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1770, Apr. 7. The State Assembly passed an act, appointing Commissioners to found a Chapel of Ease,* on Edisto Island, and Joseph and John Seabrook were created two of them.
*"Chapels of Ease," according to the original meaning of the term, are not now known in this country. In England, there is a distinction between a Chapel of Ease and a Parochial Chapel of Ease. Chapels of Ease are founded for the convenience of the people in large Parishes, in Attending Public Worship, where they live at a distance from the Parish Church, to which, how- ever, the Sacraments and Burials are restricted."
Moore, p. 267.
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To aid in the erection of this building, the following amounts were subscribed :
John Seabrook $666., (£150).
Benjamin Seabrook $555., (£125).
Thomas B. Seabrook $444., (£Ioo).
Joseph B. Seabrook $222., (£50).
Prior to 1774, when the church was built, Edisto was connected with the Parish Church, of St. John's Island.
1804, Feb. 20. Benjamin Seabrook was a Delegate, from the Edisto Church, to the 17th Convention of the Episcopal Church, in South Carolina, and to subsequent conventions in 1808, 1809 and 1810, while in 1813, Edisto Church was represented by Thomas B. Seabrook.
In 1812, the Church had twelve white and three colored communicants, and, 1815, there were twenty white and five colored communicants.
Some of the Edisto Seabrooks were likewise Presbyterians.
The following epitaphs are copied from stones, standing in the yard of the Presbyterian Church, on Edisto Island, and I think refer mostly to the descendants of Rich William Seabrook :
Mrs. Ann Seabrook died, Feb. 10, 1809, aged 40. "Erected by her eldest surviving son to the kindest and best of mothers."
Mrs. Elizabeth Seabrook died, Feb. 1, 1814, aged 20 years. Stone raised to her by her beloved brother. Margaret M. Seabrook died, Dec. 17, 1837, aged 30 years, 6 months and 3 days. Erected by her husband. Joseph Caldwell Seabrook, son of William B. and Elizabeth H. Seabrook, died Aug. 19, 1836; an infant. Robert Chisholm Seabrook, son of William and Emma E. Seabrook, born Aug. 31, 1821; died Oct. 20, 1852.
Emma Elizabeth Seabrook, born May 25, 1831; died Oct. 2, 1834.
Mrs. Emma E. Seabrook, born Aug. 19 1793; died June 23 1856.
There are monuments of public interest, fast going to decay, in the yard of the Presby- terian Church, at Edisto Island, that I copied with a view to their ultimate preservation. Sacred to the Memory of Joseph Russel, William Edings, William Bird, Timothy Hendrick and William Whippy, who, in 1732, gave to this Church certain slaves.
Also of
William Cummings, James Clark, Mary Bee and Mary Russel, who, in the year 1740, gave to this Church sundry sums, amounting to near £400, of the Currency of that time.
The preceding inscription appears on a single marble slab, like a tombstone, which is now used as a stepping stone to the side entrance of the church, and is now nearly effaced. It also appears on the following larger monument, as one of the inscriptions with which its four sides are covered:
This | Monument | is erected | by the unanimous consent | of the Corporation | of the | Presbyterian Church | of Edisto Island | in testimony | of their gratitude | to the several Benefactors | of their Society | March Ist | 1826.
Sacred | To the Memory of | John Bower | who in 1717 endowed this Church | with a Tract of Land containing | three hundred acres | Also of | Mr. Wailis | who about the year 1730 | gave to this Church a Tract of | Land: for which in the year 1737 | it received as an equivalent | £2500.
Sacred | To the Memory of | Paul Hamilton | who between the years | 1732 & 1755 [or 1735] | gave to this Church certain | Slaves, two Silver Tankards | for the use of the Commission | & £300:10 s.
