THE GAVITTS OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, A GENEALOGY, by Richard EdwardGavitt, page104.
4 children.

THE GAVITTS OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, A GENEALOGY, by Richard EdwardGavitt, page104.
Made Freeman 29 Aug 1820 WTR 1819-54, p. 8. Born, 17 Dec 1798, Died,1 Jan 1878. Birth (2) 1802 (according to Beaman.) Death 2 Jan 1876, inHpkinton, RI, Vital Stats, RI, Vol. 3.
He married, first, Hannah GAVITT (327), circa 1826.
He married second, Mary Duncan, 9 Aug 1840, in Mystic, CT. Marriage(2) 1842. Bron in VT.

THE GAVITTS OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, A GENEALOGY, by Richard EdwardGavitt, page 95.

THE GAVITTS OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, A GENEALOGY, by Richard EdwardGavitt, page104.
He married first, Hannah Gavitt (327).

1. 1. Louisa Barker GAVITT b. 2 Aug 1827, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island; d. 16 Sep 1882.
2. Sarah Ann GAVITT b. 28 Dec 1829, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island.
3. Rhoda Adams GAVITT
4. Charles William GAVITT b. 28 Dec 1833, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island; d. 8 Jul 1860.
5. Isaac Robinson GAVITT
6. Keturah Mary GAVITT b. 20 Feb 1838, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island.
7. George Henry GAVITT b. 1839, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island; d. 1907, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island; bur. River Bend Cemetery,Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island.

THE GAVITTS OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, A GENEALOGY, by Richard EdwardGavitt, page 95.
RI State Assemblyman, town officer; see The Gavitts of Westerly.Born, 1755 (portrait, Mystic Seaport Museum, #85-10-20). Died, 4 May 1829(see Probate Recs. #4, 1829; died age 74). Burial 1829, in ThompsonGround, with first wife. Occupation was an assemblyman.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 79.

1. Benajah GAVITT b. Abt 1790, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island; d. 28 May 1856, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island.
2. Katurah GAVITT b. 15 Sep 1791, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island; d. 6 Feb 1811, Newport,Newport Co.,Rhode Island; bur. Thompson Ground.
3. Sarah F. GAVITT b. 3 Sep 1793, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island; d. 12 May 1872.
4. Phebe Rhoda GAVITT
5. Sylvester GAVITT
6. 2. Charles P. GAVITT b. 17 Dec 1798, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island; d. 2 Jan 1876, Hopkinton,Washington Co.,Rhode Island.
7. William P. GAVITT b. 19 Feb 1801, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island; d. 14 May 1838.
8. Isaac P. GAVITT

THE GAVITTS OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, A GENEALOGY, by Richard EdwardGavitt, page 94when estate of JW Crandall left him 0-8-0 LB settlement.Died after 1751. Occupation marrianer.

THE GAVITTS OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, A GENEALOGY, by Richard EdwardGavitt, page 94.
He married Lois Pendleton (299), 7 Sep 1746 by The Rev. Joseph Park.See also Norwich, CT Vit Recs for marriage.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 79.
39. Lois-5 Pendleton (Col. Joseph-4, Joseph-3), was born atWesterly, RI, 22 Aug 1728. She married at Westerly, 7 Sept 1746, BenajahGavitt, born there, 11 Nov 1726, died prior to 1781, son of Ezckiel andHannah (Wilcox) Gavitt. Lois was living as late as 1760, when she wasmentioned in her father's will. No list of her children has been found ofrecord, and we have been able to obtain the names of only two, with noevidence as to whether she had more or not.
It is believed that Lois had a daughter who married a Loper.

1. William GAVITT
2. 4. Sylvester GAVITT b. 1755, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 4 May 1829; bur. Thompson Ground.

DAR PATROIT INDEX, pp. 525.
PENDLETON, Sr. b 3-23-1704 d 8-23-1786 m. (1) Lydia Burroughs PS RI(2) Mrs. Mary McDonald Cheeseborough DAR NATIONAL NUMBER 725017 A716.
Services during the Revolutionary War were:
President of Westerly, RI Town Council, 1762-1781.
Subscribed L40 to Continental Loan Office in 1779 "to make updeficiency at Westerly. (Town Meetings iv, 135, 5)
Was in charge of local defense.
In July, 1780, Rhode Island Assembly appointed him recruitingofficer. (Rhode Island County Record IX, 126)
"All 9 sons fought in Revolution" - (Brian Pendleton and HisDescendants, page 103).
Outfitted 2 privateers captured by British (Brian Pendleton and HisDescendants, page 56).
Fought in French and Indian War (Rhode Island county Record).

