VI. Nelson, son of [Silas Danes Horton and Mary McClean] (Silas, Silas, Barnabas, Barnabas, Caleb I.), born in Wallkill, 5 June, 1807; married in Wallkill, 1 Jan., 1836, by Elder Beebe, to Sarah Shons, daughter of ——.
Children, all born in Wallkill, N. Y.:
1. [Ruth Ann], born 14 June, 1838. 2. Ellen V., born 2 Feb., 1840. 3. Samuel Danes, born 31 Dec., 1843. 4. James M., born 26 April, 1845. 5. Charles Shons, born 3 March, 1850. 6. DeWitt Shons, born 4 Aug., 1857.
Nelson Horton is a well-to-do farmer—resides on the old homestead farm, to which he has made additions and improvements. He possesses fine social qualities—a remarkably retentive memory—tracing his ancestry back to the old Southold home, without the aid of written records.
VIII. Jane, daughter of [Silas Danes Horton and Mary McClean], married Brink. "Her son, Leander, is a warm advocate of the Horton genealogy."—Ruth A. Horton.
IX. William Harrison, son of [Silas Danes Horton and Mary McClean], born in Wallkill, 18 Jan., 1814; married 1. at Mason, Mich., 8 Aug., 1840, by Rev. John W. Burchard, to Matilda Rolf, daughter of Hazen Rolf and Mary ——, and born in 1814.
On the 27th Sept., 1841, she gave birth to two female babes, and survived but a short time afterwards. He married 2. 16 April, 1846, by the Rev. Bezaleel Hill, to Achsa Samisa Chapin, daughter of Levi Chapin and Achsa ——, and born in Springfield, Mass., in 1819. They reside in Eden, Mich.
Children:
1. Willis Hall, born in Eden, Mich., 23 July, 1849.