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From: Norris <>
Subject: [NYSUFFOL] Identity of Caleb-2 Horton's Last Wife Esther
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 12:08:22 +0000

There is a suggestion that Esther was the widow of Mordecai Homan.
Esther Homan, widow, was in the 1698 Southold census. Caleb Horton
mentions his then wife in his 1699 will as Esther. He is single
(widowed) in the 1698 census. A Esther Horton witnessed the will of
William Whitehair in 1700. The wife of William Whitehair was
Delivereance Homan, daughter of Mordecai and Esther (__) Homan. Torrey
suggests she was a Mapes, perhaps because the name Esther ran in that
family.


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An Esther Horton witnessed this will in 1700, wife Deliverance.
Ancient Burial Grounds of Long Island, in NEHGR 53:74 shows William
Whitehair died 04/21/1707, age 44. (Name also in some records as
Whittier)


Page 495.--WILLIAM WHITEHAIR. In the name of God, Amen. I, William
Whitehair, of the town of Southold, weaver, being very sick. I leave
to Phebe Corwin who liveth with me, one feather bed and furniture,
when she is of the age of 18. I leave to my wife whatever of right
belongs to my possession, both real and personal. I make my wife
Deliverance and my friend, Joshua Wells of Southold, executors.

Dated April 19, 1700. Witnesses, Thomas Mapes, William Wells,
Esther Horton. Proved before Thomas Wenham, Esq., June 2, 1708.

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This is the will of Deliverance (Homan) (Whitehair) Reeve, daughter of
Esther (__) (Homan) Horton.

Abstracts of Wills Vol III 1730-1744
Pg 421


Page 174.--In the Name of Almighty God, Amen. I, DELIVERANCE REEVE,
widow of Joseph Reeve, and formerly widow of William Whitehair of
Southold, in Suffolk County, being in reasonable health of body.

I leave to Mordecai Homan, Jr., son of my brother Mordecai Homan, all
those houses and tenements in Southold bounded south by highway, west
by William Benjamin, east by William Cox, and running north to a black
oak sapling in a hollow, marked on the south W. H. and on the north W.
W., containing 66 acres, All of which did belong to William Whitehair;
Also my meadow grounds situate in Suffolk County, and which did
formerly belong to William Whitehair.

I leave to my sister, Esther Welles, all those lands and tenements in
Southold, on the north side of the lands above mentioned, bounded east
by William Cox, west by William Benjamin, and running north to the
Sound, All of which formerly belonged to William Whitehair; Also a
desk, and all my wearing apparell for her and her children.

I leave to Eddy Homan, daughter of Mordecai Homan, a good feather bed.
All the rest I leave to Esther Welles and Mordecai Homan, Jr.

I make William Welles and Mordecai Homan executors.

Dated December 13, 1740. Witnesses, William Welles, John
Conkling, Jr., Richard Hudson. Proved, February 14, 174 3/4.

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I suggest we have something like this, for the family of the last wife
of Caleb Horton:


Descendants of Esther [Mapes?]

1 Esther [Mapes?]1650 - 1740
..+Mordecai Homan1640 - 1698

...........2 Deliverance Homan1670 - 1742
...............+William Whitehair1663 - 1707
...........*2nd Husband of Deliverance Homan:
...............+Joseph Reeve1656 - 1736
...........2 John Homan1672 -
...............+Wife Unknown1670 -
...........2 Mordecai Homan1676 -
...........2 Esther Homan1681 - 1754
...............+William Wells1683 - 1762

*2nd Husband of Esther [Mapes?]:
..+Caleb Horton1640 - 1702


Norris Taylor

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