Propagation of the Gospel by appointment of Bishop Compton of London, and by his industry the Church of England was firmly planted in the United States, twenty-two churches having been established by Vesey during his forty-eight years of rectorship. Legacy His name is perpetuated in Vesey street and Rector Street, Manhattan, and his portrait was placed in Trinity chapel. He died in New York City, July 11, 1746. References 1674 births 1746 deaths Clergy from New York City 18th-century American Episcopal priests Harvard College alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford People of the Province of New York Anglican lay readers