[4] His mother was the daughter of Jane (née Phippen) Pinckney and Phillip Pinckney II, who first settled in Boston, then Fairfield before buying, with nine other men, a large tract of land called "Ten Farms" on the Hutchinson River.
[5] Pell's grand-uncle had signed a treaty with Chief Wampage, and other Siwanoy Indian tribal members, that granted him 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) of tribal land, including part of the Bronx and land to the west along Long Island Sound in what is now Westchester County, extending west to the Hutchinson River and north to Mamaroneck.
[4] Upon his father's death around 1712, Pell inherited the entirety of the manor which he managed and eventually divided amongst his children.
[5][6] Together, they were the parents of seven sons, issues include:[2][7] Pell died at the manor house on September 3, 1739.
[13] Upon his death, each of his sons, Joseph, John, Thomas, Joshua, Philip, and Caleb Pell, received 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of land.