It is written on his tombstone that he was born in Mousely, Leicestershire, England. Unlike many other monuments of immigrants, this appears to be an "original" stone, not a monument erected later by descendants. In NYGBR 102:69, John T. Horton explored records in that area and could not place a birth of our Barnabas in a family there. However, records have been found of reference to a Barnabas Horton in a a marriage to Ann Smith, two child births, and will of a mother-in-law, Mary Langton, which all seem to point towards being those of the immigrant and his two wives.
 
See the Leicestershire, England Heritage Page.

Immigrant
 

Born: 1600, Mousely, Leicestershire, England (headstone)

Immigration:  By May 1640/41 (Reports that he came in the Swallow in 1636-38, cannot be found (NYGBR 102:69, 1971) ). He probably came with second wife, Mary Langton, and probably with boys from his first marriage, maybe Hannah and Sarah. Most children from his second marriage were probably born in Southold, Long Island.

 
One of fifty-seven grantees of land in Hampton, New Hampshire as of 30 Jun 1640, however, after this entry in the Town Records are the words "if he come", indicating he may not have arrived by that date. However, he was there by Mar 1641, as he sold land then.


Spouse:
 

1) Anne Smith of Stanion of Northamptonshire, England. Feb 1621. (NYGBR 102:69-77, 1971). She died before 1635-1640. She was likely the mother of the two oldest, Joseph and Benjamin; and possibly Hannah and Sarah.

2) Mary Langton, probably married 1630-1640, probably England, probably migrated with Barnabas. Had the rest of his children.
 
 

Religion: Puritan (ie not among our Long Island Quaker ancestors)

Occupation:  Baker

Positions:  He was one of the most prominent and influential men of Southold.

 
11 Dec 1656 - appointed to "ordert the affairs of the town until the new election".
31 May 1654, 1658, 1659 - Appointed one of two constables by the General Court of New Haven
May 1658 - Appointed receiver of customs and excise on wines and spirits for the town of Southold.
1654, 1656, 1658, 1659, 1661 - Appointed one of two deputies representing Southold at the General Court in New Haven.
14 May 1663, 12 May 1664 - Appointed Commissioner for Southold by General Assembly of Conn (Southold had switched from ties to New Haven to Connecticut)
[See John T. Horton, NYGBR - Documentary Evidence of Life of Barnabas Horton,  (102:69-77, 1971).]


Home:  "He built the first framed dwelling-house ever erected on the east of Long Island, and that house is still (1875) standing and occupied. It is a shingle-house, that is shingles are used for weather-boards, and the sides have never been reshingled, and the roof but once, according to the statement of Jonathan Goldsmith Horton, the last Horton occupant of the old house." [Hortons' in America.]

Associations:
 

At any rate, the Budd and Horton families were evidently close, as both families were among the first settlers Southold and early generations have several marriages between these families.


Tombstone:
 

Per Hortons in America, 1875: "His tombstone is of English blue marble, five feet long and about three feet wide. It is placed horizontally over the grave. The stone was re-lettered about fifty or sixty years ago by Jonathan G. Horton. It is elevated about eighteen inches from the ground, on a good stone base. The original base was of brick, but it had all crumbled down many years ago. The present base was put under the stone at the time it was re-lettered by John G. Horton. The inscription surrounds the border of the stone, and reads as follows:
 
"Here lieth buried the body of MR. BARNABAS HORTON, who was born at Mousely, Leicestershire. Old England, and died at Southold, on the 13th day of July, 1680, aged 80 years."

         In the centre of the stone we find the Epitaph, as follows:

                     "Here lies my body tombed in dust
                      'Till Christ shall come to raise it with the just;
                      My soul ascended to the throne of God,
                      Where with sweet Jesus now I make abode:
                      Then hasten after me, my dearest wife,
                      To be partaker of this blessed life;
                      And you, dear children, all follow the Lord,
                      Hear and obey His public sacred word;
                       And in your houses call upon His name,
                      For oft I have advised you to the same:
                      Then God will bless you with your children all,
                      And to this blessed place He will you call."
                      Heb. xi:4.--"He being dead, yet speaketh."

