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Wood, William {I1004} (b. ABT 1684, d. ?)

Given Name: William

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Given Name: Susanna

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Given Name: Thomas

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Title: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/t/h/o/Sharon-L-Thomas/index.html
SThomas131@aol.com
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Text: I am researching the Collins family, starting with Elizur, born 1622
in England. He died September 29, 1683 in Warwick, R.I. I don't know
who his parents were. He married Sarah Wright. Don't know who her
parents were either. Would like any info on either of these people.
They had a son named Thomas Collins I, born October 26, 1664 in
Warwick, R.I. Died March 9, 1725/26. He married Abigail House February
17, 1691/92. Would like to know who her parents were. They had a son
named Thomas Collins II, born January 31, 1696/97 in Warwick, R.I. He
married ?. Had a son named Thomas Collins III, born August 17, 1725 in
Warwick, R.I. Who was his Mother? This line goes from Warwick, R.I.,
to Ira, V.T., and finally, Ohio.
Children are
Children of ELIZUR COLLINS and SARAH WRIGHT are:
2. i. THOMAS3 COLLINS I, b. October 26, 1664, Warwick, Rhode Island;
d. March 09, 1725/26, ?.
ii. ELIZUR COLLINS, b. June 11, 1666, Warwick, RI3; d. February
01, 1685/86.
iii. WILLIAM COLLINS, b. March 08, 1667/68, Warwick, Rhode
Island4; d. Deceased; m. SASAH WIGHTMAN, April 1697.
iv. ANN COLLINS, b. March 04, 1668/69, Warwick, Rhode Island5; d.
Deceased; m. JOHN POTTER , JR., January 07, 1685/86.
3. v. ELIZABETH COLLINS, b. November 01, 1672, Warwick, Rhode
Island; d. September 09, 1724.

Death: 9 MAR 1725/26

Given Name: Mrs. Anna

Given Name: John

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Death: 21 MAR 1713 Swansea, Bristol County, Mass

Given Name: Johanna

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Death: 23 MAR 1733

Given Name: Samuel

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Death: 20 MAR 1717/18 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Given Name: Mercy

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Death: 25 MAR 1700 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Given Name: James

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Death: 27 APR 1698 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Given Name: Elizabeth

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Death: AFT 1698 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Given Name: Elizur

Note: Notes for ELIZUR COLLINS:
In 1678, May 20, he with the consent of his mother and his wife Sarah,sold two lots in Warwick Neck and a town lot to Jonathan Knight. In1683, October 29, the jury of grand inquest declared that having madeinquiry 1683, Sept. 29, concerning the death of Lieut. Elizur Collinscasually found dead in his own house, do absolutely conclude that thesaid Elizur Collins was actually his own death by hanging himself.

The following was sent to me Feb. 17, 1997 from Louise CollinsDavidson.

1649, May 26. In a letter of this date written fromNarragansett by Roger Williams to John Winthrop, Jr., he says that he"came hither late last night, and wet (went?) from Warwick, where thiscolony met, and upon discharge of my service we chose Mr. John Smith,of Warwick, where, the merchant of shopkeeper that lived at Boston,for this years Presidents."

1655, May 7. He and Stukely Westcott, were ordered "to cast upwhat damage is due to the Indians, and place everyman's shareaccording to his proportion and gather it up; and in case any onerefuse to pay upon demand, then it shall be taken by distress, by awarrant from the Town Deputy."

1663, Sept 14. The town Council appointed his widow Ann, soleexecutrix giving her all estates in Warwick or elsewhere; and itappearing that her son Elizur Collins, hath due him f200, as a legencygiven him and his sister Ann Collins, which sister being dead, thewhole sum is due Elizur, therefore the executrix is ordered to makeover all the housing and lands in Warwick, of John Smith, to her sonElizur for the security of his portion, but she, Anne, to enjoy saidhousing and lands for life. If any of John Smith's kin appear, theyare to have 5s.