Also of | James Lardant | who gave to this Church | certain Slaves and | £300 | between the years 1732 & 1735-
The glory of Edisto Island has departed and the old order of things is now a mere tradition. The name of the master is perpetuated by his slaves, for his children have scattered far from the hearth-side, in the struggle for existence. Where once was life and gaiety, there is now oppres- sive solitude, and I was glad to escape, by Jack Miller's leaky sailboat, rather than wait for the return of the small tug which calls at the island every second day. It was a somewhat hazardous proceeding, for the sail was patched like a quilt and the boat soaked up water like a sponge. When the vigorous efforts of three negroes and our two selves barely sufficed to keep our feet dry, and we reproached him for it, he simply remarked "that the boat was a little
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rectified, Boss." At the end of two and one-half hours' sailing, in a stiff breeze, we came to Yonge's Island, where we put up at the house of W. C. Garraty, who keeps the store, runs the station and owns a fine truck farm. Here we were well cared for, modestly charged, and left the next morning for Rantowles, where, at the station, we found the agent gloomily awaiting his chill, and impressed with the belief that he would succumb, like his predecessors, to the malarial scourge which infests the country for miles around.
John Seabrook, of Edisto Island, is buried in a small plot, on Edisto Island, which contains half a dozen Seabrook stones and vaults, rapidly going to decay. The land, surrounding the graveyard, is owned by a thrifty colored man, Ben Simmons, and his hogs are allowed to roam within the former enclosure. It was this Ben Simmons who hired me his forlorn looking carriage, at an exorbitant price, and gave us tasty food out of a varied and scant collection of old and broken china. When asked whether any of John Seabrook's descendants still dwelt in this locality, he bumptiously said: "de old folk dey are all gon, but some of the ancestors live here- about." The epitaphs on these stones are:
John Seabrook died, Nov. 26, 1783, aged 52 years; [born 1731].
Mrs. Sarah Seabrook died, Oct. 21, 1798. in her 59th year; [née Lawton ?; born 1738].
John Seabrook died, Jan. 10, 1795, in his 29th year; [born 1766].
William Seabrook died, Sept. 1, 1836, in his 64th year; [born 1772; flat tombstone; he was known as Rich William Seabrook].
Mrs. Mary Ann Seabrook died, July 30 1818, in her 39th year; [born 1779; flat tomb]. William Seabrook Legare died 1850; an infant.
1 JOHN SEABROOK and SARAH SEABROOK were the parents of John Seabrook, born in 1766, and of William Seabrook, born in 1772, and Mrs. Mary Ann Seabrook was the wife of William Seabrook, known as " Rich William." This William Seabrook's relatives have inter- married with the Pinckneys, Heywards, Gaillards and others of the best South Carolina blood.
2 "RICH WILLIAM SEABROOK," son of John Seabrook, I, "was one of the wealthiest and noblest of the name." While he resided on Edisto Island, he owned much land elsewhere, among other pieces, Seabrook Island, now the property of one of his grand- sons. At one time, he owned over one thousand slaves.
In 1825, he entertained Lafayette, who, while his guest, stood godfather for his daughter, Caroline Lafayette Seabrook, at her baptism. His residence, still standing on Edisto Island, is marked with the letters W S in the house railing, and is distinguished thus from the house of his son, William Seabrook, which was the most pretentious one on the Island in its day. It is occupied by his grandson, Marcellus Seabrook, aged about fifty years, a gracious, cultured and refined man, who now supervises the estate for a Charleston lawyer, by the name of Smith.
Rich William Seabrook married, first, Miss Mikell; second, Emma Edings. He died in 1836.
Issue by first wife
3 William Seabrook
4 E. Mikell Seabrook
5 G. Washington Seabrook
6 Sarah Seabrook
7 Mary Seabrook
Issue by second wife
8 Martha Seabrook
9 Caroline Lafayette Seabrook
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Io Julia Seabrook
II Robert Seabrook
12 Chip [Joseph?] Seabrook
3 WILLIAM SEABROOK, son of William Seabrook, 2, inherited his father's wealth. He built, upon Edisto Island, an extremely spacious and elegant house, and sent to England for the landscape gardener, Thompson, who came and laid out his lands, at an expense of $30,000. Thompson made his home here, and, I am told, left his fortune of $100,000., to Charleston, which has perpetuated his memory in calling the auditorium after him.
The fish pond was also a great feature on the old plantation, from which, at command, fish were drawn. Now, it is simply indicated by a depression, overgrown with weeds, and the famous gardens are now a mere suggestion. The fine house that he built was despoiled of its furnishings, and gutted, even of its mahogany woodwork, during the recent Rebellion, when a sloop sailed directly to its doors and took away everything of value.
