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He volunteered, further, that he had the impression that one Sir Thomas Seabrook, was living in Bedfordshire; that his own son, "Mr. James F. Seabrook," was "Organizing Master and Inspector, of the Manchester and Salford Church Day School Association," which aimed at the improvement of teachers and the art of teaching. His address was 42 John Dalton St., as appeared on the prospectus of the organization, February, 1880. His father suggested that I should write, as his sons had both become men of means and would, doubtless, take an in- terest in developing their family history.
From another source there was obtained the address of two physicians, viz .:
Thomas Edward Seabrook, M.D., 3 Upper Wood St., Brompton, Kent. William Milward Seabrook, M.D., Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Yorkshire.
Both were written to. The letter, addressed to the former, was returned, marked: "gone away-left no address"; the other reached its destination, and was politely answered.
Dr. William M. Seabrook stated: "beyond the fact that my father's name was Thomas Brewster Seabrook, and that his father was Thomas Seabrook, a clergyman and a schoolmaster, living at Wickhambrook, in Suffolk, twenty-two miles from Cambridge, where he lies buried under the pulpit of the Parish Church, I know nothing. He married, first, ..... and had Thomas Brewster Seabrook; second, Miss Cavendish. I will forward your letter on to my mother, who lives in London, who will, perhaps, know more about my father's family than I do. My father practiced medicine, for thirty-five years, at Brighton, in Sussex." No further information was obtained from this source.
The reference to Dunstable, in old England, in the will of John Seabrook, of South Carolina, excited hopes that were not realized. A visit to this old town, and an interview with its Mayor, the Hon. W. H. Derbyshire, who is its historian, as well as several others, resulted in disappointment. The name, Seabrook, is nearly unheard of.
A hasty search through the priory records, which commence in 1558, was equally unsatis- factory. In the Priory Church, which is all that now remains of that once vast and interesting building, are erected tablets to commemorate benefactors. Here, at least, I expected to see the name of John Seabrook enrolled, with others, from the bequest of £roo that he made in his will, to the poor of this parish, A.D. 1706. Its absence, however, was easily proven and was a source of very great regret, for it seemed that this would, at least, be instrumental in placing the family. That it is not there is probably from the fact that it was not entitled to such dis- tinction, from failure on the part of the executors, to carry out the testator's wishes.
Among the few tombstones, standing within the enclosure of the Priory yard, is one to: "John Puddephatt, who departed this life Sept. 23, 1836, aged 57 years," etc.
It was copied on account of its resemblance to one of the legatee's names, mentioned in the will of the aforesaid John Seabrook, viz .:
"Item. I give and bequeathe unto ye Eldest son of Mr. Joseph Peddihett, liveing in ye Barbican, near Aldersgate street, London, the sum of fifty pounds sterling money of England, " etc.
It is possible that this Dunstable name has gone through a process of reconstruction, and comes out, one hundred and thirty years later, Puddephatt, instead of Peddihett.
One more fact to record, and all the information obtained by the visit is written. In con- versation with a Dunstable-ite, it was said that, at Luton, not far from this place, was an old church, and in its vicinity might be found possibly Seabrooks, living and dead, but he was not certain.
1881. J. Seabrook and S. Seabrook played in the cricket match between Ampthill and Wellingboro Grammar Schools, the two Seabrooks being on the latter team.
Bedfordshire Times and Independent, Aug. 13, 1881.
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1888. Sidney Seabrook, a representative of London firms, in New York, and nephew of Mrs. Mary Seabrook, of Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, called on me for business orders during this year.
In America, there were, seemingly, several distinct families of this name; one in Connecticut, one in New Jersey, one in Maryland and one in South Carolina.
