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Robert Horton
1751 - 1820 (68 years)-
Name Robert Horton Birth 27 Nov 1751 London, England 
Gender Male Residence 1810 Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA _MILT Between 1818 and 1832 Virginia, USA Death 13 Apr 1820 Culpeper, Virginia, USA Person ID I373 Horton Last Modified 20 Mar 2016
Father Drayton Houghton, b. 1719, England Relationship Natural Mother Living Relationship Natural Family ID F146 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jaley Underwood, b. 1754, Culpeper, Virginia, USA d. 1837, Falls, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years) Marriage Nov 1778 Culpeper, Virginia, USA Children 1. Nancy Horton, b. 1779, Culpeper, Virginia, USA [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]2. Milly Horton, b. 1781, Culpeper, Virginia, USA [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]3. James E Horton, b. 1783, Culpeper, Virginia, USA d. 27 Feb 1865, Mitchellville, Robertson, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]4. Sally Horton, b. 1786, Culpeper, Virginia, USA [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]5. Chloe Horton, b. 1790, Culpeper, Virginia, USA [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]6. Robert Drayton Horton, b. 02 Jan 1797, Culpeper, Virginia, USA d. 14 Nov 1853, Grant, Indiana, USA (Age 56 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]7. Mary Polly Horton, b. 1810, Culpeper, Virginia, USA [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]Family ID F123 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Mar 2016
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Notes
Robert Horton came to America aboard the Justina in 1769. He was listed as an Emigrant in Bondage in the book of the same name. According to family lore, he got caught stealing green apples. He was sentenced to transportation and placed aboarrd the Justitia. The Justitia was a 260 ton ship that was used to haul tobacco from Virginia to London and it brought prisoners from Europe to America. We say Europe because we do not think he was from London. We think he may have been brought there by some other vessel and then placed aboard the Justitia. He was assigned to bondage under a tanner. We actually believe the Horton family was from Ireland at this time.
He joined the VA Militia in 1776, under the command of Captain John Thornton. Robert was in the battles of White Plains, York Island, Brandywine and Germantown. Robert was discharged in February 1778 at Valley Forge. Remembering history, the winter of 1777-1778 was pure hell for the soldiers at Valley Forge. Robert's discharge would coincide with many others serving the same.
He filed for his pension on April 10, 1818 while a resident of Culpeper county at age 66 years. In 1837, Jaley filed for his pension from her home in Falls Township of Muskingum County, Ohio. Witnessing her application was a Mary Anderson, her daughter who married an Elsey Anderson.
Story from Randy Horton's notes.
The following information is from the Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge. Officers and Men of DOCUMENTED Service at Camp Valley Forge December 19, 1777 - June 19, 1778.
Valley Forge Muster Roll shows; Robert Horton, ID Number - VA14095, State - VA, Rank - Drummer, Regiment - 3VA, Division - 3rd., Brigade - 3rd. VA., Company - V. Peytons.
This information was sent to us from Bill Horton.
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