USA > New York > Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and family history of New York, Volume II > Part 16
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27
Mr. Horton was married, March 19, 1879, to Alice T. Bailey, born April 16, 1857, died June 15, 1893, daughter of Abraham T. and Susan (Penny) Bailey of Purdy Station, Westchester county, New York, and their children are: Daniel S., born December 24, 1879; Chauncey T., born April 2, 1883; Gabrielle Horton, born January 6, 1886, died August 25, 1887; Ralph, born March 13, 1889; Jerome, born April 30, 1891. Mr. Horton married October 30, 1895, Mary Elizabeth Adams, born December 28, 1860, daughter of Perkinson and Mary (Wilson) Adams, of Sussex county, New Jersey.
HORACE T. HORTON.
Horace T. Horton, an officer for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in New York City, was born in Wallkill, Orange county, New York, May 9, 1860, son of Gabriel C. and Elizabeth (Thompson) Horton, and one of two children, viz .: Horace T., and Gilbert B., born August 7, 1864. He married Rose Payne, and has two children as fol- lows: Mary Hope, born July 30, 1886; Harry A., born Decem- ber 1, 1888
Horace T. Horton received his elementary training in the schools of his native town, and for some time attended an acad- emy at Middletown, New York, also an academy at Stanford, Delaware county, New York. At the age of nineteen he took up the practical duties of life, and entered the employ of Slaw-
F
James Madison Horton
233
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
son Brothers milk distributers in New York City, with whom he remained for about a period of four years. He then fol- lowed various occupations up until 1897, when he was appointed an officer in the service of the American Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals, which position he is holding at the present time. He is a member of Working Lodge, No. 554, Free and Accepted Masons, located at Jefferson, Schoharie county, New York, which he joined about 1882.
Horace T. Horton married, March 16, 1892, in New York City, Berdean Y. Elston, born June 17, 1872, at Unionville, Orange county, New York, daughter of Elikam and Melissa (Chrysty) Elston, both of Unionville, Orange county, New York. Of this marriage were born two daughters: Alice E. Hor- ton. September 20, 1897; Elizabeth Gertrude, March 15, 1906, in New York City.
JAMES MADISON HORTON, M. D.
Gilbert Horton, the grandfather of Dr. Horton, married Sarah White, and was one of the many families from Long Island who settled in Orange county, where they were known as honest and respectable citizens. They were the parents of eleven children : Chauncey ; Thomas; George W .; Mary, wife of John Youngs; Caroline, who married Jonathan Smith; Susan, wife of Robert Prindle; Ochron, who died young; Jansen; Eliza. who married Stringham Carpenter. There were two others who died in infancy.
Chauncey Horton was born April 24, 1817, and died Feb- ruary 19, 1872. He married Millicent Jane, daughter of Bar- nabas and Jernsha ( Wheat) Horton. She was born March 16, 1823, and died December 11, 1897. They were married Jan- mary 16, 1841, and were the parents of the following children: Sarah Ann, born October 7, 1843, died Angust 19, 1848; Almedia
234
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
T., born November 22. 1847, died September 6, 1849; Ada Vir- ginia, born May 26. 1850, died December 4, 1858; Susan Maria, born September 24, 1853, married Albert A. Robertson; Mary Adelia, born April 30, 1858. died March 26, 1859: George W., born June 19, 1862; James Madison, born June 26, 1864.
George W. Horton (son of Gilbert) married Henrietta Ferguson. Their children were: Sarah; Emma, wife of Youngs Clark; Lawrence Ferguson; Jonathan Chauncey, and Florence. Of these children Lawrence Ferguson Horton mar- ried Harriet Robertson, and has one child, Lewis T. Horton.
John Youngs and his wife, Mary Horton, had one child, Sarah Youngs.
The children of Jonathan Smith and Caroline Horton, his wife. are Gilbert and Mary Adelia. Of these Gilbert has three children : Jonathan, Crosby, and Harriet. Mary Adelia mar- ried George Bell, and has two children, Frank and William Bell.
Robert Prindle and his wife, Susan Horton, have two chil- dren : Jennie and Adelaide Prindle.
Stringham Carpenter and his wife, Eliza Horton are the parents of two daughters. Mary and Sarah Carpenter. Of these Mary married (first) James Crawford. (second) James Bu- chanan: she has two children, William and Luella. Sarah Car- penter married Alexander Crawford. and has three children- Mary, Frank and Lewis Crawford.
Susan Maria Horton (daughter of Chauncey Horton) mar- ried Albert A. Robertson, who died April 29, 1899. They had two children-Stanley Horton and Alice Hope Robertson.
