Joshua Horton1,2

M, b. 1644, d. 12 June 1729
FatherBarnabas Horton b. 13 Jun 1600, d. 13 Jul 1680
MotherMary Langton b. b 14 Feb 1607, d. c 1686
     Joshua was born in 1644 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Joshua married Elizabeth (?) before 1692 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. 1698, Joshua and Elizabeth and his wife, [ROF:Southold Town] werelisted on the Southold Town Census. Enumerated in this household were Joshua Horton, Eliza, Eliza Jr., Patience, Deborah, Martha. Joshua's wife, Elizabeth, died on 17 January 1713 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, leaving him a widower.3 Joshua married Mary Tuthill after 1713 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Joshua's wife, Mary, died on 2 January 1718/19 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, leaving him a widower.4 Joshua made his will on 23 March 1723.

To my eldest son, Joshua, the 3 Lots of land where he now dwells, bounded west by Captain John Corwin. ...to my daughter Zerviah Case, 5 shillings, over and above what I have formerly given her. ...to my wife Mary, the west room in my dwelling house, with the chamber over the same. And the privilege of the Old Orchard, while she remains my widow, and then to my son Ephraim for life, and then to his son Joseph. ...to my son Ephraim, during his life, all the remainder of my houses, orchard, and home lot. ...palled). Bounded east by William Horton and Jeremiah Vail, west by the lane and William Halliook’s land. Also 3 Lots in Hog Neck, lionnded west by Benjamin Reeve, east by Nathaniel Youngs. ...to my son Ephraim, during his life, 3 Lots, about 75 acres, bounded east by Henry Wells, west by Thomas Goldsmith, and after his death I leave all these to his son Benjamin. ...to my son Ephraim, all husbandry utensils, and to my wife Mary, all goods and moveables and money not herein mentioned. Makes wife and my friend. Lieut. Matthias Hutchinson, and my cousin, Jonathan Horton, executors. Dated March 23, 1722/3?. Witnesses, James Landon, Jonathan Corey, Benjamin Youngs.5

Joshua departed this life on Sunday, 12 June 1729 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

Family 1

Elizabeth (?) d. 17 Jan 1713

Family 2

Mary Tuthill d. 2 Jan 1718/19

Citations

  1. [S136] Adeline Horton White, Hortons In America, page 1 - Joshua, s/o Barnabas, b. 1643, m. Mary Tuthill.
  2. [S183] Hemry Bainbridge Hoff, Long Island Source Records From the New Yow York Biographical & Genealogical Record, page 190 - Joshua Horton's wife Mary died 2 January 1718.
    page 191 - Joshua Horton's daughter Rose died 20 November 1720.
  3. [S181] William Salmon, The Salmon Records, a Private Registar of Marriages & Deaths of the Residents of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, N.Y., and of persons more or less closely associated with that place, 1696-1811., p. 30 - Els. wife of Joshua Horton.
  4. [S181] William Salmon, The Salmon Records, a Private Registar of Marriages & Deaths of the Residents of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, N.Y., and of persons more or less closely associated with that place, 1696-1811., p. 32 - w/o of Joshua Horton.
  5. [S1199] William Pelletreau, Abstracts of Unrecorded Wills Prior to 1790, pages 27-28; Will number 149.