66 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



David Pell, "also tke great Bible." "His executor he empowers to 

 execute good and sufficient deeds and Conveyances of his lands and 

 remainders of the moneys, which shall be arising from the sale of one- 

 half of his farm, lying in East Chester, and the island lying in ye manor 

 of Pelharh, and my right in lands lying within ye Patent, at the north 

 end of New Rochelle lands, etc., and to dispose of my lands lying in 

 Fairfield, Connecticut." a His descendants are Samuel, who died with- 

 out issue; James, who married Ann Fowler, daughter of Richard Fowler 

 of East Chester, who had Abijah, who married Mary Baldwin, and had 

 William James, Abijah, Aaron B., Charles Shute, Stephen, John and 

 William; James, the eldest, residing in New Jersey; Abijah, the second, 

 deceased, left four sons; Aaron B., the third, died without issue; Charles 

 Shute, the fourth son, deceased, is the father of Charles Elliott, and Geo. 

 Hamilton of New York. The Hon. Stephen, the fifth son, resides in 

 Brooklyn, L. I. John, the sixth and youngest, at Poughkeepsie, N. 

 Y. Roger was the third son of Thomas Pell ; John, the fourth son of 

 Thomas married Mary Totter, and had issue, John ; Thomas Pell, who 

 married Maria, daughter of Thomas Pell, and had two sons : Samuel 

 Pell, now living on City Island, and John ; David was the fifth and young- 

 est son of Thomas Pell. 



The descendants of Joshua Pell, fourth son of Thomas, el lest son of 

 John Lord Pell, were numerous; among others, was Joshua who married 



Palmer, and left Joshua the father of Joshua, Edward (whose son 



Frederick had Elijah Pell of New York) and Joseph. Benjamin, the third 



son of Joshua Pell, and Palmer, married Ann, daughter of John 



Ferris, of the grove farm West Chester, and had among other sons, 

 William Ferris Pell the founder of the famous auction firm of Pell & Co. 

 of New York. The sons who succeeded him in the business, were all 

 New York men by birth, and presented a splendid appearance. 



The theory that city life impairs physical developement might have 

 been combatted by the appearance of this family, and it is doubtful if 

 this city ever beheld a nobler trio of brothers than Duncan, Walden, and 

 Clarence Pell, each of whom stood six feet high and were well propor- 

 tioned. 



I well remember attending one of Pell's sales where an individual was 

 gazing with admiration on the crier, who, as he turned from time to time 

 in that direction, beheld the admiring gaze. At last, suspicious that the 

 man was not of a business turn, Mr. Pell exclaimed, " Was that your 

 bid?" " No sir," was the reply. " Well, then, please stop looking at me," 

 said the Apollo of the red flag. 

 a Rec. Surrogate's office, N. Y., No. xviii, 403. 



