1656 Native American Deed for Fairfield, Connecticut Lands Signed by Thomas Pell as a Witness

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On March 20, 1656, almost two years after purchasing from Native Americans the lands that became Pelham and surrounding areas, Thomas Pell signed a different deed with Native Americans by which he witnessed a purchase by settlers of Fairfield, Connecticut of

The "Rediscovery" of the Deed Reflecting John Pell's Sale of the Lands That Became New Rochelle

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.On September 20, 1689, John Pell and his wife, Rachel, conveyed to Jacob Leisler of New York City 6,100 acres of land that had formed the northeastern part of the Manor of Pelham acquired in 1654 by Thomas Pell, John Pell's uncle. The original deed is framed and

Is This Another Dead End in the Search for the Text of an Indian Deed to Lands That Included Today's Pelham Sold to the Dutch?

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.I warmly invite comment -- by email or by comment link below -- to this posting as it addresses an issue on which I have worked for a number of years.Those who follow the Historic Pelham Blog, including a number of experts on early Dutch settlement of New Netherland