Hezekiah Pierrepont
Hezekiah Pierrepont | |
|---|---|
engraved portrait by John Chester Buttre | |
| Born | November 3, 1768 |
| Died | August 11, 1838 (aged 69) New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | merchant, adventurer, farmer, landowner, developer |
| Known for | Founding Brooklyn Heights, New York |
| Spouse |
Anna Maria Constable
(m. 1802; died 1859) |
| Relatives | Eugene P. Bicknell (grandson) John Jay Pierrepont (grandson) |
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.