James Seabrook, mentioned in Mary Matthews' will, New York City, 1687, was not of kin to Thomas Seabrook of Westchester, and the Stuyvesants mentioned therein as her sons were Stephenszens. The situation is a most complicated one and most difficult to unravel, but it all originates from the phonetic spelling of surnames in the transitional Dutch-English Colonial period. It is my present belief that Mary Matthews was born Mary Goosen, and that she married, first, Jan Stephenszen. Her children by this marriage are enumerated in her will and are called variously-Peter Stevenson, John, Gosen and Isaac Stuyvesant and Hendrick Jacobs. Her daughters are called Christian, wife of Robert Dorkins, Ryntie, wife of Guisbert Guysbertse, and Janitie, wife of Thomas Roberts. She likewise mentions her grandchildren Hester Erwin, Marytie Gisbertse, and James Seabrook. The will of her second husband, James Matthews, 1685, mentions his wife's children as Isaac and Peter Stevesant and Hendrick Jacobson, all of whom he calls sons-in-law. He likewise mentions the three grandchildren Hester Erwyn, Maria Gerritsen and James Seaborough. The will of Henry Jacobs, p. 239, Vol. I, N. Y. Hist. Soc. Wills, leaves his estate to his wife, and son, Jacob Hendricks, and in the event of their deaths, the same is to be inherited by Johannes Goesens, son of my deceased brother Goesen Stevens, and to James, the son of Clement Seabra, and my sister Judith Stevens. Seabra is phonetically Seaborough when tersely pronounced. If further evidence were wanting, it would lie in the fact that the Janneckey Stevens, daughter of Mary (Goosen Stephenszen) Matthews, had a license, June 3, 1671, to marry William Erwin, and as Janitie Erwin she had a license to marry, July 16, 1675, Clement Seabra. When Clement Seabra, Seaborough or Seabrook died, she married Thomas Roberts for her third husband, and was living at the date of her mother's will, and her two children, Hester Erwin and James Seabrook, half-sister and brother, were under the care of their grandmother, Mary Matthews. Janitie, mentioned in the will of Mary Matthews, I take it, is the Dutch name for Judith Stevens, which appears in the will of Henry Jacobs.
I have traced the issue of the various Stephenszen children, but I do not conceive that they will be of any further interest here.
For verification of these statements, consult the printed New York Wills, N. Y. Marriage Licenses, and the Dutch Church Record of Marriages and Baptisms, published by the N. Y. Genealogical Society.
1677, Nov. 4. Clement Sebrak was on a Coroner's jury. New York Wills, Lib. B., p. 19.
1679. Derrick Jansen de Groot or Groodt, sold to Clement Sebrak, a lot of ground, with the mill-house thereon, situated in the city of New York, on the North side of the Sligh Heege, or dirty lane, for 2400 guilders sewant. New York Register's Office.
1681, Aug. 23. Clement Seabrooke was on a Coroner's jury. New York Wills, Lib. B., p. 27.
1682. Clement Seabrooke was among the coopers, of New York. New York Wills, Lib. B., p. 19; also New York Documentary History, Vol. XIII.
"Stratford" began to be settled in 1639, under the name of Cupheage, and became a plantation in 1640. The town records commence in 1650. The original territory of Stratford reached back from the sea twelve miles and included the present township of Stratford, Huntington, Monroe, Trumbell and Bridgeport. The
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original proprietors of Stratford, by tradition, are reported to have been seventeen. The following large list was taken from the town records, and probably was made before 1650, as William Burritt died that year." Among the names is "Mr. Seabrookes." "Early Settlers, of Stratford, Conn.," in Historical and Genealogi- cal Register, Vol. 27, p. 62.
"Seabrook, Mr. was of Stratford in 1650 with, (here follows a long list of names). It then continues :- These persons with others, were of Stratford in 1651, and previous-unquestionably many others, who were the pioneers of the settlement and had either died or removed-are necessarily omitted by the loss of the first records." Hinman's Catalogue of First Settlers, etc., etc., Hartford, 1846, Ist. Edition, p. 232.
" Robert Seabrook, of Stratford, had several daughters, of whom one married Wm Preston, and one mar- ried Thomas Fairchild; and much land he owned there, for, in 1668, are recorded half a dozen persons' shares set off from the grandfather, Robert Seabrook's estate." Savage's New England Genealogical Dic- tionary, 1862.
