Nathaniel Coe was an honest lawyer and an upright politician. He possessed a superior intellect, and always commanded the respect and esteem of his fellow men. He was long a magistrate, and for four years in succession he represented Livingston and Alleghany Counties in the Legislature of the State of New York. He was often an arbitrator, both in the Church and out of it. In religion he was what was then called, by way of reproach, a radical. In 1829 he went to Nevada. In 1851 he was appointed U. S. Mail Agent for Oregon. He finally settled at Hood River, where, on the 10th Oct., 1868, he died. For several years before his death, he carried on an extensive business in raising fruit, and became quite rich. He was a thoroughly anti-slavery man, and while the Liberty party was in existence, he was its firm and warm supporter. Mrs. Coe resides at Hood River, and her son Charles, who was a superior young man, noted for his piety and sound moral and Christian character, carried on successfully his father's business until his death, which occurred 24 Dec., 1874. His mother said of him, "My heart's beloved has left me, nothing can fill the void. He not only filled his father's place on the farm, but also at the family altar, and notwithstanding his youth, older men came to him for advice on matters temporal as well as religious."
Mrs. Coe is an educated, refined and talented Christian lady—an able and finished writer, and the author of many very pretty verses and poems, and though aged, and having suffered much from ill health, yet her penmanship is neat, and her thoughts and words fresh, warm and vigorous. Speaking of her deceased little infant, Susan Amelia, she says, "To whom, like a dew-drop, kissed off by the sun's morning beam, a beauteous existence was given, whose soul seemed to come down to earth in a dream, only to wake up when it ascended to Heaven." She has kindly given much valuable information in regard to the Hortons of New Jersey and their connections, only a small part of which can appear in the "Chronicles." Mrs. Coe's ancestors, both on her father and mother's side, were originally from England.
Rachel Bennet, daughter of [David Bennet and Mary Coe], and grand-daughter of Huldah Horton, is a maiden lady, intelligent, well educated and possesses good social qualities; she is a successful teacher. We are indebted to her for many interesting letters, giving genealogical data of members of the Horton family. Her residence was in Chicago, where she was a teacher a few years ago.
II. John Seward, son of [Edward Horton and Charlotte Seward] (David, Nathaniel, Caleb, Barnabas, Caleb I.), born in Randolph, Morris Co., N. J., 24 Oct., 1801; married 13 March, 1823, by Elder Hough, of Port Byron, N. Y., to Paulina Carrier, daughter of Amziah Carrier and Wealthy Hatch, and born in Brutus, N. Y., 29 Sept., 1804.
Children, all born at Conquest, Cayuga Co., N. Y., except Jane A.:
1. Charlotte, born 8 Jan., 1826; died 14 Aug., 1858. 2. Mary Ann, born 1 March, 1828. 3. Hetty M., born June 9, 1830; died 2 Sept., 1830. 4. Edward L., born 28 Aug., 1824; died 28 March, 1839. 5. Paulina E., born 11 Feb., 1842. 6. Jane A., born at Clarence, Calhoun Co., Mich., 7 Nov., 1847.
Mr. Horton moved with his father to Brutus, N. Y., when three years old; moved to Calhoun, Mich., in 1846, and resides now at Marengo, Mich.
III. David, son of [Edward Horton and Charlotte Seward], born in Randolph, Morris Co., N. J., 4 July, 1804; married in Conquest, Cayuga Co., N. Y., 19 Jan., 1826, by the Rev. Mr. Twist, to Jane McCallam, daughter of William McCallam and Anna Crowell, all of Conquest, N. Y.
Children, all born in Conquest, N. Y.:
1. Margaret Ann, born 13 June, 1827; resides in Folsom, Cal. 2. Edward W., born 27 Jan., 1831; resides in Helena, Montana Ter. 3. Victoria E., born 1 May, 1839; resides in Conquest, N. Y. 4. David C., born 2 Sept., 1841; he is a merchant, keeps a general country store in Conquest, N. Y., where he resides. He was married in Conquest, N. Y., 19 April, 1871, by Rev. Daniel D. Davis, to Emma A. Slayton, daughter of Joseph Slayton and Nancy Crowell, and born in Conquest, 20 March, 1851; no children.