James Lord Pierpont first of their children, Lillie. Pierpont's children by his first marriage remained in Massachusetts with their grandfather. In August 1857, his song "The One Horse Open Sleigh" was published by Oliver Ditson and Company of 277 Washington Street in Boston dedicated to John P. Ordway. The song was copyrighted on September 16, 1857. The song was originally performed in a Sunday school concert on Thanksgiving in Savannah, Georgia, although it has been claimed that Pierpont wrote it in Medford, Massachusetts in 1850. In 1859, it was re-released with the title "Jingle Bells, or The One Horse Open Sleigh". The song
Lena Pierpont 12, the date of the slaying of Sheriff Sarber. Lena died on October 21, 1958, in Lakeville, Indiana. She is buried in the Pierpont family plot in Holy Cross Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana. Her grave is in Section 3-G, Lot 252 grave 2. Lena Pierpont Lena Pierpont (September 13, 1883 – October 21, 1958) was the mother of Prohibition gangster Harry Pierpont. Her fierce loyalty to her son and his compatriots led to her arrest on numerous occasions by police in an attempt to ascertain her son's whereabouts. Lena was born in Jay County, Indiana, to James Orcutt and Samantha E.