There has been considerable confusion between the name Horner and the name Houser, notably with respect to the birth surname of Elizabeth who married John Lewis. An effort is being made to restrict Houser information to Houser profiles and Horner information to Horner profiles.Day-1904 23:42, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
The following persons are often confused:
Thomas Horner, born, say, 1643, probably England. Poor documentation. Father of Elizabeth Horner, born 1665 said to have married a John Lewis.
Thomas Horner, born 1635. Son of Edward Horner and Elizabeth Tamworth of Mells, Somerset, England. Daughter Elizabeth burned at stake as a witch in England.
Thomas Horner,aka Houser, born 1641, died 1756 (???) in Maryland. Daughter Elizabeth married Warner.
Thomas Horner. born 1641, son of Christopher. Associated with Ripon, Yorkshire, England.
Thomas Horner, born 1641. Son of George and Elizabeth. George born Norfolk, Virginia, died Westmoreland, Virginia. Thomas died 1666, Prince George's County, Maryland. No source, no spouse, no children.
Thomas Horner, born 1645, died 1666. Son of Matthew Horner. Associated with Yorkshire, England.
1639 Biography of Thomas Horner, Sr.
This is the biography of the father of Elizabeth Horner, born 1665 in Prince George's County, Maryland, who married John Lewis. Assuming that this person was aged 21 when he married Elizabeth Horner's mother and 22 when Elizabeth was born, he himself was born, say, 1643. If we assume he was 18 when he was transported to Maryland and then served a year indenture beforee he was free to marry, he was age 25 when he married and 26 when Elizabeth was born in 1665, giving him a birth year of, say, 1639, a date of transportation of 1657, and a land award date of 1664
Children
Thomas Horner, Sr, was born in 1641. Assume he was transported to Maryland (at someone else's expense) at the age of 16, or 1657. He would then owe 7 years of service before striking out on his own in, say, 1664. Assume his marriage in 1664, and the earliest birth year for a child would be 1665.
Elizabeth Horner was born in 1665 in Prince George's County. He had one daughter, Elizabeth Horner. [1] Elizabeth Horner was born about 1665 in Prince George's, died 1734, the daughter of Thomas Horner (1641-1666). On 18 April 1683 she married John Lewis (1661-5 March 1710). She died in 1734 in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland. They had a child Samuel Lewis (1700-1764) [1]
Thomas Horner, Jr. , born, say, 1667. That there was a second generation Thomas Horner is conjecture at this point. Following this conjecture, however, Thomas Horner Jr, if born 1667, would have been 21 and able to make records as an adult in 1688. Earlier documents, then, would be presumed to be his father's.
1674 Death
Marlin Lewis reports that Thomas Horner died after 1666 in Prince George's County, Maryland [1] It should be noted that Prince George's County did not exist until it was created in 1694.
However, a Thomas Horner patended land in 1673, at a point where his son would probably have been too young. So assume for the moment that this Thomas lived at least to 1674 and died afterward.
Research Notes
Horner Baptisms in England
The following baptisms occurred in England at about the right time period:
Thomas Horner, son of William, born about 1634, baptized 14 Dec 1634 in South Walsham, St Lawrence and St Mary, Norfolk, England [2]
Thomas Horner, born about 1645, was baptized 19 Feb 1645 at North Walsham, Norfolk, England. [2]
Thomas Harner, son of Richard, born about 1649, was baptized 27 April 1649 at Beetley, Norfolk, England [2]
Skordas: Horner Immigrants
Skordas shows the following Horne/Horner immigrants [3]: Skordas' entries have been rearranged by date; if each was 18 when transported and served a 7 year indenture, they were born 25 years before the date shown:
Luke Horner, 5:87, Transp 1649-62
Richard Horner, 5:87, Transp 1661
Thomas Horner, 6:62, Transp 1663 (9:190)
William Horne, Liber 9:34, Transported 1665
Thomas Horner, 10:570, Transp 1666
Martha Horner, 13:122, Transp 1669
William Horne, Liber 15:451, Immigrated 1669 and settled in Cecil Co. (It would appear then that William paid the way of one of Thomas, above)
Thomas Horne, Liber 15:451, Transported 1669
William Horner, 16:67, Transp 1670
William Horner, 17:531, Transp 1673
Thomas Horne, Liber 17:416, Transported 1673
William Horne, Liber 18:136, Of Anne Arundel Co, and Margaret his wife. Service prior to 1674. (19:503)
William Horne, 15:424, Transp 1677
These are the dates land was assigned in their own right, which in the case of those who were transported may be seven years late than their actual arrival.