William Seabrook, as he appears in a photograph owned by his grandson, Mitchell Sea- brook, taken when he was about sixty years of age, was a large, portly man; bald, with a cheery kindly face, finely dressed. Photographs of his famous gardens are owned by Mrs. Hopkinson. With the War, his fortune was entirely swept away, and his widow spent her declining days in a home for the impoverished ladies of Charleston, founded by the labors of a reverend gentleman, of that city.
Both William Seabrook and his father married sisters, Edings [?], the father having had previous wives. His great house is now occupied by his grandson, Mitchell Seabrook, who is aged about thirty-five years, polite, intelligent and refined.
Issue
13 William Seabrook; married Miss Whaley.
14 Edward Seabrook; married Miss Mitchell.
4 E. MICKELL SEABROOK, son of William Seabrook, 2, was an Edisto Island planter of eminence. He graduated from Princeton, in 1823.
His tombstone stands, in the Presbyterian Churchyard, on Edisto Island: Ephraim Mikell Seabrook, born Feb. 22, 1797; died Mch. 20, 1846.
5 GEORGE WASHINGTON SEABROOK, son of William Seabrook, 2. Issue 15 William Seabrook
6 SARAH SEABROOK, daughter of William Seabrook, 2, married when a spinster, Colonel Legree. Perhaps the infant, William Seabrook Legare, who died in 1850, and was in- terred in Rich William Seabrook's plot, was her son.
8 MARTHA SEABROOK, daughter of William Seabrook, 2, married Count de Las- teyrie, of Paris, a nephew of Lafayette, and left a daughter and a son, who distinguished him- self in the Franco-Prussian War, in 1870.
9 CAROLINE LAFAYETTE SEABROOK, daughter of William Seabrook, 2, was godfathered by Lafayette, on his last visit to America, in 1825, while stopping with her father. She was then six weeks old. She married James, son of Judge Hopkinson, of Philadelphia.
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Miss Hopkinson, daughter of the Judge, married a Mr. Biddle. At the same time as Caroline L. Seabrook's baptism took place, Thomas Wilkes Seabrook engaged himself to his future wife.
James Hopkinson, born May 18, 1810; died Jan. 28, 1875.
Caroline Lafayette Seabrook, his wife, born Feb. 22, 1825; died Dec. 13, 1879. Presbyterian Churchyard, Edisto Island.
10 JULIA SEABROOK, daughter of William Seabrook, 2, married [Bowie?] Legree, a son of Dr. Legree, of James' Island.
14 EDWARD SEABROOK, son of William Seabrook, 3, married Miss Mitchell. Issue 16 Mitchell Seabrook
15 WILLIAM SEABROOK, son of George Washington Seabrook, 5.
WILLIAM SEABROOK
There died in this city yesterday, at the early age of 40, William Seabrook, a gentleman who possessed the high regard and esteem of all who knew him.
William Seabrook was the son of George Washington Seabrook, and was reared on Edisto. He graduated at the S. C. College during President Thornwell's administration, taught school at Bluffton and in Charles- ton, was admitted to the Bar in 1869, and elected corporation counsel last year.
Throughout his brief life he was always a useful man, devoting himself to the interests of others to the utter forgetfulness of self; diligent and patient in his pursuits, conscientious in all things, earnest and generous in character, and of so rare a modesty that his few intimates were allowed only an occasional glimpse of his many attainments.
He was proficient in classical learning, exact in scholarship and of wide professional knowledge. He enjoyed the confidence of his associates at the Bar, and attained the honorable position he lately occupied without seeking it by political arts.
[May 13, 1878?]
1 GABRIEL SEABROOK, of Edisto Island, owned large estates, on that Island, between 1792 and 1808.
Issue
2 Ephriam Seabrook
3 Henry Seabrook
4 John Seabrook
5 Mary Ann Seabrook -
6 Elizabeth Seabrook married Henry Seabrook.
2 EPHRAIM SEABROOK, son of Gabriel Seabrook, I, married Miss Hanihan; else- where he is given a wife, Miss Mikell, and he is then called Ephraim M. Seabrook.
Issue
7 John Seabrook
8 Ephraim Seabrook
9 Edward W. Seabrook; married Miss Dawson, of Baltimore, Md.
10 Joseph Seabrook; married Phoebe Hamilton, and had two children. There was a Joseph W. Seabrook, son-in-law to Col. Paul Hamilton.
