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Other sons or descendants of Elisha May became distinguished in public life.
William, born Jan. 26, 1764, graduated at Brown University, 1788; a student-at-law; died July 12, 1790, in the twenty-seventh year of his age.
Jesse, another son, was bred a lawyer, and prac- ticed at Pawtucket, R. I. (then in Massachusetts), but died Feb. 24, 1815, aged thirty-six years.
John, another son, removed to Maine, and settled in Winthrop. His son Seth became a lawyer, and was for many years a distinguished judge of the Superior Court of that State.
Lemuel, another son, was a prominent man in town, held various town offices, was repeatedly a member of the Legislature and also of the Governor's Council.
The second son of Lemuel is John Wilder May, graduated at the college in Burlington, Vt., settled as a lawyer in Boston, was for some time city attorney, and is now one of the judges of the Municipal Court of that city. He is the author of several popular law works.
ELISHA GAY MAY, born in Attleborough, Oct. 6, 1812, was reared a farmer, with only a country boy's school advantages for schooling. After becoming of age, he worked as a journeyman maker of buttons for three years, then returned to his father's farm, where he remained for a number of years. In the spring of 1854 he began the manufacturing of plated and gilt jewelry, as one of the firm of William H. Robinson & Co. In 1858 this firm was dissolved, and Mr. May retired to the pleasant home where he now resides, and which he purchased in 1851. Here he has been a farmer, and has demonstrated that to be a good farmer a tract of large acreage is not necessarily re- quired. He married, in October, 1839, Ann Janette, daughter of James and Sarah (Perry) Draper, born in Attleborough, Oct. 17, 1814. She comes of an old and reputable family of this section, which reaches back into the early days of "Merry England" for its European origin.
Mr. May has been a trustworthy citizen, honored both by the trust and esteem of his townsmen, and maintains well the character for honesty and integrity
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held by his honored grandfather. For about forty years he has been justice of the peace. He has been selectman, assessor, overseer of the poor, etc. In pol- ities he is a Republican. He has been treasurer of Attleborough Farmers' and Mechanics' Association, and in all stations has won the commendations of his constituents. Kind-hearted and generous, Mr. and Mrs. May have been liberal supporters of church or- ganizations and benevolence, and the suffering and distressed have often been relieved by their unosten- tatious ministrations. They have a large place in the regards of a circle of numerous friends.
C. E. W. SHERMAN.
Charles Edwin Wallace Sherman was born in Plympton, Mass., Aug. 1, 1827. From the records of that town we take the following concerning his ances- tors : " William Sherman was son of Mr. Thomas Sherman, of Plymouth, Mass., and was born there June 10, 1798. Irene Shaw Standish, his wife, was daughter of Mr. Jonathan Standish, by Irene Shaw, his wife, and was born in Middleborough, Mass., Oct. 6, 1800. This Jonathan Standish was son of Moses Standish, Jr., sixth in descent from Capt. Miles Stan- dish, of 'Mayflower' fame, and whose parents were Lieut. Moses and Rachel Standish. Lieut. Moses was son of Ebenezer and Hannah Standish, who were among the first settlers of Plympton. Ebenezer was son of Alexander and Sarah Standish. This Alex- ander was the son of the old Puritan warrior, one of the ' Mayflower' emigrants in 1620, and who settled in Duxbury." "Irene Standish, first wife of Jona- than Standish, was the daughter of Joshua Shaw, who was son of Samuel and Desire Shaw. Samuel was son of Lieut. Jonathan Shaw and his first wife, Mehetabel. He was son of Deacon Jonathan Shaw and his wife, Phebe. Deacon Jonathan was one of the first settlers of Plympton, and one of the first deacons of the church there. He and his descend- ants lived in that part of Plympton now called Carver." Thomas Sherman was born in Plymouth, was a hatter, married Priscilla Cottonwood, and died previous to 1850 in Brooklyn, N. Y. His son William, above spoken of, was a dyer by trade, and was also connected with the manufacture of woolen goods. He was married Jan. 5, 1823. His children were Irene Inez Standish, William Francis, Charles E. W. (born in Plympton), and Helen Maria (who was born in Dighton). He came to Dighton prior to 1830, lived later in Halifax, Mass., and died May 18, 1873, aged seventy-three. His wife died Dec. 5, 1863, aged sixty-three.