Copied from, The Genealogical Dictionary fo Rhode Island by JohnOsborne, Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

"Taken from Sharon Lee Thomas' website on Collins Family"

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Text: I am researching the Collins family, starting with Elizur, born 1622
in England. He died September 29, 1683 in Warwick, R.I. I don't know
who his parents were. He married Sarah Wright. Don't know who her
parents were either. Would like any info on either of these people.
They had a son named Thomas Collins I, born October 26, 1664 in
Warwick, R.I. Died March 9, 1725/26. He married Abigail House February
17, 1691/92. Would like to know who her parents were. They had a son
named Thomas Collins II, born January 31, 1696/97 in Warwick, R.I. He
married ?. Had a son named Thomas Collins III, born August 17, 1725 in
Warwick, R.I. Who was his Mother? This line goes from Warwick, R.I.,
to Ira, V.T., and finally, Ohio.
Children are
Children of ELIZUR COLLINS and SARAH WRIGHT are:
2. i. THOMAS3 COLLINS I, b. October 26, 1664, Warwick, Rhode Island;
d. March 09, 1725/26, ?.
ii. ELIZUR COLLINS, b. June 11, 1666, Warwick, RI3; d. February
01, 1685/86.
iii. WILLIAM COLLINS, b. March 08, 1667/68, Warwick, Rhode
Island4; d. Deceased; m. SASAH WIGHTMAN, April 1697.
iv. ANN COLLINS, b. March 04, 1668/69, Warwick, Rhode Island5; d.
Deceased; m. JOHN POTTER , JR., January 07, 1685/86.
3. v. ELIZABETH COLLINS, b. November 01, 1672, Warwick, Rhode
Island; d. September 09, 1724.

Source: (Individual)
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Title: International Genealogical Index (R)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: Copyright (c) 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997
Repository:

Name: Family History Library
Address: 35 N West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

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Name: Family History Library
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Title: GEDCOM file imported on 7 Aug 2000.

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Death: 29 SEP 1683 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Given Name: Sarah

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Death: ABT 1700 Rhode Island

