BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
He was the father of nineteen children, seventeen of whom becameheads of families of their own. In 1771, Ebenezer with all his familyexcept two daughters, removed to Westmoreland, NH, where he becameprominent in civil and religious affairs and an ardent supporter of thecause of the Colonies against the mother country. He was a member of theContinental Congress in 1777 and 1778. Several of his sons served in theRevolutionary War, one of them as Major of a NH regiment.

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Records of Taunton, Mass., refer to him as "mariner." He was amember of the military company there in 1700 and 1710. His death occurredprior to 17 March 1725/26, as on that day his widow, Lydia, was appointedadministratrix of his estate (Bristol Co. Probate records).
He married at Taunton, 26 Oct 1698, Lydia Lenoard, daughter of JamesLeonard, 2nd of Taunton. She was born

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
William Britton married at Taunton, 26 Oct 1698, Lydia Lenoard,daughter of James Leonard, 2nd of Taunton. She was born in 1679, and hadnot remarried up to 16 sept 1752, when she sold land to James Leonard(Bristol Co. Deeds). The children of William and Lydia (Leonard) Brettun,as shown by his mother's will.

1. Mary BRETTUN b. Abt 1700.
2. William BRETTUN b. Abt 1701; d. 4 Dec 1783.
3. James BRETTUN b. Abt 1703; d. 1736.
4. Abiel BRETTUN b. Abt 1705.
5. Lydia BRETTUN b. Abt 1707.
6. Sarah BRETTUN b. Abt 1709.
7. Elizabeth BRETTUN b. Abt 1713.
8. 1. Ebenezer BRETTUN b. 1 Jun 1715, Taunton,Bristol Co.,Massachusetts; d. 1787, New Hampshire.
9. Abigail BRETTUN b. Abt 1717.
10. Pendleton BRETTUN b. Abt 1722; d. 1806, Easton,Massachusetts.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
According to the "Britton Ancestry" by Edward E. Britton, Williamwas the son of James and Jane Britton of Charlestown, Mass. Few otherfacts have been ascertained about him. He was in Maine as early as 1674,when on the 6th of June he witnessed a deed at Saco (York Co. Deeds, ii,folio 174).

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After her mother's death and her father's remarriage Mary was evidently brought up by her grandparents.

Sources: Early New England Pendletons; R.I. Genealogical Register, v4,#4,
pg 355.
Early Pendletons: Mary Pendleton, married (1) John Bush and fourothers.
RIGR: Mary (no surname), named in her father's will, received 5 pounds, no
more, because she received land in the township of Wells, Maine, from her
grandfather, Brian Pendleton.

1. 2. William BRETTUN b. Abt 1678, Wells,Maine; d. Bef 17 Mar 1725/1726, Taunton,Bristol Co.,Massachusetts.

HISTORY OF STONINGTON Ct, by Wheeler, page 532, 533.
Was first at Watertown MA, then at Sudbury MA, and came to WesterlyRI in 1669. He was in the early Colonial wars. He was admitted to theFirst Church of Stonington, CT, Nov 7, 1680.
His will is dated Feb. 9, 1702, but does not mention his son James,by the first wife, nor daughters Sarah or Patience by the second wife.They probably died young or without children.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
Capt. James Pendleton, was born in England about 1627, or 1628, ansindicated by the facts that he was admitted freeman at Watertown, Mass.,10 May 1548, and that on the 26th of July 1672, he testified atPortsmouth, NH, he was forty-four years of age.
On the 21st of Oct 1650, James Pendleton and Mary, his wife, ofWatertown, Mass., sold to George Parkhurst, "Same towne" five or sixacres known as "crocked meadow" (Middlesex Co., Mass., Deeds, I, 17).Shortly afterwards he removed to Sudbury, Mass., where he served on acoroner's jury in May, 1654.
In 1671, James began to dispose of the property he had accumulatedat Portsmouth and vicinity, with his wife, Hannah, he sold land andbuildings at Portsmouth to Thomas Thatcher.
On the 25th Jany. 1688, James Pendleton bought of Nathaniel Lynde1,000 acres on the sea-coast of Westerly, including Watch Hill. He sold asmall part of this land and the rest he willed to his sons, Joseph,Edmund, and Caleb.
His death occurred in Westerly on the 29 Nov, 1709. Like his fatherhe was active in public affairs until the time of his death and like hisfather too, wherever he went he became at once one of the leadingcitizens.
The will of James-2 Pendleton, names wife, Hannah, sons: Joseph,Edmund and Caleb, daughters Ann Borwn, Eleanor Pendleton and DorothyPendleton, "children by my present wife, Hannah," and daughters Mary andHannah "had by my former wife."
No reference is made by Capt. James Pendleton to his sons, James-3and Brian-3, named in his father's will in 1677, or to any heirs of thesesons, and as no mention of any such has elsewhere appeared, it would seemindisputable that James-3 and Brian-3 died without issue. James-3 haddied previous to 1698, but we have nothing to show what became ofBrian-3.

