Capt. John Horton

Biography

Jacqueline Dinan, in her book In Search of Barnabas Horton, lists the following children for Joseph Horton and Jane Budd:

1. John, born ca. 1648 and died before 4 August 1707; married Rachel Hoit.

From https://familysearch.org/tree/person/LR96-CP6/details

"John Horton, son of Joseph, was probably born about 1647. He seems to have been the eldest son, not only because his name is mentioned before that of his brother Joseph, in their grandfather Budd's will do not find his name in will, as well as in an assignment of land to, and a division of it between these brothers, but because lands were confirmed to John, which his father had exchanged with Budd, the stated reason for such confirmation having been the "Riteings being not Expressed according to law," in the original exchange. John has first been seen of record in the will of his grandfather, John Budd, Oct. 15, 1669, who had apparently given him a lot, and confirmed it to him in that instrument. In 1672, his land was mentioned as a bound, and he signed as a witness. Feb 26, 1676-7, he and his brother Joseph, both of Rye, received an assignment of John Conklin's share in certain lands there. Feb. 22, 1691-2, these brothers and a third party agreed to divide the tract; and a division of the share of John and Joseph, between themselves, took place Oct 17, 1696, John being of Rye and Joseph of New York. June 13 1696, land was confirmed to him, awhich his father and mother had received in exchange with Budd. Sept 20, 1697, he was chosen one of a committee to build a meeting house in Rye, and was elected a Townsman in the following March. In 1699, he was a deputy to the Connecticut Court. Feb 4, 1699-1700, he was mentioned as Lieutenant and as one of several to lay out White Plains and Lame Will's Purchases. In 1701, he and other bought land of the Indians. Jan 12, 1702-3, he is of record as Captain, when he was chosen a vestryman, to which latter office he succeeded in the following year. In 1705, he and others were chosen to run the line between Rye and Greenwich; to oversee the building of the meeting house; and bought land on Byram River of the Indians.

The date of his death has not been discovered. Probably he was alive May 20, 1707, when Joseph Purdy, John Horton and Daniel Purdy, all of Rye, joined in selling land bounded west by that of John Horton; but he was dead before Aug. 4 1707, when Benjamin Horton was chosen in his place on the committee for building the meeting house. He died intestate, leaving a widow, Rachel, who seems to have been the mother of his children and was administratrix of his estate. The date of her death has not been found. Very probably she was the daughter of John Hoit of Rye, whose will, dated Aug 29 and proved Nov 7, 1684, mentioned a daughter, Rachel Horton. John Horton certainly had issue: John, Daniel, Jonathan, Caleb, James...Very probably he had other children, and among them possibly a daughter, who married Isaac Covert. Mr. Baird gives the issue of John as John, Joseph, Jonathan, Benjamin, Hannah, wife of Thomas Robinson, and prehaps others. The HORTON Genealogy adopts Mr. Baird's opinion as to the children named by him, but omits the others...

The PROOF that John had sons, John, Daniel, Jonathan, Caleb and James, is found in a deed dated May 2 1711, by which John Horton of Rye, yeoman, "son and heir apparent of Capt. John Horton, deceased," quit-claimed to his brother, Daniel, their father's rights in the White Plains purchase, and one and a half acres of salt meadow near Rattlesnake Brook; to his brothers, Jonathan and Caleb, land in the Pondfield; to his youngest brother James, all their father's land bought of Conklin, and all Salt Meadow except that given to Daniel; and agreed to ratify to each of these brothers, as he came of age, what had been quit-claimed. In this same deed, John also quit-claimed to his "mother, Rachel Horton", the homestead in her possession, during her widowhood."

Source: Early Hortons of Westchester Co., New York

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