Joel Horne (1751 - bef. 1793)

Born 14 Oct 1751 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Harris) Horn — married about 1777 in Wayne, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Mary Sarah (Phillips) Hunter — married after 1789 in North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before Nov 1793 before age 42 in Nash, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Joel Horne was born 14 Oct 1751, the son of Henry Horn and Ann Purcell. His birth is recorded in the Rich Square Quaker Meeting MInutes, Northampton, North Carolina. Northampton records are also labeled Edgecombe.^[1][2] Please note that some records indicate a in the year 1751. This represents the Quaker date of the 8th month, 14th day, (October) of 1851. ^[3] He is named as a son in his father's 1797 Wayne, North Carolina will.^[4]

He married (1) Anne Harris before 1780 in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Sherwood Harris and Jane Hudspath. She is named as one of the youngest three children in her father's 1763 Granville, North Carolina will ^[5] She is thought to have died about 1789.

Children with Anne Harris:

1. Howel
2. Harris
3. Hardy
4. Milbrie
5. Rebecca

He married (2) Sarah Phillips as his second wife.

Children with Sarah Phillips:

1. Etheldred P
2. Matthew
3. Charlotte L (may have been born after her father's death - not named in father's will)

Following Joel Horn's death, she moved to Tennessee and remarried David Hunter. The following information was published 6 Sep 1855 in her death notice:

SARAH HUNTER born N.C., Feb. 8, 1758; md Joel Horn, had 3 children, Etheldred P., Matthew, Charlotte L.; moved to Tenn. in spring of 1795 with her brother, Benjamin Phillips and settled near Nashville, a widow; she remarried to David Hunter, March 3, 1803; she died August 3, 1855.^[6]

Events:

1777 Nash County, NC was created from Edgecombe.

1784 Johnston, NC:
Males: 1<21; 1>21; Females: 4 ^[7]

1790 Edgecombe, NC
Males: 3<16, 1>16; Females: 3; Slaves: 10 ^[8]

Death & Probate:

Joel Horn died before Nov 1793 when his will was proved in Nash County, North Carolina. His will was written 16 Sep 1793. It lists his wife Sarah and his children: Etheldred, Matthew, Harris, Howell, Hardy, Milbrie and Rebecca HORN. ^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
   Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #3551284 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   Joel Horne born on 14 Oct 1751, child of Henry Horne & Ann Horne, in Northampton, North Carolina.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVY-CQJC?cc=2790262 : 18 July 2022), > image 1 of 1.
3. ↑ Explanation of Quaker dates before 1752 https://www.swarthmore.edu/friends-historical-library/quaker-calendar
4. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Wayne > Original Wills, Etheridge, William - McKinnie, Richard > image 1107 of 1938
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 3 April 2023)
   Henry Horn.
5. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Granville > Wills, Vol 29, 1938-1943; Wills, Unrecorded, 1746-1771 > image 401 of 624
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 3 April 2023)
   Sherwood Harris.
6. ↑ Smith, Jonathan Kennon Thompson, Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, The Louisville and The Nashville Christian Advocate1852-1856, Publ: 1997 http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/nca1-09.htm
7. ↑ Census Lists by County - Johnston County: "North Carolina, U.S., State Census, 1784-1787"
   Census Lists by County - Johnston County > image 5 of 8
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 3 April 2023)
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1790 Edgecombe, North Carolina", database with images, Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY8-34SP?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHK1-3K9&action=view&groupId=TH-1942-25121-80928-70 Entry for Joel Horn, 1790.
9. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Nash > Original Wills, Denson, Benjamin - Pittman, John A > image 972 of 1915
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 3 April 2023)
   Joel Horn.
10. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
    Nash > Wills, Book 1, 5, 1778-1897 > image 79 of 728
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 3 April 2023)
    Joel Horn.