Charles became a factory-boy at an early age in his father's employ, and worked at nearly all parts of woolen manufacturing from the wool in the fleece to the "finish." His health becoming poor, however, he was obliged to quit this business and seek some lighter employment. He secured a place, by the aid 38
of friends, in a jewelry manufactory in Attleborough, where he passed two years learning engraving. He came to Attleborough, where he has since resided, April 1, 1848, being then nearly twenty-one. He followed engraving six years, and in July, 1854, in connection with George K. Davis, formed the firm of George K. Davis & Co., gold and silver refiners, as- sayers, and smelters. This copartnership continued two years, when Mr. Sherman erected a shop and carried on business for himself until the fall of 1875, when his son William W. became a partner, and the firm became, as it now is, C. E. W. Sherman & Son. Mr. Sherman has been all his life a hard-working man, and by the results of his own industry enjoys a comfortable property. He is a social companion, a warm friend, and a useful member of society.
MAJ. E. S. HORTON AND EDWIN J. HORTON.
From the best information attainable we learn that about or prior to 1640, three Horton brothers came from England. One was John Horton (first genera- tion), who settled in Rehoboth, married Mehetabel Gamzey, and had five sons-John, Jothan, Nathaniel, Jonathan, and David-and three daughters. Jotham (second generation) married a Rounds, and had seven children,-Sara, Rhobe, James, Nathan, Barnett, Jothan, and Joseph. James and Barnett lived in Rehoboth, and served in the Revolution, James being a lieutenant. James (third generation) was born July 18, 1741, and died Aug. 10, 1833, in his ninety-third year. He was a very active man. He married Freelove Pierce, or Price, born Nov. 8, 1742, died Feb. 13, 1809. They had eleven children,-Jane, Nathan, Mercy, Lydia, Polly, Freelove, James, Crom- well, Rhobe, Jarvis, and Chloe,-all of whom lived to be old except Jane and Polly, who died young. Cromwell (fourth generation) was born Feb. 23, 1777, married, Sept. 20, 1801, Percy Martin, born Oct. 28, 1780, and died in February, 1861. They had seven children,-Ellis, Gideon M., Mary, Freelove, Belinda, James, and Sylvia. Gideon Martin Horton (fifth generation) was born in Rehoboth, May 4, 1804, and died in Attleborough, March 7, 1861. He mar- ried Mary Smith, Nov. 4, 1832. She was born April 3, 1811, and died Sept. 2, 1844. They had four chil- dren,-Everett S., Edwin J., Gideon M., and Jane J. He married for his second wife Mrs. Julia Jackson, of Middleborough, Mass. He was an upright man and honest citizen, ever ready to aid and forward any good work. He kept a country store in Attlebor- ough for years. He was never possessed of much of this world's goods, but gave his children the wealth of good advice and the example of honest industry, coupled with true charity and Christian devotion, a legacy more precious than gold.
Everett Southard Horton (sixth generation) was born in Attleborough, Mass., June 15, 1836. He had the advantages of the public schools until he was
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sixteen, when he entered the store of his father as his assistant, and continued with him until his health failed him, and the business was relinquished to Everett, who continued it until the breaking out of the great civil war. He married, June 12, 1861, Mary Ann, only daughter of Jesse R. and Mary Car- penter, of Attleborough. They had one child, Mary Edith, born June 22, 1862. In the spring of 1862 he disposed of his business, and with others recruited a company of nine months' men, which elected its officers Sept. 18, 1862. They were L. T. Starkey, captain ; F. S. Draper, first lieutenant ; E. S. Horton, second lieutenant. They were soon commissioned by Governor Andrew. Lieut. Horton took hold of military matters with the earnestness so characteristic of him, and soon became familiar with the drill and his official duties. The company went into camp at Buxford, Mass., and were mustered into United States service Sept. 23, 1862, and organized as Com- pany C, Forty-seventh Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. They were soon ordered to New York, and went into camp on Long Island. The regiment embarked Dec. 21, 1862, for New Orleans, which they reached Jan. 1, 1863. About this time the captain resigned, and Lieut. Horton, by a large majority of the votes of the company, was chosen to succeed him. They were assigned provost duty in and around New Orleans, and remained in service even after their term of enlistment had ex- pired. They left New Orleans for home via Missis- sippi River Aug. 5, 1863. At Cairo took cars for the East, and were enthusiastically met and feted at every stopping-place along the route. On arriving home the whole town gave the returning soldiers a grand ovation. But the war was not over ; more men were needed, and the Governor called for more troops. Mr. Horton's patriotic nature again responded, and in October he was commissioned second lieutenant, and made recruiting officer for the Fifty-eighth Mas- sachusetts Volunteers. He opened an office in Attle- borough, but was soon ordered into camp to take charge of recruits for the regiment. He was com- missioned captain, and mustered into service as commander of Company C, Fifty-eighth Massachu- setts Veteran Volunteers. They remained in camp at Redville until April 23, 1864, when they went at once to participate in the ever to be remembered battle of the Wilderness, reaching the field May 6th. They were in the long and bloody march from the Wilderness to Petersburg, where almost every hour was a battle, and well did Company C perform its duty.
