Old family; or, The Setons of Scotland and America

298 AN OLD FAMILY.
Alfred Seton married Frances Barnewall, of a tine old family.
I remember him well forty years ago, when he liyed on his
beautiful place at Westchester. His grandson and namesake
is Alfred Seton of New York and Tuxedo, who married Mary
Louise Barbey, daughter of Henry Barbey and Mary Loril-
lard, and has issue. His granddaughter, Laura Seton, mar-
ried a Prussian officer and gentleman, Von Kettler, and has
issue. She died in Germany in 1898.
Mary Seton, daughter of James Seton and sister of Al-
fred (1), married Henry Ogden, Esq., of New York, and had
issue.
II. Samuel-Waddington Seton. He was born in the city
of New York, January 23, 1789. His godfather and sponsor
in baptism was Joshua Waddington, one of the Directors of
the Bank. After receiying a good education he made a voy-
age to China as supercargo in 1807. He was engaged to be
married to a virtuous and beautiful young woman, only daugh-
ter of a clergyman ; but when he returned after an absence of
two years, he was told she was dying. He hastened to the
house, which was at a considerable distance from New York,
travelling all night on horseback, and was married at her bed-
side next morning. As he said to me, sixty years afterward :
" We were spiritually wed on earth — I kissed her chaste lips
once — she died that afternoon — we shall meet in Heaven."
He was a very handsome and courtly gentleman and much
sought after; but he mixed no more in society, dressed like
a Minister, and continued faithful to his first and only love:
For when a soul to soul is truly wed
There is no .ending of the honey-moon.
— Seton : The Pioneer.
Samuel Seton became prominently connected with public
education, and "his peculiar tact and skill in management,
as well as felicity and beauty of illustration in his addresses,
made him very popular, and pointed him out as peculiarly