Front Street District in Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour

Photographed By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2012

1. Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour Marker

Inscription.

Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour. . , This plaque and the renaming of this bridge honor the Revolutionary War hero and distinguished citizen of Connecticut, Thomas Y. Seymour. Seymour, who later rose to the rank of Major in the Continental Army, was born June 19, 1757, the eldest child of the Hon. Thomas Seymour, the first Mayor of Hartford. After graduating from Yale in 1777, the son was given a commission in the Second Continental Regiment of Light Dragoons. Under the command of General. Horatio Gates and acting as an aide on the staff of field general Benedict Arnold, Seymour participated in the historic battle against the British near Saratoga, New York. A portion of the regiment commanded by then-Lieutenant Seymour constituted the sole Continental cavalry engaged in the fighting. The American victory at Saratoga proved to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War, for it prevented the British from cutting off New England from the rest of the colonies. Upon the surrender of Britain's General. John Burgoyne on December 17, 1777 at Freeman's Farm, Lt. Seymour was selected to escort the captive general to Boston and performed this delicate duty so much to Burgoyne's satisfaction that at the end of the trip, Burgoyne presented him with a magnificent saddle, leopard skin saddle cloth, and a brace of silver mounted pistols. In following years, Seymour was elevated to the rank of Major, served as one of the original members of the Governor's Horse Guards, and in 1788 became its second commander. Whenever he commanded the Horse Guards he used with pride the gifts that Burgoyne had so graciously given him. , After resigning from the army in 1778, Seymour returned to Hartford (in 1780) and began the practice of law. He acted as State's Attorney for Hartford County from 1796 to 1807, and represented Hartford in the Connecticut General Assembly between 1795 and 1806. Among his many marks of honor was also the fact that in 1791 he served as an active member of a Connecticut Anti-Slavery Society. , In John Trumbull's painting, "Surrender of Burgoyne, " hanging in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Maj. Seymour is represented in the foreground mounted on a black charger.

This plaque and the renaming of this bridge honor the Revolutionary War hero and distinguished citizen of Connecticut, Thomas Y. Seymour. Seymour, who later rose to the rank of Major in the Continental Army, was born June 19, 1757, the eldest child of the Hon. Thomas Seymour, the first Mayor of Hartford. After graduating from Yale in 1777, the son was given a commission in the Second Continental Regiment of Light Dragoons. Under the command of General. Horatio Gates and acting as an aide on the staff of field general Benedict Arnold, Seymour participated in the historic battle against the British near Saratoga, New York. A portion of the regiment commanded by then-Lieutenant Seymour constituted the sole Continental cavalry engaged in the fighting. The American victory at Saratoga proved to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War, for it prevented the British from cutting off New England from the rest of the colonies. Upon the surrender of Britain's General. John Burgoyne on December 17, 1777 at Freeman's Farm, Lt. Seymour was selected to escort the captive general to Boston and performed this delicate duty so much to Burgoyne's satisfaction that at the end of the trip, Burgoyne presented him with a magnificent saddle, leopard skin saddle cloth, and a brace of silver mounted pistols. In following years, Seymour was elevated to

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the rank of Major, served as one of the original members of the Governor's Horse Guards, and in 1788 became its second commander. Whenever he commanded the Horse Guards he used with pride the gifts that Burgoyne had so graciously given him.
After resigning from the army in 1778, Seymour returned to Hartford (in 1780) and began the practice of law. He acted as State's Attorney for Hartford County from 1796 to 1807, and represented Hartford in the Connecticut General Assembly between 1795 and 1806. Among his many marks of honor was also the fact that in 1791 he served as an active member of a Connecticut Anti-Slavery Society.

In John Trumbull's painting, "Surrender of Burgoyne, " hanging in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Maj. Seymour is represented in the foreground mounted on a black charger.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1828.

Location. 41° 45.686′ N, 72° 40.23′ W. Marker is in Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in the Front Street District. Marker is at the intersection of Columbus Boulevard and Arch Street, on the right when traveling south on Columbus Boulevard. Located on the Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour Memorial Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hartford CT 06103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour Memorial Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2012

2. Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour Memorial Bridge Marker

Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour
Memorial Bridge
Hartford
2005
Hon. M. Jodi Rell
Governor
Hon. Eddie A. Perez
Mayor
Stephen E. Korta, II
State Transportation Commissioner
Contractor: J.F. White East Hartford, CT
Engineer:
URS Corporation
Rocky Hill, CT
Federal Highway Administration

of this marker. Front Street (here, next to this marker); Lyndon B. Johnson (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); John F. Kennedy (about 700 feet away); Dwight D. Eisenhower (about 700 feet away); Harry S. Truman (about 700 feet away); Sophie Tucker (about 800 feet away); City of Hartford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hartford Municipal Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.

More about this marker. The Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour Memorial Bridge carries Columbus Boulevard over the Conlin-Whitehead Highway

Also see . . .
1. Captain Thomas Young Seymour. Geni website entry (Submitted on April 27, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. "The Surrender of Burgoyne". Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2012

3. Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour Marker

Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour Memorial Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2012

4. Maj. Thomas Y. Seymour Memorial Bridge

Thomas Young Seymour image. Click for full size.

via Yale University Art Gallery, 1793

5. Thomas Young Seymour

This portrait of Lieutenant Thomas Youngs Seymour is part of a set of miniatures of Revolutionary War military officers painted by John Trumbull in preparation for several history paintings. Seymour became a lieutenant of the Second Continental Dragoons in 1777, during his senior year at Yale College. In Trumbull’s painting "The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga", Seymour is mounted on the black horse at the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,094 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 5. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.