He was a graduate of King's College (now Columbia) in 176G, and is said to have been one of the best Greek scholars of that day." Hon. Philip Pell was the grandson of Philij), fifth son of Thomas, eldest son of Lord John Pell. He lived in Pclham and was twice married -- first, to Mary Ward ; second, to Anna Lewis. He died in 1811, and left an only son, like him named Philip, the father of Philip Pell, of San Francisco, California.

Richard Hatfield was another leading lawyer in Westchester County after 177G, the period of his greatest activity ceasing about 17!U), though he continued to plead occasionally after that date. He was evidently an energetic man, of uncommon activity, and filled many offices. He held that of county clerk from 1777 to 1802, was surrogate of the county from 1778 to 1787, a delegate to the State Convention which ratified the Constitution in 1788 ; member of Assembly in 1794; member of the Council of Appointment of the State in 1795, and member of the. State Senate from 1795 to 1803. He was one of the organizers of the Presbyterian Church at White Plains, and assisted in organizing the Methodist Church there also. He died at his residence in White Plains in 1813, and left a son Richard, whose name also appears, but infrequently, as practicing law in Westchester County, and a daughter Esther. Another daughter married James Woods, and left a son, Richard Hatfield Woods.

John Strang, one of the attorneys of the Supreme Court was admitted to practice in the Court of Common Pleas of Westchester County in May, 1779, and remained in practice until in the year 1797. During this ])eriod he was one of the three leading lawyers of the county. Mr. Strang was the son of ]Major Joseph Strang, a Revolutionary character of note in Yt)rktown, and was born near Crompond- He studied law in the ollicc of John Jay, afterwards chief justice of the United States.