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Ann (Pankhurst) Pearsall (1617 - bef. 1675)

Ann Pearsall formerly Pankhurst aka Williams
Born in Iford, Sussexmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1637 [location unknown]
Wife of — married 1646 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 58 in Newtown, Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, Province of New Yorkmap
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Ann (Pankhurst) Pearsall was a New Netherland settler.
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Ann (Pankhurst) Pearsall migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 5, p. 355)
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Biography

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Ann (Pankhurst) Pearsall migrated from England to Colonial America.
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Ann (Pankhurst) Pearsall immigrated to New England between 1621 and 1640 and later departed for Newtown, Long Island

Ann Pankhurst was baptized at Iford, Sussex, England on November 12, 1617; as Agnes, the daughter of Nicholas Pankhurst. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Barbara (Geere) Pankhurst.[1]

Ann was enrolled at London and migrated in 1635 on the Abigail, age 16 years. She lived in Lynn, Ipswich, Newport, and Hempstead.[2][3]

First Marriage

Ann Pankhurst, married Michael (or Moyles) Williamson by 1637. He was baptized at Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire on December 2, 104; the son of Lawrence Williamson. He died by 1648.[4]

Childen of Michael and Ann (Pankhurst) Williamson:

  1. John Williamson was born about 1638. He married about 1663 to Miriam (_____).
  2. Daughter Williamson was born about 1640, married by an unknown date to Timothy Halstead, son of Jonas Halstead.
  3. Joseph Williamson was born about 1642; married about 1665 to Phebe Wood, daughter of Jeremiah Wood.

Second Marriage

After his death she married to Henry Parsall of Hempstead by about 1648. Children of Henry Parsall and his wife Ann (Pankhurst) [5]

  1. Nathaniel who was born about 1648 and died October 24, 1703. m. Martha Seamon daughter of Capt. John and Martha (Moore) Seaman.[6]
  2. Daniel was born about 1652 and died May 1703. m. Emma Bassett, daughter of Robert Bassett.
  3. Thomas born about 1654 and died December 1731. m. about 1682 to Mary Seaman, daughter of Capt. John Seaman.[7]
  4. George was born about 1656 and died after 1702. m. about 1684 to Elizabeth, maybe daughter of Robert Williams, shoemaker.

Anne (Pankhurst) (Williamson) Pearsall died after July 24, 1667, the date she was named in her husband's will.[5]



