(_Barnabas_, _Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born at
Greenville, Orange Co., N. Y., 12 March, 1832; married in Middletown,
N. Y., in March, 1859, to FANNY CAROLINE BEEBE, daughter of Elder
Gilbert Beebe, the distinguished and able editor of the "_Signs
of the Times_," and sister of the Hon. George M. Beebe, member of
Congress from Orange Co., N. Y., and born in Middletown, N. Y., exact
date not given. Dr. Horton graduated in Albany Medical College,
Class of 1856. He established an office and commenced the practice
of medicine at Middletown, N. Y., and was very successful. After his
marriage he removed to Kansas, and settled at Atchison. On his way
returning home from a journey East he was instantly killed, 3 Sept.,
1861, by the fall of a bridge with a train of cars upon it, one of
which he was in, which spanned the Little Platte River, nine miles
east of St. Joseph, Missouri. The bridge had been partly burned by
the rebels, but left standing ready to fall when the cars came upon
it, for the purpose of killing Union soldiers. Thirteen persons were
killed, and over eighty badly injured by this barbarous outrage.
The Doctor's corpse was taken to Middletown, and buried in the Hill
Cemetery by the side of his father, and mother, and sisters.
They had one child, Mary Evelyn, born 3 Aug., 1861. After the death
of her husband, the Doctor's wife returned to Orange Co., where the
little child died, 21 Oct., 1861, and was buried by the side of its
dead father.
Dr. Horton was a man of superior mental capacity, possessed high
literary talent, was deeply learned in his profession, and doubtless,
had he lived, would have attained to great eminence in the science of
medicine.
III. HON. ALBERT HOWELL, son of Dr. Harvey A. Horton and Mary Bennet,
born near Brookfield, in the town of Minnisink, Orange Co., N. Y., 13
March, 1837; married in Middletown, N. Y., by the Rev. Mr. Harris,
26 May, 1864, to ANNA AMELIA ROBERTSON, daughter of William Wells
Robertson and Adaline Sayer, and born in Centerville, Minnisink
Township, 2 July, 1840.
Children:
1. Carrie Robertson, born in Middletown, N. Y., 22 April, 1865.
2. Mary Bennet, born in Atchison, Kansas, 12 July, 1868.
3. Rosa Sayer, born in Atchison, Kansas, 2 June, 1871.
4. Albert Howell, born in Atchison, Kansas, 1 April, 1874.
Albert H. Horton attended the public school at West Town, N. Y.,
until 13 years of age, and then attended the "_Farmer's Hall
Academy_," at Goshen, Orange Co., New York, and was there prepared
for college. He entered the "University of Michigan," as a freshman,
and remained there two years, but was compelled to leave college on
account of inability to study, owing to some trouble with his eyes.
In 1857, he entered the law office of Hon. Joseph W. Gott, at Goshen,
New York, as a law student, and remained there until December 18th,
1858, when he was admitted as a counsellor and attorney at-law, at
a general term of the N. Y. Supreme Court, held in Brooklyn, New
York. In 1859, he went West, with his brother, and the Hon. George M.
Beebe, now member of Congress from New York State, to engage in the
practice of the law. He formed a partnership in the law business with
Mr. Beebe, under the firm name of Beebe & Horton, at Macon, Moscow,
Mo., in 1859, but both parties soon became tired of Missouri, and
removed to Kansas. Mr. Beebe soon became Secretary of the Territory
of Kansas, and their acting Governor. Mr. Horton selected Atchison,
Atchison Co., Kansas, as his adopted home, and has resided there
ever since. In 1860, he was appointed City Attorney of Atchison, by
the Mayor, the Hon. Geo. H. Fairchild. In the Spring of 1861, he
was elected City Attorney of the same city, on the Union ticket. In
September of 1864, he was appointed District Judge of the 2d Judicial
District, of Kansas, by the Governor, Hon. Chas. H. Robinson. He was
elected and re-elected to the same office, and then resigned in 1865,
to continue the practice of his profession. On his entering practice,
he was again elected City Attorney of Atchison, and held the position
one year. In 1868, he was elected as one of the State Electors on the
Republican State ticket in Kansas, and was selected the messenger
to take the vote of Kansas to Washington, to be deposited with the
Vice-President for Grant and Colfax. From 1861 to 1864, in addition
to attending to the duties of Judge of the District Court, he edited,
with Hon. John J. Ingalls, the weekly "_Champion_,"--a newspaper
printed and published at Atchison. Mr. Ingalls is now the U. S.