Researching this line is Jean Reid, 106 Beal's Court, Tama, Iowa 52339
Researching this line is Nancyann Norman at exis.net

Sources: History of Stonington by Wheeler, Genealogical andBiographical
Record of New London County, Conn., by Beers; Westerly and Its Witnesses
(974.59, H2d); Early New England Pendletons by Everett Hall Pendleton;Babcock and Allied Families; National Society, Daughters of ColonialWars; AF; R.I. Genealogical Register, v4, #4, p355; NEHGR, v7, p 357;v12, p238, and v17, p255.

Went to Watertown, Mass., with parents from England. They moved toSudbury, and he was given 140 acres of land by his father. Moved toPortsmouth, N.H., where he was in business with his father. There he wasa selectman, 1663 to 1668; town clerk, 1663 and 1664; one of thecommissioners (local magistrates) to determine small actions from 1667 to1671, and captain of the Portsmouth military company from 1666 until1674, his last year in Portsmouth. He owned property on the Great Islandand continued in business after his father moved to Winter Harbor (Saco),Maine, in 1665.
He moved to Stonington, Conn., being granted land, and also had some700
acres of land given him by his father. Those 700 acres are in what is now
Westerly, Rhode Island, but both Connecticut and Rhode Island onceclaimed
the Westerly area. (The land was given him in trust, with instructions itbe
passed on to his children by his second wife.)
James, a staunch Puritan, favored Connecticut over the more liberalRhode
Island, but he eventually lost that fight. He continued his businessactivities and was affluent enough to be referred to as "Esquire" and"Gentleman."
He was a selectman in both Stonington and Westerly, sold intoxicants,
imported sugar from Barbados and had dealings with tobacco planters in
Maryland. Dealing in liquor was not considered reprehensible in thosedays, and a man could engage in that business, as well as in politics,and still be a community leader and a pillar of the church.
About the time he moved to Stonington, the King Philip's War brokeout, and Capt. James took part. He also may have participated in thegreat Narragansett fight. He was awarded land in Voluntown for hisservices during the war. He also obtained captive Indians whom he soldinto slavery.
Eventually, James obtained more property in Rhode Island, buying 1,000acres at Watch Hill in Westerly. His Watch Hill home still stands. It isunclear when he moved from Stonington to Westerly.
There is a great deal more information in Early New EnglandPendletons.
Westerly: Capt. James Pendleton, among Westerly freemen named in 1727.Page 151.
Babcock and Allied Families: James Pendleton, born in England in 1627or
1628. He resided in Watertown and Sudbury, MA; Portsmouth, N.H., andWesterly, RI. Made a captain of the Portsmouth military company 2 Oct.1666. Served in King Phillip's War from Connecticut, receiving land inVoluntown, CT, for his services. [Much more info on pages 81-83.]
Colonial Wars: James Pendleton, born 1627/8 in London, England; died
Westerly, R.I., 29 Nov. 1709. Married (2) Hannah Goodenow 2 April 1656/9in
Sudbury, Mass. "Captain in the Portsmouth (N.H.) Military Company, 10Oct. 1666 by Court." Also saw active service in King Philip's War on 17May 1676; in Cedar Swamp Lot Drawing 1701, Connecticut Colony. [See pages645 and 646 for children and grandson.]
RIGR: Westerly Town Council and Probate, Vol. 2 (1), 1699-1719. Capt.James Pendleton of Westerly, being aged. Will dated 9 Feb. 1702/3 andcodicil, proved 21 Dec. 1709, pgs 104-6, 108. Mentions father BrianPendleton, deceased, testate; Unnamed former wife; present wife Hannah;daughters Mary and Hannah (no surnames) that I had by former wife, 5pounds each, no more because they received land in Wells, Maine, fromtestator's father, Brian Pendleton. [Note: pg 108: Nicholas Mowrey signeda receipt for 5 pounds due me from Capt. James Pendleton's will, datedFreetown 7 Sept. 1716--suggesting that Nichoas Mowrey married one of thetwo daughters, Mary and Hannah.]; sons of present wife Hannah, Joseph,Edmond and Caleb Pendleton; daughters of present wife Hannah, Ann Brown,Eleanor Pendleton and Dorothy, no surnamed. [Note: pg 108: 9 Jan. 1709/10We John Lewis, Nocholas Cottrell Jr. and Caleb Pendleton, husbandmen, andHannah Pendleton, widow, all of We stand bound unto the town council for250 pounds re will of James Pendleton--suggesting that possibly JohnLewis and Nicholas Cottrell Jr. married the daughters Eleanor andDorothy. Further note the will dated 1745 of Caleb Pendleton (the lastson this will, without doubt, since he had the same child as the son...]
Ancestral File records list two other death dates: Nov. 20 and 29,
1709.
NEHGR: Cited in Sudbury, Mass., records as father of Brian and James
Pendleton. From Vol. 7 article, "Early Settlers of Essex and OldNorfolk":
James Pendleton, Portsmouth (New Hampshire), 1668; wife Hannah. Vol. 12,listed as a free inhabitant of Westerly 3 March 1679/80.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
James Pendleton married 1st at Sudbury, Mass., 22 Oct 1647, MaryPalmer, whos parentage is unknown. She died in Sudbury, 7 Nov 1655.

