CORNELIUS HORTON b. 20 May 1788 d. 25 May 1874 Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA: Coon Family Genealogy Pages

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Birth 20 May 1788 [1, 2, 3]

Gender Male

Disowned from Quakers 1828 Quaker Street

for marrying outside the church

this from James E. Hazard Index to The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends ; online through http://www.swarthmore.edu/x8035.xml
Horton Cornelius dis Quaker Street mos; see also pg 3 1828 5 24 Q 331 1.2 8 8813

Census 1830 Yorktown, Westchester, New York [4]

1 male (Stephen K 5) 5-10 yrs; 1 male (?) 20-30; 1 male (Cornelius 42) 40-50; 2 females(Ann 2, Abigail 1) under 5 yrs; 1 female (Orrella 37) 30-40. Frederick Horton nearby.

Census 1 Jun 1840 Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA [5]

1 male(Cornelius 52), 1 female(Orrella 47 ) 40-50 years; 1 male(Stephen K. 15) 15-20; 2 females(Anne 12, Abigail 11) 10-15; 1 male(Edwin K. 10) 5-10; 1 male(Jacob C. 5) under 5

Land 1850 Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA [6]

"This view is from the southeastern side of the Bronx, a little more than half a mile below the rail-way station at White Plains, looking north. The rail-way bridge is seen on the extreme right. Between that and the barn on the left the British ascended. In the field, seen a little to the left of the telegraph posts, toward the center, and the one on the summit beyond, the hottest of the engagement occurred. The latter is on the land of Mr. Cornelius Horton. In a hollow, near a large hickory-tree, on the southwest side of Chatterton's Hill, are the graves of many of the slain." -note on illistration from PICTORIAL FIELD BOOK OF THE REVOLUTION. VOLUME II. Benson J. Lossing/ Reprint Services Corp., 1850

Occupation 1850 Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA [7]

farmer

Residence 1850 Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA [7]

Residence 1860 Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA [8]

Residence 1868 Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA [9]

C. Horton is found on the 1868 map of Greenburg, Westchester, New York, Frederick W. Beers

Will 18 Dec 1869 Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA [10]

Census 1870 Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA

next to Ichabod Smith

Cornelius Horton, farmer, 82; Orella Horton, wife, 77; Jacob Horton, farmer [son], 35; Cornelia Horton, [granddaughter], 5; Jemima Horton, [granddaughter], 3; Eliza Johnson, domestic, 23, b.Ireland; John Dengenhart, farm hand, 15, b. NY

Died 25 May 1874 Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA [1, 2]

Obituary 27 May 1874 New York City, New York [11]

New York Times, 1874

HORTON.-In Greenburg, May 25, CORNELIUS HORTON, aged 86 years. Funeral at his late residence Thursday, 28th at 10:30 A.M. Carriage will meet the 9:15 train from Grand Central Depot at White Plains.

Burial 28 May 1874 Purchase, Westchester, New York, USA [1]

His headstone reads: Cornelius Horton, born May 20, 1788, died May 25, 1871

Court record - Petition 5 Jun 1874 , Westchester County, NY

Westchester County Surrogate's Court:
The petition of Edwin K. Horton of the town of Greenburgh showeth that Cornelius Horton late of the town of Greenburgh departed this life on the 25th day of May, 1874. Edwin K. Horton is one of the Executors named in the will. That the value of the real and personal estate will not exceed $30,000.
The heirs and next of kin of Cornelius Horton are Edwin K. Horton, one of the children of the deceased, residing in the Town of Greenburgh; Ann Elizabeth Stewart, one of the children of the deceased, residing in the city & county of New York; Abigail Bedell, one of the children of said deceased, residing in said city & county of New York; and Jacob C. Horton, one of the children of said deceased residing in said city & county of New York and that the said testator left no widow.

Court record - Inventory 3 Aug 1874 , Westchester County, NY

A True and Perfect Inventory of all the goods, chattels and credits which were Cornelius Horton late of the town of Greenburgh. ...Total of $534.79

Court record -Petition 29 Nov 1882 , Westchester County, NY

Westchester County - Surrogate's Court:
In the Matter of the final Judicial settlement of the accounts of Edwin K. Horton and Jacob C. Horton, executors of the last Will and Testament of Cornelius Horton. The petition of Jacob C. Horton of the city of New York...of the last will and testement of Cornelius Horton later of the town of Greenburgh..legatees, heirs: Ann E. Stewart, No. 146 W. 13th St, NY City; Abigail Bedell, city & county of NY; Edwin K. Horton, town of Yorktown, Westchester County and [Jacob C. Horton].