After the battle of Cold Harbor, Lieut .- Col. J. C. White, commanding regiment, recommended Capt. Horton for promotion, and he was mustered into ser- vice as major. The commander of the regiment was wounded in a charge June 3d, and until Sept. 30, 1864, the command devolved on Maj. Horton. On the last-mentioned day, while leading the regiment
in action a few miles south of Petersburg, he was made a prisoner, and October 3d reached Richmond and Libby. After being confined in succession at Libby, Salisbury, and Danville, he was selected as a " host- age" and sent to Libby, reaching there July 28, 1864. He remained in that terrible confinement until Feb. 22, 1865, when, with many others, he was paroled. We give the major's own language in speaking of the horrors of Libby : "Pen never can write the whole truth, and if it could be told, no one could believe that it was possible for men to survive it, or possible that any one in the nineteenth century could be guilty of such barbarities." We again quote the major's words as to his feelings when once more under Amer- ican colors: "I can never forget that day, never, NEVER, NEVER. No one that has not experienced the same sensations can know aught of the peculiar emotions. and thoughts that came in throngs in see- ing and knowing that once more I was under the 'Star-Spangled Banner.' Under their influence I wrote this letter to my family from the deck of the flag-of-truce boat, where each of us was handed a sheet of paper and envelope. My family had not heard from me for five months, and the newspapers had reported me dead : 'On board God's flag-of-truce boat, James River, Feb. 22, 1865. Dear wife,-Out of the jaws of death, out of the gates of hell. Once more in the land of the living. Well. Love to all. Everett.'" He was granted a furlough of thirty days, was soon exchanged, and left Attleborongh to rejoin his regiment in Virginia on the day that Petersburg was captured; was soon ordered to Washington, where they were on duty until mustercd out of service. During his service Maj. Horton received seven com- missions, and was mustered into service on six of them. He was a gallant soldier, doing all his duty, and as an officer, while strict in discipline, he looked well after the comfort of his men, and was universally . popular both with officers and soldiers. There is in his nature that which indicates the impetuosity, dash, and rapidity of execution of a successful cavalry offi- cer, with a coolness of judgment which prevents bold- ness from degenerating into rashness. Since the war Maj. Horton has been much interested in and active in maintaining the organization of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which there is a flourishing post at Attleborough.
The major has been commander of the post several times, and now (1883) is commander of Bristol County Association of the Grand Army of the Republic. The people of Attleborough have always dealt boun- tifully with the Grand Army " boys," and especially so on Decoration-day.
In politics Maj. Horton is a Republican. He is a commissioner of the Attleborough Water Supply Dis- trict Sinking Fund. He is a trustee of the Richard- son School Fund, and secretary of the same; also director of Attleborough Savings and Loan Associa- tion.
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His first wife died June 21, 1871, and Sept. 24, 1873, he married Eliza Dutton Freemont, of Ames- bury, Mass. They have had two children,-Gertie E., born May 29, 1876, and Addie D., who died an infant. Not long after returning home Maj. Horton entered the employ of Davids & Cornell, of Provi- dence, R. I., as manager of their establishment (the largest wholesale grocery-house in the State), and re- mained there until after the death of his brother Edwin, when he succeeded to his interest in the manufacturing house of Horton, Angell & Co., where he is now senior partner. The active nature of Maj. Horton is shown in his devotion to anything tending to build up the interests of his native town, and he is always one of the leaders in such matters. Socially he is one of the most pleasing of companions, a strong and a stanch friend, and a valuable citizen and suc- cessful business man. He has a host of friends.