George W. Horton married September 10, 1888, Mary Stewart. daughter of Hugh Stewart. Their children were Hugh Stewart. William I .. Edward and Dorothy.
The original home of this family was near Goshen, in Orange county, their lands being a portion of the great Patent
Les voixtocon
235
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
of Waywaanda. Gilbert Horton, the grandfather, was a farmer and lived and died near Goshen.
Chauncey Horton also lived near Goshen, but afterwards moved to Hampton, in the town of Waywaanda, where the lat- ter part of his life was passed. His business was that of a far- mer. At the outbreak of the Civil War his patriotism was fully demonstrated by his being the first man to enlist from his native town. He was immediately appointed recruiting officer, and was stationed at Newburg.
Dr. James Madison Horton, the youngest child of Chaun- cey Horton, was born June 29, 1864. His earliest education was received at the public school in Waywaanda. He then at- tended Hasbrouck Institute in Jersey City, and afterwards was a student of Wallkill Academy, and still later of Hartwell's Boarding School, at Unionville, New York. After this prepar- atory course he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland, and was graduated March 18, 1892, and practiced his profession for a while in Bayview Hospital, Baltimore. Leaving his practice he came to New York on Feb- ruary 18, 1893, and entered the service of the Horton Ice Cream Company as manager, and still remains in that position, for which his executive ability renders him especially fitted.
Dr. Horton married June 22, 1898, Miss Ida Lewis Collier, daughter of Thomas Platt Collier and Eliza Hanghkie Collier, his wife. They have one daughter, Evelyn Millicent Horton.
GEORGE W. HORTON.
George W. Horton, eldest son and sixth child of his parents, a progressive and enterprising citizen of Brooklyn, New York. was born June 19, 1862, near New Hampton, Orange county, New York. He was the son of Chauncey and Millicent Jane (Horton) Horton, the latter a daughter of Barnabas and Je-
236
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
rusha (Wheat) Horton. Chauncey Horton, the father of George W. Horton, was a farmer by occupation, and was a high- ly respected citizen of the community where he resided.
George W. Horton, the subject of this review, was educated in the public schools of his native town, and remained under the parental roof until the age of fourteen, when he began to take up the practical duties of life on his own account. After spending one year at Chicago, Illinois, he returned home and entered the Hartwell Academy at Unionville, New York, and graduated from that institution at the age of eighteen. He next came to New York and became engaged for about two years in the milk distributing business. At the age of twenty Mr. Hor- ton entered the Eastman Business College at Poughkeepsie, New York. and graduated from that institution in 1887, at the head of his class. Upon completing his educational training Mr. Horton entered the employ of the J. M. Horton Ice Cream Company, in Brooklyn, New York, where he has since been steadily employed, and by his industry and fidelity to duty has attained to a responsible position in the management of the Brooklyn branch of the company.
George W. Morton was married, September 5, 1888, to Mary Elizabeth Stewart, who was born in New York City August 9, 1869, a daughter of Hugh and Margaret O'Connell Stewart, of New York City. Of his marriage have been born the following children: Hugh Stewart, born July 21, 1889; Millicent Jane, born February 8, 1894; Ellwood, born September 18, 1896; Wesley, born April 21, 1900, died April 24, 1900; Dorothy, born May 20, 1903.
Mr. Horton is an active member of the Lafayette Presby- terian church of Brooklyn, and takes an active interest in social and other enterprises that have for their object the good and welfare of the neighborhood where he resides.
Harding J. Montar
237
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
HARDING S. HORTON.
The ancestry of the branch of which Mr. Harding S. Hor- ton is the representative is traced as follows: He is the eighth in descent from Barnabas Horton, the pioneer ancestor of the family. The line is traced through his third son, Caleb Horton, born 1640, married Abigail Hallock, to their son, Barnabas Horton, born 1666, married Sarah Hines, 1686, to Barnabas Horton, born 1690, married Mary Sweazy, and who settled in Orange county, New York, to Silas Horton, born 1730, mar- ried Experience Vail, to Paul Horton, to Harding Penniman Horton, to Thomas Bradford Horton.
The first member of the Horton family to settle in Orange county, New York, was Silas Horton. He was a son of David Horton, who purchased a large tract of land near Goshen, on which his son Silas settled about 1732. Some years later his cousin, Barnabas Horton, also located in Orange county, and both of these men were the progenitors of large families. They were all strong patriots, and their names figure very extensively on the list of men who were signers of the declaration for freedom in 1775. The following members of the Horton family were signers of the pledge to support the cause of freedom in Orange county in 1775: Jonathan, David, David, Jr., Silas, Jr., William, Elihu, Zebulon and Barnabas Horton. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary war Silas Horton, the great- great-grandfather of Harding S. Horton, enlisted from Ulster county, and being taken prisoner by the British, died in cap- tivity on Long Island in 1776.