SEABROOK
OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
ROBERT SEABROOK, an English gentleman, of wealth, position and enterprise, came, with a brother, Benjamin, family tradition puts it, from the County of Kent, England, to Charleston, South Carolina, and settled, in 1682, on the Sea Islands, South of that city. As a matter of fact, I have found no reference to any Benjamin Seabrook, contemporaneous with Robert Seabrook, save Benjamin, the son of Robert Seabrook, who died, in 1716-17, in his nineteenth year, and I am under the impression that, instead of settling on the Sea Islands, Robert Seabrook, and his immediate family, located near what is now known as The Church Flats, St. Paul's Parish, on the Stono River, four miles from Rantowles Station, which is fif- teen miles from Charleston.
Here on the original site of the Parish Church of St. Paul, Robert Seabrook, his wife and son are buried:
Here Lyes The Body of Mr. Robart Seabrook Decd Dec' ye 7 1710 in ye 59 year of His age
Here Lyes ye Body of Benjamin Seabrook son of Mr. Robart & Sarah Seabrook Decd Jan'y ye 17 1716 in ye 19th year if His age
Here Lyes Buried ye Body of Mrs. Sarah Seabrook Decd June ye 16th 1715 in the 47th year of Her Age.
Two other unmarked stones stand in line with the above three.
The following stone is still erect:
In Memory of Mrs. Amerinthia Lowndes wife of Mr. Rawlins Lowndes of Charles Town who lies buried here at her own particular desire near her decd parents John Thomas and Mary Elliott of this parish. She died the 14 of January 1750 aged 21 years
Upon what authority the date, 1682, is given for Robert Seabrook's settlement I do not know, but it may be derived from sources unknown, yet accurate.
The records and Bibles that would have shed light on the history of the family, were de- stroyed during the Revolution, when they were Tories, and during the Rebellion, when they were Secessionists. The Rev. Joseph B. Seabrook had progressed so far in his compilation of the history of the family, that he brought with him and showed to Mrs. Henry Seabrook, of
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Keyport, N. J., when visiting her in 1865, an extensive genealogy of the family, since lost. This was during the Civil War.
The oldest records I have found, relating to Robert Seabrook, are in the earliest Book of Wills, at Charleston, S. C .:
"A Warrt to M'. Robert Seabrook, for one Towne Lott, (by Indenture), dated ye 26th Sept., 1692, vnder hand & Seale of Governor Ludwell."
"Received this 15th May, 1697, of M' Robert Seabrook, for the purchase of two thousand Seauen hun- dred Acres of Land, in Colleton County, fifty foure pounds for the Right Honorable, the Lords Proprietors. THOMAS CARY, Receiver."
"Received this 16th July, 1697, of M' Robert Seabrook, for the purchase of One hundred Acres of land, fourty shillings for the Right Honorable, the lords Proprietors.
THOMAS CARY, Receiver."
During the invasion of Charleston, by the French and Spanish, in 1706, he, "disregarding the pestilence, yellow fever, marched his men into the town from the islands. The French were ingloriously defeated. One ship was taken and between 200 and 300 prisoners, besides many French and Spaniards killed." McCrady's History of South Carolina, 1897, Vol. I, p. 398.
Capt. Robert Seabrook was an active supporter of the Episcopal Church as were many of his descendants.
In 1704, he was appointed one of the Commissioners to carry out "An Act for the Estab- lishment of Religious Worship in this Province according to the Church of England; and for the Erecting of Churches for the public Worship of God, and also for the Maintenance of Min- isters, and the building convenient Houses for them." This act was passed by the South Caro- lina State Assembly, Nov. 4, 1704. Dalcho's History of the Episcopal Church in South Caro- lina, p. 61. Published 1820.
In 1706, "Robert Seabrooke, of Colleton County, Esqe," was appointed sole executor of the will of his son, John Seabrooke.