It is said that this epitaph was written by himself, and that it, together with the inscription, date of his death excepted, was all put upon the stone before he died. He was the only one of the original thirteen who brought his tombstone with him, and this fact seems to indicate a commendable desire to see that his name and memory should not perish from the earth."
 

The Will of Barnabas Horton

New York Wills
Abstracts of Wills Vol I 1665-1707
P 110-1 of Book

Page 417 --BARNABAS HORTON, Southold. "I Barnabas Horton of Southold, finding many distempers daily growing upon me." Leaves to eldest son Joseph 10 sheep, to what he formerly had as his full portion. To second son Benjamin, 10 sheep, to what he formerly had, as his full portion. To eldest daughter Hannah Trevalle, 10 sheep as her full portion. To Joseph Conckling, son of my daughter, Sarah Conckling, 5 sheep. To my 3d daughter Mary Budd, 5 sheep. To my third son, Caleb 1 horse and 1/2 of all my right in Accabauk to what he hath in possession at Corchaug for his full portion. To my fourth son Joshua, all my house, land, and meadows, orchards, and Commons of pasture which was mine and is now in his possession, and 1/2 of my meadow and upland within the bounds of Accabauk, and all my meadow at Oyster Ponds. To my fifth son Jonathan, all my dwelling house, barn, home lots and meadow and all the rest of the real estate, except that the new house shall be for the use of Mary, my wife, during her life, and she is to have the third bushel of all grain, and he is "to winter and summer for her four cows." To youngest daughter Mercy Youngs 4 cows and bed and bed clothes. Makes wife Mary executor.

         Dated May 10, 1680. Witnesses, Jonas Holdsworth, Richard Benjamin. Proved at Court of Sessions held in Southampton March 4, and confirmed November 18, 1681.

         Inventory. Land and Housing œ200, 7 oxen, œ30, 5 cows, œ12, 16 horse kind, œ24, 90 sheep, œ35. Total amount œ405. Taken by John Corwin, John Carey, Benjamin Youngs.
 

Other On-Line Biographies:
 

The Bradley Rymph Biography of Barnabas Horton

Notable descendants of Barnabas Horton include
 
Benjamin Harrison (the second Harrison president, not the first).
Silas Horton Stringham, Navy Admiral in the nineteenth century

For our branch, see the Budd Page.

These are the children I have identified for Barnabas. The daughter Abigail is from Horton's in America and is not a daughter. She was Abigail Mapham, daughter of John and Mary (Hampton) Mapham. Her mother, Mary, was a wife of Benjamin-2. Her name as the "widow Mary Horton" in the Booth household in the 1698 census led early researchers to believe that was Mary (Langton) Horton, probably leading to that misidentification.

Which wife was the mom to which kids is not absolute, as the death date of the first, and marriage date of the second wife, are not certain.

Hortons in America makes some serious errors in the spouses of children of Barnabas Horton. I present the information below from Hortons in America, along with notes I have made. See also the will of Barnabas above.
 

"First Generation--Barnabas 1st

         BARNABAS HORTON, born in Mowsley, Leicestershire, England (old style). In 1622 he married Anne Smith of Stanion of Northamptonshire, England. She died, and he married Mary Langton. He emigrated to America in the ship Swallow, Captain Jeremy Horton, master and owner, in 1635 to 1638, landed at Hampton, Mass., where he owned a plot of ground.(*) He came to New Haven, 1640, with his wife, Mary, and two children, Joseph and Benjamin. He settled permanently on the east end of Long Island, now Southold, Suffolk County, N. Y., in October, 1640.

         Children of first wife, Anne Smith:
 

              1. Joseph, born 1625; married Jane Budd, daughter of John Budd I.

[This is Jane-2 Budd, dau of the first John Budd, md Katherine Brown. She is sister of the Long Island Pioneer John-2 Budd, who married Mary Horton. nmt]

              2. Benjamin, born 1627; married Anna Budd, sister of Jane.

[This Benjamin married, first, Ann/Anna (____) Tooker/Tucker (sister of Christopher Youngs wife), former wife of John Youngs (see Torrey and Southold Town Records). Torrey assigns her no identity. She was the second wife of John Tooker/Tucker]

The McLaurin "Descendants of Barnabas Horton", 1990, indicates the proof for her identity as Ann-2, daughter of John-1 Budd, comes from an undated document where she and her brother John-2 Budd wrap up details from their father's estate. He gives no location for this document. I haven't found it in Southold records, perhaps it is in Rye records.

