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Nathaniel Pearsall	see FAMILY TREE
Born: Abt.1649	Home of Nathaniel Pearsall	Bible recording births of the children of Nathaniel Pearsall
Died: 24 Oct 1703 Hempstead, Long Island, NY

FATHER

Henry Pearsall

MOTHER

Anne Parkhurst

WIFE

Martha Seaman

CHILDREN

1. Nathaniel Pearsall b. 27 Jan 1677

2. Thomas Pearsall b. 18 Jun 1679

3. Martha Pearsall b. 10 Dec 1681

4. Hannah Pearsall b. 22 Mar 1683

5. Sarah Pearsall b. 01 Jul 1686

6. Elizabeth Pearsall b. 28 Oct 1688

7. Hannah Pearsall b. 14 Feb 1691

8. Phebe Pearsall b. 20 Dec 1693

pg 305 of Adam and Anne Mott, by Thomas C. Cornell,  "Nathaniel Pearsall was a farmer and also a blacksmith, and he was, moreover, a man of weight and force in his community. It has been related in page 202 of this volume, how, in October, 1676, Nathaniel Pearsall and others attended "an indignation meeting" in Hempstead to resist the supposed intrusion on Cowneck of John Cornwell, who, under authority of Governor Andros, was making a settlement on the west shore of Cowneck, a little south of what we now call Sands Point, where some of his descendants are still living. But the people of Cowneck did not know that the Governor had granted this land to John Cornwell, and Adam Mott and Nathaniel Pearsall, with some others, united to pull down the house that was being built, and for these riotous proceedings Adam Mott was fined 5 pounds, and Nathaniel Pearsall was fined 20 pounds and was put under bonds to keep the peace.
Perhaps at this date Nathaniel Pearsall had not adopted the peacable principles of Friends, but at any rate he had become a Friend a little later, for in the disputed administration of Leister (1689-90) writs were issued by the Governor calling a Provincial Assembly, the third Provincial Assembly under the English administration of the Province, to meet in New York in April, 1690, and the people of Queens County elected Nathaniel Pearsall as their representative. He attended at the appointed time, but, faithful to Friends' testimony against oaths, he refused to be sworn in, and therefore was not allowed to take his seat. When Colonel Slaughter arrived as Governor (in March 1691), new writs were issued for a new Assembly, and Nathaniel Pearsall was again elected for Queens County, and this time John Bowne, the staunchest of Quakers, was sent as his colleague. They offered themselves at the appointed time to serve, but not being willing to take the oath they were not admitted. It had not yet been learned that an affirmation may safely be substituted for an oath. Neither Nathaniel Pearsall nor John Bowne made any further attempt to serve their neighbors in that way.
Nathaniel Pearsall of Hempstead died 24th of 8th month, 1703. Martha Pearsall, his widow (daughter of John Seaman), survived him nine years, and died on the 6th of 7th month, 1712."

The will is dated 20th of 8th month, called October, 1703 This was four days before his death.

He calls himself "Nathaniel Pearsall of Hempstead *** being sick and weak in body," *** "To my beloved wife, Martha Pearsall, the one-third part of all my movable estate, to be disposed of as she shall see cause" (excepting the negroes). He then directs the land divided equally between sons Thomas and Samuel, and if any difference Thomas to have the better part. At this date Thomas was 24 years old, unmarried, and Samuel 8 years old.
To his five daughters, "Martha Pearsall, Sarah Pearsall, Elizabeth Pearsall, Hannah Pearsall and Mary Pearsall, each a warming-pan, to be provided by my executors," and "whatever my two eldest daughters now have (Martha was now in her 22nd year and Sarah 17) that they call their own they shall have." *** "I give my smith tools to my son Thomas." All household good to his five daughters, except two beds and furniture which go to his two sons, "each of them one bed and furniture." ** "If my negro Frank grows unruly, my son Thomas is hereby empowered to sell him." **
"My will is that so long as my wife remains a widow she shall have the use of all my negroes, and if she should change her condition, she shall have the use of such of my negroes as my overseers shall see fit." ** If negro Frank is sold, the money to be divided equally between the five daughters. "My will is that my wife shall have the use of my housing and land at the town, and half the land at the Harbor, during widowhood, and longer if any my overseer shall see cause, or in case the housing and land be sold which is in the town, then she shall have the use of the housing at the Harbour.." ** - "My will is that my five daughters shall have ten-twelfths of all my stock that is not before disposed of, to be equally divided between them," and the other two-twelfths to their brothers.
The daughters to have their portions when they marry, or at age of 23 years. He makes his executors "my loving wife and my eldest son, Thomas," and his overseers: Samuel Bowne, Richard Seaman, William Willis, Thomas Powell, Jr., and Nathaniel Seaman."

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