Deacon William Horton1,2,3

M, b. 1709, d. 26 September 1788
FatherWilliam Horton b. 1677, d. 27 Sep 1728
MotherMary (?) b. c 1682, d. 11 Jan 1753
     William was born in 1709 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. William married Mehitable Wells on 21 January 1730 in the Town of Southold. William is listed in the Oath of Allegiance of 1778 as 69 years old and a farmer. In the Village of Southold Census 1778, William Horton had 8 in his family.4 William & Mehitable had children: William -[173_], Moses [173_][not in will], Jonathon [1739], Mehitable [1743], Hannah, Polly, Asenath, Bethia. William married 2nd Sarah Corey on 8 April 1773. William's wife, Sarah, died on 22 September 1776 in the Town of Southold leaving him a widower. William married 3rd Mary (?) after 22 September 1776. William made his will on 5 May 1782 at the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He mentions his children: William & Jonathon, his wife Mary, his niece Mehitable Horton things given by brother Moses, Patience wife of William, daughters Mary Vail, Hannah Vail, Bethia Wells, Mehitable Corwin and deceased daughters Hannah & Phebe. The executors were: William & Jonathon. It was witness by Micah Horton & Elten Oberton. William departed this life on Friday, 26 September 1788 in the Town of Southold. He was buried there in the First Presbyterian Church burying ground in the village of Southold. The inscription on his tombstone reads: In Memory of Deceased William Horton who died 26 sept 1788 in the 80th year of his age.5 His will was probated on 9 October 1788.

Family

Sarah Corey b. 15 Dec 1720, d. 22 Sep 1776

Citations

  1. [S188] New York, 1778 Oath of Allegiance and Peaceable Behavior.
  2. [S32] Elizabeth Van Buren, Abstracts of Wills of Riverhead, page 8.
  3. [S200] Leigh Mark Young, The Conkling Families of the First Aquebogue Division.
  4. [S506] Note: P.R.O. Colonial Office. Class 5, Vol. 1109, p. 87.
  5. [S2256] Edward Doubleday Harris, Ancient Burial-Grounds of Long Island, N. Y, page 80.