His son, Paul Horton, settled in what was then known as Lumberlands, now the village of Bethel, Sullivan county, where he became the first justice of the peace, and died there August 1, 1835. He was born January 31, 1770. Paul Horton mar- ried Ruth Swinnington, at Ashford Congregational church, Windham county, Connecticut, October 12. 1794. She died at
238
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
Bethel, March 1, 1843, aged seventy-three years. Both her husband and herself were buried at Bethel. Paul and Ruth (Swinnington) Horton had by their marriage the following children: 1. Harding Penniman, born February 3, 1796, at Ashford, Connecticut; he became the grandfather of our sub- ject. 2. Drusilla, born September 30, 1797, at Ashford, Con- necticut, died in New York City in infancy. 3. Thomas Conklin, born November 29, 1798, at Belchertown, Hampshire county, Massachusetts. 4. Susan Elice, born April 25, 1801, in the town of Minisink, Sullivan county, New York; she married Asahel Hollister. 5. Fanny, born October 9, 1803, at Bethel, Sullivan county, New York; she died in infancy. 6. Lydia Teresa, born June 25, 1806, at Bethel, Sullivan county, New York; she mar- ried Samuel Hollenbeck; she died in 1860.
Thomas C. Horton, the third in order of the aforemen- tioned children, had by his third union in marriage one daugh- ter, Susan Elice Horton, and one son, Harding Thomas Horton.
Harding Thomas Horton married Jenny Linson, and had one son, Harding Fred Horton, born November 15, 1893. Hard- ing Thomas Horton died April 18, 1906, at North White Lake, Sullivan county, New York.
Harding Penniman Horton, grandfather of Harding S. Horton, passed his early manhood at Bethel. He was a man of considerable energy and enterprise, and became interested in the shipping and boating business along the Hudson river, which during his day was the chief means of transportation along the Hudson valley. Captain Harding P. Horton nav- igated a line of boats for a number of years between Catskill and New York City, and became well known as a successful navigator. He was a just and conscientious man in all his business transactions, and was highly respected by all who knew him. He was stricken with cholera while on one of his trips
239
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
to New York City, where the disease was then prevalent, and died at Catskill, August 21. 1849.
Captain Harding P. Horton was married at Bethel, Sul- livan county. New York, by Rev. Dr. Linsdley, March 18, 1818, to Mary Sherwood, who was born at Cornwall, Litchfield coun- ty. Connecticut, September 21, 1797. and died October 27. 1889. By this union in marriage Captain Horton had born the follow- ing children: 1. Harding Sherwood. born at Catskill, Greene county, New York, February 6, 1819, died August 17, 1887; he did not marry. 2. Thomas Bradford (father of our subject), born June 22, 1821, at Bethel, Sullivan county, New York, died at Bethel, Sullivan county, New York, December 27. 1892. 3. Wakeman, born September 29, 1823, died February 3, 1882; he did not marry. 4. Mary Teresa, born November 1, 1829, died at Liberty, Sullivan county, New York, October 1, 1895; she married Elias W. Sanford, November 1, 1853. 5. Hannah Maria, born November 24, 1832, died at Bethel, Sullivan coun- ty. New York, June 3, 1901 ; she did not marry. 6. Susan Irene, born December 2, 1835, died at Bethel, Sullivan county, New York, September 26, 1840.
Thomas Bradford Horton was educated and reared to man- hood in his native county. Upon taking up the practical duties of life he followed in the footsteps of his father, and for some time was engaged in the transportation business on the Hud- son river. He also navigated a number of boats, and became well known as Captain Horton. During the Civil war Captain Horton for some time served as assistant quartermaster in the commissary department at New York City. He later engaged in the hay and grain business in New York City, which line of enterprise he continued for a number of years. In all his busi- ness affairs Captain Horton was serupulously just, and in every way upheld the traditions and honor of his forefathers.
240
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
Captain Thomas Bradford Horton was married at Bethel, Sullivan county, New York, February 7. 1849, by Rev. William J. Blaine, to Amelia Duryea, who was born at Hamptonburg, Orange county, New York, November 8, 1825. She was a lineal descendant of the old Duryea family. By his union in marriage Captain Horton had born to him the following children: 1. Alice Amelia, born at Catskill, Greene county, New York, July 8, 1850, married Moses H. McLoughlin. 2. Edwin Bradford, born at Catskill, Greene county, New York, August 31, 1852, died at Utica, New York, February 4, 1897 ; he did not marry. 3. Harding Sherwood, born at Jersey City, New Jersey, April 23, 1854.
