Caleb Horton (1687 - 1772)

Born 22 Dec 1687 in Southold, Suffolk, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Terry) Horton — married Dec 1709 in Riverhead, Suffolk County, Province of New York

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1772 at age 84 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey

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Biography

Caleb Horton was born on 22 Dec 1687 in Southold, Suffolk, New York.^[1][2] His parents were Barnabas Horton and Sarah Wines.^[2][3]

He moved to Roxbury, now Chester, New Jersey, in 1748 and settled there. They were both members of the Southold Church and liberal supporters of the Gospel.^[1]

Marriage

He married Phebe Terry, daughter of Nathaniel Terry, son of Richard Terry, and born in Southold in 1698.^[1], in December 1709 in Southold,^[4]

Children, born in Southold :^[1][2]

• Phebe Horton about 1712-1789 married Constant King (not Henry Tuthill)^[5]
• Caleb Horton 1715 married Sarah Benjamin
• Hannah Horton 1717 married Samuel Swazey
• Nathaniel Horton (1719-1804) married Mehitable Case
• Elijah Horton 1724 married Lydia Swazey
• Richard Horton (1726-1773) married Elizabeth Harrison
• Mary Horton (1726-1807) married Richard Terry
• Rhoda Horton 1728 married Robert Robinson
• Nathan Horton (1730-1808) married Sarah Luce
• Rachel, about 1733 married Jonathan Racket
• Sarah, about 1735 married Stephen Swazey

Death

Caleb died August 6, 1772, and his wife Phebe December 24, 1776.^[1]

Will and Codicil

His will dated 16 May 1759 had a codicil dated 2 January 1768, added after the death of his wife Phebe 24 December 1767.^[6][7]

Children named in his will:

Sons - Caleb, Nathaniel, Nathan, and Elijah

Daughters - Phebe, Hannah, Sarah, Mary and Rhoda

Grandson - Justus King (note: son of Phebe, wife of Constant King)

Witnesses to will:

Richard Terry, Constant King

He cites, in the codicil of 1768 by name, his wife Phebe, being now dead, and his five daughters, Phebe, Hannah, Sarah, Mary and Rhoda, to receive all that was listed in the original will to be left to his wife, now to be divided evenly between them.

Research Notes

Conflicting sources

Sons named in the will of Caleb Horton:

Nathaniel married Mehitabel Case 15 August 1739.^[8]

Nathaniel married Mehitabel Wells^[1]

Nathan married Sarah Luce about 1749^[1]

Nathan married Mehitabel Case^[1]

Daughter named in the will of Caleb Horton:

Phebe married Constant King, because grandson Justus King named^[7]

Phebe married Henry Tuthill^[1]

Children

Daughter Sarah born 1735, as shown in Horton Genealogy,^[1] may have been the daughter of his son Caleb and born about 1738.

A Sarah Horton, born about 1718 and married to Richard Swayze,^[5] is possibly his daughter Sarah.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Horton Genealogy; or, Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640 - Horton, Geo. F. - p. 68: Caleb Horton born in Southold 22 Dec. 1687; married Phebe Terry 1709 Archive.org
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} The American Descendants of Henry Luce of Martha's Vineyard, Vol. 1, 1994, by Martha McCourt - p. 20: Caleb Horton b. 22 Dec 1687, son of Barnabas Horton & Sarah Wines - p. 33: Caleb Horton d. 6 Aug. 1772; Phebe Terry d. 24 Dec. 1767 - pp. 33-34: children of Caleb Horton - Archive.org (borrow with login)
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #151259639
4. ↑ 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 - p. 76: 1709 Dec. ___ Caleb Horton & Phebe Terry Archive.org
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Descendants of the Jersey Settlers, Kingston, Adams County, Mississippi - Henry Blackburn Eaton and Daniel S. Farrar - p. 20: Constant King married 1735 Phoebe Horton - p. 21: Richard Swayze married Sarah Horton viewer at FamilySearch
6. ↑ Abstract of Wills, New Jersey 1670-1817 - Liber K pp. 508-510 http://longislandgenealogy.com/barnabas/hortonwill.html
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 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 Ancestry.com
8. ↑ 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 85: 1739 Aug. 15 Nathll Horton & Mehitabel Case Archive.org

• Find A Grave: Memorial #6607930
• The American Descendants of HenryLuce of Martha's Vineyard 3 Vols and 1987 Indexed Addendum, by Martha McCourt and Thomas Luce.

See Also

• Biographical Sketch of Caleb Horton [1]

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Horton-1395 created through the import of Bartlett_Barden_Gray Family.ged on Jun 11, 2012 by David Bartlett.
• WikiTree profile Horton-834 created through the import of myrtle2.GED on Jun 3, 2011 by John Newmark.