Horton, Robert

Posted in 3rd Virginia Regiment,Brandywine,Continental,Germantown,H,Valley Forge,White Plains by admin on the November 28th, 2008

Robert Horton: December 26, 1751, Christened St. Sepulchre, London, London, England to Drayton and Ann Horton. Bet. 1769 – 1770, Robert Horton arrived in Am. as emigrant in Bondage aboard the Justitia. February 09, 1776, Enlisted with 3rd VA Regiment in Captain John Thornton’s Company. Bet. 1776 – 1778, Served in Battles of White Plains, York Island, Brandywine and Germantown. February 1778, Discharged at Valley Forge in PA. November 1778, Married Jaley Underwood. April 10, 1818, While resident of Culpeper County VA, he was allowed a pension at age 66. April 13, 1820, Died in Culpeper County VA. 1837, Jaley, wife of Robert Horton, was last “heard from” in an application for Robert’s pension filed from Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio. She possibly was living with one of their daughters, Mary (Mrs. Elsey) Anderson.

SUBMITTER INFO:
Randy Horton, randyh@hertland.net
William F. Horton, wfhorton@hertland.net
William A. Horton, bshorton@heartland.net

Horton, Robert. Drummer – 3rd Virginia Regement, Captain John Thornton’s Company.

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  1. Randy Horton said,

    on August 11th, 2011 at 10:23 am

    Since this information was first posted, I have a couple corrections. One, the husband of daughter Mary Horton Anderson was Franklin Anderson, not Elsey (who was a brother to Franklin). And correction number two, my email address has changed to rtjvhorton@gmail.com.

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