Harding Sherwood Horton, of this review, was primarily educated in the schools of Jersey City, and after attending a preparatory school for some time, intending to enter college, lie subsequently entered his father's business establishment in New York City, where he learned the various details of the hay and grain trade, and in 1873 became engaged in business with his father under the firm name of T. B. Horton & Son, and this arrangement continued up to 1893, when, upon the death of his father, the name was changed to H. S. Horton & Company, their place of business being at No. 694 Washington street, New York City. In 1899 the interests of the firm were incorporated, and Mr. Horton became a member of the board of directors of the firm of H. S. Horton & Company, Incor- porated.
Mr. Horton was married at Binghamton, Broome county, New York, October 20, 1875. to Ida Wescott Piercy, who was born at Monticello, Sullivan county, New York, December 7, 1852, and is a daughter of Lewis W. and Emeline D. (Northam) Piercy, the former of Newburg, New York, and the latter of Salem, Pennsylvania.
Dellie Skaffer Anton.
Hoyd milain Haw
241
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
FLOYD M. HORTON.
Floyd M. Horton, eleventh child and third son of Melvin R. and Mary Ann (Barnes) Horton, grandson of Stephen and Jane (Horton) Horton, and great-grandson of Thomas Horton, who settled in Dutchess county, New York, near Fredericks- borough, where he purchased lands from the county, was born at the paternal homestead in Warwick township, Orange county, New York, April 23, 1858.
Melvin R. Horton, father of Floyd M. Horton, was born in the family homestead in Warwick township, Orange county, New York, January 14, 1816, died July 17, 1862. He was reared to farm life and followed that occupation throughout the active years of his career. He was an upright and just man in all his business transactions. He married Mary Ann Barnes, born December 18, 1813, in the city of New York, died May 11, 1887, daughter of Ephraim and Anna (Smith) Barnes, the former a native of England. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Horton, all born at the family homestead, were: Jane, John, Irene, Harriet, Louisa, Chauncey S., Adaline, Matilda, Etta, Melvine, Floyd Melvin, of whom later.
Floyd M. Horton was educated in the schools of his native township and was reared to manhood under the paternal roof. At the age of twenty-one he began the practical duties of life on his own account, having engaged in the grocery trade at Peeks- kill, Westchester county. New York. In the spring of 1882 he removed to New York City, where he engaged in the grocery trade in connection with the wholesale and retail milk and cream business. In this undertaking he met with immediate success, and has become recognized as one of the leading dealers and distributors in this section of the city. It is a matter of interest to note that the members of the Horton family from
242
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
Orange county are the leading and most extensive milk dis- tributors and ice cream manufacturers in the city of New York, and the name of Horton is everywhere regarded in the milk trade as being synonymous with honorable business methods. In the success which has attended his efforts much credit is due to his dutiful wife, who rendered substantial aid by her practical skill and good business judgment in the direction and manage- ment of their home and business. Mr. Horton sold his interest in the grocery business, but still retains his milk and cream trade and has a constantly increasing patronage.
Floyd M. Horton married, November 19, 1880, Dollie J. Shaffer, born at Middletown, New York, October 18, 1859, daughter of Casper and Susan (Sargeant) Shaffer. Of this marriage there has been no issue.
WILLIAM KERR HORTON.
William Kerr Horton, a useful and highly respected citizen of New York City, and at present (1906) general manager for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of New York City, is a lineal descendant of Barnabas Horton, who was one of the thirteen original patentees of Southold, Long Island, and of whom a complete record appears elsewhere in this work. The line of descent from Barnabas Horton, the first settler, is as follows: Caleb; Barnabas; Barnabas; Silas, born 1756, died 1816; Hiram; Henry Roberts, William Kerr Horton.
Henry Roberts Horton, father of William K. Horton, was born in the town of Wallkill, Orange county, New York, No- vember 12, 1837, son of Hiram and Rhoda (Canfield) Horton, the former of whom died February 1, 1843, aged fifty-nine years and eight months, and the latter survived him, dying April 10, 1870, aged seventy-two years. Henry R. Horton was
243
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
educated and reared to manhood in his native town. He was a farmer by occupation, and a man of influence in the community. By his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Kerr, a native of Buffalo, New York, born December 5, 1838, daughter of Paterson David and Margaret Eliza (Shaw) Kerr, he had born to him two chil- dren : Mamie Louella, January 28, 1862, died November 30, 1872, and William Kerr, of this review. Henry R. Horton and his wife were consistent Christians, and the latter a member of the Presbyterian church.
