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James Pendleton

b. ABOUT 1627/28 · England  |  d. 29 Nov 1709 · Westerly, Rhode Island

Parents

Events

Birth
ABOUT 1627/28 · England[1]
Death
29 Nov 1709 · Westerly, Rhode Island[1]

Family 1

Spouse: Mary Palmer (–1655) · m. 22 Oct 1647 · Sudbury, Massachusetts

Children:

  1. James Pendleton (5 Nov 1650–)
  2. Mary Pendleton (ABOUT 1653–)
  3. Hannah Pendleton (ABOUT 1655–)
    m. John Bush

Family 2

Spouse: Hannah Goodenow (1639–) · m. 29 Apr 1656 · Sudbury, Massachusetts

Children:

  1. Brian Pendleton (23 Jul 1659–)
  2. Joseph Pendleton (29 Dec 1661–)
    m. Deborah Minor
    m. Patience Potts
  3. Edmund Pendleton (24 Jun 1665–)
    m. Mary
  4. Ann Pendleton (12 Nov 1667–1727)
    m. Eleazer Brown (4 Aug 1670–30 Nov 1734) · 18 Oct 1693 · Westerly, Rhode Island
    Children: Jonathan Brown (1694–); James Brown (1696–1750); Eleazer Brown (1698–1757); Anna Brown (1700–1766); Ebenezer Brown (1702–1725); Mary Brown (1703–); Hannah Brown (1705–1727); Patience Brown (1707–); Abigail Brown (1712–1792); Ruth Brown (1714–1791)
  5. Caleb Pendleton (8 Aug 1669–19 Mar 1746)
    m. Elizabeth
    Children: James Pendleton (1689–1753); Sarah Pendleton; Hannah Pendleton; Caleb Pendleton; Elizabeth Pendleton; Brian Pendleton; Anna Pendleton; Read Pendleton; Susannah Pendleton; Ruth Pendleton
  6. Sarah Pendleton
  7. Eleanor Pendleton
    m. William Walker
  8. Dorothy Pendleton
    m. Nicholas Cottrell

Notes

The book by Everett Hall Pendleton (1910) contains extensive information and records pertaining to him during his life, from page 30 through 38, including his signature. Extensive land grants, dealings, civic participation. 26 Jul 1672: He testified at Portsmouth, N.H., that he was 44 years old. 10 May 1648: Admitted as freeman at Watertown, mass. 21 Oct 1650: James Pendleton and Mary, his wife, sold land in Watertown. 22 Mar 1656: Received a deed from his father, Brian Pendleton, land in Sudbury. Named as "eldest son" 10 Jun 1661: Chosen Constable at Portsmouth 2 Mar 1663: Chosen Selectman in Portsmouth Town clerk and selectman through 1660s. 27 Dec 1675: Chosen as a "Lister adn Raters" of Stonington. 17 Apr 1676: Capt. Pendleton saw active service in King Philip's War 21 Apr 1676: His property at Sudbury sustained £60 damage from an Indian attack. 1686-1689: Assigned as a Justice by Governor Sir Edmond Andros of NY & New England, and shortly thereafter on a list assigned to help keep the peace. 14 Jun 1687: A member of the General Quarter Sessions and Court of Common Pleas at Newport, R.I. 1699: Town councilman of Westerly, R.I. 19 Mar 1707 & 23 May 1707: Chosen Moderator at Westerly. 27 Jun 1709: Elected first Town Councilman of Westerly. !Will: Names: Wife Hannah, sons Joseph, Edmund and Caleb, dau. Ann Brown, Eleanor Pendleton and Dorothy Pendleton, "children by my present wife Hannah" and daughters Mary and Hannah "had by former wife".

Sources

  1. Brian Pendleton And His Descendants, 1599-1910, with some account of the Pembleton families of Orange Co., NY... . 1910, digitized by Google · p. p. 30
  2. Brian Pendleton And His Descendants, 1599-1910, with some account of the Pembleton families of Orange Co., NY... . 1910, digitized by Google · p. p. 36