Cornelius HORTON ^173,326

  Research Notes:

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

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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.
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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. "
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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."
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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. Clearly shows conduit pipeline running through property. 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.
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  Events in his life were:

• Disowned from Quakers: for marrying outside the church, 1828, Quaker Street. 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
[this may be the wrong Cornelius Horton]

• He appeared on the census in 1830 in Yorktown, Westchester, New York, USA. ³²⁹ 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.

• He appeared on the census on 1 Jun 1840 in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA. ³³⁰ 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

• In 1850 he lived in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA. ³²⁴

• He worked as farmer in 1850 in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA. ³²⁴

• He owned land in 1850 in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA. ³³¹ 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.

• In 1860 he lived in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA. ³³²

• He was buried in 1874 in Purchase, Westchester, New York, USA. ³²⁶

• His obituary was published in the New York Times, 1874 on 27 May 1874 in New York, , New York, USA. 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.

• In 1868 he lived on his farm in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA. :1868 map of Greenburg, Westchester, New York, Frederick W. Beers

Cornelius married Orrella J. KEELER, daughter of Jonathan KEELER and Joanna STEBBINS, in 1823.³²⁵ (Orrella J. KEELER was born on 18 Apr 1793,^173,326 died on 17 Oct 1871 in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA ^173,326 and was buried on 19 Oct 1871 in Purchase Quaker Cemetery, Purchase, Westchester, NY, USA ^326,333.)