II Henry Seabrook; was engaged to Martha Washington, a lineal descendant of the President's brother. The marriage was never consummated, and neither ever
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married. Elsewhere I find that Henry Seabrook was a lawyer, of Charleston, S. C., and was married, and the father of E. H. Seabrook.
IIª Mary Elizabeth Seabrook; married, first, Paul Hamilton; second, William H. Heriot.
IIb Louisa Anastasia Seabrook; unmarried; living, aged about 80 years, in 1908, in Charleston, S. C. She is the owner of the old homestead on Edisto Island, about twelve miles from the landing.
3 . HENRY SEABROOK, son of Gabriel Seabrook, I, [married his cousin, Mary Ann Seabrook?]
Issue
12 Emma Seabrook
13 Elizabeth Seabrook
14 Sarah Ann Seabrook
15 Matilda Seabrook; unmarried.
16 Dr. Edward Seabrook
17 William Phoenix Seabrook
4 JOHN SEABROOK, son of Gabriel Seabrook, I, married, first, Miss Murray; second, Martha Meggett.
Issue by first wife
18 Dr. Whitemarsh Seabrook
19 Joseph Dill Seabrook
20 James Murray Seabrook
21 Josephine Seabrook; eldest daughter.
Issue by second wife
22 Elizabeth Seabrook; married B. Seabrook.
23 Anna Seabrook
24 Pauline Seabrook
25 Abbie Seabrook; deceased.
26 Other children
7 JOHN SEABROOK, son of Ephraim Seabrook, 2, was called "French John, " because of his polished manners. He married, rather late in life, Miss Turnipseed, daughter of the celebrated Crimean surgeon. He was called Dr. John Seabrook; was educated in France, and died, over ninety years of age, at Columbus, S. C., but a short time since. He left one daughter.
8 COL. EPHRAIM SEABROOK, son of Ephraim Seabrook, 2, married, first, Miss Bulow; second, Marian Duboes; third, the widow of Col. Bartow.
Issue by second wife
27 Duboes Seabrook. I am informed that this gentleman is writing a Seabrook genealogy.
28 Julius Seabrook
29 Edgar, or Ernest, Seabrook
30 Marie Seabrook
31 Kate Seabrook [?]
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9 EDWARD SEABROOK, son of Ephraim Seabrook, 2, married Miss Dorsey, daughter of Senator Dorsey, of Georgia.
Issue
32 Henrietta Hill Seabrook
33 Edgar Seabrook
34 Marian Seabrook
35 Julian Seabrook [?]
1 BENJAMIN SEABROOK, married, first, a daughter of one of the Sea Island families,
who was possessed of much wealth; second Miss Baynard.
Issue by second wife
2 Joseph Seabrook
3 Thomas Bannister Seabrook
4 Benjamin Seabrook
2 JOSEPH SEABROOK, son of Benjamin Seabrook, I, was born about 1769; died, in 1815, aged fifty years. He was known as "Sulky Joe," to distinguish him from "Cussing Joe" Seabrook. He married, first, Miss Austin, of England, and had no issue; second, Miss Whaley; third, Martha Beckett.
Issue by second wife 5 Mary Seabrook; married, first, James Clark; second, Richard Townsend.
Issue by third wife
6 William Benjamin Seabrook
7 Joseph Baynard Seabrook
8 James Beckett Seabrook
9 Elizabeth Seabrook; married Mr. Hills.
IO Martha Seabrook; died aged fifteen years.
II Francis Seabrook; died aged twelve years.
3 THOMAS BANNISTER SEABROOK, son of Benjamin Seabrook, I, married Miss
Clark.
Issue
12 Elizabeth Seabrook; married Mr. Miller.
13 Caroline Seabrook; married Mr. Geddies.
14 Martha Seabrook; married Mr. Faber.
4 BENJAMIN SEABROOK, son of Benjamin Seabrook, I. Issue 15 Whitemarsh Seabrook
6 WILLIAM BENJAMIN SEABROOK, son of Joseph Seabrook, 2, married, first, Elizabeth McCloud; second, Elizabeth Royal, who was living in 1881.