Research notes

Name: George PEARSALL
Sex: M
Note:
The lands of their father having come to the sons of George Pearsall, Senior, by descent, under the operation of the inheritance laws, we find the following deed relating to the same:--Book 3, page 341, (The Town Records of Hempstead, LI, NY) George(George, Henry) Pearsall and his brother Henry Pearsall sign deed to Capt. Jacob Hicks of Rockaway, for the Beach at Rockaway, bounded by Whelses line, by the sea, Brockelface Gutt and the Great Creek; deed dated June 7, 1725.
Father: Henry PEARSALL b: 1598 in Warwickshire, England
Mother: Ann PANKHURST b: 1618
Marriage 1 Elizabeth WILLIAMS
Children
1. George PEARSALL
2. Elizabeth PEARSALL
3. Henry PEARSALL
4. Sarah PEARSALL b: BET. 1668 - 1708
PEARSALL FAMILY GENEALOGY
Descendants of Henry Pearsall
Generation No. 1
1. HENRY1 PEARSALL was born in England, and died in Hempstead, N.Y.. He married ANN WILLIAMS.
Children of HENRY PEARSALL and ANN WILLIAMS are:
2. i. GEORGE2 PEARSALL, b. resided at Herricks, Hempstead, L.I., N.Y..
ii. NATHANIEL PEARSALL.
iii. DANIEL PEARSALL.
iv. THOMAS PEARSALL.
Clarence Pearsall also stated that Henry Pearsall married the wife of Moyles Williams and that her maiden name was Valentine. (This is incorrect) Please see the following:
ANN PANKHURST
MIGRATION: 1635 on the Abigail on 15 June 1635, "Anns Pancrust," aged 16 was enrolled at London as a passenger for New England on the Abigail[Hotten 87]. FIRST RESIDENCE: Lynn (assuming she resided initially with Dennis Geere).
REMOVES:By about 1637 Ipswich, by 1638 Newport, by 1644 Hempstead.
BIRTH:About 1619, daughter of Nicholas and Barbara (Geere) Pankhurst[NYGBR 120:211-13].
DEATH:In 1644 or soon after.
MARRIAGE:By about 1637 MICHAEL WILLIAMSON .
(2) By about 1648 Henry Pearsall [TAG 18:165-71].
CHILDREN:
With first husband
i Daughter WILLIAMSON, b. say 1637.
ii JOHN WILLIAMSON, b. say 1639.
iii JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, b. say 1641.
With second husband
iv NATHANIEL PEARSALL, b. about 1648 [TAG 18:171].
v DANIEL PEARSALL, b. about 1652 [TAG 18:171].
vi THOMAS PEARSALL, b. about 1654 [TAG 18:171].
vii GEORGE PEARSALL, b. about 1656 [TAG 18:171].
ASSOCIATION:Niece of DENNIS GEERE .
COMMENTS: In his will, dated 26 April 1620 and proved 11 May 1622, "Nicholas Panckhurst of Iford in the County of Sussex" asked to be buried "in the churchyard of Iford" and bequeathed to "the poor people of the parish of Iford," 5s.; to "my daughter Joane Panckhurst all that my land together with the lease thereof and all woods and underwoods thereupon lying in Wivelfield called or known by the name of Rookhurst containing by estimation six acres," from which "during the time that Barbara my wife shall keep herself a widow & no longer" she shall have two loads of wood per year; to "my daughter Joane Panckhurst," 15lb.; to "my daughter Elizabeth Panckhurst," 40lb., which after the decease of the testator's widow is "to be paid into the hands of Thomas Ridge and Dennis Geere whom I do make overseers of this my will"; to "my daughter Annis Panckehurst," 40lb.; to "the child wherewith my wife now goeth if it shall please God to send it safe into the world," 15lb.; to "my maidservant Dennis Mershe," 10s.; to "my servant Thomas Mantle," 10s.; to "my godchildren Nicholas Stroud, John Adeane & Thomas Geere, I say unto every of them an ewe teg"; to "all the rest of my godchildren that shall be living at the time of my decease twelve pence apiece"; residue to "Barbara my wife," she be to sole executrix; "Thomas Ridge and Dennis Geere my loving friends" to be overseers, they to have 5s. apiece[ A18:56]. In her will, dated 4 May 1623 and proved 12 May 1623, "Barbara Panckhurst widow of Nicholas Panckhurst late of Iford deceased" asked to be buried "in the churchyard of the parish of Iford" and bequeathed to "Simon Johnson, Henry Strowd, Thomas Baker, William Mershe and William Morrice, poor men of Iford," 12d. apiece; to "the widow Collier and the widow Peckham, the widow Jeffery & the widow Peckham," 12d. apiece; to "the widow Lansing & to Tomson Colliar," 6d. apiece; to "my daughter Elizabeth," 10lb.; to "my daughters Anne and Barbara," household goods; to "my maid Dennis Mersh," 20s., "providing she be willing and do go dwell as servant where my children shall be kept"; to "my servant John Peckham," 2s. 6d.; residue to "my daughter Joane," she to be sole executrix; "my loving brother Dennis Geere" to be overseer[ A18:108]. On 2 October 1639, "Michael Williamson & Anne his wife make a letter of deputation & procuratorship to Anthony Stapley of Patcham in Sussex, Esq., to receive of Elizabeth Geere of Lewis [Lewes] in Sussex, widow, executrix of the last will & testament of Dennis Geere late of Saugost deceased 50lb. legacy given by him to the said Anne by the name of Anne Panckhurst"[Lechford 206].Lechford also prepared "a letter to Mrs. Geere. And a release conditional to Mr. Stapley"[Lechford 206].On 1 September 1640, "Michael Williamson of Rode Island in New England, locksmith, and Anne his wife otherwise called Anne Panckhurst releases the [said] Elizabeth Geere &c."[Lechford 302]. For further information on the children of Anne Pankhurst with her first husband, see the sketch of MICHAEL WILLIAMSON .For further information on the children of Anne Pankhurst with her second husband, see the 1942 article by Herbert F. Seversmith and Arthur S. Wardwell[TAG 18:165-71]. BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1989 John G. Hunt published English data on the Pankhurst family[NYGBR 120:211-13].
MICHAEL WILLIAMSON
ORIGIN:
MIGRATION: 1635 on the Defense on 2 April 1635, "Michell Will[ia]mson," aged 30, servant to George Giddings, was enrolled at London as a passenger for New England on the Defense[Hotten 46].
FIRST RESIDENCE: Ipswich.
REMOVES:Newport by 1638, Hempstead by 1644.
OCCUPATION:Locksmith[Lechford 302].
FREEMAN: "Michel Williamson" was included in the list of "Inhabitants admitted at the town of Nieu-Port since the 20th of the 3d, 1638 [i.e., 20 May 1638]," and , on 16 March 1640/1, "Michall Williamson" was listed on the Court Roll of Freemen for Newport[RICR 1:92, 111].
ESTATE: In a 1635 grant of Ipswich land to George Giddings, Paul [sic] Williamson was named as an abutter (the forename almost certainly incorrect either in the original or in the published version), and in another grant of the same year, to John Tuttle, Michael Williamson was named as an abutter[ITR DETAIL].
"Moyles Williams" was one of the original proprietors of Hempstead ["The Fifty Original Proprietors of Hempstead," The Nassau County Historical Society Journal 29 (1969):32].
In the summary of grants at Hempstead to "Moyles Williamson," there were five parcels of land: to "Thomas Williams," 100 acres; to "James Pine," forty-seven acres and twenty-eight rods, and another three acres; to "Joseph Smith," twenty-two acres; and to "the family of Pearsalls at Herrick's and their assigns one hundred and seventy-two acres"[HempTR 8:324].
Henry Pearsall left a will, dated 24 July 1667 and proved in March 1668, and this document was accompanied by a release in which "John Williams, Joseph Williams and Timothy Halstead ... acquit & discharge forever our late father-in-law Henry Pearsall ... from all dues or demands of houses or lands of inheritance or any other lands known by any other title soever, and all other goods & chattels whatsoever that formerly were our own father's Michael Williams deceased"[NYGBR 119:83, citing "New York Wills 1:51"].
MARRIAGE:By about 1637 Ann Pankhurst.
CHILDREN:
i Daughter WILLIAMSON, b. say 1637; m. by about 1657 Timothy Halstead[NYGBR 120:147].
ii JOHN WILLIAMSON, b. say 1639; m. about 1663 Miriam _____[NYGBR 119:133-38, and the sources cited there].
iii JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, b. say 1641; m. (probably) Phebe Wood[NYGBR 119:138-42, and the sources cited there].
ASSOCIATION:Servant of George Giddings [Hotten 46].
COMMENTS: On 2 October 1639, "Michael Williamson & Anne his wife make a letter of deputation & procuratorship to Anthony Stapley of Patcham in Sussex, Esq., to receive of Elizabeth Geere of Lewis [Lewes] in Sussex, widow, executrix of the last will & testament of Dennis Geere late of Saugost deceased 50lb. legacy given by him to the said Anne by the name of Anne Panckhurst"[Lechford 206].Lechford also prepared "a letter to Mrs. Geere. And a release conditional to Mr. Stapley"[Lechford 206].On 1 September 1640, "Michael Williamson of Rode Island in New England, locksmith, and Anne his wife otherwise called Anne Panckhurst releases the [said] Elizabeth Geere &c."[Lechford 302].
BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1988 Matthew Wood published a detailed and complete study of this immigrant and his children, and we have relied heavily on his account[NYGBR 119:80-84, 133-42].
According to Matthew Wood "THE FAMILY OF MOYLES WILLIAMS, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PROPERIETORS OF HEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND; 1988; published by the NYG&B;
"The name "Moyles Williams" appears on a list of the oringinal proprietors of Hempstead derived from the old "Mouse Eaten Book" of town records, which is now lost. The history of Moyles and his immediate family is exceedingly obscure, due to the fact he and his sons died in med-life. There is only one other record from Long Island which refers to Moyles. In 1667 the heirs of "Michael Williams" quit-claimed their interest in the estate of Henry Pearsall who had married their widowed mother Ann. Fortunately these notices can be enriched by reference back to New England. Moyles and Ann Williams of Hempstead are clearly identical to Michael and Ann (Pankhurst) Williamson of Ipswich, Massachusetts and Newport, Rhode Island. This fact has not been brought out in previous work on the subject."
Ann Pankhurst, b. c1619
Author: Joyce Peck
Date: 28 Dec 2004 12:02 PM GMT
Surnames: Pankhurst, Williamson, Pearsall
Classification: Query
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Williamson, Michael/Moyles (c1605-1645) & Ann Pankhurst (c1619- ), m2 Henry Pearsall; m. c1638 Boston/ Hempstead. [NYGBR]
I am not related to this family, I am just passing on this information, which comes from a book titled "Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages prior to 1700" by Melinde Sanborn, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991, pg.61.
Joyce
That same year (1635), on June 15, the -Abigail- sailed from London for New england. the passenger list included Dennis Geere, 30, elizabeth Geere his wife, 22. their children elizabeth 3, and Sara, 2. also accompanying thwm were Ann -Pancrust,- 16, eliz.

Baptised as Agnes Pankhurst but in her father's will as Annis (sounds similar) and also Anne

Sources

  1. Great Migration citing New York Genealogical Biographical Record (NYGBR) 120:211-213.subscription
  2. Robert Charles Anderson. "The Great Migration Directory, Immigrants to New England from 1620 - 1640." New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA (2015). p. 252.
  3. Great Migration 1634-1635, M-P. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007. Sketch for Ann Pankhurst. p. 355.subscriber$
  4. Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. Sketch of Michael Williamson. pp 439-441subscriber$
  5. 5.0 5.1 The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Herbert F. Seversmith. "The Fabulous Pearsalls" Vol. 18 (1941) p. 171.subscribers
  6. Wardell: Parsell: Ann Pankhurst
  7. Wardell: Parsell: Ann Pankhurst
  • Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Famillies njgsbc.org. Accessed 17 Dec 2017. Citing:
    • Davis, Norman, Westchester Patriarchs, p. 126
    • Macy, Harry, Jr., "Thomas Ireland and Henry Pearsall: an English Clue from Amsterdam" in New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Apr 1990, p. 74
    • Hunt, John G., "English Notes on Ann Pankhurst, Ancestress of Certain Williams, Pearsall, and Halstead Families of Long Island" in New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Oct 1989, p. 211
    • Bunker, Mary Powell, Long Island Genealogies....being Descendants of Thomas Powell of Bethpage, L. I., 1688, 1895, p. 268
  • </span Melinde Sanborn, "Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages prior to 1700" Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991, pg 278.

Acknowledgements

Father died 1624 and mother in 1632 so orphaned and went to America with her uncle Diones Geere Baptised as Agnes 12 Nov 1617 but in her father's will he mentions Annis and again Ann - believe to be one and the same





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On 15 Jun 1635 "the 'Abigail' sailed from London for New England. The passemger list included Dennis Geere, 30; Elizabeth Geer, his wife, 22; their children Elizabeth, 3 and Sara, 2. Also accompanying them were Ann 'Pancrust', 16; Eliza. Tusolie, 55, and Constant Wood, 12. They had a 'certificated from the minister of Thisselworth", probably Isleworth in Middlesex. Dennis Geere sickened soon after his arrival, and passed away. His will, dated 10 Dec 1626 at Saugus (Lynn), pr. 6 Aug 1637, included arrangements for the return of his wife and children to their home in Lewes, Sussex. He also made a bequest 'to cousin Ann Pankhurst so much as shall make her portion fifty pounds'. Between 1636 and 1638 Ann Pankhurst and Michael Williamson were married." After there marriage, while living in RI, Williamson, employs a Boston solicitor Thomas Lechford to obtain Ann's legacy from Dennis Geere's estate. ["The Family of Moyles Willaims One of the Original Proprietors of Hempstead, LI", by Matthew Wood, The NYG&B Record, Vol 119, No. 2, Apr 1988, p. 81-2]
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Valentine-347 and Pankhurst-69 appear to represent the same person because: Ann was once thought to be nee Valentine...
posted by Beryl Meehan
How does the Gildersleeve name fit in?

It would be best if a Disputed Origins section was added to the Pankhurst profile showing the origins of the incorrect Valentine name. There is a brief bit about it in the Pankhurst profile already, but in order to try to keep a profile with the wrong name from being created again, more explanatory notes would be helpful. Thank you.

posted by S (Hill) Willson
I added Puritan Great Migration project box and PGM Beyond sticker.

Please add PGM as manager. Thank you.

oops, sorry to say that in my eagerness, I added to this biography without working (coordinating) with the project "New Netherland Settlers." please accept my apology.

I did not delete anything from the bottom portion with the exception of the "see also" Great Migration source.

posted by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
edited by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
It would seem that after the death of their mother in 1635 (father died 1622) daughters Anne and Barbara left to join their uncle Diones Geere in America
posted by Norman Bishop
Pankhurst-69 and Pankhurst-103 appear to represent the same person because: The facts are similar. In face the only differences listed are the names of the children. Families lost parents and children, named children after dead children and adopted other children. I don't consider non matching children a criteria for a non merge.
posted by Orinda (Hamon) Spence