Jefferson County, NY Pioneers


PIONEER HORTON FAMILY


1. HENRY HORTON, (son of WILLIAM and Lizzie (COVERT) HORTON) was born at Sommers, NY, 7 November 1771. HENRY and his family moved to Pt. Salubrious, Jefferson Co., NY in the autumn of 1809, and settled there. He served in the War of 1812. He died 4 February 1857.

He married at Colchester, Delaware County NY 10 March 1792; Elder Woolsey officiating
ABIGAIL COOK(E) who was born in Dutchess County NY 4 July 1774. Both were members of the Baptist Church. Abigail died 26 September 1854. Both are buried at Pt. Salubrious Cemetery on land that Henry donated for the cemetery. Their children were all born at Colchester, except Susan and Henry, who were born at Pt. Salubrious.

Children, HORTON:

3 i PHEBE HORTON married DANIEL ROBBINS

4 ii WILLIAM COOK(E) HORTON

5 iii ELIZA HORTON married RALPH W. ROGERS.

6 iv STEPHEN HORTON

7 v JOHN TODD HORTON married EMELINE SMITH

8 vi LeROY DE HORTON married JANE REYNOLDS.

9 vii SAMUEL McCREA HORTON

10 vii JACOB R. HORTON

11 viii SUSAN OLIVE HORTON married NOAH DUNHAM

12 ix HENRY HORTON married SARAH P. DUNHAM.

2. JAMES HORTON, (son of WILLIAM and Lizzie (COVERT) HORTON) was born at Sommers, NY, 23 January 1773, a brother to HENRY HORTON, above. James was 16 years of age when his father moved to Colchester, Delaware County NY, where he endured the hardships and privations incident to frontier life. In 1806 he moved from Colchester to Chaumont, Jefferson County, then a dense forest. He settled permanently on Pt. Salubrious, being the first family of white people who ever settled there. Here he was again exposed to hardships, causing continued ill health, until his death, 5 November 1833.

He married 15 May 1800
MARTHA WHITE, who was born at White Plains, NY, 17 March 1775, and died 16 July 1862, aged 87. Their first two children were born at Colchester. The remaining children were born on Pt. Salubrious.

Children, HORTON:

13 i JOHN WHITE HORTON married CANDACE L. FOX

14 ii GEORGE HORTON, married SABRA MILLS.

15 iii ANN CAROLINE HORTON married BENJAMIN RYDER.

16 iv VALIANT McCREA HORTON married DELIA M. COOK

17 v JAMES I. HORTON married LUCY HUBBARD.

18 vi CORNELIUS W. Van RANTZ HORTON married EMELINE E. DICKERSON

19 vii WILLIAM HENRY HORTON married HATTIE WRIGHT.

20 viii SARAH MARIE HORTON

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SUE VICKERMAN



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