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Thomas Horton 1760 – 1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1760

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 Mar 1823

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

Father: Capt. Horton

Mother: Sarah Hunt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lindsay

Children(s): William Horton

Thomas Horton was born in 1760 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Capt. James Polk (killed in Revolutionary War) Horton and Sarah Ann Hunt. Thomas Horton married Elizabeth Lindsay, and had children including William Horton. Thomas Horton passed away in 1823 in Beaver Dam, Elbert, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Horton was born in 1760 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Capt. James Polk (killed in Revolutionary War) Horton and Sarah Ann Hunt.
  • Thomas Horton married Elizabeth Lindsay, and had children including William Horton.
  • Thomas Horton passed away in 1823 in Beaver Dam, Elbert, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Elizabeth Lindsay
1763 – 1841
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

William Horton
1785 – 1847
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
WH

Thomas Horton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Horton
1760 – 1823
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Capt. James Polk (killed in Revolutionary War) Horton
1733 – 1782
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA or Virginia
Sarah (Ann) Hunt
1735 – 1782
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Horton's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Horton (11 Apr 1760 – 29 Mar 1823) m. Elizabeth Lindsay (2 April 1763 – 2 Mar 1841)
  1. 1. William Horton (1785 – 18 Jan 1847) m. Jane (H) Crawford (1786 – )
    1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie") Horton (09 Oct 1812 – 5 September 1859) m. William (Tollet) Maxwell (30 August 1804 – 30 July 1892)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Catherine (Caroline) Maxwell) Campbell (12 Jan 1846 – 23 April 1909) m. David (Gillis) Campbell (3 June 1852 – 11 Sep 1931)
        1. 1. Albert (G) Campbell (abt 1886 – 5 November 1945) m. Jessie Campbell (abt 1886 – 20 September 1951)

Thomas Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1760
11 Apr 1760
Birth of Thomas Horton in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1823
29 Mar 1823
Age 63
Death of Thomas Horton 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 County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Elbert, Georgia, United States
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