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| Henry Thomas Pearsall |
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| Born: 1613 London, Middlesex, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died: 1667 Hempstead, Nassau Co., Long Island, NY |
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pg 305 of Adam and Anne Mott, by Thomas C. Cornell, "Henry Pearsall, the immigrant, was among the early settlers of Hempstead. His son, Nathaniel, had there grown to manhood, and about 1674 there married Martha Seaman, as elsewhere stated, a daughter of Captain John Seaman. One of the earliest Mentions of him in the town records, Nathaniel Pearsall, Clerk, reported, 1675 (August 28), that the total valuation of the town of Hempstead (for taxation) was 11,532 pounds, 19 s 4d."
The Pearsall Genealogy by Clarence Pearsall Book 2 page 1050 states: "
Resided at Pearsall (Lynbrook), Hellgate Neck, and Hempstead, Long Island,
New Netherlands. He married Ann Valentine, widow of Moyles Williams. The
Valentines were Dutch-English traders associated with the Pearsall's in Virginia
in Isle of Wight County. They were also closely related by marriage with the
Marshall family, so much so that it is generally accepted that from the marriage
of a Valentine and a Marshall descended John Marshall, Chief Justice of the
United States and Thomas Marshall, Vice President of the United States. He was
one of the founders of Hempstead, Long Island and was engaged in the family
tobacco trade. He was the son of Thomas Pearsall.
One of the early settlers of Hempstead Henry's will is among the records of the
Surrogate's Office of the City of New York. There is also a release to his
estate from the children of Michael (Moyles) Williams, which reads as follows:
----This may certify to any whom these presents doth concern that we John
Williams, Joseph Williams and Timothy Halsted doth by these presents for us our
heyres Executors or Administrators. Acquit & discharge forever our late father
in law Henry Pearsall him, his heyers, Executors Administrators or Assigns, from
all dues or demands of Houses, or Lands of Inheritance or any other Lands known
by any other title soever, And all other Goods & Cattle's whatsoever, that
formerly were our own fathers Michael Williams deceased. {Father-in-law is a
person married to a woman who had children by a former husband. to which
children he is said to be a Father-in-law.}"
A researcher found on Ancestry.com, Pamela J. Pearsall has offered the
following:
Repository:
Name: Pamela J. Pearsall
Prescott, Arizona
Title: Pearsall Family Record
Author: Mrs. Helen Wooten Dawson
Abbrev: Pearsall Family Record
Note: This states that Ann's last name is Valentine. I have changed Ann's last
name to Pankhurst based on a different source.
Title: Newspaper ariticle
Abbrev: Newspaper article
Note: "THE FAMILY OF MOYLES WILLIAMS, ONE
OF THE ORIGINAL PROPRIETORS OF HEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND. In 1988 there is an
article by Matthew Wood
Text: In this same article is the name Anne Pankhurst, which is why I changed
Henry's wife from Valentine to Pankhurst. The article states:
"The name "Moyles Williams" appears on a list of the original proprietors of
Hempstead derived from the old "Mouse Eaten Book" of town records, which is now
lost. The history of Moyles and his immediate family is exceedingly obscure, due
to the fact he and his sons died in mid-life. There is only one other record
from Long Island which refers to Moyles. In 1667 the heirs of "Michael Williams"
quit-claimed their interest in the estate of Henry Pearsall who had married
their widowed mother Ann. Fortunately these notices can be enriched by reference
back to New England. Moyles and Ann Williams of Hempstead are clearly identical
to Michael and Ann (Pankhurst) Williamson of Ipswich, Massachusetts and Newport,
Rhode Island. This fact has not been brought out in previous work on the
subject."
A copy of this article can be obtained by writing to:
THE NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
122 East 58th Street
New York, NY 10022-1939
Repository:
Name: Pamela J. Pearsall
Prescott, Arizona
Title: Pearsall Family Record
Author: Mrs. Helen Wooten Dawson
Abbrev: Pearsall Family Record
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