DAR NATIONAL NUMBER 531071
Rhode Island County Record, Vol. IX, page 126.
Town Meetings, Westerly, RI, Vol. IV, page 131.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 44, 56, 57, 58.
Admitted freeman at Westerly, 4 May 1731, and his long life wasspent in that town as one of the most prominent citizens.
In 1742 he was one of the Council of the First Church of Stoningtonappointed to form a church at Westerly. The records of this church statethat on the 8th of April, 1752, "Decaon William Pendleton desired tocommune with us which was granted." March 22, 1752, "The Revd. Mr. Parkbeing returned from Boston, at the desire of Deacon Pendleton preachedfrom Jeremiah ye 8-2."
In June 1746, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace at Westerlyand served as such for several years thereafter. On the 11th of Nov.,1746, he was directed by the Rhode Island Assembly to repair at cost ofcolony the government's part of the Pawcatuck Bridge; his appointmentrefers to him as "Captain." In 1747 he was a Deputy from Westerly to theAssembly and in May of that year was appointed Major in the thirdregiment of the King's County Militia.
The following year he was re-elected to the Assembly and in June wasappointed Lieutenant Colonel of his regiment. He continued as such during1749 and in 1750 became Colonel of the regiment, as office which he heldfor ten years. In 1757, during the French and Indian War, he wasappointed muster Master, and in 1758, the Assembly voted to pay Col.Pendleton 71 Pounds, 4 shillings for expenses in raising his regiment in1756 (RI Col. Rec.). Among various items in the Westerly records relatingto him we find that on "February 9, 1787, Col. Wm. Pendleton Col. of theRegiment of King's Country Appeared before this Council & pray allowanceof 12 pounds for Numbering the Inhabitants of this town accd to act ofassembly, had an order" (West C & P Rec., iii. 509). It also appears thaton the 30th of August, 1762, it was "Voted that Col. Wm. Pendleton havean order to the town treasurer for the sum of 55 pounds, 1s. old tendorfor his expenses the Last Inferior Court he being Imployed in behalf ofthe town: (West. C & P Rec., iv. 12).
Col. Pendleton was one of the wealthiest men in Westerly. The taxlist for the town in 1757 shows that he was assessed 2,P, 12s-a greatersum than that paid by all the other Pendletons there combined-and theRhode Island census of 1774 says that he owned a slave. There is also atradition to the effect that during the Revolution he fitted out twoprivateers which were captured by the British. However that may be, itcannot be denied he served his country faithfully in that struggle whileacting as President of the Westerly Town Council.
This office Col. Pendleton held continuously from 1762 to 1731, andwhile the war was in progress, the councillors, besides their usualduties raised soldiers for the army, furnished them with clothing, andhad charge of all matters relating to the local defense.
Col. Pendleton further showed his patrictism by subscribing 40P tothe Continental Loan Office in 1779, and 4P more at a later date to helpmake up the deficency at Westerly ("Town Meeting," iv. 131,5). In July,1780, the Rhode Island Assembly appointed his to receive recruits atWesterly. (R.I. Col. Rec., ix, 126).
Another tradition relating to Col. William Pendleton says that hewas a good deal of a sportsman spending much of his time in hunting,accompanied by a negro slave, "Jack," and two dogs, "Prince" and"Granger." He carried two horns of powder with him, which he considered aday's sport to employ. There is much likelihood that there is more than agrain of truth in this tradition, as the Colonel's great-grandson, HadlaiF. Pendleton, of Norwich, NY, who is the authority for this anecdote, aswell as many others relating to the early Pendletons, has Col. William'sold powede-horns, and we have seen that the Rhode Island Census showedthat he was the woner of a slave. We have, however, found no records tothe dogs.
Col. William Pendleton's will, dated at Westerly, RI, 18 August 1785(See Appendix VIII), was probated 30 October 1786.
William-4 Pendleton married (1), at Stonington, Conn., 10 March1725/6, Lydia Burrows, daughter of John, Jr. and Lydia (Hubbard) Burrows.She was born at Groton, Conn., 19 April 1703, and died Westerly, RI 18August 1750. On the 27th of July, 1752, Col. William Pendleton requestedthe Town Council of Westerly to appoint him guardian of his children byhis former wife, so that he could receive the legacies given said wife byher father, John Burrows, late of Groton, dec. (C & P Rec. iii, 323).
William married (2), at Stonington, Conn, 4 April 1751, (25 April inFirst Ch. Stonington Rec.), Mrs. Mary Chesebrough, widow of ZebulonChesebrough, Sr., and daughter of John and Lucia (Stanton) McDowell.(History of Stonington).
Issue data taken from Westerly Records.

Source: National Society, Daughters of Colonial Wars; R.I.Genealogical
Register, v4, #4, p355.
Colonial Wars: Col. William Pendleton, born 23 March 1704, Westerly,R.I.;
died 23 Sept. 1786, Westerly, R.I. Married 10 March 1725/6 in Stonington,
Conn., to Lydia Burrows, born in Groton.
RIGR: William Pendleton, under age, named in his father's will.

1. Lucy Chesebrough PENDLETON b. 22 Apr 1752, Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island; d. 27 Aug 1839, Cortland, Cortland Co., New York.
2. Nathan PENDLETON b. 9 Apr 1754, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.
3. Isaac PENDLETON b. 23 Jun 1757, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.
4. 5. Keturah PENDLETON b. 25 Jan 1761, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.