Children, all born in Southold: 1. James Wells, born 28 Oct., 1774; married Mary Terry. 2. Justus, born 13 June, 1776; married Nancy Conklin. 3. Bethia, born 25 August, 1799; married Joshua Billard. 4. Barnabas B., born 16 Dec., 1803; married Eliza Case. 5. Harrison, born 28 Nov., 1811; died young. 6. William, born 27 May, 1810; married Elizabeth Dickerson. Children, probably all born in Southold: 1. Betsey. 2. Barnabas. 3. Abigail. 4. Rensselaer. 5. Bethia. 6. Hetty. Children, all born in Southold: 1. James. 2. Jonathan. 3. Giles. 4. Julia. 5. Susanna. 6. Deborah. 7. Temperance. 8. Polly. Children, all born in Southold. By his 1st wife: 1. Benjamin Hull, born 10 July, 1779; married Abigail Booth. 2. Barnabas, born 22 May, 1781; married 1. Anna Hawkins; 2. Sally Hawkins; 3. Sally Penny. 3. Osborn, born 1783. By 2. wife: 4. James Reeves, born 2 July, 1789; married Amy Philips. 5. Mehitabel, born 24 June, 1791; married Albert Goldsmith. 6. Salter Storrs, born 12 Nov., 1793; married Harriet Case. 7. Silas, born 13 Nov., 1794; married Mary Landon. 8. Harmony, born 12 Sept., 1796; died unmarried. 9. Thomas Jefferson, born 6 Nov., 1798; married Eliza Davids. 10. Benjamin Franklin, born 8 Dec., 1800; unmarried; died in 1820. 11. Ezra L'Hommedieu, born 16 Nov., 1802; died young. 12. David Austin, born 5 July, 1804; married Mary Conklin; no children. Col. Benjamin Horton was a prominent and genial man, highly respected. He was a Colonel of militia, and for many years a Deacon, and also a Trustee, of the Southold Church. He was a man of unblemished character. Griffin, in his Journal, says: "Col. Benj. Horton was esteemed as an officer, and as a valuable member of society, and a pillar of the church, as was his brother Gilbert, who with much and deserved respect, held the rank of Major, and was a Deacon of the church." Children. By his 1st wife: 1. Elizabelh, born in Guilford, Conn., 14 March, 1783; died 25 Sept., 1864; unmarried. 2. Julia Ann, born in Southold, 16 May, 1785; married. By his 2d wife: 3. Hector Youngs, born 15 March, 1789; married Dency Tuthill. 4. Mary, born 2 June, 1792; died 20 August, 1841; unmarried. 5. James Edwin, born 1 March, 1797; married Rejoice Horton; died 7 July, 1843. 6. Ezra, born 17 March, 1802; married 15 May, 1851, Hannah Bloomingburg. 7. Comfort, born 27 August, 1809; died 23 Oct., 1809. Capt. James Horton was a blacksmith and farmer; a faithful soldier in the war of 1812-'15, bearing the commission of a Captain, and was honored and respected by all who knew him. Children, all born in Southold: 1. Jonathan Terry, married Mehitabel Horton, daughter of Benjamin Horton and Charlotte Wells. 2. Keturah. 3. Gilbert, born 6 Nov., 1799; married Lydia Bailey. 4. Martha. 5. Susan Bailey. Maj. Gilbert was a farmer and a blacksmith; also a Major in the militia, and a prominent man of fair reputation. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church, and he was a Deacon of the church. He died 6 May, 1822, and his wife died 2 Feb., 1844. His children were two sons and two daughters, viz.: 1. Silas, who died under one year of age. 2. Lydia, born in 1788; married John Clark. 3. Rejoice, born in 1792; married James E. Horton, son of Capt. James Horton and Elizabeth Milliken. 4. Barnabas Bailey, born 2 June, 1797; married Hannah Reeves."—Letter of B. Bailey Horton. "He occupied the east side of the old house, my grandfather, David Horton, the west side. My grandfather took the farm, and cared for 'Uncle' William's mother, who lived to be very aged. He always lived in good style, and kept several slaves. His third wife had the first woolen carpet ever known in that vicinity. A good stock of liquors was always found upon his board, and he allowed no wood except hickory to be used for fuel. "He was a gentleman who always rode in his chaise, and spent much of his time in fishing and other amusements, and the 'William Horton Rock,' one of his most frequent fishing points, is famous to this day. He died without issue. His third wife survived him, and after his death she sold 'Tom' for $100, and 'Hagar' for $70. She married Josiah Vail—lived happily for many years in the cottage a little west of the old Barnabas Horton Homestead."—Letter of D. P. Horton, 1872. Children, all born in Goshen: 1. Elizabeth Webb, born 29 Dec., 1797; died unmarried. 2. Sarah Ann, born 24 Dec., 1799; unmarried. 3. Spencer, born 12 Nov., 1801; married Emily Lewis. 4. Mary, born 5 Sept., 1803; unmarried. 5. James, born 17 Dec., 1805; married Mary G. Cummins; moved to Iowa. 6. Abigail, born 23 Nov., 1807; unmarried. 7. Susan M., born 8 Jan., 1811; unmarried. 8. Silas, born 14 May, 1813; married Mary A. C. Thompson; she died. Children, all born in Union: 1. Thomas, born 8 Oct., 1786; died, unmarried, by drowning in Lake Erie, at Erie, Pa., in 1836. 2. Erastus, born 6 Oct., 1787; married Tryphena Burleigh. 3. Philena, born 12 June, 1789; married Salmon Strong. 4. Gurdon, born 24 Feb., 1791; married Lucy Davidson. 5. Lucinda, born 28 August, 1792; married Alfred Moore. 6. Ezra, born 12 June, 1794; married Lucy Shepherd. 7. Norman, born 5 Dec., 1795; married Esther Griggs. 8. Chauncey, born 13 May, 1797; married Amanda Chaffee. 9. Mary, born 17 Oct., 1798; married Elijah Kinney. 10. Joseph, born 16 Feb., 1799; died 27 March, 1800. 11. Almira, born 27 April, 1801; married Dwight Foster. 12. Eli, born 6 May, 1803; married Catharine E. Ellsworth. 13. Olive, born 1 April, 1805; married Elbert Foster. 14. Laurens, born 21 March, 1807; married 1. Almira Coe; 2. Laura Bennet. 15. Fidelia, born 5 Jan., 1809; married Thomas Moore. Children, all born in Union: 1. Margaret, born 3 Dec., 1783; married Nathan Howard, of Stockbridge, Mass. 2. Susannah, born 3 June, 1786; died 8 Feb., 1857. 3. Paul, born 31 March, 1789; married Lydia Holman, 9 Dec., 1824; died 27 Sept., 1871. 4. Phebe, born 12 Feb., 1792; married Lyman Moore, 31 May, 1827; died 3 April, 1868. 5. Ira, born 4 July, 1796; married 1. Amy Remmington; 2. Anna Bartlett. 6. David, born 8 July, 1800; married Polly Corbin, at Woodstock, 17 Nov., 1844. 7. Esther, born Children: 1. Catherine, born at Union, 12 June, 1796; married William Thompson, 1 Dec., 1815. 2. Mary, born at West Stafford, 11 June, 1800; married Milo Knight, 17 May, 1824. Children, all born in Goshen, N. Y.: 1. Sarah, born 12 Oct., 1794; died 15 August, 1795. 2. Dr. William, born 16 May, 1796; married Maria Ryneck. 3. Margaret, born 4 Oct., 1797; died 15 Jan., 1817. 4. Charlotte, born 31 Oct., 1807; married Dr. Jerome Welles. Their children all died young. |