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• Birth	29 Dec 1661	Sudbury,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Sep 1706	Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Buried	20 Sep 1706	Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Person ID	I34292	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2000 00:00:00
  Father	James PENDLETON, b. Abt 1627/1628, London,London,England
  Mother	Hannah GOODENOW, b. 28 Nov 1639, Sudbury,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts
  Family ID	F14616	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Deborah MINOR, b. 29 Apr 1678, Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Married	8 Jul 1696	Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Children	> 1. Deborah PENDLETON, b. 29 Aug 1697, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Family ID	F14602	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Patience POTTS, c. 12 Aug 1683, 1st Church of New London,New London,New London,Connecticut
  Married	11 Dec 1700	Groton,New London,Ct
  Children	> 1. Joseph PENDLETON, b. 3 Mar 1702, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island   2. Joshua PENDLETON   3. Deborah PENDLETON > 4. William PENDLETON, Sr., b. 23 Mar 1704, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island > 5. Joshua PENDLETON, b. 22 Feb 1705, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Family ID	F14558	Group Sheet

• Notes

  BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. page 37, 43 & 44. On the 17th of September, 1679, JP took the oath of allegiance tothe colony of RI at Westerly, on the same day that his father became acitizen there. In 1697 he was constable of the town and was involved withhis father in 1699 in the trouble with Gov. Cranston. In 1698, 1699, 1704and 1705, he was chosen to apportion the rates (assessor of taxes). 2 Feb1698/9, JP of Faversham, alias Westerly RI, deeds to Nicholas "Moorey"two acres of land in Portsmouth NH "One acre of which was given to mybrother, James Pendleton" (Rockingham Co., NH Deeds, ix. 321). On the 24th of May, 1702, JP was admitted to the First Church ofStonington (Ch. Rec.). 25th of June, 1701, he was elected Town Clerk ofWesterly, for one year. He was again elected on the 25th of June, 1702,and re-elected the four years following. In 1703 he was styled Ensign. Hewas a grand juryman in 1706 (Westerly Rec.) Sources: Early New England Pendletons; History of Stonington; NEHGR,v17, p255; RI Genealogical Register, v4, #4, p355; AF. Married Deborah Miner/Minor, daughter of Ephraim and Hannah (Avery)Miner. They had a daughter Deborah. He later married Patience Potts and hadthree sons. RIGR: Joseph Pendleton of Westerly, yeoman, mentioned in his father'swill. Will dated 17 Sept. 1706, proved 17 Oct. 1706. Mentions wife PatiencePendleton who is to bring up my children until they come of age. [She was hissecond wife.]; sons Joseph, eldest, William and Joshua, youngest, all under age; daughter Deborah, under age. Capt. James Babcock and Capt. John Babcockof Westerly named overseers. Witnesses: Samuel Stanton, Isaac Tamson, JohnHill. This from Westerly Town Council and Probate, Vol. 2 (1) 1699-1719, pages79-80. Page 92 apparently identifies one witness: "Voted that Justice IsaacTompson shall have 6 shillings for Making Irons for the stocks." NEHGR: Joseph, son of James and Hannah Pendleton, born 29 Dec. 1661.