Individual Details
Amos Horton Sr.
(Abt 1710 - Abt 1791)
Amos Horton and Sarah Peebles Horton left Brunswick County, Virginia, and moved to Craven County, South Carolina, before the American Revolution.
Amos Horton, Sr., and wife, Sarah Peebles, were not in Alabama, but many of their descendants migrated here. Among their children were John, William & Jesse. To Shelby Co, AL: John's sons, Abraham, Hardy and Jonathan, along with Hardy's daughter, Melissa, and his son, Miel. Also, William's son, William Ransom Horton, who married Melissa, his 2nd cousin and daughter of Hardy. These 5 families, constituting 40 members, moved from SC to Shelby Co, AL, after 1830, and prior to the 1840 Census, and they were the first Horton settlers in Shelby County.
Children of AMOS HORTON, SR. and SARAH PEEBLES are:
1 AMOS II3 HORTON, b. 1735, Surry County, Virginia; d. 28 Mar 1821, Wake County, North Carolina.
2 HENRY CLAIBORNE HORTON, b. 1737, Surrey County, Virginia; d. Panola County, Mississippi.
3 DANIEL HORTON, b. 25 May 1740, Surrey County, Virginia; d. 01 Nov 1795, Kershaw County, South Carolina.
4 WILLIAM I HORTON, b. 1741, Surrey County, Virginia; d. 18 Jul 1834, Lancaster County, South Carolina.
5 JESSE I HORTON b. 09 Feb 1742/43; d. WFT Est. 1744-1833.
6 HENRY HORTON b. Abt. 1745.
7 JOHN HORTON, b. 1746, Virginia; d. 26 Nov 1813, Camden, Kershaw Co., SC.
8 THOMAS III HORTON, b. 1752, Surrey County, Virginia; d. 24 Jul 1841, Decator County, Indiana.
9 REBECCA I HORTON, b. 01 Jan 1760; d. WFT Est. 1761-1854
Amos Horton was born ca. 1710 in Surry Co. VA. He married Sarah Peebles, born ca. 1710. Amos Horton died sometime after 1764 in Kershaw District, SC.
Horton
Daniel Horton, a son of Amos Horton, was born June 25, 1740 in Surry Co. VA. And died Nov. 1795 in Kershaw District SC. He married Mary Ezell, born ca. 1740 in Surry County VA and died 1800 in Kershaw District, SC.
Lucy Horton, born Oct. 12, 1761 and died Sept. 23, 1831, a daughter of Daniel Horton, married William Williams about 1777 at Linches Creek in Kershaw District, SC.
Eli Williams was the 9th child born to Lucy Horton and William Williams. A daughter of Eli Williams, Mary Caroline Williams, married William G. Maughan.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kithandkin2000/hortonfamily.htm
Amos Horton, Sr., and wife, Sarah Peebles, were not in Alabama, but many of their descendants migrated here. Among their children were John, William & Jesse. To Shelby Co, AL: John's sons, Abraham, Hardy and Jonathan, along with Hardy's daughter, Melissa, and his son, Miel. Also, William's son, William Ransom Horton, who married Melissa, his 2nd cousin and daughter of Hardy. These 5 families, constituting 40 members, moved from SC to Shelby Co, AL, after 1830, and prior to the 1840 Census, and they were the first Horton settlers in Shelby County.
Children of AMOS HORTON, SR. and SARAH PEEBLES are:
1 AMOS II3 HORTON, b. 1735, Surry County, Virginia; d. 28 Mar 1821, Wake County, North Carolina.
2 HENRY CLAIBORNE HORTON, b. 1737, Surrey County, Virginia; d. Panola County, Mississippi.
3 DANIEL HORTON, b. 25 May 1740, Surrey County, Virginia; d. 01 Nov 1795, Kershaw County, South Carolina.
4 WILLIAM I HORTON, b. 1741, Surrey County, Virginia; d. 18 Jul 1834, Lancaster County, South Carolina.
5 JESSE I HORTON b. 09 Feb 1742/43; d. WFT Est. 1744-1833.
6 HENRY HORTON b. Abt. 1745.
7 JOHN HORTON, b. 1746, Virginia; d. 26 Nov 1813, Camden, Kershaw Co., SC.
8 THOMAS III HORTON, b. 1752, Surrey County, Virginia; d. 24 Jul 1841, Decator County, Indiana.
9 REBECCA I HORTON, b. 01 Jan 1760; d. WFT Est. 1761-1854
Amos Horton was born ca. 1710 in Surry Co. VA. He married Sarah Peebles, born ca. 1710. Amos Horton died sometime after 1764 in Kershaw District, SC.
Horton
Daniel Horton, a son of Amos Horton, was born June 25, 1740 in Surry Co. VA. And died Nov. 1795 in Kershaw District SC. He married Mary Ezell, born ca. 1740 in Surry County VA and died 1800 in Kershaw District, SC.
Lucy Horton, born Oct. 12, 1761 and died Sept. 23, 1831, a daughter of Daniel Horton, married William Williams about 1777 at Linches Creek in Kershaw District, SC.
Eli Williams was the 9th child born to Lucy Horton and William Williams. A daughter of Eli Williams, Mary Caroline Williams, married William G. Maughan.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kithandkin2000/hortonfamily.htm
Events
| Birth | Abt 1710 | Surry, Virginia, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1730 | Surry, Virginia, United States - Sarah Peebles | | ||
| Death | Abt 1791 | Lancaster, South Carolina, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Peebles (1710 - ) |
| Child | John Horton (1746 - 1813) |
Endnotes
1. Descendants of Daniel Horton, Roger H Goeb online [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kithandkin2000/HortonDescofDanielHorton.htm], accessed May 2006.
2. Descendants of Daniel Horton, Roger H Goeb online [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kithandkin2000/HortonDescofDanielHorton.htm], accessed May 2006.
3. Descendants of Daniel Horton, Roger H Goeb online [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kithandkin2000/HortonDescofDanielHorton.htm], accessed May 2006.