NEHGR, Vol. 153, October 1999, page 501. A book review of A GENEALICALRECORD OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM PALMER OF HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE,1638, by John Calvin Palmer (Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Publishing Company,1998.
One distinctly useful addition to the genealogical literature is theinclusion here of facsimile of William Palmer's unprobated will. Althoughthis genealogy does not say so, the original (and a framed tyuped coyp)of this will are found among the treasures of the Tuck Memorial Museumoperated by the Hampton Historical Society. A photo-reproduction of theoriginal will, and a transcription of it, are in cluded here. Unknownexcept to a few of us descendants of William Palmer, this will is nowfortunately preserved in the literature.
Of considerable interest in its own right, the will proves that Mr.Palmer had a daughter Mary, who must be the Mary Palmer of Watertown,Massachusetts, who married in Sudbury, on 22 October 1647, CaptainJames-2 (Brian-1) Pendleton of that place.
William Palmer had earlier been of Watertown, and his olderdaughter, Martha, was married to John Sherman and lived there. The willwas signed by Mr. Palmer's mark, which resembles a zero, and waswitnessed by "Timothie Dalton Seniour" and "John Shearman". It is notknown why this will was never submitted for probate, but fortunately itwas preserved over the centuries and found its way to a relavively safeplace.

Sources: NEHGR, v17, p172; Wheeler.
Wheeler: Mary Palmer, Capt. James Pendleton's first wife. Had threechildren
before her death.
NEHGR: Mary, wife of James Pendleton, died 7 Nov. 1655. Sudsbury,Mass.,
records cited.

1. James PENDLETON, Jr. b. 5 Nov 1650, Watertown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts; d. Bef 1698.
2. 5. Mary PENDLETON b. Abt 1653, Watertown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts; d. 1732, Taunton,Bristol Co.,Massachusetts.
3. Hannah PENDLETON b. Abt 1655, Watertown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts.