William Peartree
 William Peartree (c. 1643–1714) was the 28th Mayor of New York City from 1703 to 1707. He married Anna daughter of Daniel Litsco (1615–1662) (a lieutenant of Peter Stuyvesant) and Annetje Croesen Litsco who later for many years entertained at Mother Litsco's Tavern on lower Pearl Street near the Brooklyn ferry.Peartree began his career as a planter in Jamaica in the Caribbean and during King William's War with France had success as a privateer.