Court record -Summary of final settlement 27 Aug 1906 , Westchester County, NY

1906 Summary Final Settlement, Cornelius Horton

Final settlement of the estate of Cornelius Horton. Jacob C. Horton, Executor. Said Jacob C. Horton is charged with amount of Schedule A - $2412.82 and credited with amount of Schedule B - $1351.27, leaving a balance in his hands of $1061.55. That he retain the sum of $85.32 for commissions to which he is entitled and the sum of $75 for costs and disbursements. Further ordered he pay Edmund H. Bedell $122.36 (an undivided one third of an undivided one third of the balance. To Elizabeth B. Lane, as above, $122.36; to Cornelius J. Horton, as General Guardian of Haviland Bedell, an undivided one sixth of an undivided one third part of the balance, $61.18. To Cornelius J. Horton, General Guardian of Edith Bedell, as above, $61.18; to Stephen Horton, to Emma H. Kipp, to Harriet E. Horton, to Grace Hart, to John Horton, to Lillian B. Smith, each an undivided one sixth of an undivided one third, to wit, the sum of $61.18 each. And to Jacob C. Horton, an undivided one third of the balance, $367.07.

Buried Quaker Burying Ground - Purchase, Westchester, New York [1]

Person ID I380 Coon Family | The Horton branch

Last Modified 11 Dec 2009

Father STEPHEN HORTON, b. 30 Jan 1763, d. 30 Oct 1827

Mother Elizabeth HAVILAND, b. Abt Jul 1759, d. 9 Jun 1834

Family ID F578 Group Sheet

SPOUSE Orrella J. KEELER, b. 18 Apr 1793, d. 17 Oct 1871, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA

Married 1823 [12]

Children

	1. Stephen Keeler HORTON, b. Abt 1825, d. 22 May 1860
	2. Ann Elizabeth HORTON, b. Aug 1826, d. 25 Jan 1906, White Plains, Westchester, New York
>	3. Abigail K. HORTON, b. 25 Sep 1829, d. 11 Jan 1884
>	4. Edwin Keeler HORTON, b. Abt 1830, , , New York , d. 7 Nov 1904, , Westchester County, NY
>	5. Jacob C. HORTON, b. Sep 1835, d. 1906-1910

Last Modified 16 May 2008

Family ID F129 Group Sheet

Event Map

Event

	Census - 1830 - Yorktown, Westchester, New York
	Census - 1 Jun 1840 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
	Land - 1850 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
	Occupation - farmer - 1850 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
	Residence - 1850 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
	Residence - 1860 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
	Residence - 1868 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
	Will - 18 Dec 1869 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
	Census - next to Ichabod Smith - 1870 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
	Died - 25 May 1874 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
	Obituary - New York Times, 1874 - 27 May 1874 - New York City, New York
	Burial - 28 May 1874 - Purchase, Westchester, New York, USA
	Court record - Petition - 5 Jun 1874 - , Westchester County, NY
	Court record - Inventory - 3 Aug 1874 - , Westchester County, NY
	Court record -Petition - 29 Nov 1882 - , Westchester County, NY
	Court record -Summary of final settlement - 1906 Summary Final Settlement, Cornelius Horton - 27 Aug 1906 - , Westchester County, NY
	Buried - - Quaker Burying Ground - Purchase, Westchester, New York

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Photos		Cornelius_Horton_land_drawing.jpg 1852 - from The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by Pen and ... - Page 822 by Benson John Lossing - United States - 1852 illustration 2 - Place where the British Crossed the Bronx: This view is from the southeastern side of the Bronx, a little more than half a mile below the rail-way station at White Plains, looking…
		Cornelius Horton - headstone Status: Located. Purchase Quaker Burial Ground, Purchase, Westchester County, New York.

Maps		Town of Greenburgh, Westchester, New York - 1868 Map F.W. (Frederick W.) Beers, 1868; Cornelius Horton is shown on map as C. Horton. See the David Rumsey Collection at http://www.davidrumsey.com