Other Horners Who Could be Immigrants
Thomas Horner, born 1635. Son of Edward Horner and Elizabeth Tamworth of Mells, Somerset, England. Daughter Elizabeth burned at stake as a witch in England.
Thomas Horner. born 1641, son of Christopher. Associated with Ripon, Yorkshire, England.
Thomas Horner, born 1645, died 1666. Son of Matthew Horner. Associated with Yorkshire, England.
Thomas Horner, born 1709, son of [[Horner-2908|Thomas Horner, born 1667
1648 Thomas Horner, Baltimore County
1673 Black Snake Point, Baltimore County
On 5th May 1673 Thomas Horner patented 100 acres of Black Snake Point in Baltimore County [4]
Assume that this Thomas Horner had served 7 years in 1673, so arrived in Maryland 1666, and if aged 18 at the time, was born 1648.
1705 Thomas Horner, Swan Creek, Harford County
A Thomas Horner was born September 1705 in Maryland and died 16 June 1756 in Swan Creek, Harford County, Maryland. The Find-a-Grave account states that this Thomas is the first recorded family member known to have arrived in the American Colonies. [5]
On October 27, 1741 in St. George Parish, Maryland, he married Grace (Preston) Anderson (1709-1756), widow of Charles Anderson.
Children of Thomas Horner and his wife Grace
Sarah Horner - 26 Dec 1741-? married Robert Cook
Casandra Horner - 21 Mar 1743-?
James Horner - 1747-?
William Horner - 1750-1829
Children of Grace and Charles Anderson
Daniel Anderson
Sarah Anderson
Charles Anderson
Margaret Anderson
Possible Sibling named James Horner
There is no evidence to suggest Thomas had a brother James -- but by a coincidence of time and place, there was such a person nearby: "The south-side settlers followed the Severn back to Round Bay. They were James Horner, who held "Locust Neck"; Peter Porter at "Bustions Point," adjoining James Warner." [6]
↑ Gust Skordas, The Early Settlers of Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing House, 1968. page 238
↑ Baltimore County Circuit Court. Certificates, Patented, BA Patented Certificate 641A Thomas Horner (Folder Found Empty)
MSA S1190-738 Black Snake Point Accessed 4 December 2023 jhd
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #141632922 Thomas Horner Created by: Sheila Duplaga. Added: 21 Jan 2015. Citing Virginia Horner Hinds. Our Horner Ancestors, William of Fayette County, PA, son of Thomas of Baltimore County, MD: Family Genealogy ca 1700-1973 and Allied Lines Accessed May 9, 2018 jhd
WikiTree profile Horner-273 created through the import of Wells Tree.ged on Mar 8, 2012 by Tommy Wells. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tommy and others.
Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Marie and others.
This person was created through the import of 229-Davies.ged on 19 October 2010.
WikiTree profile Horner-294 created through the import of Dankowski Family Tree.ged on May 28, 2012 by Laura Mercado. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Laura and others.
Horner-775 was created by Katharine Mounger through the import of Jones and Brookfield ancestry.ged on Jun 15, 2015.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
Horner-2622 and Horner-44 do not represent the same person because: Horner-44 contains information on 3 generations. Horner-2622 is probably the second or third generation on Horner-44, and they need to be linked as parent and child, not merged.