William Horton (military aide)

William Horton (c. 1708–1749) was the leading military aide to James Oglethorpe, a landowner and builder of the historic Horton House.

[2] He was the leading military aide to General James Oglethorpe and was in charge of troops garrisoned at Fort Frederica on nearby St. Simons Island.

[2] In 1735, Horton was granted Jekyll Island by the trustees of the colony of Georgia and also brewed beer in Georgia's first brewery on his plantation.

He built Horton House in 1743, a historic site on Riverview Drive in Jekyll Island, Georgia.

It is one of the oldest tabby buildings in Georgia, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.