Issue by first wife
16 William Bannister Seabrook
17 Julius Seabrook
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Issue by second wife
18 Martha Love Seabrook
19 Cornelia Royal Seabrook
20 Rev. Josiah McCloud Seabrook
21 Franklin Pierce Seabrook
22 George Seabrook
23 Jane Seabrook
7 REV. JOSEPH BAYNARD SEABROOK, son of Joseph Seabrook, 2, married, first, Sarah Bailey; second, Lydia Bailey, widow of Mr. Whaley; third, Martha Catharine Beckett, living in 1881. He started to make a genealogical investigation of the Seabrook family, and collected a large amount of data, which was destroyed during the late Rebellion. This data he brought with him and showed it to Mrs. Henry Seabrook, of Keyport, N. J., when visiting her, about 1860-1865.
"Joseph Baynard Seabrook was violently opposed to the late War, and being a man who spoke out boldly and fearlessly his mind on all subjects, did not remain silent here, where he thought so much was at stake. He invariably prophesied failure, therefore was looked upon coldly by his more hot-headed relatives and friends. But, like a true patriot, went with his state, gave his sons and what of his substance was needed, cast in all, and, like the rest, lost all." Letter of Mrs. Joseph B. Seabrook, (Mrs. Martha C. Seabrook), Charleston, S. C., June 19, 1878.
FROM THE NEW YORK OBSERVER.
Rev. Dr. Seabrook, of Charleston, gave me a very interesting account of his labors among the colored people. He is a minister of the Episcopal Church, of one of the old, wealthy families of South Carolina, for- merly a slaveholder himself. Now he is one of the many whose fortunes were lost in the gulf of war. But he continues to preach to the colored people, as he has long done, and he has an attached and faithful people, unable to give him a salary, but he gives them all the energy of his soul and life, to train them for usefulness and glory. Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. Irenaeus.
REV. JOSEPH B. SEABROOK.
After a brief illness of ten days, the Rev. Jos. B. Seabrook, for several years past the rector of St. Mark's Church and the Superintendent of the city Public Schools, died at his residence, in Spring Street, in this city, yesterday morning. Mr. Seabrook was born October 10, 1809, on Edisto Island, and was, consequently, at the time of his death, in the 68th year of his age. He graduated at Princeton College; studied law under Hugh S. Legare, and was admitted to the Bar soon after graduating. In consequence of ill health, he abandoned the law, and betook himself to planting and teaching. Subsequently he conceived the desire to enter the ministry, and was ordained to the ministry of the Episcopal Church, in 1848. His labors in this field were chiefly among the colored people-a work to which he believed himself called by Divine Providence,-and to which he devoted himself with untiring zeal to the day of his death. At his own expense, he erected a church, at Bluffton, in 1849, and another, at St. Paul's Parish, in 1859. During his life he accomplished great good, as an educator, and, so great was his zeal and enthusiasm on this subject, that he educated a large number of poor boys at his own ex- pense. During the War, he was pastor of Grace Church, and the close of the War found him at his post. Shortly afterwards, he was called to the rectorship of St. Mark's Church, which position he filled up to the time of his death. About three years ago, he was chosen Superintendent of the Public Schools of the city, which po- sition he filled with satisfaction to the public. In respect to the memory of the deceased, the public schools were closed yesterday, by order of the Board of Commissioners, and will remain closed until after the funeral services, which will take place from St. Mark's Church, at II o'clock this morning.
LATE REV. J. B. SEABROOK .- The funeral services of this reverend gentleman, the rector of St. Mark's Church, and Superintendent of the public schools of the city, were held yesterday morning, at 11 A. M., at St. Mark's Church. The attendance on the part of the devoted and deeply affected congregation, prominent citizens and clergymen was very large. The Rev. Messrs. Prentiss, Hanckel, Green, Welsh, Steele and Whaley were present in the chancel, and conducted the services, the former clergymen preaching a discourse happily adapted to the occasion. The rich floral offerings heaped upon the coffin showed the regard in which the de- ceased was held by his congregation and friends. After the services, the remains were conveyed to Magnolia Cemetery for interment. The pall-bearers, six in number, were the vestrymen of the church.
