Selden is a hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 19,851 at the 2010 census. The farmers who first moved to what is now Selden in the mid-18th century referred to the area as "Westfield". One of the better known early residents was Captain Daniel Roe, who fought in the French and Indian War a…Selden is a hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 19,851 at the 2010 census. The farmers who first moved to what is now Selden in the mid-18th century referred to the area as "Westfield". One of the better known early residents was Captain Daniel Roe, who fought in the French and Indian War and served as a captain in the Revolutionary War, and for whom Captain Daniel Roe Highway is named. Roe built a house in Selden along Middle Country Road before the Revolutionary War. Roe is buried in a small family cemetery south of Middle Country Road behind the Old Westfield shopping center.
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