The Hortons in America: Being a Correct Reprint of the 1876 Work by Dr. Geo. F. Horton, with Many Succeeding Generations Brought Down to the Present Time. With the History and Some Lines of the Posterity of Thomas Horton, the Springfield, Mass., Immigrant, 1636. And Also a Line of the Posterity of Levi Horton, a Descendant of Jeremy Horton, the Sea Captain

This volume serves as a comprehensive genealogical record for the Horton family in North America, originally compiled by Dr. George Firman Horton and published in its expanded form in 1929. The work builds upon Dr. Horton’s foundational 1876 research, aiming to bridge early colonial history with subsequent generations. It functions as a classic example of late 19th and early 20th-century American genealogy, a period characterized by a surge in efforts to document ancestral lineages, particularly those tracing back to 17th-century immigrants like Thomas Horton of Springfield, Massachusetts.

The compilation was edited and expanded to provide a systematic account of both the Thomas Horton line and the descendants of Levi Horton, a descendant of the sea captain Jeremy Horton. The design reflects the scholarly, academic standards of historical societies of the era, prioritizing clarity and archival preservation over aesthetic flourishes. It remains a primary source for researchers of the Horton surname, valued for its commitment to tracking migration patterns and family succession through the post-Civil War era.