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Thomas Horton 1760 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1760

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: Beaver Dam, Elbert, Georgia, United States

Father: Capt. Horton

Mother: Sarah Hunt

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Horton

The story of Thomas Horton Sr. began in 1760 in Orange, North Carolina, United States. Thomas Horton Sr. had children including William Horton. Thomas Horton Sr. passed away in 1821 in Beaver Dam, Elbert, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Horton Sr. began in 1760 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.
  • Thomas Horton Sr. had children including William Horton.
  • Thomas Horton Sr. passed away in 1821 in Beaver Dam, Elbert, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Horton
1733 – 1782
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA or Virginia
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Sarah Hunt
1735 – 1782
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Horton
1785 – 1847
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Horton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Horton
1760 – 1821
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Capt. James Polk (killed in Revolutionary War) Horton
1733 – 1782
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA or Virginia
Sarah (Ann) Hunt
1735 – 1782
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (P) Hunt
1720 – 1796
Virginia
Sarah (Whitlock) (Hunt)
1722 – 1775
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Horton's Descendants

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Thomas Horton (11 Apr 1760 – 1821)
  1. 1. William Horton (1785 – 18 Jan 1847) m. Jane (H.) Crawford (1786 – Aft. 1851)
    1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Horton (1813 – after 1880) m. Thomas Chambers (1810 – Aft. 15 Jun 1870)
      1. 1. George (Wesley) Chambers (11 Nov 1851 – 28 Feb 1921) m. Lucinda (C) McDonald (24 Oct 1849 – Feb 1919)
        1. 1. Ida Chambers (07 Feb 1885 – 28 May 1965) m. Eliga (Franklin "Frank") Plunk (abt 1885 – 12 June 1967)

Thomas Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1760
11 Apr 1760
Birth of Thomas Horton Sr. in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1821
1821
Age 61
Death of Thomas Horton Sr. in Beaver Dam, Elbert, Georgia, United States
Beaver Dam, Elbert, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1760
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Elbert, Georgia, United States
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