Benjamin's second wife was Mary Mapham. He apparently had no children by either wife, as his will provided for siblings, and mentions no children or grandchildren.
 

 
Children of second wife, Mary Langton:

              3. Caleb, born 1640; married Abigail Hallock.

Caleb's first wife, and probable mother of all of his children, is unknown. Even her first name eluded being recorded in any documents located so far. She is likely mother to all of Caleb's children, except possibly the youngest, Phebe.

There was a recorded marriage for a Caleb Horton to an Abigail Horton in 1697, but there were more than one Caleb Horton in 1697 to assign this marriage to. (In fact, McLaurin assigns the marriage to a nephew of Caleb-2.) Caleb married last, Esther, probably: (Crafford) [Wedge] [Homan] Horton. She is his wife referred to in his will. She is likely the Esther Homan, widow, as shown in the 1698 census. A Esther Horton witnessed the will of the daughter of Esther Homan (Deliverance Whitehair) in 1699.

              4. Joshua, born 1643; married Mary Tuthill.

[McLaurin presents data from a Wheeler genealogy which convincingly shows Joshua's wife was Mary Wheeler. Joshua was referred to as "brother" by a brother of Mary Wheeler in the distribution of a Wheeler matriarch's estate in Southampton. ]

              5. Jonathan, born 1648; married Bethia Wells.

[This couple identified in Ancestors of American Presidents, pg 18, for President Harrison.]

              6. Hannah, married Barnabas Terrill.

No, there was no Barnabas Terrill. The will of Barnabas gave: "to Hannah Tevalle 10 sheep as her full portion.". Hannah married 1) Thomas Hildreth abt 1648 2) Jonas Bower abt 1659 and 3) Thomas Trevally abt 1673.  (See McLaurin, "Descendants of Barnabas Horton,", 1995, and/or: Hoff, NYGBR 123:210, 1992 "Additions & Corrrections", to NYGBR 120:74 (article about Peter Hildreth): Identity of Hannah, wife of Thomas Hildreth, Jonas Bower, and Thomas Trevally.

              7. Sarah, married Joseph Conklin.

[She married first, William Salmon (See TAG 21:246-253 for a very interesting review of the Horseneck lawsuit whereby family relationships were determined by many documents relative to this lawsuit that lasted for years. She had two children by William. She then married John Conklin, December 02, 1657. nmt]

[The persistent reports that the first John Budd SR had a son named Joseph Budd who married a Sarah Horton appear to be a complete sham. Sarah Horton, daughter of Barnabas, is comfortably with two husbands during her life, completely documented in the Horse Neck lawsuit documents. If she did "squeeze" in this marriage, she had no issue, as the various documents re the "orphans" in the lawsuits would have named them somewhere along the way. There is no Joseph in John Budd, SR's will of 1669. (there is in John Budd JR's will.) Sarah's son, Joseph Conklin, is referred to in Barnabas Horton's will of 1680. John Conklin outlived Sarah Horton, his wife. There is no such marriage in Torrey. This Joseph Budd appears to be a ghost and the Sarah so often cited for his wife likely not the daughter of Barnabas, or the whole marriage is just a complete sham. nmt]

For another interesting article on this branch of the family, see: Gale Ion Harris, TAG 1996:235-241 - Sarah (Salmon) (Edwards) Curtis of LI and Conn.

              8. Mary, married Joseph Budd, son of John Budd.

[Mary married JOHN-2 Budd, not Joseph. Mary was referred to as Mary Budd in Barnabas' will, so she definitely married a Budd. Torrey says Mary Horton married JOHN Budd, Jr. (1620-1684), son of John and Katherine (Brown) Budd. John Budd, Jr.'s will refers to wife Mary. I find no Joseph Budd that could be a possible match in the Budd tree. nmt]

              9. Mercy, married Christopher Youngs.

[Mercy md first John Youngs, son of Cpt Joseph (who was brother of Rev John), abt 1675/6 and had four children with him. She md second, Christopher Youngs Bet. 1689 - 1698, and had no children with him. See Youngs Genealogy, by Selah Youngs.] She is in the 1698 census with Christopher and her children, but he was their step-father (and first cousin to their natural father), not their father.