Given Name: William

Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: "Telegraph Horton's by RUTH HORTON METZLER
Title: Document on research done by BY RUTH HORTON METZLER
This document is in the NYC public library in the genealogy
Author: RUTH HORTON METZLER
Publication: "Telegraph Horton's
Text: This document is in the NYC public library in the genealogy
"Telegraph Horton's by RUTH HORTON METZLER (10/08/1999)
COLONEL THOMAS HORTON
born undoubtedly at Saddington, Leicestershire, probably in 1600; died
in Ireland of malaria on the military march from Ross to Waterford,
between 3 July 1649 and 25 Oct. 1649; probably married --- (-) by
1641.
Thomas, second son of Wi1liam, was born in Saddington, where his
parents were married in 1597. The family removed to Gumley sometime
after his father purchased the manor of Gumley in 1608.
In his youth, Thomas entered service in the household of Sir Arthur
Haselrig/ Heslerig; a wealthy Puritan whose manor was located nine
miles northeast of Gumley at Mosley. Here he was trained as a
falconer. Sir Arthur, whose considerable career in national politics
has been noticed by several historians, delighted in the country
pastimes of hawking and falconry. Oliver Cromwell, a long-time friend
of Sir Arthur, also loved hawking and this circumstance combined with
the common religious and political views which both men held, brought
them together--all three of them in fact--in the fields of
Leicestershire.
Thomas Horton's life was unquestionably shaped by these two who were
his contemporaries, Cromwell (to whose cause Thomas devoted his life,
was born in 1599) and Sir Arthur Haselrig. Ironically, a third
individual whose life affected Thomas Horton to a high degree, was
also born in 1600: Charles I who became King of England in 1625. Since
Thomas played an important role in the momentous events of his time,
much more is known of his life than of any of his Leicestershire
family. And strangely enough, perhaps for the same reason, very little
is known about his son's life.
The momentous events that engulfed England during Thomas's lifetime
must be dealt with here, however briefly, for some understanding of
them seems essential to an appreciation of his place in history and in
this genealogy.
Thomas Horton was born in the final years of the reign of Elizabeth I.
The succession to the throne of James I in 1603 marked the beginning
of a course that would eventually lead to the complex series of
struggles known as the English Civil War (1642-1649).
Politically, Englishmen were divided between those whose chief loyalty
was to the crown and those who wished to limit royal power,
particularly the landed gentry and local officials in counties and
cities. At the highest level it was a struggle between Parliament and
two kings, James I, 1603-1625, and Charles 'I, 1625-1649.
Economically, from Parliament down, Englishmen of all levels were
deeply divided. Charles's eleven-year suspension of Parliament
(1629-1649) only increased opposition to his taxation measures, his
tampering with industry and trade, and his foreign policy bred a
widespread suspicion of corruption in the court.
Religiously, there were highly sensitive questions involving the power
and intolerance of the established Anglican Church (within which
Puritanism was emerging with diversity and promise of powerful
possibilities), the continued strength of Roman Catholicism especially
in Ireland, the demands of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and
the steady spread throughout the countryside of the Bible (authorized
by James I in the English language) which gave every literate
Englishman a new sense of individual control over his spiritual
destiny.
The unrest in England was further subjected to attempts of the
Spanish, French and Dutch courts to influence events in England to
their own benefit, while internally the vacillations of the kings and
the intrigues of a host of civil, ecclesiastical, and military leaders
throughout the British Isles added chaos. Such was the tumultuous
half-century into which Thomas Horton was born.
His native Leicestershire had been well known for its religious fervor
from the time of John Wycliffe's service as rector of nearby
Lutterworth (1374-1384). At Market Harborough, five miles southeast of
Gumley, the wealthy Puritan Robert Smythe founded in 1614 a grammar
school, which was built, with his bequest. Thomas appears to have had
a fair education, probably in Market Harborough, as evidenced by the
language of his will and his firm signature on a public document, soon
to be discussed.
Brought together, then, in the country pastime of hawking, Sir Arthur
Haselrig, Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Horton shared common views, and
in time, a camaraderie developed which lasted until their deaths.
Haselrig and Cromwell are both of record as favoring the Petition of
Right of 1628, by which Parliament attempted to check the power of the
king, and both consistently championed local rights. Their stated
sympathies clearly led them away from the established authorities,
both king and church. Thomas Horton's association with these two
prominent Puritans was to have a profound effect on the course of his
life.
Although Anglican persecution of the Puritan sect increased under
Archbishop Laud, Haselrig and Cromwell for a time saw no need to join
the Separatist Puritans, who had gone to Holland as early as 1607 and
by 1621 were living at Plymouth Plantation in the New World. Rather,
their course of statesmanship was based on the hope that Charles I
would soften his attitude concerning political and religious rights of
the individual.
By the end of the 1620's, however, harvests in England were bad,
poverty was rife, and the prospects of improved rights were
discouraging. Not surprisingly, many Puritans became interested in
emigrating to the New World; a large company departed under the
leadership of John Winthrop, Sr., in the great fleet of 1630 which
resulted in a ring of little towns edging Boston harbor in
Massachusetts.
Cromwell and Haselrig joined with another group of wealthy Puritans
under the leadership of John Winthrop, Jr., with the intention of
establishing a settlement on 1,500 acres at the mouth of the
Connecticut River, to be called Saybrook. In 1635 Winthrop led a party
of servants and workmen, together with livestock and supplies, to
build a fort and manor houses for the "most prominent Puritan lords
and gentlemen," who were to follow.
Although there is no documentary evidence, (the earliest records of
Saybrook are not extant) there are reasons to believe that Thomas
Horton was among the servants whom Haseirig sent to Saybrook. First,
his several biographers have been unable to account for his
whereabouts after he left the Haseirig household (if he did leave)
prior to 1643. Second, it is highly unlikely that Thomas could have
been commissioned a colonel in the Parliamentarian army in 1643
without prior military experience. Such experience could well have
been acquired in skirmishes, say, under Capt. John Mason, with the
Indians in the Connecticut valley during the early Saybrook years.
Third, it is apparent that a number of Cromwell's soldiers were drawn
from the colonies, as was Mason himself, who settled at Saybrook about
1637, but returned to serve under Sir Thomas Fairfax in England.
Lastly, it is of record that Haselrig agreed to send servants to
Saybrook to prepare for his planned emigration.
In Alveston, Warwickshire, Back in England, which Thomas Horton may or
may not have left, a solitary parish record exists: Thomas Horton and
wife baptized their son Thomas Horton on 13 Feb. 1641. Attempts to
date to prove or disprove this connection have been unsuccessful, and
it remains the most probable record of the place and date of birth of
Thomas's "only Sonne Thomas Horton". A summary of the facts, which led
to this conclusion, is given with the son's life below.
Sir Arthur Haseirig, as well as other prominent Puritans, had found it
impossible to sell his estate without attracting the attention of
Charles I's government, which was concerned with any revenue
possibilities from the landed gentry. Cromwell had been prevented by
the king from emigrating and by 1641 was an outspoken Member of
Parliament like Haselrig. On 4 Jan.1642, Charles I named Sir Arthur as
one of those "Five Members" of Parliament who were ringleaders in
"prolonged and treasonous attempts to wrench away" his royal
authority. Lacking parliamentary support to enforce his orders for
their arrest, Charles I left both the House of Commons and then
London, never to return until the time of his death. During the
restless months of 1642 there were certain negotiations, but both the
Parliamentarians and the Royalists "desperately searched about for the
materials of war" as one historian puts it.
At Edgehill near Kineton, only 10 miles southeast of Alveston, on 23
Oct. 1642, the two sides met in conflict for the first time. Haselrig
was there, having raised a troop of horse in Essex's army, and fought
under the command of Sir William Balfour. Quite likely Thomas Horton
was there too, mounted on a horse, which Sir Arthur provided. If
Cromwell was at Edgehill at all, it was as an observer.
However, by the spring of 1643, Cromwell had not only raised his own
troop in his Native Huntingdonshire, but began to extend it into a
regiment which would become a positive army, the New Model. And by May
1643, both Cromwell and Horton were colonels, Thomas in the army of
Sir Thomas Fairfax; Sir Arthur was also an officer, commanding a
regiment of cuirassiers in July 1643.
On 24 June 1643, Parliament resolved that Thomas Horton be recommended
to Lord Inchiquin "to have the command which Sir William Ogle formerly
had in Ireland." Deep-seated resentment against the King's
anti-Catholic policies still remained from the Irish rising of Oct.
1641. Most of the principal action of the Civil War took place in the
northern and eastern parts of England, where Fairfax and Cromwell
defeated the King's forces at Marston Moor in 1644 and at Naseby in
1645, forcing Charles to flee to Scotland.
Col. Thomas Horton seems to have held the command in Ireland until
early 1648, when a fresh revolt of Royalists broke out in South Wales
and Parliamentary
Repository:

