44 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Upon the 9th of February, 1653, Thomas Pell purchased land in Fair- 

 field of Henry Rowland, Philip Pinckney, Alexander Briant and others ; 

 also a house which was sometime Nathan Gould' s, in 1654." In 1662 he 

 was made a freeman of that town, and chosen its representative to the 

 General Court in 1665. 



Thomas Pell's death must have occurred in September, 1669; he is 

 said to have died of hasty consumption, and was buried at Fairfield, 

 his wife, Lucy, probably died at the same place in 166S. 



THE LAST WILL OF THOMAS PELL. 

 In ye name of God, Amen — It hath pleased ye all wise God many years to ex- 

 ercise me with much weakness of body, and having lately taken to himselfe my 

 beloved wife Lucy, it being ye good pleasure of God to deny me natural issue 

 of my owne body, His good hand of mercy continueing unto me to keep me in 

 perfect memory and my understanding in a comfortable measure, according to 

 proportion of wisdom and knowledge, where he saw meet to proportion to me, 

 I desire in faith to give up my soule to God which gave it, my body to a comely 

 burial, that I may be decently buryed iu such a comely manner that God may 

 not be dishonored. It beinge my desire that peace may be attended iu enjoy- 

 ment of what God hath been pleased to give to me — this being my last will and 

 testament — I doe make my nephew, John Pell, living in ould England, the only 

 sonne of my only brother John Pell, Doctor of Divinity, which he had by his 

 first wife, my whole and sole hene of all my lands and houses in any parte of 

 New England, or in ye territoryes of ye Duke of Yorke. I also give to my 

 nephew John Pell (my whole and sole heire) all my goods, moveable or immove- 

 able whatsoever — money, plate, chattells and cattle of all kinde — except such 

 parcclls and legacyes which I give and bequeath to persons as followeth, my 

 just debts being first paid : and if my nephew, John Pell, be deceased, and hath 

 left a sonne or sonnes surviving him, then what I have above given to my 

 nephew, John Pell, I give to such issue of his ; and in ye default of such issue, 

 it's my will that my brother John Pell's daughter shall enjoy ye above said por- 

 tion ; and in case they or any of them be deceased, then it is my will that the 

 children of my brother's daughters shall inherit the above said portion, to be 

 equally divided amongst them. It is my will, that in case my nephew, John 

 Pell, my brother's sonne by his first wife, be deceased, and hath left no male 

 issue, if my brother hath a sonne or sonnes by his last wife, he or they shall 

 enjoy ye above said portion ; and in ye default of them or their male issue, then 

 my brother's daughters, or their children, shall enjoy ye above portion as is above 

 expressed. I give to Abigail Burr, ye wife of Daniell Burr, ye best bed in my 

 house in Fairfield, and boulstis, with two blancoates, a rug and dormink suit of 

 curtains, six cushions, two paire of sheets, six chairs, the brewing kettle in use, 

 two new keelers, a brewing tub, six silver spoons, with ye use of all ye plate in 

 the house, if she desire of my executors of trust, till my heire or heires come or 

 send his or their order how or which way all things shall be disposed of. Item 



a Fairfield Town Rec. 



b Hazard's S;ate Papers, vol. ii, pp. 231-245-342-343. 



