Thomas Horton 
Thomas was born in 1638 in Wales or England. Thomas' father was Thomas Horton and his mother was Mary Eddy. His paternal grandfather was Joseph Horton and his paternal grandmother is Mary Schuyler; his maternal grandparents were John Eddy and Amy Doggett. He was an only child. He died before March 8th, 1715 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.General Notes
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The early Horton's were all Baptists. They went with Roger Williams to
Rhode Island.
The marriage is recorded in the book, "New England marriages prior to
1700" page 389, as follows
Horton, Thomas, & 1/wf Sarah b 1669, Milton,?Rehoboth Massachusetts
Horton, Thomas & 2/wf Susannah Kenney w John; 25 Dec 1693, Rehoboth
Horton, Thomas & 3/wf Katherine Harrison ?w Henry; 6 June 1700, Rehoboth
Don't know what ship Thomas Horton arrived on from England. That
particular information has still not been proved. Although his possible
lineage has been all been documented. But the actual proof has not been
found. It is all shown in the first volume of "Thomas Horton of Milton &
Rehoboth Massachusetts" by Jenks & Seymour. (It is on microfilm from Salt
Lake City)
The appendix to T Horton of M and R is very interesting.
I didn't realize that a lot of the regicides fled England for the Colonies
and that Milton was one of the places they fled to and that it was named
for
the poet. Fascinating. If you see it around, you might be interested in
"A
Few Acres of Snow", pretty good book on Canadian History.
From New England Genealogical Report:
Genealogical Dictionary of New England
Thomas was next recorded in 1669, when his daughter Rachel was born in
Milton. There is no record of his marriage, but the records of the First
Church of Braintree, now Quincy, show that "Sarah wife of goodman Horton,
of Milton" was admitted to full Communion in the church on 15 Nov. 1674.
During the colonial period the title "Mr." and "Mrs." were reserved for a
man holding high civil office and his wife. The terms qoodman" and
"goodwife" indicated the head of the household and the mistress of that
household, showing they had the respect of their fellow colonists.
Thomas lived in Milton at least until 1700 -
From Shirley Pollard:
(I) Thomas Horton, of Welsh ancestry, according to family tradition, was
a
relative of Thomas Horton, of Charlestown, mentioned above. He settled in
Milton, Massachusetts formerly Dorchester, as early as 1669. His first
wife
Sarah appears to have been a member of the church at Braintree, where her
son Thomas was baptized in 1677.
Thomas Horton married (second) at Milton, December 25, 1693, Susannah
Keney.
His sons settled at Milton and Rehoboth, and he was doubtless the
progenitor
of all the Rhode Island Hortons of colonial days. Children, born at
Milton,
by first wife: Rachel, August 6, 1669; John, June 6, 1672, settled in
Rehoboth;
Thomas, October 3, 1677;
David, mentioned below;
Solomon, January 11, 1782, lived at Milton and Rehoboth;
Esther, married at Rehoboth, April 10, 1701, Benjamin Viall.
Perhaps other children.
Ruth Porter, May 4, 1792.[JamesLinage.FTW]
[1509151.ged]
The early Horton's were all Baptists. They went with Roger Williams to
Rhode Island.
The marriage is recorded in the book, "New England marriages prior to
1700" page 389, as follows
Horton, Thomas, & 1/wf Sarah b 1669, Milton,?Rehoboth Massachusetts
Horton, Thomas & 2/wf Susannah Kenney w John; 25 Dec 1693, Rehoboth
Horton, Thomas & 3/wf Katherine Harrison ?w Henry; 6 June 1700, Rehoboth
Don't know what ship Thomas Horton arrived on from England. That
particular information has still not been proved. Although his possible
lineage has been all been documented. But the actual proof has not been
found. It is all shown in the first volume of "Thomas Horton of Milton &
Rehoboth Massachusetts" by Jenks & Seymour. (It is on microfilm from Salt
Lake City)
The appendix to T Horton of M and R is very interesting.
I didn't realize that a lot of the regicides fled England for the Colonies
and that Milton was one of the places they fled to and that it was named
for
the poet. Fascinating. If you see it around, you might be interested in
"A
Few Acres of Snow", pretty good book on Canadian History.
From New England Genealogical Report:
Genealogical Dictionary of New England
Thomas was next recorded in 1669, when his daughter Rachel was born in
Milton. There is no record of his marriage, but the records of the First
Church of Braintree, now Quincy, show that "Sarah wife of goodman Horton,
of Milton" was admitted to full Communion in the church on 15 Nov. 1674.
During the colonial period the title "Mr." and "Mrs." were reserved for a
man holding high civil office and his wife. The terms qoodman" and
"goodwife" indicated the head of the household and the mistress of that
household, showing they had the respect of their fellow colonists.
Thomas lived in Milton at least until 1700 -
From Shirley Pollard:
(I) Thomas Horton, of Welsh ancestry, according to family tradition, was
a
relative of Thomas Horton, of Charlestown, mentioned above. He settled in
Milton, Massachusetts formerly Dorchester, as early as 1669. His first
wife
Sarah appears to have been a member of the church at Braintree, where her
son Thomas was baptized in 1677.
Thomas Horton married (second) at Milton, December 25, 1693, Susannah
Keney.
His sons settled at Milton and Rehoboth, and he was doubtless the
progenitor
of all the Rhode Island Hortons of colonial days. Children, born at
Milton,
by first wife: Rachel, August 6, 1669; John, June 6, 1672, settled in
Rehoboth;
Thomas, October 3, 1677;
David, mentioned below;
Solomon, January 11, 1782, lived at Milton and Rehoboth;
Esther, married at Rehoboth, April 10, 1701, Benjamin Viall.
Perhaps other children.
Ruth Porter, May 4, 1792.[JamesLinage.GED]
[1509151.ged]
The early Horton's were all Baptists. They went with Roger Williams to
Rhode Island.
The marriage is recorded in the book, "New England marriages prior to
1700" page 389, as follows
Horton, Thomas, & 1/wf Sarah b 1669, Milton,?Rehoboth Massachusetts
Horton, Thomas & 2/wf Susannah Kenney w John; 25 Dec 1693, Rehoboth
Horton, Thomas & 3/wf Katherine Harrison ?w Henry; 6 June 1700, Rehoboth
Don't know what ship Thomas Horton arrived on from England. That
particular information has still not been proved. Although his possible
lineage has been all been documented. But the actual proof has not been
found. It is all shown in the first volume of "Thomas Horton of Milton &
Rehoboth Massachusetts" by Jenks & Seymour. (It is on microfilm from Salt
Lake City)
The appendix to T Horton of M and R is very interesting.
I didn't realize that a lot of the regicides fled England for the Colonies
and that Milton was one of the places they fled to and that it was named
for
the poet. Fascinating. If you see it around, you might be interested in
"A
Few Acres of Snow", pretty good book on Canadian History.
From New England Genealogical Report:
Genealogical Dictionary of New England
Thomas was next recorded in 1669, when his daughter Rachel was born in
Milton. There is no record of his marriage, but the records of the First
Church of Braintree, now Quincy, show that "Sarah wife of goodman Horton,
of Milton" was admitted to full Communion in the church on 15 Nov. 1674.
During the colonial period the title "Mr." and "Mrs." were reserved for a
man holding high civil office and his wife. The terms qoodman" and
"goodwife" indicated the head of the household and the mistress of that
household, showing they had the respect of their fellow colonists.
Thomas lived in Milton at least until 1700 -
From Shirley Pollard:
(I) Thomas Horton, of Welsh ancestry, according to family tradition, was
a
relative of Thomas Horton, of Charlestown, mentioned above. He settled in
Milton, Massachusetts formerly Dorchester, as early as 1669. His first
wife
Sarah appears to have been a member of the church at Braintree, where her
son Thomas was baptized in 1677.
Thomas Horton married (second) at Milton, December 25, 1693, Susannah
Keney.
His sons settled at Milton and Rehoboth, and he was doubtless the
progenitor
of all the Rhode Island Hortons of colonial days. Children, born at
Milton,
by first wife: Rachel, August 6, 1669; John, June 6, 1672, settled in
Rehoboth;
Thomas, October 3, 1677;
David, mentioned below;
Solomon, January 11, 1782, lived at Milton and Rehoboth;
Esther, married at Rehoboth, April 10, 1701, Benjamin Viall.
Perhaps other children.
Ruth Porter, May 4, 1792.[Direct Linage1.FTW]
[JamesLinage.GED]
[1509151.ged]
The early Horton's were all Baptists. They went with Roger Williams to
Rhode Island.
The marriage is recorded in the book, "New England marriages prior to
1700" page 389, as follows
Horton, Thomas, & 1/wf Sarah b 1669, Milton,?Rehoboth Massachusetts
Horton, Thomas & 2/wf Susannah Kenney w John; 25 Dec 1693, Rehoboth
Horton, Thomas & 3/wf Katherine Harrison ?w Henry; 6 June 1700, Rehoboth
Don't know what ship Thomas Horton arrived on from England. That
particular information has still not been proved. Although his possible
lineage has been all been documented. But the actual proof has not been
found. It is all shown in the first volume of "Thomas Horton of Milton &
Rehoboth Massachusetts" by Jenks & Seymour. (It is on microfilm from Salt
Lake City)
The appendix to T Horton of M and R is very interesting.
I didn't realize that a lot of the regicides fled England for the Colonies
and that Milton was one of the places they fled to and that it was named
for
the poet. Fascinating. If you see it around, you might be interested in
"A
Few Acres of Snow", pretty good book on Canadian History.
From New England Genealogical Report:
Genealogical Dictionary of New England
Thomas was next recorded in 1669, when his daughter Rachel was born in
Milton. There is no record of his marriage, but the records of the First
Church of Braintree, now Quincy, show that "Sarah wife of goodman Horton,
of Milton" was admitted to full Communion in the church on 15 Nov. 1674.
During the colonial period the title "Mr." and "Mrs." were reserved for a
man holding high civil office and his wife. The terms qoodman" and
"goodwife" indicated the head of the household and the mistress of that
household, showing they had the respect of their fellow colonists.
Thomas lived in Milton at least until 1700 -
From Shirley Pollard:
(I) Thomas Horton, of Welsh ancestry, according to family tradition, was
a
relative of Thomas Horton, of Charlestown, mentioned above. He settled in
Milton, Massachusetts formerly Dorchester, as early as 1669. His first
wife
Sarah appears to have been a member of the church at Braintree, where her
son Thomas was baptized in 1677.
Thomas Horton married (second) at Milton, December 25, 1693, Susannah
Keney.
His sons settled at Milton and Rehoboth, and he was doubtless the
progenitor
of all the Rhode Island Hortons of colonial days. Children, born at
Milton,
by first wife: Rachel, August 6, 1669; John, June 6, 1672, settled in
Rehoboth;
Thomas, October 3, 1677;
David, mentioned below;
Solomon, January 11, 1782, lived at Milton and Rehoboth;
Esther, married at Rehoboth, April 10, 1701, Benjamin Viall.
Perhaps other children.
Ruth Porter, May 4, 1792.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1500 in Mowsley, Leicestershire, England
- b.1524 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England d.1570 in Saddington, Leicester, England
- b.1550 in Firthouse, Halifax, York, England d.1640 in Suffolk, New York
- b.1578 in Mousely, Leicester, England d.1640 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
- b.~ 1493 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England
- b.1523 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England d.22 Oct 1592 in Ellard, York, England
- b.~ 1496 in Newhall, Yorkshire, England
- b.1550 in Mowsley, Leicester, England
- b.1499 in Little Even, Barkisland, Yorkshire, England d.30 Nov 1579 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England
- b.1525 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England d.22 Oct 1597 in Ellard, York, England
- b.~ 1500 in England
- b.~ 1602 in Saddington, Leicestershire, England d.~ 1649 in Springfield, Massachusetts
- b.1578 in Mowsley, Leicester, England
- b.1638 in Wales or England d.<08 Mar 1715 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1519 in Bristol, Glouchestershire, England d.Jul 1578 in Bristol, Glouchestershire, England
- b.~ 1542 in Bristol, Glouchestershire, England d.Jul 1578 in Bristol, Glouchestershire, England
- b.1568 in Briston, Glouchestershire, England d.23 Nov 1616 in Cranbrook, Kent, England
- b.27 Mar 1597 in Cranbrook, Kentshire, England d.12 Oct 1684 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
- b.1511 in Cambridge, Kent, England
- b.1537 in Cranbrook, Kent, England d.23 Sep 1573 in Cranbrook, Kent, England
- b.19 Sep 1568 in Cranbrook, Kent, England d.18 Jul 1611 in Cranbrook, Kent, England
- b.1514 in Cranbrook, Kent, England d.~ 1594 in Cranbrook, Kent, England
- b.1540 in Cranbrook, Kent, England d.18 Jul 1611 in Cranbrook, Kent, England
- b.1516 in Kent, England d.~ 1591 in Kent, England
- b.10 Mar 1625 in Nayland, Suffolk, England d.19 Sep 1683 in Springfield, Hampton, Massachusetts
- b.1510 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England d. in Lavenham, Suffolk, England
- b.1535 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England d.10 Oct 1610 in Boxford, Suffolk, England
- b.04 Oct 1563 in Groton, Suffolk, England d.29 May 1619 in Groton, Suffolk, England
- b.1522 in Boxford, Suffolk, England d.04 May 1614 in Boxford, Suffolk, England
- b.01 Aug 1548 in Boxford, Suffolk, England
- b.1527 in Edwardstone, Suffolk, England
- b.16 Jul 1597 in Groten, Suffolk, England d.20 Aug 1683 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
- b.1559 in Groton, Suffolk, England d.04 Mar 1605 in Groton, Suffolk, England
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‌Thomas and Sarah were married in a religious ceremony about 1668 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. They had a son named David.
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Children
David Horton
David was born on October 14th, 1679 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died at the age of 71 on January 7th, 1751 in Milton, Norfolk City, Massachusetts.
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