THE TOWN OF WESTCHESTER. 375 



In gratitude to the memory of the best of husbands, his disconsolate 

 widow, Elizabeth Seabury, hath placed this stone." 



His brother, Capt. David Seabury, (remarkable for his great bodily 

 strength.) died at the same place, Nov. nth, 1750, aged fifty-two, un- 

 married. 



The ancient orthography of the surname was Sedborough, until changed, 

 probably, by the early pioneers of the family in this country. Mr. Sea- 

 bury was born in Groton, Connecticut, November 30th, 1729^ and 

 graduated A.M., at Yale College in 1748. He also received the degree 

 of A.M., from King's College, New York, in 1761. Soon after complet- 

 ing his collegiate education, he was appointed catechist by the Vener- 

 able Propagation Society, under the direction of his father, at Hunting- 

 ton a town about eighteen miles distant from Hempstead. In 1753, the 

 Society received from Mr. James Wetmore, Missionary at Rye, a testi- 

 monial in favor of the Rev. Samuel Seabury, Jun., whom he represented 

 as " a man of unblemished moral character, sound learning, and so pru- 

 dent behaviour, that he would prove a worthy missionary. He accord- 

 ingly recommended him for the vacant cure of New Brunswick, in the 

 colony of New Jersey. The Society having now for some years had 

 knowledge of him in the subordinate office of catechist, immediately gave 

 its sanction to his coming to England for holy orders." 



"The Society have appointed the Rev. Mr. Seabury, son of the Rev. 

 Mr. Seabury, the Society's Missionary at Hempstead in Long Island, in 

 the Province of New York, to be their Missionary to New Brunswick, 

 out of regard to the request of the inhabitants, and to the united testi- 

 mony of the Episcopal clergy of New York in his favor ; as a youth of 

 good genius, unblemished morals, sound principles in religion, and one 

 that had made as good proficiency in literature, while in America, as the 

 present state of learning there would admit of; and he has gone for his 

 improvement to the University of Edinburgh, &c, &c." c 



He entered on the duties of his mission at New Brunswick, in May. 

 1754, and in 1757 was promoted by the government to the living of 

 Jamaica, L. I. d 



He was admitted, instituted, and inducted rector of this parish by Sir 

 Henry Moore, upon the 3d of Dec, 1766. 



a The arms of the Seabury's, or Sedborough's, are:— ar. a fesse engr. betw, three Ibexes, 

 passant sa. 



6 "Samuel, son of Samuel and Abigail Seabury, was born in Groton, Nov. 30th, 1T29. 

 Samuel, son of Samuel and Abigail Seabury, baptized Hth Dec, 1T29, by Rev. John Owen, of 

 Groton."— Extracts from Town .Minutes, kindly furnished by Miss Calkins. 



c Hawkins' Missions.— The Society's abstracts for 1753. 



d Some of his letters, whilst stationed at Jamaica, may be found in the 3d vol. of the Doc. 

 History of N. Y. 