             10. Abigail, married Charles Booth.
 

The daughter Abigail is from Horton's in America and is not a daughter. She was Abigail Mapham, daughter of John and Mary (Hampton) Mapham. Her mother, Mary, was a wife of Benjamin-2 Horton. Her name as the widow "Mary Horton" led early researchers to believe she was Mary (Langton) Horton, probably leading to that misidentification of Abigail as a daughter of Barnabas. See McLaurin and NYGBR 38:322.

This is how I have the children and spouses in my database at present. Would appreciate any corrections to this confusing set of relationships.

 
Descendants of Barnabas Horton

 1   Barnabas Horton 1600 - 1680
..  +Ann Smith 1600 - 1635
........... 2   Joseph Horton 1625 - 1696
...............  +Jane Budd 1625 - 1696
........... 2   Benjamin Horton 1627 - 1690
...............  +Anne [Budd?] 1627 - 1685
...........  *2nd Wife of Benjamin Horton:
...............  +Mary Hampton 1627 -
........... 2   Anne Horton 1629 - 1640
  *2nd Wife of Barnabas Horton:
..  +Mary Langton 1610 - 1698
........... 2   Hannah Horton 1631 - 1698
...............  +Thomas Hildreth 1625 - 1657
...........  *2nd Husband of Hannah Horton:
...............  +Jonas Bower 1630 - 1670
...........  *3rd Husband of Hannah Horton:
...............  +Thomas Trevally 1630 - 1687
........... 2   Sarah Horton 1633 - 1664
...............  +William Salmon 1610 - 1657
...........  *2nd Husband of Sarah Horton:
...............  +John Conklin 1631 - 1694
........... 2   Mary Horton 1637 - 1684
...............  +John Budd, Jr. 1620 - 1684
........... 2   Caleb Horton 1640 - 1702
...............  +Unknown First Wife 1640 - 1696
...........  *2nd Wife of Caleb Horton:
...............  +[Abigail Hallock?] 1650 - 1697
...........  *3rd Wife of Caleb Horton:
...............  +Esther [Mapes?] 1650 - 1740
........... 2   Joshua Horton 1643 - 1729
...............  +Mary Wheeler 1643 - 1718
........... 2   Jonathan Horton 1646 - 1707
...............  +Bethia Wells 1653 - 1733
........... 2   Mercy Horton 1652 -
...............  +John Youngs 1635 - 1698
...........  *2nd Husband of Mercy Horton:
...............  +Christopher Youngs, Jr. 1644 - 1698

Hortons in America - White, Adaline H., (1929). Below average scholarship, all assertions should be challenged - be very careful in using this error-prone genealogy. It is in genealogylibrary.com

"Descendants of Barnabas Horton" by Banks McLaurin, Jr. (1990). The scholarship of this Horton genealogy is of higher scholarship than Hortons in America, correcting many errors in HIA. It also contains transcripts and photo-copies of many Horton documents (wills and other documents.) However, it is not without its errors and its presentation is sometimes confusing as it presents photo-copies of submitted lineages that conflict with other info elsewhere in the book.

NYGBR 102:69-??, 1971 - Documentary Evidence of the Life and Labors of Barnabas Horton. Explores English ancestry and early years of Barnabas. Lists documents and records in which Barnabas is found. A "must-have" for Horton descendants.

Edward Hart - Descendants and Allied Families, Horton Section, pp 144-147. Short sketch in a "all my ancestors" type book, but above average scholarship, more reliable than HIA.

Torrey, "New England Marriages Before 1700"

In-law genealogies, usually giving info on one branch / child of Barnabas:
 

Youngs Genealogy, by Selah Youngs, info on Mercy Horton.
TAG 21:246-253, Conklin article, giving info about Sarah (Horton) Salmon Conklin.

