William Horton (military aide)

William Horton
Born	c. 1708 Herefordshire, England
Died	1749 Savannah, Georgia

William Horton (c. 1708–1749) was the leading military aide to James Oglethorpe, a landowner and builder of the historic Horton House.[1]

Education

Horton was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School).[2]

Historic marker for Horton on Jekyll Island

Career

He 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

• List of Old Abingdonians

References

1. "Major William Horton". Glynn County Historical Markers.
2. Richardson, William H (1905). List of Some Distinguished Persons Educated at Abingdon School 1563-1855. Hughes Market Place (Abingdon). p. 9.
3. "Horton House". Jekyll Island.