Dan - Actually there appears to be more than one Hugh Hortons contemporary with each other. One in Bertie Co NC estate sttled in 1736, John Horton Executor and one in Westmoreland Co VA, Hugh Horton, Jr inventoried 1724. While they may prove to be one and the same Hugh Horton, there has been no evidence of that except the recent DNA tests which show a match down the line from what could be two separate branches from the same Hugh Horton. There is no evidence to support the fact that Hugh Horton Sr of Bertie Co., NC had a son Joseph. But this is a good start in the right direction to resolve these issues and thank you for this information. Perry