Senator from Kansas. In May, 1869, Mr. Horton was appointed, by
President Grant, U. S. District Attorney of Kansas, and he held this
office till July 18th, 1873, and then resigned the position. Upon the
resignation of Judge Delabay, U. S. Judge of Kansas, in 1874, Mr.
Horton's name was mentioned very prominently in connection with the
vacant Judgeship, and at a State Bar meeting, called to recommend
names for the position, Mr. Horton was presented by the majority
of the lawyers present for the place. Owing to some difference of
opinion among the Kansas delegation in Congress, however, Hon.
C. G. Foster, of Atchison, was appointed in his stead. Mr. Horton
still continues the practice of his profession at Atchison, and is
the local attorney of the Chicago and Rock Island R. R. Co., and
the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe R. R. Co., at that place. In
March, 1873, Horton was associated with the Hon. Caleb Cushing, of
Massachusetts, in the defence of Senator S. C. Pomeroy, before the U.
S. Senate Investigating Committee, charged to inquire into certain
pretended charges of bribery, connected with the Senatorial election
in Kansas, in January, 1873. After a lengthy examination, Senator
Pomeroy was acquitted by a majority of the Senatorial Committee.
Afterwards the charges against Mr. Pomeroy were dismissed in Kansas,
and the case against him never came to trial. In the Fall of 1873,
Horton was elected by upwards of 500 majority to the Legislature of
Kansas, and took a prominent part in the impeachment of Hon. Josiah
E. Hayes, State Treasurer of Kansas. Mr. Horton was chairman of the
committee which reported and carried the impeachment through the
House, in February, 1874, and was then appointed Chairman of the
Board of Managers to prosecute the impeached Treasurer before the
State Senate. The State Treasurer then resigned, and the impeachment
ended. In politics Mr. Horton is a Republican, but belongs to the
Conservative side of the party.
The celebrated York-Pomeroy Bribery Case was brought to a final
termination on the eleventh of March, 1875, and the $7,000 historic
package was turned over to Mr. Pomeroy's counsel, the Hon. A. H.
Horton. Great credit is due Judge Horton for his untiring efforts in
having such an unjust and malicious prosecution brought to a close.
IV. ANNA ELIZA, daughter of Parmenas H. Horton and Milicent Howell
(_Barnabas_, _Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in
Middletown, N. Y., 15 Jan., 1830; married in Middletown, 23 March,
1859, by the Rev. Daniel F. Wood, to John Wheeler Gardner, son of
John Gardner and Elizabeth Wheeler, and born in Warwick, N. Y., 7
Feb., 1827.
Children, born in Middletown:
1. Charles Horton Gardner, born 11 Feb., 1860.
2. John Wheeler Gardner, Jr., born 27 Jan., 1866.
They reside in Middletown, N. Y., and rank among the first families
of that village. Mrs. Gardner says: "Milicent Howell was the name of
both my paternal and maternal grandmothers, and yet they were not
at all related as we know of; we have often spoken of it as quite a
singular coincidence."
Mrs. Gardner was the first to propose a GENERAL GATHERING and SOCIAL
UNION and RE-UNION of the Horton family of our country, which is to
take place in Philadelphia in July, 1876.
VII. ALSON WARREN, son of Benjamin Horton and Almira Osborn
(_Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born
in Onondaga, N. Y., 28 May, 1829; married in DeWitt, N. Y., 10 Feb.,
1852, by Elder R. R. Raymond, to ELECTA LOUISA AINSLEE, daughter
of William Ainslee and Nancy Pinney. He is now living in DeWitt,
Onondaga Co., N. Y.; is a farmer.
Children, probably all born in DeWitt:
1. Charles Albert, born 2 Nov., 1853.
2. Philip Brewster, born 6 Jan., 1857.
3. William Benjamin, born 5 Oct., 1859.
4. Henry Broadhead, born 28 Nov., 1861.
5. Gardner Stanton, born 28 Jan., 1867.
6. Helen Elizabeth, born 15 July, 1871.
I. THOMAS WHITE, son of Henry Horton and Elizabeth White (_Nathan_,
_Richard_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born at Broadtop, Pa.,
12 June, 1813; married 1. BARBARA BARNETTE; she died, and he married
2. the widow, ELIZABETH WOOD. Reside at Wells' Tannery, Fulton Co.,
Pa. He died in 1875.
