Given under my hand and seal at Fort James, in New York, on the island of Manhattan, the sixth day of October, in the 18ih year of the reign of our sovereign, Lord Charles the second, by the grace of God, of Englaiid, Scotland, France and Ireland, Kino^, Defender of the faith, c^c, SiC, ifcc, and in the year of our Lord Cfod, 1666.
Richard Nicolls. Entered and recorded in the oiUce of New York, the Sih day of October, 1660. - -
Mathias NicoLLSj Sect'y.
The Pells who were formerly lords of the manor, boast a very reiDote aiitiquity, tracing their descent from the ancient family of that name, in Luicolnshire, England, a branch of which afterwards removed into the county of Sussex ]^ of this family was John Pell, Esq., of the county of Norfolk, "steward, or master of the
Stone efTgies of Julm Tcllj ami Margaret lii^wife, in Deisingliam Cliurcli, Norfolk, £i:glaiid.
IIIC JACET JOHANNES PELL ARMIGER QUANDUM MAJOR TLNN.-E REGIS
QVI VXOREM DVXJT MARGARETAM FILIAM VNICAM GVLIELMI
OVEREND ARMIGER ANXOS Gl ET VNVM F^LIO TER VNA VIXERVxNT
SEX FILIOS ET TRER FILIAS INTER SE HABVERVNT ILLE VERO CVM
ANNOS 81 COMPLEVERAT QVINTO DIE FEBRVAIE ANNO DOMINI
1607 MATVRA SENECTVE MORTEM OBJ IT ET OCTAVO DIE
EIVSDEM MEXSIS CORPVS SEPVLCIIRO COxNDERATVR.
» The seal of John Pell, Esq., attached to the patent of New Rochelle, is charged with the arms of this ancient family, viz : ermine, on a canton azure, a pelican or, vulned ^ulf^s ; this coat appears to have been granted October the 19th, 1594, the gold pelican and azure field are also a portion of the charges belonging to the coal armor of the rdhain family.