The original "Hoisington" in America was not called by that name. He was John Horsington, and arrived in America sometime after 1755. He was not the only Horsington to emigrate to the New World. There were several Horsingtons in Virginia about the same time. I have long thought that they were related, but I still have not found the connection. While I was on a round-the-country research trip about 3 years ago, I went to the area in North Carolina where the Horsington moved after living in Virginia. The Pamlico was very swampy and dark, the trees growing straight to a height that shut out most of the sun. New Bern, which was the largest town in the area, had a beautiful historical area and a fine historical library. I spent a couple of days going through everything I could find on the Horsingtons and their related families. While I was there, I got a chance to talk to ________ Brinson, who is a direct descendant of Benedictus Horsington.
Eventually, I hope to have all the information input to the Hoisington/Horsington website, but in the meantime I thought it might be helpful to other Horsington researchers to have the material I found posted in one place. The following links are to research notes that I have taken both from the internet and from my library research, as well as correspondence with other Horsington researchers. I believe I have more info, but this is the bulk of it, and I will add the rest as I run across it. I will also continue to post research notes on what I find in the future.
Because I wanted to get this information posted, I have made no attempt to edit it or to make sure that it is adequately documented. If you need information on the source of a particular piece of information, I will try and find it for you. Bear in mind that I have had at least two major computer meltdowns over the years and may not be able to find the original files.
Harriette
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