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Death: 14 FEB 1637/38 Gumley, Leicestershire, England

Given Name: Isabell

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Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: "Telegraph Horton's by RUTH HORTON METZLER
Title: Document on research done by BY RUTH HORTON METZLER
This document is in the NYC public library in the genealogy
Author: RUTH HORTON METZLER
Publication: "Telegraph Horton's
Text: This document is in the NYC public library in the genealogy
"Telegraph Horton's by RUTH HORTON METZLER (10/08/1999)
COLONEL THOMAS HORTON
born undoubtedly at Saddington, Leicestershire, probably in 1600; died
in Ireland of malaria on the military march from Ross to Waterford,
between 3 July 1649 and 25 Oct. 1649; probably married --- (-) by
1641.
Thomas, second son of Wi1liam, was born in Saddington, where his
parents were married in 1597. The family removed to Gumley sometime
after his father purchased the manor of Gumley in 1608.
In his youth, Thomas entered service in the household of Sir Arthur
Haselrig/ Heslerig; a wealthy Puritan whose manor was located nine
miles northeast of Gumley at Mosley. Here he was trained as a
falconer. Sir Arthur, whose considerable career in national politics
has been noticed by several historians, delighted in the country
pastimes of hawking and falconry. Oliver Cromwell, a long-time friend
of Sir Arthur, also loved hawking and this circumstance combined with
the common religious and political views which both men held, brought
them together--all three of them in fact--in the fields of
Leicestershire.
Thomas Horton's life was unquestionably shaped by these two who were
his contemporaries, Cromwell (to whose cause Thomas devoted his life,
was born in 1599) and Sir Arthur Haselrig. Ironically, a third
individual whose life affected Thomas Horton to a high degree, was
also born in 1600: Charles I who became King of England in 1625. Since
Thomas played an important role in the momentous events of his time,
much more is known of his life than of any of his Leicestershire
family. And strangely enough, perhaps for the same reason, very little
is known about his son's life.
The momentous events that engulfed England during Thomas's lifetime
must be dealt with here, however briefly, for some understanding of
them seems essential to an appreciation of his place in history and in
this genealogy.
Thomas Horton was born in the final years of the reign of Elizabeth I.
The succession to the throne of James I in 1603 marked the beginning
of a course that would eventually lead to the complex series of
struggles known as the English Civil War (1642-1649).
Politically, Englishmen were divided between those whose chief loyalty
was to the crown and those who wished to limit royal power,
particularly the landed gentry and local officials in counties and
cities. At the highest level it was a struggle between Parliament and
two kings, James I, 1603-1625, and Charles 'I, 1625-1649.
Economically, from Parliament down, Englishmen of all levels were
deeply divided. Charles's eleven-year suspension of Parliament
(1629-1649) only increased opposition to his taxation measures, his
tampering with industry and trade, and his foreign policy bred a
widespread suspicion of corruption in the court.
Religiously, there were highly sensitive questions involving the power
and intolerance of the established Anglican Church (within which
Puritanism was emerging with diversity and promise of powerful
possibilities), the continued strength of Roman Catholicism especially
in Ireland, the demands of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and
the steady spread throughout the countryside of the Bible (authorized
by James I in the English language) which gave every literate
Englishman a new sense of individual control over his spiritual
destiny.
The unrest in England was further subjected to attempts of the
Spanish, French and Dutch courts to influence events in England to
their own benefit, while internally the vacillations of the kings and
the intrigues of a host of civil, ecclesiastical, and military leaders
throughout the British Isles added chaos. Such was the tumultuous
half-century into which Thomas Horton was born.
His native Leicestershire had been well known for its religious fervor
from the time of John Wycliffe's service as rector of nearby
Lutterworth (1374-1384). At Market Harborough, five miles southeast of
Gumley, the wealthy Puritan Robert Smythe founded in 1614 a grammar
school, which was built, with his bequest. Thomas appears to have had
a fair education, probably in Market Harborough, as evidenced by the
language of his will and his firm signature on a public document, soon
to be discussed.
Brought together, then, in the country pastime of hawking, Sir Arthur
Haselrig, Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Horton shared common views, and
in time, a camaraderie developed which lasted until their deaths.
Haselrig and Cromwell are both of record as favoring the Petition of
Right of 1628, by which Parliament attempted to check the power of the
king, and both consistently championed local rights. Their stated
sympathies clearly led them away from the established authorities,
