22, 1714, in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was buried. His widow died on November 1, 1740. Descendants Pierpont's descendants also include U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr, financier John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan, Edwards Pierrepont, and songwriter James Lord Pierpont, best known for "Jingle Bells". References External links 1659 births 1714 deaths People of colonial Connecticut People from colonial Boston Roxbury Latin School alumni Harvard University alumni 17th-century Congregationalist ministers 18th-century Congregationalist ministers Massachusetts colonial-era clergy American Congregationalist ministers Yale University founders