The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
A CORNER IN ANCESTORS
Fly FRANCES cowLEs. THE HORTON FAMILY
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 Horton, name of Anglo-Saxon der ivation, admits of little, if any. varia- tion; Horten, Hortun, and Hcrtoun being perhaps the only ones. It is from ort, or wort. meaning herbs or vege- tables, and tun, an inclosure. or d garden. Horton is the name of towns in Kent. York Chester. Dorset and Gloucester. and in Norway there is place called Horton: Vile de Horta Is a town in the Azores.
 What is perhaps the oldest frame house in the United States was built on Long Island by Barnabas Horton, Pilgrim father This house was still standing few years ago He was born 1890, in Leicestershire, England, and came over in the Swallow. 1885, with wife and two sons, Josepn and Benjamin. Eight children were born here. The captain of the Swallow was a Horton. Jeremy by name.
 To go back to our first American ancestor, Barnabas. He went first to Massachusetts, and then to Long Island in 1640 with l2 other Purltans. The fateful number of 13 had no ter TOTS for them. Southold was the town they founded and any Horton of today who can hark back to Barnabls is eligible for membership with coionia | societies, for Barnabas was a lnagis- trate and member of the court. As he. had the foresight to provide himself with a tombstone-perhaps before he left England-his grave is still ma rked and few years ago-that is about 50 his stone was relettered It is down In the records. that of the 13 he was the only one whose Lares and Penates included monument, and it is said that he had the epitaph engraved upon it himself
 History records other Pilgrims. Thomas. of Springfield, and Jeremiah, also of Massachusetts.
 The New York branch of the family was founded by Joseph of the second generation, and to trace back to him is to find an ancestor with record, for he was selectman, justice of the peace also captain of militia. He had five sons and several daughters
 When it comes to revolutionary an- cestors. there are enough and to spare, so that everyone in good standing can have few. Jonathan, of the fifth gen eration, and of Long Island was one of the signers of the 'pledge for in- dependence" in 1775. Colonel Nathan W dS u DOlQ SOluleT ana on guard Gt the execution of Andre. The gun he car- ried at the time is now relic .reas- ured by descendants in North Carolina.
 The coat of arms of the American Hortons-descendan of the Pilgrim Barnabas Horton--are blazoned: A lion rampant, argent, charged on the Dreas. with boar's head. couped, azure: a bordure engrailed of the second
 Crest, & red rose seeded and barbed proper Motto: Pro Rege ct Lege (for King and law) This is also the motto of the Stewart family. The lion is d valued charge of great dignity, the boar the bearing of warrior. and also the symbol of hospitality. En- grailed denotes land; the rose, hope sules, magnanimity; argent, sincerity; azure, loyalty.
 Another Horton motto is Quad Vult Valde Vult (what he wills, he wills heartily and cordially.
 Answers to Correspondents
 To P. C., who asks for the origin of tho Ciendenin family in the old country:
 According to tradition, which plays so important a part in genealogical research the name Clendenin was originally Glen dcnyn, or Glendonwyn, of Welsh origin, and belonged to the Glendowers the royal family of that country.
 The Glendowers, in turn, took their icihC HUH thc Pldtt ctlleu NrlA HUNT. or Glyndwrdy. Glyn or glen, mea ming a vale, is common syllable in old names os places; of these Glendownwyn is one of the most ancient, as well as one of the most honorable. Owen Glendower, living during the fourteenth century. was the last Welshman who assumed the title of Prince of Wales, and it was he who led the only formidable attempt made by the sssssssssss....ss..ss..s. the greatest reason for business encour- agen ent, there have appeared within a month many factors evidencing a stead fly. but surely improving situation. Talk ing out of our December exports of manufactured goods almost at random $20, ,o00. .00O worth of articles, we find that in that s20.00O,0O0. we exported nearly $6, 00O,00 worth of American labor. When we export in a finished article certain per centage of American labor. we are losing 1nfh hfv.0 tr,fv