both king and church. Thomas Horton's association with these two
prominent Puritans was to have a profound effect on the course of his
life.
Although Anglican persecution of the Puritan sect increased under
Archbishop Laud, Haselrig and Cromwell for a time saw no need to join
the Separatist Puritans, who had gone to Holland as early as 1607 and
by 1621 were living at Plymouth Plantation in the New World. Rather,
their course of statesmanship was based on the hope that Charles I
would soften his attitude concerning political and religious rights of
the individual.
By the end of the 1620's, however, harvests in England were bad,
poverty was rife, and the prospects of improved rights were
discouraging. Not surprisingly, many Puritans became interested in
emigrating to the New World; a large company departed under the
leadership of John Winthrop, Sr., in the great fleet of 1630 which
resulted in a ring of little towns edging Boston harbor in
Massachusetts.
Cromwell and Haselrig joined with another group of wealthy Puritans
under the leadership of John Winthrop, Jr., with the intention of
establishing a settlement on 1,500 acres at the mouth of the
Connecticut River, to be called Saybrook. In 1635 Winthrop led a party
of servants and workmen, together with livestock and supplies, to
build a fort and manor houses for the "most prominent Puritan lords
and gentlemen," who were to follow.
Although there is no documentary evidence, (the earliest records of
Saybrook are not extant) there are reasons to believe that Thomas
Horton was among the servants whom Haseirig sent to Saybrook. First,
his several biographers have been unable to account for his
whereabouts after he left the Haseirig household (if he did leave)
prior to 1643. Second, it is highly unlikely that Thomas could have
been commissioned a colonel in the Parliamentarian army in 1643
without prior military experience. Such experience could well have
been acquired in skirmishes, say, under Capt. John Mason, with the
Indians in the Connecticut valley during the early Saybrook years.
Third, it is apparent that a number of Cromwell's soldiers were drawn
from the colonies, as was Mason himself, who settled at Saybrook about
1637, but returned to serve under Sir Thomas Fairfax in England.
Lastly, it is of record that Haselrig agreed to send servants to
Saybrook to prepare for his planned emigration.
In Alveston, Warwickshire, Back in England, which Thomas Horton may or
may not have left, a solitary parish record exists: Thomas Horton and
wife baptized their son Thomas Horton on 13 Feb. 1641. Attempts to
date to prove or disprove this connection have been unsuccessful, and
it remains the most probable record of the place and date of birth of
Thomas's "only Sonne Thomas Horton". A summary of the facts, which led
to this conclusion, is given with the son's life below.
Sir Arthur Haseirig, as well as other prominent Puritans, had found it
impossible to sell his estate without attracting the attention of
Charles I's government, which was concerned with any revenue
possibilities from the landed gentry. Cromwell had been prevented by
the king from emigrating and by 1641 was an outspoken Member of
Parliament like Haselrig. On 4 Jan.1642, Charles I named Sir Arthur as
one of those "Five Members" of Parliament who were ringleaders in
"prolonged and treasonous attempts to wrench away" his royal
authority. Lacking parliamentary support to enforce his orders for
their arrest, Charles I left both the House of Commons and then
London, never to return until the time of his death. During the
restless months of 1642 there were certain negotiations, but both the
Parliamentarians and the Royalists "desperately searched about for the
materials of war" as one historian puts it.
At Edgehill near Kineton, only 10 miles southeast of Alveston, on 23
Oct. 1642, the two sides met in conflict for the first time. Haselrig
was there, having raised a troop of horse in Essex's army, and fought
under the command of Sir William Balfour. Quite likely Thomas Horton
was there too, mounted on a horse, which Sir Arthur provided. If
Cromwell was at Edgehill at all, it was as an observer.
However, by the spring of 1643, Cromwell had not only raised his own
troop in his Native Huntingdonshire, but began to extend it into a
regiment which would become a positive army, the New Model. And by May
1643, both Cromwell and Horton were colonels, Thomas in the army of
Sir Thomas Fairfax; Sir Arthur was also an officer, commanding a
regiment of cuirassiers in July 1643.
On 24 June 1643, Parliament resolved that Thomas Horton be recommended
to Lord Inchiquin "to have the command which Sir William Ogle formerly
had in Ireland." Deep-seated resentment against the King's
anti-Catholic policies still remained from the Irish rising of Oct.
1641. Most of the principal action of the Civil War took place in the
northern and eastern parts of England, where Fairfax and Cromwell
defeated the King's forces at Marston Moor in 1644 and at Naseby in
1645, forcing Charles to flee to Scotland.
Col. Thomas Horton seems to have held the command in Ireland until
early 1648, when a fresh revolt of Royalists broke out in South Wales
and Parliamentary
Repository:

