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Abraham Brissell Horton 1759–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1759

Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 11 Dec 1842

Death Location: Mount Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Abraham Sr

Mother: Martha Williams

Spouse(s): Adythia Clark

Children(s): Jesse Horton, Rebecca Horton, Jesse Horton, Celia Horton, Abraham Horton, James Horton, Abraham Horton, Stanford Horton, Hezekiah Horton

Abraham Brissell Horton was born in 1759 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Abraham Horton Sr And Martha Brissell Williams. In 1836, Abraham Brissell Horton resided in Alabama;Alabama. Abraham Brissell Horton married Adythia Clark, and had children including Abraham Benton Horton, Abraham Horton, Celia Horton, Hezekiah Horton, James Horton, Jesse Beener Horton, Jesse Charles Horton, Rebecca Maud Horton, Stanford Horton. Abraham Brissell Horton passed away in 1842 in Mount Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Abraham Brissell Horton was born in 1759 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Abraham Horton Sr And Martha Brissell Williams.
  • In 1836, Abraham Brissell Horton resided in Alabama;Alabama.
  • Abraham Brissell Horton married Adythia Clark, and had children including Abraham Benton Horton, Abraham Horton, Celia Horton, Hezekiah Horton, James Horton, Jesse Beener Horton, Jesse Charles Horton, Rebecca Maud Horton, Stanford Horton.
  • Abraham Brissell Horton passed away in 1842 in Mount Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Sr
1722–1816
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Martha Williams
1726–1808
Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Adythia Clark
1759–1849
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Jesse Horton
1785–1839
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Horton
1799–1891
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
RH
Jesse Horton
1790–1841
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JH
Celia Horton
1795–1800
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
CH
Abraham Horton
1784–1860
Birth Location: Hanging Rock, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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James Horton
1780–1850
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
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Abraham Horton
1808–1896
Birth Location: Pendleton District, South Carolina, USA
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Stanford Horton
1795–1796
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
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Hezekiah Horton
1779–1780
Birth Location: Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
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Abraham Horton's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Horton
1759–1842
Birth Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Abraham Horton Sr
1722–1816
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Martha (Brissell) Williams
1726–1808
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Horton) Jr
1702–
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusettes
Mary (Anne) CHAPIN
1705–1791
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusettes
James (Williams) Jr.
1705–1781
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Priscilla Roberts
1708–
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Horton
1667–1733
Mary Terry
1667–1731
Samuel Sr.
1665–1729
Hannah Sheldon
1670–1742
James Sr
1674–1707
Ann Lewis
1676–1750
Rowland Roberts
1685–1749
Ann Bennett
1687–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Horton
1636–1664
Mary Gibbard
1641–1708
Japhet Chapin
1642–1712
Abilenah Cooley
1643–1710
Isaac Sheldon
1629–1708
Mary Woodford
1636–1684
David Lewis
1649–1694
Ann Jones
1655–1731
John Bennett
1656–1709
Ann Brinton
1660–1719

Abraham Horton's Descendants

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Abraham (Brissell) Horton (9 May 1759–11 Dec 1842) m. Adythia Clark (6 Mar 1759–8 Jun 1849)
  1. 1. Jesse (Beener) Horton 1785–1839 m. Dicia (Jane) Newman 1791–1864
    1. 1. Preston (Berry) Horton 1822–1901 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Malone 1825–1897
      1. 1. Mary (Kansas) Horton 1854–1937 m. John (B) Reynolds 1849–1922
        1. 1. Amanda (Idella Jane) Reynolds 1871–1960 m. Joseph (William) Jett 1875–1906
      2. 2. Idella Smith 1858–1942
      3. 3. Griffin (Rueben) Horton 1864–1952
      4. 4. John (Preston) Horton 1868–1945
      5. 5. Sara ((Sarah) H.) Horton 1850–1897
      6. 6. Louisa (Alabama) Horton 1848–1942
      7. 7. Palestine Horton 1847–1943
      8. 8. Dicy (Jane) Horton 1845–1893 m. James (Holiday Emsley) Guest 1844–1925
        1. 1. Martha (Palestine) Guest 1866–1955
        2. 2. John (Josaphine) Guest 1870–
        3. 3. George (Griffin Emsley) Guest 1883–1966
      9. 9. Martha (Ellen) Horton 1843–1940 m. Samuel (Surratt Sellers) Sr 1845–1916
        1. 1. Ida (Jay) Massey 1881–1955
        2. 2. John (L.) Sellers 1865–1871
        3. 3. Joseph (Smith) Sellers 1879–1879
        4. 4. George Sellers 1880–1880
        5. 5. Arthur (Horton) Sellers 1888–1966
      10. 10. Georgia (Ann) Horton 1841–1927 m. James (Hazlett) Jack 1831–1893
        1. 1. William (Robert) Jack 1861–1924
      11. 11. Tennessee Horton 1855–
    2. 2. Olive (Jane) Horton 1809–1834
    3. 3. Archibald (Jenkins) Horton 1829–1905
    4. 4. Pleasant (Nance) Horton 1816–1865
    5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Horton 1832–1898
    6. 6. Minerva (Jane) Horton 1812–1891
    7. 7. Ellender ("Nellie" Jane) Horton 1826–
    8. 8. Jerusha (Ann) Horton 1834–1880
    9. 9. Fannie (Jane) Horton 1818–1841
    10. 10. Rhoda (Lee) Horton 1820–1895
    11. 11. Jesse (Bean) Horton 1825–1910
    12. 12. Andrew (Carter) Horton 1814–1873
    13. 13. Abraham (B) Horton 1814–1873
    14. 14. Olive (Jane) Horton 1809–
  2. 2. Rebecca (Maud) Horton 1799–1891
  3. 3. Jesse (Charles) Horton 1790–1841
  4. 4. Celia Horton 1795–1800
  5. 5. Abraham Horton 1784–1860 m. Olive Horton 1794–
  6. 6. James Horton 1780–1850
  7. 7. Abraham (Benton) Horton 1808–1896
  8. 8. Stanford Horton 1795–1796
  9. 9. Hezekiah Horton 1779–1780

Abraham Horton's Timeline

5 Records

1759
9 May 1759
Birth of Abraham Brissell Horton in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1777
28 Dec 1777
Age 18
Abraham Brissell Horton was married in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Surry, North Carolina, United States
1836
1836;1849
Age 77
Abraham Brissell Horton resided here in Alabama;Alabama
Alabama;Alabama
1842
11 Dec 1842
Age 83
Death of Abraham Brissell Horton in Courtland, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Courtland, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1848
1848-1862
Age 89
Abraham Brissell Horton resided here in Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1759
    Event Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 141 : 1918
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1777
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1836;1849
    Event Place: Alabama;Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848-1862
    Event Place: Huntsville, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Courtland, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 141 : 1918
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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