Notes	(Research):1788 - The town of Greenburgh includes the villages of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Hastings-on-Hudson, Tarrytown, and Irvington, as well as the hamlet/railroad station/post office of Hartsdale. The township of Greenburgh, which had previously been a part of the Manor of Philipsburgh, was set off and established with its present name and boundaries in the year 1788. from Purchase Monthly Meeting, Westchester County, Quaker Records: Cornelius Horton b 5-20-1788 d 5-25-1874 Orella J Keeler b 4-13-1793 , dt - & Phebe d 10-17-1871 Ch: Stephen K d 5-22-1860 , age 35y Orella J Keeler b 4-13-1793 , dt - & Phebe m Cornelius Horton Abigail Keeler b d 10-25-1851 , age 51y Catharine b d 10-29-1863 , age 73y Jonathan b d 10-2-1847 , age 84y 9m Phebe J b 1-26-1838 d 3-12-1908 [this Phebe too young to be mother of Orrella* She is daughter of Edwin Keeler, Orrella's brother. I think the record is in error recording Orrella's mother as Phebe] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&gsfn=&gsln=horton&gskw=&prox=1&db=quakerpurchase&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&ct=2250 ************************************** 1852 - from The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by Pen and ... - Page 822 by Benson John Lossing - United States - 1852 illustration 2 - Place where the British Crossed the Bronx: This view is from the southeastern side of the Bronx, a little more than half a mile below the rail-way station at White Plains, looking north. The rail-way bridge is seen on the extreme right. Between that and the barn on the left the British ascended. In the field, seen a little to the left of the telegraph posts, toward the center, and the one on the summit beyond, the hottest of the engagement occured. The latter is on the land of Mr. Cornelius Horton. In a hollow, near a large hickory-tree, on the southwest side of Chatterton's Hill, are the graves of many of the slain. ************************** 1868 - Map of Greenburg. C. Horton land, J.C. Horton land across road. (F.W.Beers & Co; Atlas of NY & vicinity; David Rumsey Collection)************************** 1879 -"When a child E. Frank Hart attended the district schools and later became a student in the White Plains Academy. The three years immediately following his school days were spent in Nebraska. Returning to his native county, he engaged in farming, and in 1879 purchased the Cornelius Horton farm, containing sixty-three acres, which is a part of the old Horton homestead. " ************************************** 1881 - Mentioned in Account of Proceedings document, estate of Cornelius Horton: December 1881 Received from NY City for land taken by Conduit pipeline $355 :The New Croton Aquaduct runs through part of the original farm. From http://nyc.gov/html/dep/html/drinking_water/history.shtml - The History of NY Cities Water Supply System: "As the population of the City increased, the well water became polluted and supply was insufficient. The supply was supplemented by cisterns and water drawn from a few springs in upper Manhattan.After exploring alternatives for increasing supply, the City decided to impound water from the Croton River, in what is now Westchester County, and to build an aqueduct to carry water from the Old Croton Reservoir to the City. This aqueduct, known today as the Old Croton Aqueduct, had a capacity of about 90 million gallons per day (mgd) and was placed in service in 1842. The distribution reservoirs were located in Manhattan at 42nd Street (discontinued in 1890) and in Central Park south of 86th Street (discontinued in 1925). New reservoirs were constructed to increase supply: Boyds Corner in 1873 and Middle Branch in 1878. In 1883 a commission was formed to build a second aqueduct from the Croton watershed as well as additional storage reservoirs. This aqueduct, known as the New Croton Aqueduct, was under construction from 1885 to 1893 and was placed in service in 1890, while still under construction." ************************************** 1914 Map of Greenburg (G.W.Bromley & Co.; 1914 County Atlas, David Rumsey Collection): Property that was originally owned by Cornelius now part of property owned by Paul Warburg. Located on west side of Central Park Ave, from Washington Ave to just past Chatterton Parkway. Shows conduit pipeline running at property line. In Dec. 1881 the estate received $355 from NY City "for land taken by Conduit Pipeline". S.A.Horton on east side of Central Park Ave., corner of Central and Alexander (now Harding Ave.). She was Susan A. McCord Horton, second wife and widow of Jacob C. Horton, son of Cornelius. [13] Also see: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coonealogy/380.htm

Sources

[S73] Purchase Friends Cemetery, Headstone (Reliability: 3).
[S80] Purchase, Westchester Co., NY-Frances Spies, Frances Ferdnand Spies, (About Purchase Monthly Meeting, Westchester County, New York: Quaker RecordsThe original book is a transcription of notational abstracts made of monthly meeting records by John Cox, Jr. The original cards were left with the Haviland Record Room of New York Yearly Meeting who allowed them to be copied. Some of the script was nearly indecipherable and was copied as it appeared.), pg 71 (Reliability: 3).
[S22] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Ossining, Westchester, New York; Roll: T623 1176; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 105. (Reliability: 3).
[S122] 1830 US Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Yorktown, Westchester, New York; Roll: 112; Page: 169. (Reliability: 3).
[S36] 1840 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Westchester, New York; Roll: 352; Page: 50. (Reliability: 3).
[S105] Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution, BENSON J. LOSSING, (Reprint Services Corp; 1850), http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/l., Illustration note 56- http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/Lossing1/Chap55.html#e056 (Reliability: 3).
[S38] 1850 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Roll: M432_615; Page: 10; Image: 22. (Reliability: 3).
[S21] 1860 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Roll: M653_881; Page: 0; Image: 184. (Reliability: 3).
[S271] 1868 Map of Greenburgh, F.W. Beers, (Beers, Ellis, & Soule; New York) (Reliability: 3).
Shows "C. Horton" property
[S272] Will of Cornelius Horton.
[S88] New York Times, pg. 5 (Reliability: 3), May 27 1874.
HORTON.-In Greenburg, May 25, CORNELIUS HORTON, aged 86 years.
Funeral at his late residence Thursday, 28th at 10:30 A.M. Carriage will meet the 9:15 train from Grand Central Depot at White Plains.
[S185] The Quilt Index, (http://www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?pbd=DARMuseum-a0a0h4-a).
[S89] Biographical history of Westchester County, New York., (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1899.), pg 585 (Reliability: 3).