Overview
Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont (November 3, 1768 – August 11, 1838) was a merchant, farmer, landowner and land developer in Brooklyn and New York state. He restored the spelling of the family surname from "Pierpont" to "Pierrepont", its original French spelling.
Early life and education
Pierrepont was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1768 to a long-established New England family. He was one of ten children, only four of whom survived to adulthood. His parents were John Pierpont and Sarah ( Beers) Pierpont.
His maternal grandparents were Nathan Beers and Hannah ( Nichols) Beers. His paternal grandparents were Lydia ( Hemingway) Pierpont (a daughter of Rev. Jacob Hemingway who married Capt. Theophilus Morgan after his grandfather's death) and Hezekiah Pierpont, a son of the Rev. James Pierpont, a founder of Yale University.
Career
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