A SEAMAN blamed for surbanization of Jericho, Long Island: on page: http://www.longislandgenealogy.com/ There is a description of Jericho and its break up by Phoebe Underhill Seaman: Despite its location on the turnpike that bears its name, Jericho avoided suburbanization far longer than most of Nassau County - as late as 1940 it had fewer than 600 people. But in 1952, Phoebe Underhill Seaman - a great-great-granddaughter of Elias Hicks - subdivided her property and Jericho was never the same. No longer did Quaker farmers dominate a pastoral hamlet. Instead, Jericho became a busy suburb with bustling office parks near the expressway. Where to Find More: ``Old Jericho and Its Quakers,'' by Marion Jackson; ``Jericho Friends Meeting House, 1788-1988,'' published in 1988 by Jericho Friends Meeting; ``The History of Jericho,'' by Ted Kaplan, at the Jericho Public Library.