II. NATHAN WHITE, son of Henry Horton and Elizabeth White, born at
Broadtop, Pa., 3 May, 1815; married 1. about 1835, to ROSANNA MILLER;
she died about 1860, and he married 2. the widow SUSANNA READY. They
reside at Spearsville, Fulton Co., Pa.
Children, by 1st wife:
1. Samuel Miller, born 5 May, 1836; married Sarah Dunnica.
2. Joseph Miller, born 22 April, 1840; married Bell M. Lee.
3. Maria, born in 1842; married Dr. Wishart, of Fulton, Pa.
4. Catherine, born in 1844; married Harry Markley, of Fulton
Co., Pa.
5. Edwin A., born at Johnstown, Pa., 1846; unmarried; resides
at Bedford Springs.
6. Laura, born at Johnstown, Pa., 1849; married William Spear
Dickson, and reside in Fulton Co., Pa.
III. HON. WILLIAM, son of Henry Horton and Elizabeth White, born at
Broadtop, Pa., 4 July, 1817; married at Broadtop, 15 March, 1837, by
Rev. Zophar D. Pasco, to ANNA CERATHERS, daughter of Andrew Cerathers
and Ellen Cerathers.
Children, born at Wells' Tannery, Fulton Co., Pa.:
1. Milton Murat, born 6 Nov., 1838.
2. Jonathan, born 5 April, 1840; died in the army in 1864.
3. Zophar Pasco, born 12 April, 1842.
4. Reuben, born 2 Sept., 1843; died in the army in 1864.
5. Nancy, born 22 March, 1845.
6. Calvin, born 25 July, 1846; died young.
7. Alfred, born 16 March, 1848.
8. Ruth, born 1 Feb., 1850.
9. Mary, born 12 Aug., 1851.
10. Elizabeth, born 18 May, 1855.
11. James B., born 4 Feb., 1857.
The Hon. William Horton resides at Wells' Tannery, Pa. He is a
farmer, intelligent and self educated, and a few years ago was a
member of the Pennsylvania Legislature. He is one of the leading men
of the county, and he has kindly given his assistance in looking up
the Hortons of West Chester, Pa. He remarks in one of his letters,
"The Patriarchs, Nathan and Samuel Horton, who settled in
Bedford Co., Pa., seemed to live in a quiet, Quaker-like way,
as they left no records save a few deeds and other legal
papers, which we found on the county records. They were both
practical blacksmiths, and that trade has been adopted by a
great many of both families, and many of their descendants are
at this time the best mechanics of the country. I have myself
a set of blacksmith tools, brought from Philadelphia by my
grandfather when he moved out, and the bellows bears the brand
'D. C. Dawson, Philadelphia, 1774,' and I do not keep them as
an heirloom, for they are in active use almost every day."
I. JAMES C., son of Gen. William Horton and Milley Dula (_Nathan_,
_Nathan_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born on New River, Ashe
Co., N. C., 9 March, 1817; married SARAH DICKSON, daughter of Col.
Dickson, of Caldwell Co., N. C. He is a first class farmer, resides
on the Yadkin River one mile below Elkville. He was a volunteer in
the Cherokee war, and had command of a company at the age of 19. He
was county surveyor for many years.
Children, all born near Elkville:
1. William, died young.
2 and 3, Amelia and Margaret, twins.
2. Amelia, married Arthur Duvall Cowles, son of Calvin J.
Cowles and Martha Duvall. He is a merchant at Gap Creek, Ashe
Co., N. C. They have James, Calvin and Martha Horton.
3. Margaret is not married.
4. Dickson, a merchant, in company with his brother-in-law A.
D. Cowles.
II. WILLIAM LEANDER, son of Gen. William Horton and Milley Dula,
married FRANCES CORPENING. They have:
1. Eliza, married John Wagoner, resides in Oregon.
2. Millard, also in Oregon.
3. William.
4. Corpening.
5. Rufus.
William Leander was also a volunteer in the Cherokee war at the age
of 16, and was a Lieut. in his brother's company.
III. ELIZA, daughter of Gen. William Horton and Milley Dula, married
JACKSON CORPENING of Burke Co., N. C. He is dead. He was a prominent
man and much respected--left several children. One of his daughters
married Col. Burgers S. Gaithers, a lawyer and politician, and one of
the foremost men in the State.
