The English Horton Family Heritage and History 1160-2023 - Hardcover

by Kathleen Mitchell Horton (Author)

This book explores the Horton family history, where their very existence came into being by one family member. The Horton family have the roots in a Norman family who were established in East Yorkshire around 1160, their ancestral bloodline offers the name of "De Porhoet" which is French in its nature; and leads to many of the French Aristocracy; who held many high offices throughout their rein. The name De Porhoet can first be found around AD 750, however, their historical ancestral records date back as far as AD 68 with a significant variety of ancestors being of Royal Bloodlines, including Kings, Queen's, Dukes and Duchess's; in this case; we will begin our journey from AD 1160, with the arrival of Alan de Horton, the arrival of the De Porhoet family in 1066 is very significant because they invaded Britain in 1066 alongside William the Conqueror, this Battle is better known as the Battle of Hastings.

After the early years of Wars Skirmishes and Battles across England, gradually there was some stability coming into play. The Horton's are a family are well hidden in the mists of time. It has taken a lot time and research to eventually uncover some, if not all of those that have gone before us today, also those who are current in this time in history don't really make it much easier either. The most difficult part of searching for the Horton's was the fact that there wasn't just one family of Horton's, but several! Each related to the other through marriage, so we have an ecliptic mix of brothers, sisters, uncles, aunties, nephews and nieces, all giving an insight into how the Horton Family came into being in the first instance. One thing is for certain Alan de Horton arrived in the UK around 1160, or possibly sometime before this date. Evidence suggests that, although he arrived with William the Conqueror, and was of a Noble and Aristocratic background, Alan de Horton was certainly not a man who lived in poverty, as there is also some evidence that he owned a lot of land and property, this came about after the initial invasion of William the Conqueror.