William Kerr Horton, only son of Henry Roberts and Mary Elizabeth (Kerr) Horton, was born in the town of Wall- kill, Orange county, New York, August 10, 1866. He was edu- cated in the schools of his native town and the academy at Middletown, Orange county, New York. He was reared to manhood under the parental roof, and at the age of seventeen took up the practical duties of life on his own account. In 1884 he came to New York City and was engaged as reporter on the Daily News for some time. after which he was employed in the same capacity with the Iron Age, continuing up to 1895. In March, 1895, he became connected with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as assistant to Presi- dent Jolm P. Haines, continuing in that capacity up to 1906, when. upon the resignation of President Haines, the society having recognized the fitness and ability of Mr. Horton, the board of directors appointed him general manager of the so- ciety, which position he is filling at the present time.
William K. Horton married, September 11, 1895, Maria Elizabeth Finley, born May 5. 1872, daughter of Alfred and Mary J. (Goddard) Finley, and a representative of an old family. and their children are: Dorothy, born July 1, 1900; Lucille, born May 3, 1905.
Vol. II-16
244
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
EDMUND BURKE HORTON.
Edmund Burke Horton, assistant treasurer of the H. W. Johns-Manville Company, with offices at No. 100 William street, New York City, and who has his residence in Cranford, Union county, New Jersey, is a representative in the eighth generation of this branch of the Horton family, whose American ancestor was Barnabas Horton. The direct line of descent is as follows: (I) Barnabas. (II) Caleb. (III) Jonathan. (IV) Jonathan. (V) Barnabas. (VI) Jonathan Bani. (VII) Edmund Burke. (VIII) Edmund Burke, the subject of this sketch.
(VI) Jonathan Bani Horton, son of Barnabas Horton (5), was born March 14, 1794. He married, first, Deborah Osborn, May 20, 1815, and by this marriage had the following children : 1. Emily, married Gilbert Miller. 2. Edwin, died young. 3. Joseph O., born August 24, 1819, died in 1858. 4. Edmund Burke, of whom later. 5. Jerusha C., married Orrin D. Case. 6. Deborah, married Charles Van De Voort. 7. Catherine C., married Jonas Gulick. Jonathan Bani Horton married, second, Jerusha Peorney; and married, third, Hannah Blonvetts.
Jonathan Bani Horton was emphatically a servant of God. He was for forty years the indefatigable and successful tract missionary in the Seventh ward of New York City. When he first assumed the important task of laboring for the spiritual interests of that portion of the city, it was known as one of the most wicked and wretched wards. The "sailors' boarding houses" of the olden time, with their numerous "land sharks," swarmed here, and with them all the temptations to sinful in- dulgence. The improvement caused by his labors was very evident and thorough. Then came another change, the region grew more respectable, and was occupied by dwellings of opu- lent merchants. After a while there came another change, the
-
Edmund BHorton
tricerely gus, Saco 3. Hontinos
245
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
older inhabitants were crowded out, and their former houses became filled with a new population of foreigners with shops and manufactories. Mr. Horton adapted himself to all these varied changes, and calling to his help a faithful band of dis- tributors and teachers, the work went on, and Christian influ- ence made itself felt, and a multitude of conversions were the result of his faithful labors.
(VII) Edmund Burke Horton, third son and fourth child of Jonathan Bani (6) and Deborah (Osborn) Horton, was born October 5, 1821. He married, June 5, 1844, Matilda G. De Voy, daughter of John M. and Margaret G. (Coddington) De Voy, and they had children as follows: 1. Edmund Burke, the sub- ject of this sketch. 2. William Henry, born April 23, 1847, died July 22, 1867. 3. Charles P. B., born February 7, 1852, died July, 1877. 4. Jonathan B., born March 7, 1857. 5. Mortimer Stillwell. born April 1, 1863. Matilda G. (De Voy) Horton, the mother of the aforementioned children, died January 28, 1872. She was a lady of the old-school type and was possessed of many excellencies of character : her many deeds of kindness and bene- factions to both neighbors and friends had won for her the gratitude of those who knew her best. Edmund Burke Horton, the father of this family, survived his faithful wife till April, 1882, when he, too, passed away, respected and esteemed by all who knew him.
(VIII) Edmund Burke Horton, eldest son and child of Edmund Burke (7) and Matilda G. (De Voy) Horton, was born at the family home in the Thirteenth ward, New York City, April 14, 1845. He enjoyed the advantages of a good education in the public schools of his native eity until the age of fourteen years. He had intended preparing himself for a college course, but was unable to carry out this laudable intention. At the age of fourteen he engaged in mercantile business in a clerical
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.