. Horton Genealogy (Home Circle Pub. Co., Philadelphia, 1876)
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
• Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell, 1867-1949 of Elmira, New York, USA by Jesse Howell Finch