William Horton (c. 1708–1749) was the leading military aide to James Oglethorpe, a landowner and builder of the historic Horton House.[1]
William Horton | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1708 Herefordshire, England |
| Died | 1749 |
Education
editHorton was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School).[2]
Career
editHe was the leading military aide to General James Oglethorpe and was in charge of troops garrisoned at Fort Frederica on nearby St. Simons Island. Captain (1740), Major (1742).[2] In 1735, Horton was granted Jekyll Island by the trustees of the colony of Georgia and also brewed beer in Georgia's first brewery on his plantation. He built Horton House in 1743, a historic site on Riverview Drive in Jekyll Island, Georgia. It is one of the oldest tabby buildings in Georgia, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
* (Source - 43 separate family trees on Ancestry all state 1708 birth)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Major William Horton". Glynn County Historical Markers.
- ^ a b Richardson, William H (1905). List of Some Distinguished Persons Educated at Abingdon School 1563-1855. Hughes Market Place (Abingdon). p. 9.
- ^ "Horton House". Jekyll Island.