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William John Horton 1743 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1743

Birth Location: Yorktown, Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: 4 Apr 1831

Death Location: Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA

Father: Daniel Horton

Mother: Esther Lane

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Covert

Children(s): John Horton

William John Horton was born in 1743 in Yorktown, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Daniel Horton and Esther Lane. William John Horton married Elizabeth Lizzie Covert, and had children including John Horton. William John Horton passed away in 1831 in Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • William John Horton was born in 1743 in Yorktown, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Daniel Horton and Esther Lane.
  • William John Horton married Elizabeth Lizzie Covert, and had children including John Horton.
  • William John Horton passed away in 1831 in Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Horton
1692 – 1777
Birth Location: Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Esther Lane
1704 – 1769
Birth Location: Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Covert
1743 – 1831
Birth Location: Cortlandt Manor, Westchester, New York, USA
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Children(s)

John Horton
1769 – 1828
Birth Location: Somers, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
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William Horton's Ancestors

Self
William Horton
1743 – 1831
Birth Place: Yorktown, Westchester, New York, USA
Parents
Daniel Horton
1692 – 1777
Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA
Esther Lane
1704 – 1769
Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA
Grandparents
John Horton
1656 – 1717
Southold, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Horton
1625 – 1696
Jane Budd
1633 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barnabas Horton
1600 – 1680
Anne Smith
1602 – 1635
John Budd
1599 – 1670
Katherine Butcher
1598 – 1674

William Horton's Descendants

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William (John) Horton (10 Jan 1743 – 4 Apr 1831) m. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Covert (4 Jan 1743 – 24 Jun 1831)
  1. 1. John Horton (7 November 1769 – 28 October 1828) m. Sarah (Sallie) Hagar (21 Jan 1774 – 31 Jul 1849)
    1. 1. David Horton (23 Aug 1797 – 8 June 1879) m. Huldah (Marie) Redeker (29 Dec 1800 – 24 Oct 1895)
      1. 1. Simon (Bolivar) Horton (1825 – 1897)
      2. 2. John (H) Horton (7 October 1826 – 15 January 1915)
      3. 3. Samuel (McCray) Horton (24 Jun 1830 – 06 Nov 1906) m. Nancy (Catherine) Ostrum (8 Jun 1837 – 15 Feb 1911)
        1. 1. Phoebe (Mariah) Horton (04 Aug 1860 – 20 Dec 1933) m. George (LeRoy) Gage (08 Jun 1855 – 24 Nov 1933)
      4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) Horton (12 December 1832 – 13 July 1916)
      5. 5. Orrin (Onley) Horton (1834 – 3 November 1886)
      6. 6. Martha (H.) Landfield (1836 – 19 August 1918)
      7. 7. Charlotte (V.) Pelton (19 February 1838 – 20 July 1915)
      8. 8. Hershel (David) Horton (1840 – 1 August 1916)
      9. 9. Perry (Elbridge) Horton (1842 – 1917)
      10. 10. Sarah (L) Mitchell (1846 – 1929)

William Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1743
10 Jan 1743
Birth of William John Horton in Yorktown, Westchester, New York, USA
Yorktown, Westchester, New York, USA
1831
4 Apr 1831
Age 88
Death of William John Horton in Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA
Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1743
    Event Place: Yorktown, Westchester, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1831
    Event Place: Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA
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