Henry de Horton

     Henry de was born circa 1270 in Horton, Northamptonshire, England. He was the son of Hugh de Horton. In 1329, Henry was listed in the Exchequer Lay Subsidy Rolls (a form of taxation on moveable goods). He paid 6 pounds 3 shillings and his son Hugh was assessed 3 pounds. This subsidy of 1327 was assessed to pay for the war of Edward III against Robert Bruce, ending in the treaty of Northampton, by which Scottish indepentence was recognized. Sometime in the 14th century the third generation of Horton's left Kanoptoft for Leichestershire. Henry is known as the progenator of this family in Leichestershire.