History of Swansea, Massachusetts, 1667-1917; - citizen hylbom blog

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as sergeant in Capt. Elijah Walker's Company Colonel Pope's Bristol
County Regiment 1776. He was a resident of Dightpn Mass., and
he and his wife were the parents of ten children seven of them sons.
(Ill) Aaron Horton, son of Solomon and Hannah (Talbot) Horton,
born in 1779, or 1780, married (first) Bethany, daughter of Samuel Baker
of Rehoboth, and (second) Jan. 3, 1842, Sally, daughter of Cromwell and
Sarah (Mason) Burr, of Rehoboth. Mr. Horton was occupied m farming
in Rehoboth, Mass., where he died Dec. 3, 1854, aged seventy-four years.
His children were: Mason, Danforth, Hiram, Nancy B. (married Jarvis
W Eddy), Nathaniel B., Angeline (married Levi Baker) and Alvah
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(IV)
Nathaniel Baker Horton, son of Aaron and Bethaney (Baker)
Horton, was born in Rehoboth July 25 1820. He was educated in the
schools of his native town, and remained on his father s farm until he was
eighteen years old, when he went to Fall River There he learned the
Mason's trade of Earle & Horton, of that city, and worked at that occupation
twenty years. About 1856 he purchased the old homestead of his
father, consisting of about one hundred acres m Rehoboth which had been
in the possession of the family for several generations To this he added
one hundred acres by purchase. He married Jan. 11. 1844. Mary M.,
daughter of James and Mary H. (Mason) Eddy. She was born in Swansea,
Aug 25, 1824, and died April 14, 1850. They had a son Arthur, born Jan.
24, 1847, who died in 1853. Mr Horton married (second) Dec 23, 1854,
Mkrv J , daughter of Hail and Patience (Bosworth) BufTinton, of Rehoboth.
She was born July 18, 1832. Four children blessed this umon, namely:
Adin Baker, born Nov'. 7, 1855; Mary M Oct 31. 1857 (married Frank
N Martin, and their daughter, Edith M., born Oct. 27, 1882, married Dr.
Emory C. KeUogg, of Swansea, June 20^ 1905. ,^d they have a son
Arthur C, born Nov. 1, 1907); Arabella B., born Aug. 20, 1863, (married
Delmar A. Cummings, and resides in Swansea; they have no children);
and Arthur E., born Aug. 6, 1870, (married LiUian F. Weaver, daughter of
Stephen and Ruth (Bufifinton) Weaver, on Dec. 30, 1891; and they have
no children). . , . , ^ • j
Nathaniel B. Horton was active, energetic and industrious, and was
orominently identified with every affair of interest in his town. He held
every office of importance in the gift of his townsmen. He represented
Seekonk and Rehoboth two sessions in the State Legislature. During the
CivU war he was agent for the town in filling its quota for military service;
was also recruiting and enrolling officer, and placed in service for Rehoboth
about 190 enhsted men, traveling in that service through various States,
and as far south as Virginia. Perhaps very few men m the town have ever
held more responsible positions, or discharged their duties with more
ability or with more acceptance to their constituents. Formerly a Democrat,
later a Freesoiler, he was from 1857 a Republican. Mr Horton was
connected with various corporations and business interests ol tall lijver.
being a stockholder in several Banks, and a number of cotton mills, ot one
of which, the Bourne Mills, he was a director, from the time of its organization
until his death. He was often called upon to administer estates,
and had the reputation of being not only an able and upright business man,
but an agreeable and very social gentleman, with a large following of
friends. His death occurred Jan. 4, 1900, and he was buried m Gold Brook
cemetery, Rehoboth. He was almost as well known, and honored m
Swansea, as in his native town, and in later years his fanuly and social hfe
centered very largely in the little hamlet, formerly caUed Swansea l^actory
" on the border of Rehoboth, but generally known these many years
as HortonviUe, in honor of the subject of the above sketch. ^ , , ^,
Hail Buffinton, father of Mrs. Mary J. Horton, was born m Rehoboth,
Mass., son of Benjamin and Mary (Mason) Buffinton, and there spent the