Another Revolutionary

Isaac "British" Horton immigrated to the American Colonies in the early 1770's. A British seaman, he jumped ship in the port of Boston, and chose for his destiny the fate of these same colonies. On March 30, 1781 he enlisted in Marshville, Massachusetts in Captain Pillsbury's Company of the 6th Regiment under the command of Colonel Smith. Isaac Horton's enlistment was for a period of three years. His duties while under Captain Pillsbury's command were the conveying of supplies and men in Naval Operations. Later he was transferred to the 3rd Regiment under the command of Colonel Hines. Under this assignment, Isaac Horton was charged with conveying officers and orders up the Hudson River between West Point, New Windsor, and Newburg, New York. He was discharged by Captain Williams under order of General Knox following the peace o f 1783. About 1785 Issac married Hannah Ferris in New York state.