These few records are all that are known. The tombstones show that his wife, Sarah, was seventeen years his junior, and that both died comparatively young. The climate and hard- ships that they were subjected to, shortened the lives of many of the pioneers. Edisto Island, particularly, was destined to curtail the lives of the Seabrooks, for it was malarious, and dysen- tery frequently prevailed. There I noted that the majority of the tombstones recorded inter- ments of people in their prime, many who were still youthful, and only a few of advanced years.
Issue
2 Benjamin Seabrook, born 1697; died 1716.
3 John Seabrook
4 Robert Seabrook
5 Joseph Seabrook
6 Ann Seabrook
Other children, alluded to in the will of John Seabrook, 1706, as "my brothers and sisters," to each of whom he willed £20.
3 JOHN SEABROOK, son of Robert Seabrook, I, made his will in 1706, but as no date of probate appears, the time of his death is uncertain. He was a large landholder and possessed wealth, but there are few allusions to him.
"Received the 15th of may 1697: of M' John Seabroock, for the purchase of two thousand & Eighty Acres of Land, fourty one pounds twelue shillings, for the right Honorable, ye lords proprietors. THOMAS CARY, receiuer."
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1706, Apr. 15. Will of John Seabrooke, of Colleton County, Province of South Carolina; no date of proof mentioned:
"unto the poor of the parish of Dunstable, in the County of Bedford, in ye Kingdom of England, the sume of one hundred Pounds, of lawfull money of England, to be paid, by my Executors, to ye Vestry or Church Wardens, or to Such other person or persons for ye time being, as shall have ye Management of the poors Money in Dunstable aforesaid, by them to be paid out in freehold or other Land, for the use of the said poor for ever, & the Annual rents, Yssues & profitts, from thence arising, to be Distributed amongst them, as the persons who may have ye Care & Management thereof may think fitt, but to be applied to no other use or purpose what soever. And ..... my Executa, with all convenient speed, after my Decease, to write to the Church Wardens or overseers of the poor, of the parish aforesaid, or whome it may Perticularly ..... Concern in this behalfe & inform them of this my Legacy & bequest, Desireing their positive Orders how & which way they would have it sent to them in England, but my estate to bear no Risque of ye same to England."
"unto ye Eldest son of Mr. Joseph Peddiphett, liveing in ye Barbican, near Aldersgate street, London, the sume of fifty pounds Sterling money of England."
"unto the eldest son of Mr. Joseph Fossey, of Hockley, in the Whole, in ye County of Middlesex, ye sume of fifty pounds Sterling money of England, hereby Desireing my Executa to make strict and Dilligent Inquiry for ye two last mentioned legacies and to acquaint them of this my will, & and further, to remitt ye sd several Legacies to them as they & either of them shall Order & Direct, but my Estate to bear no Risque of either of ye said Legacies to England."
"unto my Loveing wife, Ann Seabrooke, the sume of Two hundred pounds Currt money of the said province, to be paid by my Executor hereafter named or by his Executor or administrator or some of them, immediately after my Decease, in full Considerat", Recompence & Satisfaction of her thirds, her dower, which she may have or claim out of any Part of my Estate whatsoever."
"to my Loveing Father, Robt. Seabrooke, the sume of Two hundred pounds, Currt money, to be paid to him for ye use of my Daughter, Martha, to be paid her at ye age of Sixteen or day of her marriage, which shall first happen, Clear of all Charges for her Education. ..
"unto my son, James Seabrooke, the full and just sume of five hundred pounds, Currt money of ye said Province, to be paid him at the age of Twenty years, Clear of all Charges, for Education. . . . .
"unto ye child my said wife now goes with, ye sume of one hundred pounds, Currt money of ye said province, to be paid him or her, at ye age of Eighteen or day of marriage, which shall first happen, Clear of all Charges.'
"If it should happen that either of my sd Children should depart this life before they or any of them have received their Several & Respective Legacies, then and in such Case . .... I appoint ye Legacy or Bequest so by given to ye party so dying to ye Survivour or Survivours of them, that is to say-the Longest Liver to take all."
"I give . . .to .. . amongst my Brothers & Sisters Twenty pounds, Currt money of ye said provence, to each of them."
