John Horton (abt. 1718 - abt. 1792)

Born about 6 Mar 1718 in Saint Pauls Parish, King George, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Wheeler) Horton — married about 1744 in Stafford, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 10 Sep 1792 at about age 74 in Stafford County, Virginia [uncertain]

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Biography

John Horton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A203113.

Born: March 6, 1717/1718, Stafford County, Virginia.^[1][2]John Horton, son of Hugh Horton and Elizabeth, shares the same birth date with his brother William Horton.^[1]

Married: John Horton married Sarah Wheeler, "bef.18 Nov. 1761: bride dau.of Wm. Wheeler (d. WC 1762)".^{[3][4][5][6][7] [8]}

Residence: Stafford County, Virginia.^[6][9][3]

Death: A death or burial record cannot be located for John Horton, but the DAR database has it as September 10, 1792 with a location as Stafford County, Virginia.^[2] His Will was proven at the September 1792 Term of the Stafford County Court.

Last Will & Testament: The Last Will and Testament of John Horton was proven at the September 1792 Term of the Stafford County, Virginia Court on the oath of Joseph Smith, Gent.^[10] William Horton was appointed Executor at the October 1792 Term of Court.^[11] The Inventory and Appraisment was approved at the May 1793 Term of Court.^[12]

Enslaved Persons

1. Scipio, Male, b. July 13, 1757.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} St. Paul's Parish Register: Stafford-King George Counties, Virginia, 1715-1798, p. 67 Image 99 (Complied by King, dedicated to Nicklin, J.B.C., Clearfield Publishing, Baltimore, M.D. 1962)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 2nd, 2015), "Record of John Horton", Ancestor # A203113.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Headley, Robert K. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649–1800, p. 185 (Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003) Available on Ancestry here
4. ↑ Source: S240040038 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 7836
5. ↑ Source: #S240040038 Source number: 103.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ELW Ancestry Record 7836 #602226
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} John Horton and his wife Sarah are listed as the parents of Orpan Horton in her certificate of christening dated February 14, 1754 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States. "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRC-VM4 : 28 January 2020), John Horton in entry for Orpan Horton, 1754. They are also listed as parents at Orpan's death on August 8, 1755. Overwharton Parish Register 1720 to 1760 Available on Archive.org here
7. ↑ John and Sarah are listed as the parents of Phobe Horton, b. March 14, 1752, d. July 17, 1755. Overwharton Parish Register 1720 to 1760 Available on Archive.org here
8. ↑ John and Sarah are listed as the parents of Clara Horton, b. December 5, 1757, Overwharton Parish Register 1720 to 1760 Available on Archive.org here
9. ↑ Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1773 VA Census, Rental Rolls for John Horton, Stafford, Virginia Available on Archive.org here
10. ↑ Virginia, Stafford, Court Orders Sept. 1792 Term, Proof of Will Available here
11. ↑ Virginia, Stafford, Court Orders Oct. 1792 Term, Appt. of Executor Available here
12. ↑ Virginia, Stafford, Court Orders May 1793 Term, Available here
13. ↑ Virginia Beach Public Library, Overwharton Parish Project, p. 12 Available here

• Boddie, John Bennett, and Mrs. John Bennett Boddie. Historical Southern Families. Vol. IX. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub., 1965.