I've been sitting on the fence on this one for awhile now but Gord Ripley just tipped me over and into action. We've been discussing whether Margaret Horton is really the daughter of Robert Ripley and Isabella Beane. I recently acquired a transcription of Isabella's will and Isabella does not mention Margaret as one of her children. Isabella made the will in 1830 and, or course, Margaret might have died before then. However, in checking Robert's will, I noticed that all of the other children are designated as either "son" or "daughter" but Margaret is just plain Margaret Horton. While the other daughters' bequests were paid to their husbands, Margaret Horton's is paid directly to her. This could indicate that Margaret had already been widowed, but it could also mean that Margaret Horton is just plain Margaret Horton. Gord points out that none of Robert's other children named a daughter Margaret. She could be the wife or daughter of a Horton. I've also noticed that on the Amherst Census and Poll Tax records, an Abraham Horton is listed next to Robert Ripley. An Abraham Horton also witnessed Robert's sale of his River Philip grant. Abraham left a will in 1808 naming wife Charlotte and 3 sons Samuel, John, and Abraham who were not yet 21. No Margaret. It will be interesting to see whether we can place Margaret if we don't assume that she was first a Ripley. I've listed what I know on a new page: The Mysterious Margaret Horton
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AuthorHi there! My name is Mallory Burton and I started researching the Ripley family in 2011. I'd describe myself as a careful amateur who's more interested in story than names and dates. I hope you enjoy my website and blog. I also have a public Mallory/Ripley tree on Ancestry with over 4,000 names. To contact me, please comment on any one of my blog posts. Archives
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