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William John Horton 1550–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 19 October 1640

Death Location: Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Mowsley

Mother: Anne Warde

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howson\Hansen\Hanson

Children(s): Joseph Horton

William John Horton was born in 1550 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas De Horton Baron Horton Of Mowsley And Anne Warde. William John Horton married Elizabeth Howson Hansen Hanson, and had children including Joseph Horton. William John Horton passed away in 1640 in Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William John Horton was born in 1550 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas De Horton Baron Horton Of Mowsley And Anne Warde.
  • William John Horton married Elizabeth Howson Hansen Hanson, and had children including Joseph Horton.
  • William John Horton passed away in 1640 in Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Horton's Ancestors

Self
William Horton
1550–1640
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas de Horton Baron Horton of Mowsley
1511–1560
Wakefield Manor, Knaptoft, Mowsley, Leicestershire, England
Anne Warde
1508–1582
Mowsley, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard V "The Younger" Horton Baron Horton of) Mowsley
1485–1540
Mowsley, Leicestershire, , England
Lady (Maude verch) Thomas
1484–1560
Mowsley, Knaptoft Lancashire, England
Sir (Christopher Ward Standard Bearer to King Henry) VIII
1450–1521
Givendale, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Gascoigne
1451–1521
Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
(Sir) Mowsley
1450–1515
Lady Mowsley
1455–1526
Sir Tretherffe
1451–1510
Maude Trevisa
1480–1529
Sir Yorkshire
1429–1472
Lady Stapleton
1430–1507
Sir England
1429–1463
Lady Oversley
1431–1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mowsley
1410–1460
Ann Mowsley
1415–1478
Nicholas Mosley
1435–1455
Elizabeth Sherwood
1435–1455
Sir Tretherffe
1425–1460
Lady Aubyn
1410–1497
Sir Yorkshire
1408–1453
Joan Markenfield
1410–1473
Sir Tunstall
1386–1431
Eleanor (FitzHugh)
1397–1457
Sir Lastingcroft
–1465
Margaret Yor
–1462
Sir Castle
1415–1481
Lady Castle
1415–1487

William Horton's Descendants

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William (John) Horton (1550–19 October 1640) m. Elizabeth Howson\Hansen\Hanson (–16 Jul 1660)
  1. 1. Joseph Horton 1572–1640 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Schuyler 1578–1683
    1. 1. Capt. (Barnabas Horton\de Horton ("Swallow" emigration) ship) 1600–1680 m. Mary Langton 1611–1698
      1. 1. Mary Horton 1635–1684 m. John (Budd II Founder of New Haven, Southold, and) Rye 1631–1684
        1. 1. 🧩John (Budd) III 1665–1698 m. 🧩Hester Evertse 1660–1727

William Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of William John Horton in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1640
19 October 1640
Age 90
Death of William John Horton in Elland, Yorkshire, England
Elland, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1640
    Event Place: Elland, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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