Thomas Pell

Thomas Pell, 1st Lord of Pelham Manor (1608 – September 21, 1669)[1] was an English-born physician who bought the area known as Pelham, New York, as well as land that now includes the eastern Bronx and southern Westchester County, New York, and founded the town of Westchester at the head of navigation on Westchester Creek in 1654.[2]

  1. ^ Bell, Blake A. "Brief Biographies of Thomas Pell, First Lord of the Manor of Pelham, and His Nephew, John, Published in 1912".
  2. ^ "Bronx Chronology". Bronx County Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2015-07-27.