Was Abigail a Daughter?

Horton's in America shows a daughter, Abigail, married to Charles Booth. However, such a daughter, or surviving children (as he mentioned for Sarah) are not mentioned in Barnabas' will.

She was not a daughter of Barnabas. Abigail is claimed by some writings to be an adopted daughter, step-daughter from second wife's marriage, etc. She was not his natural daughter, however.
 

Many of the statements made in Hortons in America are unsubstantiated. The work is of obvious less than average scholarship quality. There is no evidence he was on a ship called the Swallow. There is no evidence he was ever in New Haven, Conn. There is no evidence he was in Southold before 1651. (See Edward Hart - Descendants and Allied Families, pp 144-147.) The "which wife mom" question and the mysterious daughter not in Barnabas' will, Abigail, without explanation, adds to the list of items unsupported in this genealogy.

Speculation of a brother: Thomas Horton, born 1602 in Mowsley, Leicester, England; died 1641 in Springfield, Hampden Co, MA. He married 17. Mary Eddy Abt. 1635 in Middlesex, MA.

The Southold 1698 Census and the Salmon Records show two entries which have led published genealogies drawing some conclusion about who the parties are. These conclusions are suspect. The entries are:

1698 Southold Census includes:

Christian Youngs in the family of Elizabeth Youngs, widow. (Presumed to be the family of Benjamin-2 (John-1) Youngs.)

Salmon Records, printed transcription, LI Source Records, pp 185,

1702, Dec 31 -[Wm] Horton & Christian Young married
1709, Jun 16 - David Young & Wd Christian Horton (married)
           Note the year could 1708, confusing presentation.

Hortons in America reports this to be William-3, named in the will of Jonathan-2 Horton. But, the will of a William Horton, written Aug 17, 1728 and proved April 1, 1729, is proven to be this William Horton's will, as he is gave bequests  received by him from Jonathan-2; and named three uncles, who were the uncles we would expect for William-3, son of Jonathan-2. The wife given in that will is "Mary".

McLaurin's new Horton Genealogy, 1990, recognizes this situation but simply dismisses the second marriage as belonging to someone else and does not try to account for who that woman is.

I suggest:

1. The [Wm] might have been misread as Wm and the original Salmon record entry should be checked.
2. She married another Horton, even another William Horton. (Although all known William Hortons have been ruled out.)
3. The Christians in the two records are two different women, which still leaves open who is the Christian in the second entry, if the first belongs to Christian-3, daughter of Benjamin-2?
4. If this William Horton is the Horton of the 1702 marriage, that Christian Youngs predeceased him. She never married David Young. He married another Christian Horton, widow.

The answers to these questions are critical in determining who may be the mothers of the various children of William Horton and David Youngs.

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This is the Horton line of the Kansas Pioneers:

 1   Barnabas Horton 1600 - 1680
  *2nd Wife of Barnabas Horton:
....  +Mary Langton 1610 - 1691
.... 2   Mary Horton 1639 -
..........  +John Budd 1620 - 1684
........... 3   Mary Budd 1656 - 1724
.................  +Christopher Youngs 1636 - 1695
.................. 4   Christopher Youngs 1677 - 1727
........................  +Elizabeth Moore 1679 - 1747
........................ 5   Daniel Youngs 1712 - 1755
..............................  +Mary Penny 1718 - 1798
............................... 6   Hannah Youngs 1754 - 1823
.....................................  +Zachariah Hallock I 1749 - 1820
...................................... 7   Bethuel Hallock 1790 - 1866
......................................  *2nd Wife of Bethuel Hallock:
............................................  +Harmony Howell 1790 -
............................................ 8   John Kasar Hallock 1831 - 1875
..................................................  +Mary Jane Aldrich 1836 - 1862
................................................... 9   Morris Wells Hallock 1858 - 1941
.........................................................  +Harriet Loetta Pollock 1865 - 1936
.......................................................... 10   Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976
................................................................  +Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961

Related Links:

The Bradley Rymph Biography of Barnabas Horton - excellent

The Horton Surname Resource Center - lots of links and references

The Horton Brothers - Rockabilly with a Texas Twang

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