Thomas Pell II

Thomas Pell, 3rd Lord of Pelham Manor ( – September 3, 1739), was an American landowner who owned Pelham, New York, as well as land that now includes the eastern Bronx and southern Westchester County, New York.

Early life Pell was born at Pelham Manor, in the Province of New York in 1686.

His father was the only son born to Ithamaria (née Reginald) (Pell's grandmother's maiden name is sometimes spelled Reginald or Reginoilles.) His grandfather's only brother was Thomas Pell, a physician who was Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Charles I.

Career Pell's grand-uncle had signed a treaty with Chief Wampage, and other Siwanoy Indian tribal members, that granted him of tribal land, including part of the Bronx and land to the west along Long Island Sound in what is now Westchester County, extending west to the Hutchinson River and north to Mamaroneck. Together, they were the parents of seven sons, issues include:

Mary Pell (–1741), who married Samuel Sands. John Pell (1702–1773), who married Mary Totten. Joshua Pell (1706–1781), who became the 4th Lord of Pelham Manor and who married Phoebe Palmer, a daughter of John Palmer. Ann Pell (b. 1716), who married silversmith Samuel Broadhurst. Bersheba Pell (1720–1779), who married Theophilus Bartow. Joseph Pell Thomas Pell Philip Pell Caleb Pell

Pell died at the manor house on September 3, 1739. Upon his death, each of his sons, Joseph, John, Thomas, Joshua, Philip, and Caleb Pell, received of land. Eldest son John had six sons, who all died without issue, the last being Richard Moore Pell, who died at the Manor in 1868. The 4th Lords son, Thomas Pell (b. 1744), who married Margaret Bartow, was the last owner of the property, which later passed into the possession of the Bartow family.

Descendants Through his son Joshua, Pell was a grandfather of Benjamin Pell (c. 1750–1828) and a great-grandfather of horticulturist William Ferris Pell and merchant Alfred Sands Pell.