IV. THEODOCIA ELVIRA, daughter of Gen. William Horton and Milley
Dula, born at Yadkin River, in Wilkes Co., N. C., 22 Aug., 1825;
married at the residence of her father, 23 Jan., 1845, by the Rev.
Smith Ferguson, a Baptist minister, to GEO. HAGA HAMILTON, born at
Salem, N. C., 5 Jan., 1814. He is a first class farmer; resides near
Jefferson, Ashe Co., N. C.
Children, all born at Jefferson:
1. William, born 8 Dec., 1845; married 2 Dec., 1869, to Martha
Virginia Perkins.
2. Mary Jane, born 29 March, 1847; married 19 March, 1866, to
Dr. Levi C. Gentrey.
3. Rufus Alexander, born 8 Oct., 1850; unmarried.
V. REBECCA, daughter of Gen. William Horton and Milley Dula, married
DAVID E. BOWER. They have several children--we only have names of
two, as follows:
1. William Horton Bower, is a lawyer.
2. John Bower, is a clerk in a store at Elkville.
VI. NATHAN, son of Gen. William Horton and Milley Dula. He is a
farmer; resides at Beaver Creek, Wilkes Co., N. C.; unmarried.
VII. PHINEAS, son of Gen. William Horton and Milley Dula. He is a
farmer and merchant; resides at Elkville. He was a member of the
House of Representatives of North Carolina in 1860-'63-'65 and '67,
and in 1872 he was elected Senator.
IX. LAMIRA LOUISA, daughter of Gen. William Horton and Milley Dula,
born at Yadkin River, N. C.; married at Elkville, Wilkes Co., N. C.,
13 April, 1853, by the Rev. Smith Ferguson, to WILEY PERKINS THOMAS,
son of Stephen Thomas and Rebecca Perkins, and born at Heltore, Ashe
Co., N. C., 20 April, 1823. Mr. Thomas resides at Jefferson, Ashe Co.
He is a well-to-do farmer, also a merchant and stock dealer.
Children, born at Jefferson:
1. Alexander Hamilton, born 20 April, 1854.
2. John D., born 2 July, 1861.
3. Elizabeth Elvira, born 26 April, 1866.
4. Lamira Caroline, born 26 March, 1871.
X. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, son of Gen. William Horton and Milley Dula,
born at Yadkin River; married MARY JANE VOGLER, of Salem, N. C. They
reside at Elkville. He is a merchant, in company with his brother,
Phineas Horton; he is also Clerk of the Superior Court of Wilkes
County.
XI. RUFUS DULA, son of Gen. William Horton and Milley Dula, born at
Yadkin River. He resides at Elkville, at the old homestead of his
father, and his sister Sarah lives with him. He is not married.
I. HON. WILLIAM, son of Phineas Horton and Rebecca Councill
(_Nathan_, _Nathan_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born on New
River, 9 March, 1828; married at the residence of his wife's father,
near Boone, N. C., 1860, to _Nancy Rebecca Blair_, only daughter of
Henry Blair and Mary ----, and born in Caldwell Co., N. C., 26 Aug.,
1835,--the Rev. Joseph Harrison, a _deaf_ preacher, officiating.
Children, all born at New River:
1. James Crittenden, born 20 Jan., 1861.
2. Jonathan Blair, born 12 Dec., 1862.
3. Julia Rebecca, born 12 Nov., 1864.
4. William Phineas, born 14 Feb., 1867.
5. Mary Emma, born 23 Feb., 1869.
6. Addie Elizabeth, born 1 May, 1871.
7. Henry Walter, born 5 July, 1873.
William Horton, at the early age of 18 years, was elected Lieutenant
in the militia, and afterwards from one position to another, until he
held the office of Colonel, in 1862, and during the war. He also held
the office of County Surveyor, from 1849 to 1862, when he was elected
to the State Legislature, and re-elected in 1864, and again in 1866.
Notwithstanding his official stations, he still claims the honor of
being a farmer, and makes his home with his honored father, making
the old gentleman's closing years as pleasant as possible.
"Many of the Horton Family of North Carolina have lived to old
age. They are generally regarded as a clever, honest, liberal,
and charitable people. They possess good social qualities,
and are generally very popular, and these characteristics,
capability being added, account for so many of them holding
public positions. Many of them are public professors of
Christianity, and belong to the Baptist and Methodist
denominations.
