Smith P. HORTON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Wallkill, Orange co., New York

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living in Wallkill, Orange Co., New York

Notes:

Name:
Silas Danes Horton was a farmer, upright, honest, and a man of more than ordinary mental capacity. He was a deacon of the Old School Baptist Church at the time of his death, and for many years before. He wrote frequently on religious subjects, and many of his articles appeared in the "Signs of the times," a religious paper edited and published by the Rev. G. Beebee, of Middletown, NY.

Dea. Horton was one of the pillars of the church, greatly esteemed by his fellow-citizens, and his death, which occurred 21 Sept. 1850, was deeply lamented.

Silas married Ann PURDY in Aug 1827. Ann was born about 1780. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with husband in Wallkill, Orange Co., New York

Notes:

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Silas, though young, like his father, was truly patriotic, and signed the Pledge of Independence for the Colonies in 1775.

Silas married Mary DANES about 1777. Mary was born on 10 Mar 1755 in Goshen, Orange County, New York; died on 2 Apr 1837 in Wallkill, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Silas married Experience VAIL. Experience was born about 1732 in Goshen, Orange County, New York; died in 1775 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Jeremiah Vail, Esqu.