"And this, my last Will May be ye Better & more effectually ..... accomplished and Compelled . . Legacies & Bequests aforesd paid and Discharged & upon that accouut and not otherwise, ye, the said John Seabrooke, do fully & absolutely Give . .... unto my Loveing father, Robert Seabrooke, of Colleton County aforesaid, Esqe, All and Singular my Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments in the said province, & all & Singular my Negro & Indian Slaves young & Old, Horses, Cattle, Hogs & Stock, what soever or wheresoever, nothing Excepted or Reserved, To have, hold and Enjoy the same and every part thereof, unto ye said Robert Sea- brooke, his heirs, ..... for Ever, upon special Trust & Confidence Nevertheless yt he, the said Robert Sea- brooke, his heirs, . . ... or Some of them do well Truly & bona fide pay & Discharge all & every ye Legacies aforesaid herein by me given or intended to be given . .
Executor: "my said Loveing father sole Executor.'
Witnesses: "Martha being first," Evan Mackpherson, Hugh Hest, Benj: Lamboll, [his mark], and Henry Wrigington, J.
John Seabrook married Ann .
Issue
7 Martha Seabrook; under sixteen years of age in 1706.
8 James Seabrook; under twenty years of age in 1706.
9 Child, in utero, in 1706.
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4 ROBERT SEABROOK, son of Robert Seabrook, I, married Mary ... He was, seemingly, the first to settle on the Sea Islands, and owned Wadmalow Island and Seabrook Island. Edisto Island, which lies off the coast, forty miles Southwest of Charleston, and John's Island were, seemingly, later possessions of the Seabrooks. On James' Island, and the preced- ing four islands, Seabrooks may be found in plenty today. In 1720, Robert Seabrook died, without issue.
1720, Sept. 22. Will of Robert Seabrook, of Colleton County, and Province of South Car- olina, "being Sick and weak in body"; proved 1720, no other date, mentioned:
Loving wife, Mary; received 14 negro and Indian slaves, named Sampson, Will, Ratt, Little Sambo and July, male negroes; Aphey and her Childe, Jeny, & Lattero, female negroes; Nany, a mulatto girl, Toby, an Indian Boy, & Lucy, an Indian Female; three hundred and seventy-two acres of land, and Plantation, on Wadmelaw, near Edisto Island, lately purchased of his brother-in-Law, Maj. Arthur Hall, with his stock of Cattle, horses, mares, sheep & Hogs thereon, & one-half of all his stock of Cattle, Horses, Mares, sheep & hogs "that are on my Island, commonly known by the Name of Seabrook Island," together with all his house- hold goods, furniture, tools, utensils of whatever kind, with all his ready Cash, whether gold, Silver or wrought Plate, together with the increase of the above slaves. The above was given to his wife by deed dated Aug. 8, 1720, which is confirmed by the provisions of the will. The widow also had liberty to reside on Seabrook's Island, during her widowhood.
To his loving brother, Joseph, all of Seabrook's Island, reserving the above liberty given to his wife, Mary, during her widowhood, and the other one-half of his stock of horses, mares, Cattle, sheep & hogs-on the Island-together with Old Sambo & Peter, negroes; Catherin, Phillis & Florah, Indians, & June, a mulatto Boy, with their future increase. The above is given, provided Joseph, his heirs, etc., pay all his debts and funeral charges, "and that he finish, or cause to be finished, for my said loving Wife, Mary Seabrook, in all respects, Workman like the New house now begun on Wadmelaw Island, on the Land and plantation be- queathed to my aforesaid Loveing Wife, Mary Seabrook, and her heirs and assigns forever."
also to my brother, Joseph, my wearing apparel.
Sister, Ann Parrott; received two Indian slaves, Jack and Moll.
Cousin, Ann Parrott; to receive £50, on the day of her marriage.
He gave his mulatto fellow "Sampson," his liberty, immediately after his decease.