"In politics they were formerly Whigs,--were all faithful to,
though not fully approving, the cause of the late Southern
Confederacy. They are now all conservative, and acting with the
Democratic party. Though generally intelligent, educated, and
talkative, there has never yet one of them been a preacher or a
lawyer, and but one a physician. They are nearly all engaged
in agricultural pursuits, and generally fond of amusements,
such as hunting, fishing, etc."--_Letter of Hon. William
Horton, of Boone, N. C., Dec., 1874._
II. NATHAN, son of Phineas Horton and Rebecca Councill, born on New
River, 22 Oct., 1829. He was a Captain in the militia before the war,
and also held the office of county processioner for several years.
He volunteered in Capt. T. V. Crumpter's Co. A., 1st Reg't, N. C.
Troops (cavalry), and was promoted to a Lieutenancy in Capt. Jonathan
Horton's Co. (B.), 37 Reg't, N. C. Troops (infantry), in the Fall of
1863. He was in the battle of Chancellorsville, Va., and others which
followed, until he reached Gettysburg, where he was severely wounded
by a minnie ball, which he yet carries under his shoulder. He was
captured and taken to the hospital near Chester, Pa., I think, where
he remained about two months. He was then taken to Johnson's Island,
Ohio, where he says, that the suffering from hunger was so great that
rats were freely eaten by the prisoners. After remaining there about
twenty months, he was released on parole, and got home in March,
1865. Soon after his return home he was elected County Surveyor, and
he has been re-elected several times, and he still holds the office.
He was married 27 May, 1875, by Rev. Dr. Wogg, to JULIETT GENTRY,
daughter of W. H. Gentry, of Jefferson, N. C.
III. JONATHAN FILLMORE, son of Phineas Horton and Rebecca Councill,
born 3 March, 1836. He was a Capt. in the militia before the war.
When the war broke out he also volunteered, with his brother Nathan,
in Capt. Crumpter's Co. He died from relapse of fever, at Moore's
Hospital, Manassas Junction, Va., 2 March, 1862.
IV. JAMES HARRISON, son of Phineas Horton and Rebecca Councill,
born 27 May, 1841. He was an officer in the militia, and like his
brothers, volunteered in Capt. Miller's Co. I., 58th Reg't, N. C.,
Troops (infantry), and was chosen Lieutenant. He was slightly wounded
at the battle of Chickamauga. He acted as Adjutant for Col. J. B.
Palmer at the battle of Missionary Ridge. He died from brain-fever at
Dalton, Ga., 22 Dec., 1863. His body was brought home and interred on
the hill in front of his father's house.
JAMES THEODORE, son of David Eagles Horton and Sarah Dula (_Col.
Nathan_, _Nathan_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born in Caldwell
Co., N. C., 16 Oct., 1829; married in Yadkin Co., N. C., 12 Oct.,
1859, by John Williams, Esq., to SARAH ROSA LYNCH, daughter of
Larkin Lynch and Elizabeth Hunter. Moved to Yadkin Co., N. C., in
Oct., 1863, and in Dec., 1866, removed to the old homestead again in
Caldwell Co. He is a well-to-do farmer, and respected by those who
know him.
Children:
1. Alice Conrad, born in Yadkin Co., 22 Aug., 1860.
2. Ida Lynch, born in Yadkin Co., 2 Jan., 1863.
3. Rosa Virginia, born in Yadkin, Co., 3 Dec., 1864.
4. James Walter, born in Yadkin Co., 26 Jan., 1867.
5. Harriet Augusta, born in Caldwell Co., 30 April, 1869.
6. Lillie Gertrude, born in Caldwell Co., 2 May, 1872.
I. EDMUND BURKE, son of Edmund Bani Horton and Matilda Devoy
(Jonathan Bani, _Barnabas_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born
in New York City, 14 April, 1845; married 25 Oct., 1866, by Rev. F.
Rallston Smith, D. D., to HARRIET MOORES, daughter of Charles W.
Moores and Susan Ann Mallory.
Children, born at White Stone, L. I.:
1. Charles Edmund.
2. Elizabeth Mallory, both died young.
Harriet Moores Horton died in 1872. He married 2. in the Reformed
Church, Port Richmond, Staten Island, 11 Nov., 1874, by the Rev. Dr.