Name: New York Library Genealogy Dept.

Source: (Birth)
Abbreviation: Robert Downie White <RDWhite17@aol.com>
Title: File tranported 04/07/99. GEDCOM
Author: Robert Downie White

Given Name: Thomas

Source: (Birth)
Abbreviation: Bonnie Douglas (e mail BonnieJ222@aol.com)
Title: Horton Family Researcher Bonnie Douglas (BonnieJ222@aol.com
Sent me her file on the Horton family Tree by mail

Death: --Not Shown--

Given Name: Thomas

Source: (Birth)
Abbreviation: Bonnie Douglas (e mail BonnieJ222@aol.com)
Title: Horton Family Researcher Bonnie Douglas (BonnieJ222@aol.com
Sent me her file on the Horton family Tree by mail

Death: AFT 1560 Saddington England

Given Name: Richard

Source: (Birth)
Abbreviation: Bonnie Douglas (e mail BonnieJ222@aol.com)
Title: Horton Family Researcher Bonnie Douglas (BonnieJ222@aol.com
Sent me her file on the Horton family Tree by mail

Death: AFT FEB 1538/39 Mowsley, Leicester County, England

Given Name: J W

Note: Living Individual, details withheld

Given Name: M E

Note: Living Individual, details withheld

Given Name: J M

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