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health. He lived for about a year at the College of Physicians with Dr. 

 Whistler; and had just removed thence to the house of one of his 

 grand-children, residing at Westminster, when death procured him a still 

 more friendly removal, on the 1 2th of December, 1 685. He was buried at 

 the joint expense of Dr. Busby, a master of Westminster school, and of 

 Mr. John Sharp, rector of St. Giles's, in the rector's vault. 



John Pell, the only son of the Rev. John Pell, D.D., by Ilhamarie, 

 Tamar or Athamar, Reynolds, was born in London, Middlesex county. 

 on the 3d of February, 1643. By the will of his uncle, Thomas Pell, 

 he became the next proprietor of the manor of Pellham. He must have 

 arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, sometime during the Fall of 1670; 

 bearing a letter of introduction to Governor Winthrop by his friend 

 Lord Brereton, from London, 23d June, 1670. 6 



The following certificate of recognition was issued by the Governor 

 and assistant of Connecticut in 1670: 



"Att a meeting of the governor and assistants in Hartford, December 9th, 

 1670, upon the desire of Sir John Pell, the governor and assistants thought good 

 hereby to certify whom it may concern, that they are fully satisfied by several 

 letters and testimonials that the governor hath received from persons of honor in 

 England, that the bearer of them, Sir John Pell, senior, in ordinary to His 

 .-, and son of Dr. Pell of London, is the undoubted nephew of Sir. 

 is Pell, late of Fairfield, and the person whom lie hath made his heir in his 

 last will and testament, to whom the inventory in trust ought to surrender the 

 estate bequeathed to him by the said Mr. Thomas Pell, deceased, and the just 

 account thereof according to his will. Signed by order of the governor and 

 assistants, per me, JOHN ALLEN, 



Secretary of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut. 



This is a true copy according to the original received the 

 loth December, 1670, per me 



William Hill Clarke. f 



The above certificate was confirmed by Governor Lovelace of New 

 York." 



In the year 1675, John Pell of Ann-hooks Neck, binds and makes 

 over unto John Burr of Fairfield, his heirs and assignees, &c, all his 

 meadow lying in Fairfield, on the Mill river, &c. Upon the 20th of Oc- 

 tober, 1 68 7, the whole territory was erected into one entire enfran- 

 chised township, manor, and place of itself, henceforth to be called 



a TILst. y Trios. Walker, vol. ii, 218. See Bothopia Brittanica, vol. v. 



b The original letter waj in the possession of the late James Savage, LL.D. of Boston. 



c Probate Rec. Fairfield ''0., TCGo-To. p. 49. 



d Surrogate's Office, N. Y., Will & Adm., 1665 to 1683. vol. i, page 102. 



