Born in Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Horton Jr.
and Hannah (Garnsey) Horton
Sister of
David Horton Sr, Hannah Anna (Horton) Goff, Elijah Horton, Experience Horton and Mary Elizabeth (Horton) Jennings
Wife of
Philip Franklin
— married
31 Mar 1728 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA
Descendants 
Mother of
Daniel Franklin, John Franklin, Aaron Franklin Sr, Patience Franklin, Mary Mercy (Franklin) Yeaw, Mary (Franklin) Guile, Moses Franklin, Rachel (Franklin) Weatherhead and Philip Franklin
Died
at age 84
in Guilford, Windham County, VT
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2010
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Biography
Daughter of Thomas and Hannah Horton, born 8 June 1706, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. [1]
She married Philip Franklin, March 1728, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts.[2]
Rachel died on Feb. 24, 1791 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7J-X4V : 4 December 2014), Rachall Horton, 08 Jun 1706; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGZ-B48 : 4 December 2014), Philip Frank and Rachell Horten, 06 Mar 1728; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.
- ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJ1-CM5 : 6 December 2014), Rachel Franklin, 24 Feb 1791, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,552.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK5-BGR9 : 11 July 2016), Rachel G Horton Franklin, 1791; Burial, Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States of America, Franklin Cemetery; citing record ID 45684372, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. [1]
- Horton-2678 was created by Carol DiFlauro through the import of Carol Pelham Family Tree.ged on Sep 4, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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