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Friday, February 20, 2026

Horton Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget by Ruth Paget

Horton Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget by Ruth Paget 

Ruth and Florence Paget are related to the Horton family through their ancestor George Robert Carpenter. 

G1 refers to Generation 1 and so on. 

Mother Lines 

G1 – Florence Paget 

G2 – Ruth Pennington (Married Name: Paget) 

G3 – Beatrice May Sawle (Married Name: Pennington)

G4 – Daisy May Bardsley (Married Name: Sawle) 

-daughter of Edward Charles Bardsley and Etta Pearl Carpenter 

G5 – Etta Pearl Carpenter 

-daughter of George Robert Carpenter and Phoebe Ann Throop 

G6 – George Robert Carpenter 

-son of Benjamin Carpenter and Elizabeth Eaker 

G7 – Benjamin Carpenter 

-son of Barnard Carpenter and Phoebe Avery


G8 – Barnard Carpenter 

-son of John Charles Carpenter and Ruth Horton 


G9 – Ruth Horton 

-daughter of David Horton, Sr. and Judith Chase 

Born: November 11, 1734 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America 

Died: October 4, 1777 in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York 


G10 – David Horton, Sr. 

-son of Thomas Horton, III and Hannah Garnsey 

Born: October 8, 1701 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America 

Died: September 1770 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America 


G11 – Thomas Horton, III 

-son of Thomas Horton, Jr and Sarah Harmon 

Born: October 3, 1677 in Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 

Died: March 1746 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America 


G12 – Thomas Horton, Jr 

-son of Thomas Horton, Sr and Mary Eddy 

Born: 1638 in England 

Died: March 8, 1716 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America 


G13 – Thomas Horton -son of Joseph Horton and Mary (last name unknown at this time) 

Born: 1602 in Mowsley, Leicestershire, England 

Died: December 24, 1640 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 


G14 – Joseph Horton 

-son of William Horton and Elizabeth Hansen 

Born: 1578 in Mowsley, Leicestershire, England 

Died: 1640 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Imigrant to Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 

Occupation listed as baker. 


G15 – William Horton 

-parents unknown at this time 

Born: 1550 in Mowsley, Leicestershire, England 

Married: Elizabeth Hansen in 1575


By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France and developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games