This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Horton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BBk.2ACIB/2382 Message Board Post: In a draft of a manuscript by Theresa Hall Bristol, F.G.B.S. (1867-1941), the first woman to serve on the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Publication Committee (1915-1931), "Descendants of Capt. Joseph Horton of Rye, New York," there is a cryptic note that says: "Refer to Jones's article in the Record. He was the first to trace out the correct ancestry of Daniel Horton of Cortlandt Manor." The Record would be New York Genealogical & Biographical Record. Is anyone aware of this article or who Jones is? I've been unable to locate it in the Record. Also, the manuscript says: "Write up quite fully the imporance of land records in tracing genealogy, and state that the present work is an example of a family history based almost entirely on the history of land holdings. Point out that no other method would enable one to distinguish the various Hortons of the same name living in one vicinity." This manuscript was donated to the New England Historic Genealogy Society by "Douglas Horton, New York, New York, 9 Feb 1949." Does anyone know if a finished work exists or who this Douglas Horton is?