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• Title	Col.
  Birth	3 Mar 1702	Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Christened	24 May 1702	1st Church of Stonington,Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Died	Apr 1761	Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Person ID	I34313	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	09 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Joseph PENDLETON, b. 29 Dec 1661, Sudbury,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts
  Mother	Patience POTTS, c. 12 Aug 1683, 1st Church of New London,New London,New London,Connecticut
  Family ID	F14558	Group Sheet
  Family	Sarah WORDEN, b. 1700, Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Married	9 Jan 1723/1724	Newport,Newport,Ri
  Children	> 1. Patience PENDLETON, b. 13 Jun 1726, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island > 2. Joseph PENDLETON, 3rd, b. 26 Oct 1724, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island > 3. Lois PENDLETON, b. 22 Aug 1728, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island > 4. Sylvester PENDLETON, b. 4 Aug 1730, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island   5. Eunice PENDLETON, b. Sep 1731, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island > 6. Simeon PENDLETON, b. Abt 1733, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island > 7. Sarah PENDLETON, b. 7 Aug 1734, Newport,Newport Co.,Rhode Island > 8. Deborah PENDLETON, b. 9 May 1737, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island > 9. Lucy PENDLETON, c. 5 May 1742, 1st Church of Stonington,Stonington,New London,Connecticut > 10. Wealthian PENDLETON, b. 14 Feb 1744, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island > 11. Mary PENDLETON, b. Abt 1746, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Family ID	F14645	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 44, 53, 54, 55, 56. Admitted freeman at Newport, RI, 4 May 1725, but did not remainthere long as in 1727 he was appointed with Caleb Pendleton to lay out aroad from the Pawcatuck Bridge (Westerly) to South Kingstown. They madetheir return for this work to the Westerly Town Council, 26 Dec. 1727. Was Lieutenant in the King's County Troop of Horse from 1732 to 1734inclusive, and Justice of the Peace at Westerly RI, 1736-41. On the 26thof Aug., 1745, he was licensed as an inn-keeper at Westerly and the TownCouncil frequently met at his house of entertainmeent thereafter andissued to Joseph many orders on the Town Treasurer for "Espenses ofCouncil." From 1738 to 1741 inclusive he was Major of the 3rd Regt. King'sCounty Militia, and became Lieut.-Colonel of the regiment in 1742. In1750 and 1759, he was elected Deputy to the Assembly from Westerly. (R.I.Civ. & Mil. Appts.) Col. Joseph Pendleton's will was dated at Westerly RI, 13 March1760, and filed 26 May, 1761. The inventory of his extate amounted to6392 Pounds, and included a "silver belted sword" valued at 50 Pounds, asilver watch, at 50 Pounds, a schooner called "Industry" lying in thePawcatuck River, "with Long-Boat and all the utensils unto herbelonging," valued at 1600 Pounds, wearing apparel at 248 Pounds, etc.(Westerly C & P rec., iii, 654-5) Sources: Babcock and Allied Families by de Forest; R.I. Genealogical Register, v4, #4, p355. RIGR: Joseph Pendleton, eldest son, under age, named in his father'swill, dated 17 Sept. 1706. DeForest: Joseph Pendleton, born 3 March 1702, Westerly; christened 4May 1702; married Sarah Worden 9 Jan. 1723; died 160/61, Westerly.