Inscription around the border of Barnabas Horton's stone says, "Here lyeth buried the body of Mr. Barnabas Horton, born at Mousley in Lester-Shire, Old England & dyed at South-Hold the 13 day of July 1680 aged 80 years."
In 2015 a book entitled, "In Search of Barnabas Horton" by Jacqueline Dinan was published. There is also a family tree on WikiTree, "Barnabas Horton (abt. 1600 - 1680)"which is based on this book (See footnote below for link to the tree).* As I was developing a new Bio for this memorial based on the new research done by Dinan, a message was received from a fellow Find A Graver regarding her recent correspondence with Jacqueline Dinan about her research. In part of her response, Jacqueline Dinan stated, "Regarding Jone Fletcher: in hindsight, I believe I made an error and confused two Barnabas Horton. When initially researching, I found no record of Barnabas and Jane after 1638, but subsequently I found more children of their baptized in Walsall in later years. If I release a second edition, I plan to correct that mistake." Dinan also indicated in a subsequent e-mail that Barnabas had another wife, Dorothy, after Mary Langton.**
As the research by Jacqueline Dinan is still the most accurate and the best that is out there, I have decided to pause the Bio and hope that she comes out with a second updated edition. This type of research is extremely difficult, and even when you think you have it right you may not. We look forward to seeing if Dinan is able to break down some of the brick walls involving Barnabas Horton, especially as it regards his ancestry and immediate family.
I am deleting the older Bios on this memorial based on the 1878 book by George F. Horton, "Horton Genealogy: or, Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640," since his book contains numerous errors, including the parentage of Barnabas horton.*** "The parents of Barnabas Horton have not yet been proven. Joseph Horton and Mary Schuyler have been widely copied over and over again, but there is not one shred of reliable evidence that they even existed! Dinan thinks his father was probably Libbeus Horton, but further research would be helpful. Thomas Horton of Springfield, Massachusetts is often shown as a brother of Barnabas, but an article in the New England Historical and Genealogical Society's magazine American Ancestors, Winter 2018, reported on the 'Recent Findings from the Horton Surname Project'. This Y-DNA Horton Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA.com has proven that Thomas Horton of Springfield and Barnabas Horton are not related."****
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION:
-Inscription around the border of the stone:
"Here lyeth buried the body of Mr. Barnabas Horton, born at Mousley in Lester-Shire, Old England & dyed at South-Hold the 13 day of July 1680 aged 80 years."
-Inscription on the center of the stone:
"Here sleeps my body tombed in its dust
Till Christ shall come & raise it with the just.
My soul's assended to the throne of God
Where with sweet Jesus now I make aboad.
Then hasten after me my dearest wife
To be pertaker of the blessed life.
And you dear children all follow the Lord
Hear and obey His publick sacred word.
And in your houses call upon his name
For oft I have advised you to the same.
Then God will bless you with your childdren
And to this blessed place he will you call.
HEBREWS 11 & V. 4
HE BEING DEAD YET SPEAKETH.
Also, at his feet lie the remains of his youngest son; Jonathan Horton, the first Captain of Calvary in the County of Suffolk. He died Feb. 23, AD 1707, Aged 60."
END NOTES
*Dinan, Jacqueline. "In Search of Barnabas Horton, From English Baker to Long Island Proprietor, 1600-1680" (Pynsleade Books, New York. 2015); "Barnabas Horton (abt. 1600 - 1680)," WikiTree, currently found at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Horton-196 is based on Dinan's research.
**Per correspondence with Find A Grave Member, jupe77 (47232341) via Find A Grave Messages on 6/24/2023. Thanks to her for passing on this information from author Jacqueline Dinan.
***"Horton Genealogy or Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton of Southold, L. I. 1640" (Philadelphia: Home Circle Publishing Company, 1876).
****per correspondence with Beth Nicoll, descendant and researcher of Barnabas Horton. Beth is also a fellow Find A Graver (# 48088268). I want to express my thanks to her for her correspondence.
Inscription around the border of Barnabas Horton's stone says, "Here lyeth buried the body of Mr. Barnabas Horton, born at Mousley in Lester-Shire, Old England & dyed at South-Hold the 13 day of July 1680 aged 80 years."
