Barnabas Horton1

#20722, (13 July 1600 - 13 July 1680)

Family 1

Mary _____

Family 2
Children 1.Joseph Horton+1 (c 1624 - b 1696)
 2.Benjamin Horton3 (c 1626 - )
 3.Hannah Horton3
 4.Sarah Horton+3
 5.Mary Horton3
 6.Caleb Horton3
 7.Joshua Horton3
 8.Jonathan Horton3 (c 1647 - 1707/8)
 9.Mercy Horton3
Not able to determine of which, if any, of the children Mary was the mother. The birth order is from the will of Barnabas.2 
Birth*13 July 1600He was born on 13 July 1600 at Mowsley, Leicestershire, EnglandG; (date Old Style.)1 
Marriage*He married Mary _____.3 
10 May 1680He left a will on 10 May 1680 at Southold, Suffolk Co. (now), New YorkG.4 
Death*13 July 1680He died on 13 July 1680 at Southold (now), Suffolk Co. (now), New YorkG, at age 80.5 
Probate*4 March 1681His estate was probated on 4 March 1681 at Court of Sessions, Southampton, Suffolk Co. (now), New YorkG.4 

Citations

  1. [S1865] Geo. F Horton, Horton Genealogy; or Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton of Southold, L. I., 1640 (Philadelphia: Home Circle Publishing Vo., 1876), pp. 9. Hereinafter cited as Horton Genealogy.
  2. [S1867] Edson Salisbury Jones and Byron Barnes Horton, "Early Hortons of Westchester Co., N. Y.", The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 36 (1905): "Whether Barnabas’ widow, Mary, was the mother of his children has not been proved, but it may be doubted that Joseph was her son, as he refers to her as “Mary Horton, the wife of my father Horton, deceased,” in a receipt given to her for his share of his father's estate,—whereas he would more likely have called her his mother had such been the case."
  3. [S1158] William S. Pelletrau, compiler, Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York (New York: New York Historical Society, 1893-1913), I:110-111, from Liber 1-2, p. 417. Will of Barnabas Horton (1680), q.v.
  4. [S1158] William S. Pelletrau, Abstracts of Wills on File in NYC 1665-1801, I:110-111, from Liber 1-2, p. 417.
    I Barnabas Horton of Southold, finding many distempers daily growing upon me." Leaves to eldest son Joseph 10 sheep, to what he formerly had as his full portion. To second son Benjamin, 10 sheep, to what he formerly had, as his full portion. To eldest daughter Hannah Trevalle, 10 sheep as her full portion. To Joseph Conckling, son of my daughter, Sarah Conckling, 5 sheep. To my 3d daughter Mary Budd, 5 sheep. To my third son, Caleb 1 horse and ½ of all my right in Accabauk to what he hath in possession at Corchaug for his full portion. To my fourth son Joshua, all my house, land, and meadows, orchards, and Commons of pasture which was mine and is now in his possession, and ½ of my meadow and upland within the bounds of Accabauk, and all my meadow at Oyster Ponds. To my fifth son Jonathan, all my dwelling house, barn, home lots and meadow and all the rest of the real estate, except that the new house shall be for the use of Mary, my wife, during her life, and she is to have the third bushel of all grain, and he is "to winter and summer for her four cows." To youngest daughter Mercy Youngs 4 cows and bed and bed clothes. Makes wife Mary executor.
    Dated May 10, 1680. Witnesses, Jonas Holdsworth, Kichard Benjamin. Proved at Court of Sessions held in Southampton March 4, and confirmed November 18, 1681.
    Inventory. Land and Housing £200, 7 oxen, £30, 5 cows, £12, 16 horse kind, £24, 90 sheep, £35. Total amount £405. Taken by John Corwin, John Carey, Benjamin Youngs.
  5. [S1866] Brookhaven Southhaven Hamlets and Their People, online http://brookhavensouthhaven.org, bur. Southold (Presbyterian Cemetery), Southold, Suffolk, NY. Epitaph:
    Here lies buried the body of Mr. Barnabas Horton born at Monsey in Lestershire in Old England and dyed at South-Hold, the 13 day of July 1680, aged 80.