James Horton (1782 - 1835)

Born 13 Nov 1782 in Bluestone, , Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Haworth) Horton — married 1 Jan 1812 in , Highland, Ohio

Descendants

Died 29 Apr 1835 at age 52 in Marion County, Indiana, United States

Biography

From his mother's profile, Margaret Beals

Margaret BEALS was first md to James Horton on 17 Jan 1778 in Guilford Co., North Carolina according to Ancestry.com Quaker records, unspecified link by creator Kyndahl Carlson.

Margaret's father, Thomas Beals moved through MD, Winchester, VA and into NC where he stopped at Cane Creek MM in Alamance Co., NC and continued deeper into NC. He moved to Yadkin CO., New Garden, NC which was frontier territory. He was joined by other families land in 1753 went into the ministry. He eventually served at Westfield, Surry Co., NC and developed a large meeting and was there for about thirty years. Thomas Beals then took the call to the Northwest Territory frontier to establish Quakerism there and left his historical footprint.

Margaret married (1) James Horton and had several children including one James HORTON, Jr.

On 5 May 1803 in NC Mrs. Margaret (BEALS) HORTON (12 Oct 1757 - 18 Nov 1833 Richland, IN), dau of Quaker Minister Thomas and Sarah BEALS, and widow of James HORTON married (2) Huff-1762|Daniel Huff]].

James Jr. was mentioned in Daniel HUFF's 1815 will in Highland Co, OH. When she and Daniel md, she was considered a widow because James HORTON had gone on a trip and never returned. His horse, a mare, returned with a colt some months later; and she was found standing at the meeting house hitching post where she had stood many times before. James HORTON was assumed to have met with an accident or was killed by Indians.

Sources

• Huff, Max, "The Huff-Hough-Hoff Journal," current Custodian Granville W. Hough Library including unpublished works 1992-1995. [[1]]
• Roesch, Barbara, John and Hannah Hough of England and Pennsylvania ~ Migrations of their Carolina Sons Northwest and Southwest 1683-c1900, Dec 2015

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of Spurlock 20110318.ged on 19 March 2011.