Benjamin HORTON
1770 - 1850 (90 years)-
Name Benjamin HORTON Birth Between 1760 and 1770 New England, USA 
[1] Gender Male Death 14 Feb 1850 Plymouth, Ashtabula, OH [2] Person ID I984 A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich Last Modified 14 May 2019
Father Moses HORTON, b. 15 Jun 1743, Springfield, Hampden, MA d. Aft 1790, (Age > 48 years) Family ID F506 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary WHELPLEY, b. Abt 1773, Stockbridge, Berkshire, MA d. 1859, Plymouth, Ashtabula, OH (Age 86 years) Marriage Bef 1793 MA Notes - We know that Mary WHELPLY was raised in Stockbridge, MA and that two of her children were born in MA. [Bob H]
Children 1. Henry HORTON, b. Abt 1806, NY d. Apr 1888, Buffalo, Erie, NY (Age 82 years)2. Huldah HORTON, b. Abt 1814, Cayuga County, NY d. 17 Jan 1876, Ashtabula, Ashtabula, OH (Age 62 years)3. John HORTON, b. Abt 1814, Cayuga County, NY d. Aft 1860, (Age > 47 years)4. Rachel HORTON, b. 10 Jun 1817, Cayuga County, NY d. 31 Jan 1899, Pinegrove, Van Buren, MI (Age 81 years)Family ID F138 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
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Notes - There is no proof that Moses Horton was the father of Benjamin. The evidence linking the two consists of the following. First, Moses Horton is known to have fought in the Revolutionary War In MA and from the Tax Rolls we know he settled in Sandisfield in the 1780's. Second, from the 1790 Census, we know he had a family. Third we know that Benjamin was the name of Moses' father. Fourth, Polly Whelpley, the future wife of Benjamin, was born and raised in Stockbridge, a town near Sandisfield, and in that era, one usually married a local girl. Finally, the Horton family is well-documented and there are few other, if any, known candidates for the father of Benjamin. Thus he is placed here as the son of Moses.
From the 1800 through 1830 Censuses of NY, Benjamin and Mary are known to have had at least 10 children. However, only four have been identified.
- There is no proof that Moses Horton was the father of Benjamin. The evidence linking the two consists of the following. First, Moses Horton is known to have fought in the Revolutionary War In MA and from the Tax Rolls we know he settled in Sandisfield in the 1780's. Second, from the 1790 Census, we know he had a family. Third we know that Benjamin was the name of Moses' father. Fourth, Polly Whelpley, the future wife of Benjamin, was born and raised in Stockbridge, a town near Sandisfield, and in that era, one usually married a local girl. Finally, the Horton family is well-documented and there are few other, if any, known candidates for the father of Benjamin. Thus he is placed here as the son of Moses.
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