"The thought, that there might be others equally as interested as I, determined me to broaden my work so as to include all of the Pearsalls in America."
Pictures of Peter Pearsall's home in Saratoga Spring, New York. Taken by Glenn Pearsall
A Medal of Honor Receipient
Pearsall, Platt
on the
Pearsall War Memorial Page
Newsletter 2
Peter Pearsall In the Bio. section
In this newsletter there are tips for new researchers.
Art Mattson, Lynbrook Village Historian has just published a book entitled "A History Of Lynbrook"
Lynbrook was onced called "Pearsalls Corner"; the name which I took and used as the title of my web pages.
Art Mattson has informed me that this book has over 200 vintage photographs and postcards along with dozens of charts, drawings and maps. He has also included the role of the Pearsall family in the founding and shaping of the village. There is a family tree for the Near Rockaway Pearsalls, and important documents signed by Wright Pearsall, maps showing the Pearsall land holdings and Pearsall photos are included.
Other surprises are revealed:
- In 1776, a Revolutionary War battle was fought in Lynbrook.
- In 1837, a mass grave was dug here with 139 bodies placed in it.
- In 1897, a “Church War"‚was fought in Lynbrook, with arsonists burning down the Old Sand Hole Church.
- During World War I, a dog named Caesar was Lynbrook's biggest fund-raiser.
- In the 1920s, the KKK was not only active in Lynbrook, it was a menace.
- During Prohibition a corrupt Lynbrook police chief was sent to the State Penitentiary and two other chiefs were fired.
- A fireman and three policemen were killed in the line of duty in the mid-1900s and forgotten.
- In 1925, Long Island's most daring train robber, Lynbrook's own James Watt Cadoo was captured on Earle Avenue.
To order and for more details, (click here)
CLIFFORD E. PEARSALL- of Westfield, New Jersey
Biographies:
BENJAMIN PEARSALL- of Rockville Centre;L.I.
CHARLES PEARSALL- of Michigan
JOSIAH L. PEARSALL-Of Roslyn; L.I.
AMERICA-Henry Pearsall 1644
Mystery Photos-Can you help one of our members, Lee Pearsall to identify these Pearsall men?
Who is Jim Pearsall?-Jim has been researching the Pearsall family and Hempstead since his early teens. You can meet him at Jim's Page.
Nassau County History-Early history of Hempstead Settlers, Churches w/ pictures, Newspapers- South Side Observer/Obits., Once a Week, & Much More!
MOST WANTED- I thought it would be a great idea to have a webpage for the Most Wanted Pearsall that you just can't find in your research. Visit here to find out more.