REV. SETH HART, Hempstead, L. I., second son of Matthew Hart, of Kensington, and his wife, Elizabeth Hopkins, born June 24th, 1763, at Kensington; baptized June 26th, 1763. He graduated at Yale in 1784, and became an Episcopal preacher, and was rector of St. George's Church, Hempstead, L. I. He was admitted to the order of deacons in 1791, and to the order of priests in 1792, by Bishop Seabury. He was rector of St. John's Church, Waterbury, for several years, then of St. Paul's, Wallingford, until November, 1800, when he received a call to the rectorship of St. George's Church, Hempstead, L. I., vacated by the removal to New York of Rev. Mr. Hobart, who subsequently became bishop. In consequence of a severe attack of paralysis he resigned his charge February 16th, 1829, and died March 16th, 1832, much beloved and lamented by his former parishioners, whose rector he had been for more than twenty-eight years. His widow was also attacked by paralysis, and died November 3d, 1841. At Hempstead he kept a private boarding school where his nephew—since then celebrated James Gates Percival—attended about 1809. Rev. Mr. Hart married, October 7th, 1788, Ruth, daughter of Hon. Benjamin Hall, of Cheshire.
REV. SETH HART, Hempstead, L. I., second son of Matthew Hart, of Kensington, and his wife, Elizabeth Hopkins, born June 24th, 1763, at Kensington; baptized June 26th, 1763. He graduated at Yale in 1784, and became an Episcopal preacher, and was rector of St. George's Church, Hempstead, L. I. He was admitted to the order of deacons in 1791, and to the order of priests in 1792, by Bishop Seabury. He was rector of St. John's Church, Waterbury, for several years, then of St. Paul's, Wallingford, until November, 1800, when he received a call to the rectorship of St. George's Church, Hempstead, L. I., vacated by the removal to New York of Rev. Mr. Hobart, who subsequently became bishop. In consequence of a severe attack of paralysis he resigned his charge February 16th, 1829, and died March 16th, 1832, much beloved and lamented by his former parishioners, whose rector he had been for more than twenty-eight years. His widow was also attacked by paralysis, and died November 3d, 1841. At Hempstead he kept a private boarding school where his nephew—since then celebrated James Gates Percival—attended about 1809. Rev. Mr. Hart married, October 7th, 1788, Ruth, daughter of Hon. Benjamin Hall, of Cheshire.
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