Descendants of Benjamin Horner
Generation No. 1
1. BENJAMIN HORNER died 1842 in Somerset Co., MD.
Children of BENJAMIN HORNER are:
- RHODA HORNER, married THOMAS MARTIN, January 28, 1812, Somerset Co., MD.
- ELIZABETH HORNER.
- MARY HORNER, married JOHN ROBERTSON February 10, 1817 in Somerset Co., MD.
- JAMES HORNER, married ELIZABETH KIRWAN, December 29, 1827, Somerset Co., MD.
- SUSAN HORNER, married JOHN KIRWIN, September 24, 1824, Somerset Co., MD.
- NANCY HORNER.
- BENJAMIN HORNER, married MARGARET HITCHENS, June 19, 1821, North Hampton Co., VA.
- MOSES HORNER, b. Abt. 1804, MD; d. Bet. 1850 - 1860, VA.
Will of Benjamin Horner
Generation No. 2
MOSES HORNER (BENJAMIN) was born Abt. 1804 in MD, and died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in VA. He married SUSAN WILLIAMS on October 15, 1828 in Somerset Co., MD.
Susan was born Abt. 1809 in VA or MD, and died February 12, 1879 in VA.
SUSAN WILLIAMS is buried at Old Chapel, Capeville, VA.
Children of MOSES HORNER and SUSAN WILLIAMS are:
- CATHERINE HORNER, b. Abt. 1833.
- NANCY HORNER, b. Abt. 1836.
- MARY HORNER, b. Abt. 1837.
- GEORGE DAVID HORNER, b. February 28, 1842, VA; d. February 20, 1882.
He married ELIZABETH LOWRY.
- ESTHER HORNER, b. Abt. 1843.
- JOHN T. HORNER, b. Abt. 1845, Bayview, VA, North Hampton County, VA.
He married (1) MARGARET SHORES; (2) MARY ELIZABETH HARRISON.
Generation No. 3
GEORGE DAVID HORNER (MOSES 2, BENJAMIN 1) was born February 28, 1842 in
VA, and died February 20, 1882. He married ELIZABETH LOWRY.
Elizabeth was born 1845 in VA.
GEORGE DAVID HORNER is buried at Old Chapel, Capeville, VA.
Children of GEORGE HORNER and ELIZABETH LOWRY are:
- WILLIAM FOREST HORNER, b. 1865; d. 1935; m. M. AMELIA UNKNOWN; b. 1871; d. 1951.
WILLIAM FOREST HORNER is buried at Capeville Masonic Cemetery.
M. AMELIA Horner (wife of William Forest Horner) is buried at Capeville Masonic Cemetery.
- KATE HORNER, b. 1868.
- ASAPHENA HORNER, b. 1870.
- THOMAS W HORNER, b. 1873; d. 1945; m. MARY V. UNKNOWN; b. 1878; d. 1951.
THOMAS W HORNER is buried at Capeville Cemetery.
MARY V. Horner (wife of Thomas W. Horner) is buried at Capeville Cemetery.
- LINDA S HORNER, b. 1877.
- GEORGE DAVID HORNER, JR., b. 1879.
JOHN T. HORNER (MOSES 2, BENJAMIN 1) was born Abt. 1845 in Bayview, VA, North Hampton County, VA. He married (1) MARGARET SHORES. She was born Abt. 1849 in Deal Island, MD, and died March 15, 1879 in VA. He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH HARRISON 1879, daughter of JAMES HARRISON and MARY SMITH. She was born Abt. 1858 in VA.
Bible records show MARGARET SHORES was from Deal Island.
MARGARET SHORES is buried at the Horner Plot, Capeville, VA
Children of JOHN HORNER and MARGARET SHORES are:
- ALBERTA HORNER, b. 1870.
- GEORGE FENTRESS HORNER, b. March 15, 1871, Townsend, North Hampton, VA; d. December 28, 1960, Elizabeth City, NC; m. (1) MARY S. WOODLEY, January 06, 1898, Pasquotank Co., NC; b. 1874, Pasquotank Co., NC; m. (2) HARRIET WATERS, Bef. 1906; b. December 13, 1868, Catawissa, PA.; d. June 28, 1944, Elizabeth City, NC. (Fen may have had another wife named Mollie Unknown.)
GEORGE FENTRESS HORNER is buried at the Old Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, NC.
HARRIET WATERS is buried at the Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, NC.
- JOHN FRANK HORNER, b. 1873, Townsend, North Hampton Co. Va.; d. 1966; m. NORA ALBERTA MISTER, January 01, 1896, North Hampton Co. Va.; b. 1878, Deal Island, Somerset Co. MD; d. 1947.
JOHN FRANK HORNER is buried at the Capeville Masonic Cemetery.
NORA ALBERTA MISTER is buried at the Capeville Masonic Cemetery.
- MOSES HORNER, b. 1877.
Sources include:
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A copy of the Will of Benjamin Horner
- Will of George Fentress Horner
- Birth Certificates
- Marriage Certificates
- Death Certificates
- Bible Records
- Census Records
- Grave Photos

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