1. David Barnet ADAMS b. 11 Apr 1847, Braintree,Orange Co.,Vermont; d. 1918, Northfield,Washington Co.,Vermont.

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1. 1. George W. ADAMS b. 22 Nov 1811, Royalton,Windsor Co.,Vermont; d. 20 Mar 1894, Northfield,Washington Co.,Vermont.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 96.
55. (Capt.) Joshua-5 Pendleton, was born at Westerly, RI, 6 May1744, and died there while on a visit, 9 April 1824. He married atWesterly, 6 Jan 1768, Anna (Nancy) Clarke, daughter of Elisha and Mary(Potter) Clarke. She was born 7 Oct 1717, and died 17 June 1740, atNorwich, Conn.
Joshua Pendleton was a master mariner in early life, and retiredfrom the sea when he was about fifty years of age. Up to that time hemake his home at Westerly, RI, where he was more active in military thanin civil affairs. The Rhode Island records show that he was appointedEnsign of the 1st Company Militia at Westerly in August, 1774,re-appointed, June, 1775, commissioned Lieutenant, 31 Oct, 1775, and1776, Captain, May, 1777, and received subsequent appointments as Captainup to Feb. 1780, Joshua Pendleton served as Captain in Col. Noyes'Regiment, and received payment for "Provisions found" from 25 July to 1August 1778.
His name does not appear often in the Council and Probate Records atWesterly, but on the 29th of March 1784, Capt. Joshua Pendleton andWilliam Babcock, Esq., were appointed to set a value of the rent ofThompson's farm. About 1795 he removed to Norwich, Conn. where he boughta farm on the Bozrah line and lived there the rest of his life. Most ofthis farm lay in Bozrah, but his house was on the Norwich side of theboundary. The record of his death upon the Norwich records refers to himas "Deacon" a poisiton he held for many years at the First Church of thattown. His will, dated at Norwich, 30 Dec 1813, filed 5 May 1824 (NorwichProb. Rec., xiii, 372; see Appendix VIII), names wife Anna, sons Joshua,William, Elisha C., and Adam; Daughters Nancy Rogers, Patty Palmer, LucyLathrop, Clarissa Harlowe Adams, Polly Bennett, and Lydia Bennett;grnadson, Joseph Pendleton. In the naming of a daughter "ClarissaHarlowe." it would appear that the literature of his day was not unknownto Deacon Joshua.
The descendants of Capt. Joshua Pendleton are more numerous throughhis daughters than through his sons. Those bearing the name Pendletonhave been mostly farmers with a sprinkling of business and professionalmen. Most of them are now located in Connecticut, New York and Colorado,with a few in Michigan, California and otgher states. Several of themhave been membhers of state legislatures.

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1. 3. Clarissa Harlow PENDLETON b. 24 Apr 1778, Hopkinton,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 1 Apr 1854, Royalton,Windsor Co.,Vermont.

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).

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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.

PENDLETON GENEALOGY, page 57.
On the 27th of July 1752, Col. William Pendleton requested the TownCouncil of Westerly to appoint him guardian of his children by his formerwife, so that he could receive the legacies given said wife by herfather, John Burrows, late of Groton, dec. (C. & P. Rec. iii, 323.)

1. William PENDLETON, Jr. b. 11 Feb 1726/1727, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 28 Aug 1820, Northport,Maine.
2. Amos PENDLETON b. 21 Jun 1728, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 25 Nov 1821, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island,aged 93 years.
3. Freelove PENDLETON b. 30 Oct 1731, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
4. Peleg PENDLETON b. 9 Jul 1733, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 10 Jul 1810, Searsport,Hancock Co.,Maine.
5. John PENDLETON b. 22 May 1735, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; c. 22 May 1737, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 31 Mar 1812, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island.
6. Benjamin PENDLETON b. 18 Sep 1738, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 29 Dec 1824, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island.
7. Lydia PENDLETON b. 22 Mar 1740, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 6 Jan 1828, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island.
8. 6. Joshua PENDLETON b. 6 May 1744, Hopkinton,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 9 Apr 1824, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island.
9. Ephraim PENDLETON b. 14 Jul 1746, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.