Hi,
We have traced our Horton ancestors back to Lookout, Ripley County, Indiana
in 1827/1828. Searching for any ties with the John B. Horton family.
We are searching for the roots of a John B. Horton, b. May 2, 1803 . We have
not yet identified John B. Horton's siblings and parents.
According to the records in the office of Recorder in Versailles, the
county seat of Ripley County, there appears the record of the following Land
Deed:
"John Horton from President United States Deed Record Z, Page 3, Court House
Versailles, Indiana.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Certificate No. 1380.
- By The President, J. Q. Adams
Our John B. Horton, b. 1803, m. Emily Hennegan on January 14, 1828, and he
died on March 27 in 1847. Their children were Cyrus S., George, Will, John,
Rhoda and Dorothy (a.k.a "Polly"). The Horton sons fought in the Civil War
and eventually they all went to Kansas after the war. The two daughters
stayed in Indiana.
John B. Horton: A Canadian?
Family memorabilia says that John B. Horton was a Canadian. The Niagara area
is mentioned in one family letter from 1925. We do know that John came to
Indiana for land, as he acquired a "government 80." The going rate for 80
eighty acres purchased from the US government was $100 cash! There is also
family lore that there was a David Horton, perhaps John's brother or father,
who "stayed East." It is probable that other Hortons came to Indiana for the
land, but that others did not make the trek West. While we believe there was
a David Horton who was John's brother, we don't really know about any other
siblings. Ireland is also mentioned as a pre-North America Horton origin.
We assume our John B. Horton may have had an uncle or other relative named
John Horton. Perhaps a Richard Horton. We guess his father was born in the
1770's. There is a James Horton family that came to the Ripley area (some
say from from VA), and a Minor Horton born there, but we haven't established
a connection yet with those Hortons. We are still researching the Sheshequin
area (Bradford County)of PA, where there were many Hortons. Alnother
possible connection is Upstate New York. The Syracuse, New York area is
mentioned in some old letters, and the Hennegans also once lived near
Syracuse (Manlius).