James Brownlee, to KATE CROCHERON BROWNLEE, eldest daughter of the
officiating clergyman, and born at the parsonage in Port Richmond,
Staten Island, on the 9 Feb., 1845.
Mr. Horton is a clerk and bookkeeper for the Howe Sewing Machine Co.,
in the city of New York.
_Ninth Generation.--Caleb I._
I. DR. SAMUEL MILLER, son of Nathan White Horton and Rosanna Miller
(_Henry_, _Nathan_, _Richard_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born
at Broadtop, Pa., 5 May, 1835; studied medicine with Dr. John Lowman,
of Johnstown, Pa., and graduated at Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia, in the Class of 1862. He married SARAH DUNNICA,
daughter of the Hon. Judge Dunnica, of St. Louis, Mo. They have three
children: names not given. He is now (1874) a Surgeon in the U. S.
Army, and stationed at Fort McKavitt, Texas. He was breveted Major at
the battle of Vicksburg.
II. JOSEPH MILLER, son of Nathan White Horton and Rosanna Miller,
born at Broadtop, Bedford Co., Pa., 22 April, 1840; married in
Philadelphia, 19 May, 1864, by the Rev. M. C. Sutphin, to BELL
MATHEWS LEE, daughter of Matthias H. Lee and Ellen Mathews, of
Philadelphia, born in Philadelphia, in 1836; died 8 Jan., 1871.
Children, born in Philadelphia:
1. Laura born 1 Oct., 1867; died in infancy.
2. Walter, born in 1868; died in early infancy. (Twins.)
3. Harrison, in 1868; died in early infancy.
He married 2. in Philadelphia, 14 Oct., 1875, CLARA EUGENIA GIRVIN,
daughter of John Girvin and Emily Bowman, and born in Philadelphia.
Mr. Horton is now, and has been for about twelve years past,
compositor in the "_Evening Bulletin Office_," Philadelphia. He
has had charge of the Religious department of that paper for about
eight years past. He is the Philadelphia correspondent of the
"_Nashville Bulletin_." He was a Union soldier, served one year, and
was honorably discharged. He edits the "_Home Circle_," a monthly
literary journal, published in Philadelphia. He is an active member
of the Spring Garden Presbyterian Church, and is also a member of the
Board of Trustees. In October, 1874, he formed a partnership with R.
F. Thorne and E. C. Cake, under the name of Thorne, Cake & Co., and
they are now the proprietors of the Home Circle Publishing Company,
of Philadelphia.
He is a ready, racy writer, and possesses a mind of good culture,
enjoying the confidence and respect of all who know him.
IX. ELIZABETH, daughter of Eunice Horton and George Bockover
(_Jason_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at
Beemerville, N. J., 5 July, 1833; married 1. THOMAS C. WILDER, a
merchant, who died leaving no issue; married 2. at Beemerville, 8
March, 1859, by Rev. Mr. Crosette, to the HON. JOHN PARKER JORDAN,
of North Carolina. A happy union of the North and South. The bridal
party left immediately for New York City, stopping for a few days
at the St. Nicholas, where they received the _elite_ of the city,
and then went to Baltimore, where at Barnum's, Mrs. Jordan, with the
ease and grace of manner so natural to her, received their friends,
and made the entertainment very interesting. From Baltimore they
proceeded to Mr. Jordan's home in the Old North State.
Mr. Jordan is a son of Matthias Jordan and Sally Smith, both of
illustrious English descent, and on the mother's side tracing back to
the Colonial Governor of Virginia. They were planters, on the James
River, but moved to North Carolina in early life, engaged largely in
the East India trade--lost a large fortune by the ravages of the war
of 1812.
Hon. J. P. Jordan is a lawyer, self-educated, but rose gradually to
eminence in his profession, and has several times been a member of
the Legislature. He is at present (Dec., 1875,) engaged in important
business in Washington, D. C.
I. RUTH ANN, daughter of Nelson Horton and Sarah Shons (_Silas
Danes_, _Silas_, _Silas_, _Barnabas_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born
in Wallkill, N. Y., 14 June, 1838. She is an intelligent maiden
lady--a live member of the Old School Baptist Church. She has
rendered valuable assistance in gathering up genealogical data of her
branch of the Horton family; under date of May, 1871, she says: