Moyles Michael Williams (1610 - 1645)

Born 16 Apr 1610 in Clanfield, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1645 at age 35 in Hempstead, Long Island, New Netherland

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Biography

Moyles was an early settler (before 1664) of Hempstead, on Dutch-ruled western Long Island, as the town was founded by English colonists after purchase from natives in 1643, and then under a patent from New Netherland

Resided at Pearsall (Lynbrook), Hellgate Neck, and Hempstead, Long Island, New Netherlands. He married Ann Valentine, widow of Moyles Williams. The Valentines were Dutch-English traders associated with the Pearsalls in Virginia in Isle of Wight County where they were also closely related by marriage with the Marshall family, so much so that it is generally accepted that from the marriage of a Valentine and a Marshall descended John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States and Thomas Marshall, Vice President of the United States. He was one of the founders of Hempstead, Long Island and was engaged in the family tobacco trade. He was the son of Thomas Pearsall.

Name

Michael Moyles /Williams/^[1]

Moyels /Williams/^[2]

Birth

Abt 1605

16 APR 1610

Hertfordshire, England, UK^[3][4]

Death

Dec 1644

28 Jul 1645

28 JUL 1667

Hempstead, Nassau, New York^[5][6]

Immigration

2 APR 1635 St Albans Parish, Hertfordshire to Ipswich, Colony of Massachusetts aboard Planter

1638 Newport, Colony Of Rhode Island

Parents

It is not certain that the Michael Williams born to John and christened in 1603 was this Moyles.

Will & Estate Settlement

HENRY PEARSALL, Hempstead. "This being the last will and testament of Henry Pearsall, Hee being in his right senses, notwithstanding very weake in Body." Leaves to Joseph Williams "a pair of oxen I bought of Mr. Fordhams," also some land upon ye north side lying in the New Field. Makes wife sole executor, and mentions "the four youngest of my children." "I desire at the death of my wife the housing and land should be left to my son Nathaniel." Dated July 24, 1667. Witnesses, Joseph Sutton, Clerk. Thomas Rushmore, Timothy Halstead. Proved March 1668. LIBER 1-2, page 23

Wee, John Williams, Joseph Williams, and Timothy Halstead, do acquit and discharge our late father-in-law (step-father) Henry Pearsall, his heirs and executors, from all demands of houses or lands, and all other goods that formerly were of our owne father Michael Williams, deceased. Dated July 28, 1667. Anne Pearsall is appointed executrix of the will of her late husband Henry Pearsall, deceased. LIBER 1-2, page 24 : Pearsall, Henry - 1667 ^[7]

Note N710

ID: I08673

One of the early settlers of Hempstead Henry's will is among the records of the Surrogate's Office of the City of New York. There is also a release to his estate from the children of Michael (Moyles) Williams, which reads as follows:----This may certify to any whom these presents doth concerne that wee John Williams, Joseph Williams and Timothy Halsted doth by these presents for us our heyres Executors or Administrators. Acquit & discharge forever our late father in law Henry Persall him, his heyers, Executors Administrators or Assigns, 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 & Cattles whatsoever, that formerly were our owne ffathers Michael Williams deceased. ^[8]

Father: Thomas PEARSALL

Mother: Mary BRENT

Marriage 1 ANN

Children

1. Thomas PEARSALL b: 1654 in Hempstead, NY

2. Nathaniel PEARSALL b: 1649

Marriage 2 Ann PANKHURST b: 1618

Married: 1648

Children

1. Nathaniel PEARSALL b: 1649

2. Daniel PEARSALL b: 1652

3. George PEARSALL b: 1655 in Hempstead, NY

4. Thomas PEARSALL b: 1654 in Hempstead, NY

ID: I04689

Name: George PEARSALL Sex: M Birth: 1655 in Hempstead, NY

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 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

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Dorcas Williams
2. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Moyels Williams
3. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Dorcas Williams
4. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Moyels Williams
5. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Dorcas Williams
6. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Moyels Williams
7. ↑ Abstracts Of Wills On File In The Surrogate’s Office, City Of New York
8. ↑ Pearsalls by Clarence Pearsall Book2 pg.1051

• Onderdonk, Henry. The Annals of Hempstead, 1643 to 1832: Also, the Rise and Growth of the Society of Friends on Long Island and in New York, 1657 to 1826. Hempstead, N.Y.: L. Van De Water, 1878.
• Wood, Matthew. "The Family of Moyles Williams, One of the Original Proprietors of Hempstead, Long Island." In The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 80-84. 2nd ed. Vol. 119. New York, N.Y.: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1988.
• "English Notes on Ann Pankhurst, Ancestress of Certain Williams, Pearsall, and Halstead Families of Long Island." In The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 211-213. 4th ed. Vol. 120. New York, N.Y.: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1989.
• "Additions and Corrections to Articles in the Record." In The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 300. 4th ed. Vol. 132. New York, N.Y.: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2001.
• Pearsall, Clarence. History and Genealogy of the Pearsall Family in England and America, H. S. Crocker, San Francisco 1928, Volume: 3 volumes Page: 1915 pages Source Locality: CD possession of Shirley Becker Media: Compact disk
• Source: S20 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

See Also:

• 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 439-441.subscriber$
• 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 of Ann Pankhurst. pp 355-357.subscriber$
• Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20.(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) Vol. 21-25, p. 62.subscriber$
• Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20.(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) Vol. 15, p. 28.[https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/great-migration-newsletter-v1-25/image/?volumeId=21159&pageName=28&rId=426836177

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Williamson-1000 created through the import of Clancy Family 9.ged on Aug 22, 2011 by Shirley Becker.
• WikiTree profile Williams-6916 created through the import of Clancy Family 9.ged on Aug 22, 2011 by Shirley Becker.
• Thank you to Malcolm Bliss for creating WikiTree profile Williams-17347 through the import of Malcolm Bliss Family Tree_AutoBackup_2013-05-29_01.ged on May 29, 2013.
• Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree 60443264
• Williams-22307 was created by Chris Wolfe through the import of Wolfe Family Tree.ged on Mar 10, 2014.