Phebe (Horton) King (1711 - 1789)

Born 3 Jun 1711 in Southold, Suffolk, New York

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Descendants

Died 19 May 1789 at age 77 in Black River, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Phebe Horton was born on 3 June 1711.^[1]

Phebe was the daughter of Caleb Horton (1687-1772).^[2]

She married Constant King, son of John and Catherine (Osborn) King, on 13 Feb. 1735.^[1][3]

Justus King, son of Constant King and Phebe Horton, was born on 13 March 1737 at Southold, Suffolk County, New York.^[4][5] He was cited as a grandson in the will of Caleb Horton.^[2]

Phebe died on 19 May 1789 at Black River, New Jersey.^[1][6]

Research Notes

Genealogy of a Branch of the King Family^[5]

• Lists Phebe's birth as 3 June 1711 and death as 19 May 1789.

The King family of Southhold, Suffolk County, New York, 1595-1901^[6]

• Lists Phebe as the daughter of David Horton.
• Lists Phebe's birth as 3 June 1715 and death as 19 May 1789.

Horton Genealogy; or, Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640^[7]

• Lists Phebe as the daughter of David Horton.
• States her birth as 1715 and marriage to Constant King.

New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817:^[2]

Will of Caleb Horton dated 16 May 1759, with 2 Jan. 1768 codicil, proved 21 Nov. 1772

• Cites daughter Phebe and grandson Justus King.

Based on the will of Caleb Horton - and contrary to other sources - Phebe Horton was the daughter of Caleb Horton.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The New England historical and genealogical register Vol XI. 1857. Genealogy of a Branch of the King Family. Pages 357-9.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, Liber K p. 508 - Will of Caleb Horton dated 16 May 1759, with 2 Jan. 1768 codicil, proved 21 Nov. 1772 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/2793/records/17011
3. ↑ The Salmon Records - A Private Register of Marriages and Deaths of the Residents of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, N.Y. 1696-1811 edited by William A. Robbins, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society 1918 - An account of Some of the Marriages in Southold since the year 1706 - page 83: 1735 Feb. 13 Constant King & Phebe Horton https://archive.org/stream/salmonrecordspri00salm#page/83/mode/2up
4. ↑ Descendants of the Jersey Settlers, Kingston, Adams County, Mississippi - Henry Blackburn Eaton and Daniel S. Farrar page 57 http://www.djs.org/HenryBlackburnEaton.pdf
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Genealogy of a Branch of the King Family - found in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol XI, 1857 - page 357: Constant King, the 4th son of John King, married Phebe Horton https://archive.org/details/newenglandhistor1857wate/page/n747/mode/2up
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} The King family of Southhold, Suffolk County, New York, 1595-1901 page 17: Constant King https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t3ws8r70w&view=1up&seq=31
7. ↑ Horton Genealogy; or, Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640 - Horton, Geo. F. - page 67: David Horton - daughter Phebe https://archive.org/details/hortongenealogyo00hort/page/67/mode/2up