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Issue by first wife
24 Martha Sarah Seabrook
25 Joseph Baynard Seabrook
26 Caroline Cecile Seabrook
27 Ephraim Baynard Seabrook
28 Theodore Beckett Seabrook
29 Mary Elizabeth Seabrook
30 William Murray Seabrook
31 Pereneau Finley Seabrook
32 Ann Louise Seabrook Issue by second wife
33 Isabel Seabrook
34 Lydia Seabrook
Issue by third wife
35 Martha Beckett Seabrook, born about 1872.
8 JAMES BECKETT SEABROOK, son of Joseph Seabrook, 2, married Elizabeth Clark Bailey, whose sister, Sarah Ann Bailey, married Rev. Joseph B. Seabrook.
Issue
36 Elizabeth Moriu Seabrook
37 Kate Ash Seabrook
38 St. John Seabrook
39 Matilda Eloise Seabrook and other children to the total of nine.
15 WHITEMARSH SEABROOK, son of Benjamin Seabrook, 4, was a graduate of Princeton College, in 1812, and Governor of South Carolina in 1848-1850. He married Miss Hamilton, daughter of Paul Hamilton, Secretary of the Navy under President Madison.
Issue
40 Archibald Seabrook; married Miss Pinkney, sister of the Rev. Mr. Pinkney; had issue.
41 Dr. Benjamin Seabrook; married Miss Strobart.
42 Paul Hamilton Seabrook; married Mary Elizabeth Seabrook, daughter of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook.
43 Septima Seabrook; living in 1881.
44 Julia Seabrook; living in 1881; unmarried.
Judge Paul E. Seabrook, of Darien, Ga., is a grandson of Governor Seabrook.
24 MARTHA SARAH SEABROOK, daughter of Rev. Joseph B. Seabrook, 7, was aged forty-two years, in 1881. She supplied me with much information. She was then the Vice- principal of a colored school. She married William Seabrook, a lawyer, who died Jan. 14, 1878. He was a son of G. Washington Seabrook and a grandson of "Good William Seabrook."
Issue 45 A daughter
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27 EPHRAIM BAYNARD SEABROOK, son of Rev. Joseph B. Seabrook, 7, was the oldest son. He graduated from Princeton College, in 1861. He died Aug. 12, 1877.
"He was a brilliant, unfortunate fellow, broken by ill-health and domestic misfortunes. He wrote for the 'Galaxy' for some years and at a very early period of his life. His writings were marked by power and a finished elegance, remarkable for so young a man. His genius was very versatile, and, had he lived, would have been a marked man."
42 PAUL HAMILTON SEABROOK, son of Governor Whitemarsh Seabrook, 15, mar- ried Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook.
Issue
46 Paul Seabrook; married and had a son.
47 Ephraim Mikell Seabrook, (called Ephraim Hamilton Seabrook), my informant; married Miss Booth, of Philadelphia, Pa., and, in 1908, had two adult daughters. He was born in Charleston, S. C .; resides at Jacksonville, Fla., and is in the transportation business. Mr. Seabrook has in his possession a ring, finely mounted and engraved, with Seabrook arms, which belonged to his great-grand- father. It carries: Crest, an arm erect holding a cross crosslett fitcheé in the hand; the Shield a lion rampant carrying a cross crosslet fitcheé.
1 JOHN SEABROOK, of Edisto Island, was, probably, a brother of Gabriel Seabrook. He married Ann Smiley.
Issue
2 Joseph Seabrook
3 Henry Seabrook
4 Smiley Seabrook
5 Robert Seabrook
6 Sarah Seabrook; married, first, Mr. Richardson; second, Mr. Ralston, of Daniel's Island.
7 Elizabeth Seabrook; married, first, Mr. Eddings; second, Capt. L. Lightburn, of Bermuda.
2 JOSEPH SEABROOK, son of John Seabrook, I, married Harriet Reynolds.
Issue
8 Harriet Seabrook; married, first, John Seabrook; second, Mr. Mitchell.
9 Sarah Seabrook; married Dr. O. O. Curtis, of John's Island.
10 Nancy Seabrook; married Robert Rivers, of Stono, S. C.
II Elizabeth Seabrook; married Thomas Wilson, of South Carolina.
12 Joseph Henry Seabrook
13 Robert Seabrook; died unmarried.
HENRY SEABROOK, son of John Seabrook, I, married, first, Elizabeth Seabrook, 3 his cousin; second, Mary Ann Seabrook, sister of his first wife, a very haughty woman.
Issue by first wife 14 Smiley Seabrook; died unmarried.
15 Ephraim Seabrook; died unmarried.
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Issue by second wife
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