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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
A superscript is denoted by ^x or ^.
As the ERRATA states: "Errors in spelling, and occasionally discrepancies in dates may be found, but their correction will readily suggest itself to the reader." Errors in dates, even seemingly obvious ones, have not been corrected.
The two Indexes are incomplete and contain many errors. With a few exceptions these errors have not been adjusted; one valid page number has been added to an entry when none was present in the original Index.
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
More detail of changes made can be found at the end of the book.
"GATHER THE CHILDREN."
HORTON GENEALOGY;
CHRONICLES
OF THE
DESCENDANTS OF BARNABAS HORTON,
COMPILED BY GEO. F. HORTON, M.D.
PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED BY THE HOME CIRCLE PUBLISHING CO. 1876.
Errors in spelling, and occasionally discrepancies in dates may be found, but their correction will readily suggest itself to the reader.
Arms are hereditary, but the mottoes are not, and may be changed to suit the taste or fancy of any family. There are other Arms of the Horton family, varying somewhat from the above. The date of the grant of the arms I have not found--probably many centuries ago.
PREFACE--INTRODUCTION.
Barnabas Horton was a man of deep-toned piety, and a warm advocate of civil and religious freedom. He was one of the most prominent and influential men of Southold. He was for many years a magistrate, and several times a member of the General Court at New Haven and Harford. He built the first framed dwelling-house ever erected on the east of Long Island, and that house is still standing and occupied. It is a shingle-house, that is, shingles are used for weather-boards, and the sides have never been reshingled, and the roof but once, according to the statement of Jonathan Goldsmith Horton, the last Horton occupant of the old house.
His tombstone is of English blue marble, five feet long and about three feet wide. It is placed horizontally over the grave. The stone was re-lettered about fifty or sixty years ago by Jonathan G. Horton. It is elevated about eighteen inches from the ground, on a good stone base. The original base was of brick, but it had all crumbled down many years ago. The present base was put under the stone at the time it was re-lettered by Jonathan G. Horton.
The inscription surrounds the border of the stone, and reads as follows:
"Here lieth buried the body of MR. BARNABAS HORTON, who was born at Mousely, Leicestershire, Old England, and died at Southold, on the 13th day of July, 1680, aged 80 years."
In the centre of the stone we find the Epitaph, as follows:
"Here lies my body tombed in dust 'Till Christ shall come to raise it with the just; My soul ascended to the throne of God, Where with sweet Jesus now I make abode: Then hasten after me, my dearest wife, To be partaker of this blessed life; And you, dear children, all follow the Lord, Hear and obey His public sacred word; And in your houses call upon His name, For oft I have advised you to the same: Then God will bless you with your children all, And to this blessed place He will you call."
Heb. xi: 4.--"He being dead, yet speaketh."
It is said that this epitaph was written by himself, and that it, together with the inscription, date of his death excepted, was all put upon the stone before he died. He was the only one of the original thirteen who brought his tombstone with him, and this fact seems to indicate a commendable desire to see that his name and memory should not perish from the earth.
MORE ABOUT THE OLD HOUSE.
With a few repairs, the old castle may yet stand for generations far in the future.
At the death of Jonathan G. Horton, the old homestead became, by will, the property of the Rev. Mrs. Williams, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who was the adopted daughter of Jonathan G. Horton, he never having had issue, so that on the 3d of July, 1873, the old homestead went out of the Horton name.
Mrs. Williams proposes to sell it, and if some of the Hortons do not buy it, it will indicate a lack of decent respect for the old castle, if not for the Horton name. It should be bought back into the Horton name, suitably repaired and preserved for the wonder and admiration of generations of Hortons yet unborn. Jonathan G. Horton, the short, thick man, and Stuart T. Terry, are the two men seen in the engraving, in front of the old house.
THE OLD BIBLE.
Perhaps the most interesting relic left by our good old ancestor, Barnabas, is the OLD BIBLE, which he brought with him from England. It is now in the possession of the Hon. Silas Horton, of Southold. It was taken to the Bible House, New York, some years ago, and carefully repaired, and every torn leaf mended, so that it is now entire, and in a good condition.
We find in it the following record:
"Imprinted at London, by the Deputies of Christian Barker."
CUM PRIVILEGIO.
Then follows in manuscript:
"Barnabas Horton, to his son Jonathan Horton, this BIBLE he did bequeath, in the year of our Lord, 1680."
Then follows:
In another place, and probably in the handwriting of Jonathan Horton, Jr., we find:
Again we find:
And then follows:
"Feb. 8, in the year 1742, then Jonathan Tuthill departed this life--the son of Henry Tuthill and Bethia Tuthill. Susanna Tuthill, wife of Jonathan Tuthill, departed this life May 16, in the year 1743, in the 50th year of her age. Henry Tuthill, departed this life the 4th day of January, in the year 1750, aged 84. Bethia Tuthill, wife of Henry Tuthill, departed this life March 16th, 1744, in the 73d year of her age."
OLD MUSKET, CASK, AND WALKING STAFF.
The CASK, in which he packed a portion of his household goods, and brought over with him, is still in existence, and is owned by Gilbert W. Horton, of Bay View, Southold. It is doubly historic from the fact that when the British invaded Long Island it was filled with wheat and buried, thus securing the wheat from the foraging parties of the British army. It is made of solid oak--hoops and all--the hoops are square and about an inch and a quarter thick--only one hoop missing. It is used for a grain cask, and will hold about fifteen bushels. It was formerly called "uncle Barney's money barrel," as romance had it, that he brought it over full of gold and silver.
His WALKING STAFF is still preserved. It is made of the Yew tree wood, has a fine ivory head with the letters "J. H." and the figures "1617" in apparently golden specks indented into it, from which it would seem that it once belonged to his father, and that J. H. were his initials. It is now owned by Silas R. Horton, of Goshen, N. Y.
Many other mementos of the old Puritan are in existence, some of them in the Long Island Historical Rooms, Brooklyn, N. Y.
THE HORTON NAME--FIRST SETTLERS IN THIS COUNTRY.
It is not known from what place in England either Thomas or Jeremiah came, nor is there any certain evidence that they were brothers of Barnabas, but the three coming over about the same time would favor the tradition that they were brothers.
ANTIQUITY OF THE HORTON FAMILY.
The antiquity of the Horton Family is established by the fact, that one Robert De Horton, manumitted a bondman to his manor of Horton, long before the time of Henry Larey, Earl of Lincoln, who died in 1310. It is also ascertained that the Hortons had a manor-house in Great Horton, with a mill and certain demesne lands therewith belonging, at a very remote period.
William Horton, Esq., of Frith House, in Barksland, Halifax, descended from the above-mentioned Robert, married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hanson, Esq., of Toothill, had issue and died about 1640, viz.:
It is held that this Joseph settled in Mousely, Leicester Co., and was the father of Barnabas Horton. It is highly probable that Barnabas was not the oldest son, and not inheriting real estate, may have been one reason for his emigrating to America.
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