Executors: brother, Joseph Seabrook and the Hon. Landgrave Joseph Morton, with instructions to deliver to his Brother-in-law, Will™ Parrott, 30 head of year old Cattle, off "my Island," which were be- queathed him by my deceased father, Capt. Robert Seabrook.
The testator signed his name to the will and sealed with a seal.
5 JOSEPH SEABROOK, son of Robert Seabrook, I, was living in 1720, and was the leg- atee of his brother, Robert Seabrook. He probably is the ancestor of the majority, if not all, of the Seabrooks, living in South Carolina. I have no data concerning him.
ANN SEABROOK, daughter of Robert Seabrook, I, married, as per the will of her 6 brother, Robert Seabrook, William Parrott, and had a daughter:
Ann Parrott; living in 1720.
JOHN SEABROOK, was the son of ..... Seabrook and Mary, his wife.
1745, Apr. 24. John Seabrook, of Colleton County, province of South Carolina, planter, sold to Lieut. John Payne, of his Majesty's Ship, the Rose, now in the port of Charles Town, in the province aforesaid, for 5 shillings, current money of sd province, "all that Plantation or Tract of Land, containing Three hundred and three Acres, be the same more or less, scituate, lying and being in Colleton County aforesaid, butting & bounding to the westwd on Lands of Benjamin D'Harriette; to the Eastwd & Southwd on Stono River, & to the Northwd and Northwest on the Lands of the said John Seabrook, together with all & singular the House,
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Barns, Stables, orchards, Gardens, Yards, Meadows, Lands, Pastures, Feedings, Commons, Woods, Coppices, Wells, Ways, Waters, Water Courses, Fishings, Fowlings, Huntings, Hawk- ings, Liberties, Priviledges, Easements, Commodities, Emoluments & Hereditaments."
Lib. A. A., pp. 526-8, Records in the Secretary of State's Office, Columbia, S. C.
1746, Mch. 17. John Seabrook, of the Province of South Carolina, Planter, sold to George Saxby, of the same place, Gentlemen, for 5 shillings, "All that Plantation on which the said John Seabrook now lives, situate, lying & being on John's Island, and which was devised unto him by the last will and Testament of Colonel Alexander Heat, [Hext?], deceased, Together with all and Singular the Houses," etc. Lib. C. C., pp. 276-7, Records as above.
1746, Mch. 18. John Seabrook, of the Province of South Carolina, Planter, sold to George Saxby, of Charleston, Gentleman, land. Lib. C. C., pp. 277-8, Records as above.
1746, Mch. 17. John Seabrook, of John's Island, in Colleton County, South Carolina, Planter, sold to Geo. Saxby, Gent., for Io shillings, three tracts of land, lying contiguous in Colleton County; one tract, containing one hundred acres, purchased of Thomas Elliott, Sen"., of said province, planter, deceased; and the tract of seventy-two acres, purchased of Wm Fairchild, of said province, planter, and another tract, containing three hundred and forty acres, which three tracts make a plantation, containing five hundred and twelve acres; also another tract of two hundred acres, lately purchased by the said John Seabrook of Thomas Elliott. Lib. C. C., pp. 279-80, Records as above.
Will of John Seabrook, of Colleton County, Province of South Carolina, Planter, "weak in body, but of sound mind," etc .; proved, before the Governor, June 22, 1750, mentioned: Mother, Mary Seabrook, who received £150. current money of South Carolina.
To his issue, by his wife Mary, "if any such shall be born of her," the remainder of his estate, real and personal.
To each of his executors, £150.
Sister, Susannah
Niece, Mary Greene
Sister, Elizabeth, wife of George Saxby.
He also mentioned his lands on the North side of Stono River; his lands on John's Island, and some seventy slaves by name.
His bequests were large and his wealth great. Wills 1747-1752, pp. 295, Records as above.
SEABROOK
OF
EDISTO ISLAND
Several lines of the Seabrook family are to be found on Edisto Island, S. C., the relation- ship of which I have not yet determined. They descend from John, Gabriel and Benjamin Seabrook. They were ardent Episcopalians.
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