In 2015 a book entitled, "In Search of Barnabas Horton" by Jacqueline Dinan was published. There is also a family tree on WikiTree, "Barnabas Horton (abt. 1600 - 1680)"which is based on this book (See footnote below for link to the tree).* As I was developing a new Bio for this memorial based on the new research done by Dinan, a message was received from a fellow Find A Graver regarding her recent correspondence with Jacqueline Dinan about her research. In part of her response, Jacqueline Dinan stated, "Regarding Jone Fletcher: in hindsight, I believe I made an error and confused two Barnabas Horton. When initially researching, I found no record of Barnabas and Jane after 1638, but subsequently I found more children of their baptized in Walsall in later years. If I release a second edition, I plan to correct that mistake." Dinan also indicated in a subsequent e-mail that Barnabas had another wife, Dorothy, after Mary Langton.**
As the research by Jacqueline Dinan is still the most accurate and the best that is out there, I have decided to pause the Bio and hope that she comes out with a second updated edition. This type of research is extremely difficult, and even when you think you have it right you may not. We look forward to seeing if Dinan is able to break down some of the brick walls involving Barnabas Horton, especially as it regards his ancestry and immediate family.
I am deleting the older Bios on this memorial based on the 1878 book by George F. Horton, "Horton Genealogy: or, Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640," since his book contains numerous errors, including the parentage of Barnabas horton.*** "The parents of Barnabas Horton have not yet been proven. Joseph Horton and Mary Schuyler have been widely copied over and over again, but there is not one shred of reliable evidence that they even existed! Dinan thinks his father was probably Libbeus Horton, but further research would be helpful. Thomas Horton of Springfield, Massachusetts is often shown as a brother of Barnabas, but an article in the New England Historical and Genealogical Society's magazine American Ancestors, Winter 2018, reported on the 'Recent Findings from the Horton Surname Project'. This Y-DNA Horton Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA.com has proven that Thomas Horton of Springfield and Barnabas Horton are not related."****
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION:
-Inscription around the border of the stone:
"Here lyeth buried the body of Mr. Barnabas Horton, born at Mousley in Lester-Shire, Old England & dyed at South-Hold the 13 day of July 1680 aged 80 years."
-Inscription on the center of the stone:
"Here sleeps my body tombed in its dust
Till Christ shall come & raise it with the just.
My soul's assended to the throne of God
Where with sweet Jesus now I make aboad.
Then hasten after me my dearest wife
To be pertaker of the blessed life.
And you dear children all follow the Lord
Hear and obey His publick sacred word.
And in your houses call upon his name
For oft I have advised you to the same.
Then God will bless you with your childdren
And to this blessed place he will you call.
HEBREWS 11 & V. 4
HE BEING DEAD YET SPEAKETH.
Also, at his feet lie the remains of his youngest son; Jonathan Horton, the first Captain of Calvary in the County of Suffolk. He died Feb. 23, AD 1707, Aged 60."
END NOTES
*Dinan, Jacqueline. "In Search of Barnabas Horton, From English Baker to Long Island Proprietor, 1600-1680" (Pynsleade Books, New York. 2015); "Barnabas Horton (abt. 1600 - 1680)," WikiTree, currently found at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Horton-196 is based on Dinan's research.
**Per correspondence with Find A Grave Member, jupe77 (47232341) via Find A Grave Messages on 6/24/2023. Thanks to her for passing on this information from author Jacqueline Dinan.
***"Horton Genealogy or Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton of Southold, L. I. 1640" (Philadelphia: Home Circle Publishing Company, 1876).
****per correspondence with Beth Nicoll, descendant and researcher of Barnabas Horton. Beth is also a fellow Find A Graver (# 48088268). I want to express my thanks to her for her correspondence.
Inscription
"Here sleeps my body tombed in its dust
Till Christ shall come & raise it with the just.
My soul's assended to the throne of God
Where with sweet Jesus now I make aboad.
Then hasten after me my dearest wife
To be pertaker of the blessed life.
And you dear children all follow the Lord
Hear and obey His publick sacred word.
And in your houses call upon His name
For oft I have advised you to the same.
Then God will bless you with your children all
And to this blessed place he will you call.
HEBREWS 11 & V 4
HE BEING DEAD YET SPEAKETH."
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"Also, at his feet lie the remains of his youngest son;
Jonathan Horton
the first Captain of Calvary
in the County of Suffolk.
He died Feb. 23, AD 1707, AE. 60."
Gravesite Details
Birth: 13 JUL 1607 in Mowsley,Leicestershire,England-Death: 13 JUL 1680 in Southold,Suffolk Co.,Long Island,New York-Burial: 1680 First Church,Southold,Suffolk Co.,New York .