Edwin J. Horton was born in Attleborough, Nov. 10, 1837, and was drowned June 11, 1880, a victim of the fatal collision between the steamers "Stonington" and " Narragansett," on which last vessel he was a passenger. Mr. Horton was the senior member, and can be termed the originator, of the firm of Horton, Angell & Co., which rose rapidly from a small manu- facturing business to be one of the largest in this town of large manufactories. He was an uncommon man in many ways, as a business man with wonder- ful fertility of resource and skill of execution, as a deeply conscientious and highly religious nature, and a man of unbounded charity. It seems almost unac- countable that just in the prime of life, when the activities of his being were accomplishing so much good, the chapter of his life should close so sadly and abruptly, leaving many to mourn his untimely death, but to the question "Why ?" comes no answer. As a better sketch of the man than we can write we give the following, written by one who knew him well:
With the exception of three years given to the ser- vice of his country, his life was spent in the town of his nativity. He received his education through the public schools, but possessing an active and inquiring intellect, and improving his exceptional opportuni- ties for study and observation, he became in reality a thoroughly informed man. Mr. Horton was blessed with an exuberant flow of animal spirits. His breezy and genial disposition, his love of and skill in quick-witted repartee, made him welcome in every business and social circle. He was quite marked for the generosity of his heart and life. While with all the strength of his strong nature he could and did re- buke wrong and wrong-doers, employing for that pur- pose the keenest of irony and the severest terms of denunciation, yet to the poor, the unfortunate, and the sorrowing he was the kindliest of advisers and the most generous of benefactors. No one ever sought him for counsel or aid and was turned away with stern rebuff. If within his power he would grant the desired boon. It may safely be recorded
that no business man of Attleborough bestowed more of his material substance for the support of public in- stitutions and for the friendly succor of individuals than Mr. Horton. The Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation, of which he was president during the last year of his life, looked to him for the larger portion of the money needed for its support. The same lib- erality was manifested in his gifts to the church, the Grand Army of the Republic, and other organiza- tions of which he was a member. He was emphat- ically a " self-made" man. He arrived to a position of wealth and influence by dint of indomitable energy and perseverance in the short space of ten years. Few men have prospered so rapidly, and few men have shared their prosperity so freely and unstintedly with the community in which they lived. He was a prominent actor in municipal affairs. He was bold and outspoken upon every question which involved principle. No amount of criticism or opposition could deter him from a purpose to esponse what he considered to be the right. He served his townsmen as representative to the General Court in 1879-80. He was much beloved in the Grand Army of the Re- public, to the interests of which he was devotedly attached. On the Decoration-day immediately pre- ceding his death he expressed the desire that his commander might perform burial rites over his re- mains. Little did he think that so soon his earthly career would be closed. He enlisted Aug. 17, 1862, as a member of Company H, Fortieth Regiment Mas- sachusetts Volunteers, and was discharged June 17, 1865. He was a member of Ezekiel Bates Lodge of F. and A. M., and was at his death the Noble Grand of Orient Lodge of Odd-Fellows. He joined the Second Congregational Church in 1867, and honored it with a true heart and pure life until called to the church triumphant.
On May 8, 1862, Mr. Horton was married to Miss Addie Lee. In his home he was an affectionate hus- band and indulgent father. To make his residence attractive for wife and children he made generous expenditures of money and time. One of his chil- dren, a bright and promising boy, preceded him to the better world. Another, Raymond M., remains to comfort her for whom he cherished such fond de- votion. The funeral obsequies of Mr. Horton were observed in the Second Congregational Church, June 15, 1880. Rev. W. A. Spaulding, the pastor, and Rev. Francis N. Peloubet, a former pastor, paid fitting tribute to the character of the deceased, and Rev. Samuel Bell, a former pastor, offered a most tender petition for the bereaved family and community. More than eleven hundred people viewed the re- mains, which were then entombed in Woodlawn Cemetery with the usual rites of honor by the Grand Army.
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ALFRED PIERCE.
Alfred Pierce is descended from the Pierce family, who were among the early settlers of Rehoboth, Mass. His grandfather, Barnard Pierce, was a resident of that town and a much-respected citizen. (In the his- torieal part of this volume will be found references to the ancient Pierce family in Rehoboth.) Jeremiah, the father of Alfred, was born in Rehoboth, Aug. 29, 1786. By occupation he was a carpenter and farmer. He was a successful business man, honorable and upright, and a useful, much-loved citizen of the town. 'He married, Nov. 9, 1806, Candace Wheeler. She was born Sept. 30, 1789. They had eleven chil- dren,-five boys and six girls,-of whom ten are yet living.
Mr. Pierce died March 23, 1837. Mrs. Pierce died Oct. 18, 1882, having attained the remarkable age of ninety-three years and eighteen days.
