HORNE, John Hendrick

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Planter.

2. miscellaneous notes. John Hendrick Horne became a very respected man in Mississippi up to the point of the Civil War. He was instrumental in the opening of the Indian Land in Mississippi to white settlement. He was elected a State Senator of Mississippi. Before the Civil War, he owned one of the largest plantations in the state of Mississippi. His plantation encompassed 1000's of acres of land in Waynesboro, Mississippi.

3. burial notes. "It was an angel that visited the green earth and took our parents away" (Masonic Emblem)

4. miscellaneous notes. Source: Lowry, R. and McCardle, W.H. A History of Mississippi. Published by The Reprint Company, Spartanburg (1978), p. 602:
"Early settlers came from the Chesterfield District, SC, in 1811 and brought their effects on pack-horses and rolling hogsheads... They were honorable, upright people, favor law and order, and are in all respects worthy citizens. At a later day, but in the early settlement of the county, were...John H. Horn, Collins Horn (father of James A. Horn, former Secretary of State)...the families of HENDRICKS, COLLINS, HORN... Wayne County was in the early days the residence of many men who filled important public trusts in the State, among whom may be named...James A. Horn."

5. Newspaper: Article -The Wayne County News: Waynesboro, Wayne Co., Mississippi. From The Wayne County News, article "Matherville Community Has A Proud History" by Mrs. June Stagg, no date but 1970s:
"About the middle of the 19th Century this area, then known as Miltonville, was occupied by wealthy planters who owned and cultivated large tracts of land. The home of Col. John H. Horne might be called the center of the community. It was a two-story building of spacious proportions and colonial design. The roof was remodeled in later years by Mr. George Mauldin whose heirs still hold ownership. Col. Horne, who was born on August 20, 1795 in one of the Carolinas, moved to Winchester MS at about 21 years of age. Although his "fortune" at that time consisted of only a horse, bridle and saddle and $300, he died owning an estate estimated to be worth at least one million dollars. In 1817 he was elected colonel of the Wayne County militia and in the same year he was elected to represent Wayne County in the lower branch of the State Legislature. In the year 1818 he was elected State Senator from the district composed of Wayne, Greene, Perry, Jones and Covington counties. He died on May 2, 1864 at his residence. Many of his descendants still live in Wayne County and two of his great-granddaughters, Mrs. Dougal Carmichael and Mrs. Edith Helton Palmer, reside in Matherville. The late E. L. Horne, Sr. of Waynesboro was the grandson of Col. Horne."

6. Death: A Chronicle of Wayne County. Source: "A Chronicle of Wayne County", McCain Library Collection, The University of Southern Mississippi, Library Reference: Genealogy F347.W4C57x, p. 23: "Col. John H. Horne died on May 2 at his residence in Wayne County, Miss., of typhoid pneumonia after a brief but painfull illness, at the age of 68 years and 8 months. He was believed to have been born in Chesterfield County SC. He settled in Wayne County in 1816, at the age of 21."

7. Census: 1820: Wayne Co., Mississippi. 1820 Census, Wayne Co MS:
Head of Household is John H. Horne:
- 1 male age 0-10, 2 males age 10-15, 2 males age 18-25
- 1 female age 0-10, 1 female age 16-18, 1 female age 18-25, and 7 slaves

8. Tax Rolls. Source: Strickland, Ben & Jean. Records of Wayne County Mississippi, Tax Rolls 1810-1820, Volume II (1981):
Page 56 - 1819, John H. Horne owns 2 slaves
Page 60 - 1820, John H. Horne owns 1 town lot value $700 in Winchester, U.S. Purchase, 2 slaves

Source: Strickland, B. & Edwards, P.N. Records of Wayne County Mississippi, 1820 1830 1840 & 1850 Federal Census and 1820-1830 Tax Rolls (1988):
Page 87 - 1822, John H. Horne owns 1 town lot in Winchester value $500, title from U.S., 7 slaves
Page 100 - 1823, John H. Horne owns 480 acres on Buckatunna, 1 town lot in Winchester value $800, title from U.S., 11 slaves
Page 129 - 1825, John H. Horne owns 480 acres on Buckatunna value $1560, 17 slaves
Page 153 - 1828, John H. Horne owns 880 acres on Buckatunna value $2664, 28 slaves
Page 163 - 1829, John H. Horne owns 888 acres on Buckatunna value $2664, 1 town lot value $100, 32 slaves

John married Mary McCall EVERITT, daughter of Unknown and Unee UNKNOWN, on 21 May 1829 in Alabama. (Mary McCall EVERITT was born on 13 Nov 1814, died on 3 May 1870 and was buried in Matherville Cemetery, aka Geneva Presbyterian Church.)

John next married Mary Ann HAND, daughter of Obadiah HAND and Unknown, on 30 Apr 1818 in South Carolina. (Mary Ann HAND was born on 13 Nov 1800 in Georgia and died on 11 Feb 1829 in Wayne County, MS.)