William John Horton (1743 - 1831)

Born 10 Jan 1743 in Yorktown, Westchester County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Covert) Horton — married 1768 in Yorktown, Westchester, New York

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1831 at age 88 in Colchester, Delaware County, New York, United States

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Biography

Name

William /Horton/^[1][2]

Birth

10 JAN 1743

Yorktown, Westchester County, New York^[3]

William Horton was named as husband of Elizabeth in his father-in-law's (Elisha Covert) will. ^[4]

William Horton (son of Daniel, grandson of John, ...Joseph, ...Barnabas) was referred to as Judge William Horton in "The ancestors and descendants of Isaac Horton of Liberty, New York", a position her served 1797-1801 in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County. He was once also commissioner of highways. In 1798 he represented the county in the state legislature. ^[5]

Death

04 APR 1831

Colchester, Delaware County, New York^[6]

28 JAN 1831

Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA^[7]

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 04 APR 1831Array

Title

Hon.^[8]

Marriage

1768

Yorktown, Westchester, New York, USA^[9]

Marriage date of 1768 noted, stated "Both Mr. and Mrs. Horton were active workers in the Baptist church, and the entire family held membership in the same. Followed by list of children. ^[10]

Children

1. John, born 1769 married Sallie Hagan
2. Henry November 7, 1771 married Abigail Cook
3. James January 23, 1773, married Martha White;
4. Sarah, 1775, married Jacob Radaker
5. Micajah, 1777, married Hannah Williams
6. Isaac April 13, 1780, died May 10, 1855, He married January i1 1807, Prudence, daughter of Enoch and Esther (Wright) Knapp. They had ten children. Finally Harriet abt. 1783, who married John Radaker. ^[11][12]

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Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S00055 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Horton
2. ↑ Source: #S00055 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Horton
3. ↑ Source: #S00055 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Horton
4. ↑ NYG&B "Early Wills of Westchester Co., N.Y." NY-31-33-409.
5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290006-00012/1594244?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/33332169/person/28077777476/facts
6. ↑ Source: #S00055 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Horton
7. ↑ Source: #S00055 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Horton
8. ↑ Source: #S00055 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Horton
9. ↑ Source: #S00055 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Horton
10. ↑ Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Emerson Collins Editor, by John Woolf Jordan - 1906. Page 39
11. ↑ A History of Western New York at: http://archive.org/stream/genealogicalfami03incutt/genealogicalfami03incut t_djvu.txt
12. ↑ Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Emerson Collins Editor, by John Woolf Jordan - 1906. Page 39
13. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290006-00012/1594244?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/33332169/person/28077777476/facts

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Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Andrew White for creating WikiTree profile Horton-1697 through the import of APW_2013-03-26.ged on Mar 26, 2013.