Alfred Pierce was born in Rehoboth, Mass., Dec. 31, 1821. He had only such opportunities for edu- cation as were afforded by the district schools of his town at that time, and at an early age he applied himself to learning the practical duties and require- ments of business, being apprenticed to learn the car- penter's trade when only fifteen years of age. At the age of nineteen he engaged in business for himself as a carpenter at Pawtucket, R. I., where he continued about four years. He then returned to Rehoboth, where he divided his time between farming and his trade for about two years more, when he removed to Attleborough and devoted himself to carpentering till 1851, when he yielded to the flattering induce- ments then held out for hardy, adventurous spirits by the newly-discovered gold fields of California. To that country he went, and after gratifying his eurios- ity and trying his luck in the mines a year and a half on the Pacific slope, he embarked for Melbourne, Australia. Upon his arrival in that country he engaged in mining, and met, as he had in Califor- nia, with very fair success. After remaining there some ten months he embarked on his return trip to his native land. At Aspinwall he stopped some weeks and worked at his trade of carpentering, when he then returned to Attleborough, Mass., where he has since resided, with the exception of about eigh- teen months which he spent in Illinois.
When Mr. Pierce first commenced business in At- tleborough it was as a carpenter, but about 1869 he engaged in lumbering and coal-dealing, associating with himself Mr. A. B. Carpenter, under the firm- name of Pierce & Carpenter, which copartnership exists at the present time. They have been emi- nently successful, and the business has now assumed large proportions and is one of the solid concerns of that enterprising and thriving town. On Dec. 6, 1865, he married Martha R. Williams, daughter of Thomas and Polly (Richardson) Williams, of Attle- borough. She was born July 23, 1837. They have but one child, Marian W., born May 24, 1867. Mrs.
Pierce is descended on the maternal side from an honorable and celebrated family (Richardson). For extended account of ancestry, see "Genealogy of Richardson Family."
ISAAC ALGER.
Isaac Alger is a lineal descendant of the seventh generation from Thomas Alger, and was born in At- tleborough, Mass., June 5, 1830. Thomas Alger, the first of the name in this country, was one of eight men bearing the name of Alger who settled in New England during the seventeenth century. The exact time of his arrival is not known, but it was some time previous to 1665, as at that date we find him at Taun- ton, Mass., near the Three-Mile River, a stream flow- ing through the eastern part of Taunton. On the 14th of November, 1665, he married Elizabeth Packard, a daughter of Samuel Packard, of Wymondham, England, who with his wife and child came to Amer- ica in 1638, in the ship " Diligent," settled in Hing- ham, then in Bridgewater, Mass., where he died about 1684. Thomas Alger settled towards the close of his life within the limits of Bridgewater, where it is sup- posed he died.
He had at least two children, perhaps more, viz., Israel and Deliverance.
Israel Alger was a farmer on the north side of the "Town River," in Bridgewater. He was a man of influence and wealth for those days. He married Patience, daughter of Nathaniel Hayward, and grand- daughter of Thomas Hayward, one of the original proprietors and first settlers of Bridgewater. Her uncle, Hon. Thomas Hayward, Jr., was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and one of the Gov- ernor's Assistants. She died before 1730. He died about 1726. His children were Israel, Joseph, Thomas, Nathaniel, and John.
Joseph Alger, born Oet. 6, 1694 (Israel2, Thomas1), was a farmer in Bridgewater, Mass., near or at " Flaggy Meadow Brook." He married Mary, daugh- ter of William Ames, in 1719. Their children were Mary, Joseph, Patience, Bethiah, John, Susanna, Na- than, and Edmund, born Sept. 16, 1739.
Edmund Alyer (Joseph3, Israel2, Thomas1) was a farmer in West Bridgewater, was twice married, first to Ruth, daughter of Deacon Isaac Willis, in 1761. She died April 22, 1794, aged fifty-seven, and he mar- ried for his second wife Molly Thompson in 1796. She died Feb. 23, 1798, aged fifty-two, without issue. He died Nov. 21, 1817, aged seventy-eight. His chil- dren were Edmund, Isaac, Nathan, Ruth, and Willis.
Isaac Alger (Edmund4, Joseph3, Israel2, Thomas1) was born Aug. 10, 1764, in Bridgewater, Mass., and settled in Attleborough, Mass., about 1810 to 1815, on the farm now (1882) owned by his grandson, Isaac Alger. He married Susanna Johnson in 1788. She was born in 1772, and was the daughter of Joseph John- son, who married Bethiah Alger (Joseph4, Joseph3,
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