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• Suffix	3rd
  Birth	26 Oct 1724	Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  Died	1750	the sea
  Person ID	I34350	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	12 Nov 1999 00:00:00
  Father	Joseph PENDLETON, b. 3 Mar 1702, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Mother	Sarah WORDEN, b. 1700, Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Family ID	F14645	Group Sheet
  Family	Ann CHAMPLIN, b. 15 Jan 1729, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Married	Abt 1746	Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Children	1. Joseph PENDLETON, 4th, b. 17 Jan 1747, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island   2. William PENDLETON, b. 15 Jul 1749, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Family ID	F14677	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 77. 37. Joseph-5 Pendleton (Col. Joseph-4, Joseph-3), was born atWesterly, RI, 26 Oct 1724. As far as we know Joseph-5 Pendleton was the first of Brian's manydescendants who have been lost at sea. He sailed in his father's illfatedbrigantine which was never heard from after leaving Anquilla in August,1749. When over a year had passed without bringing any news of themissing ship, arrangements were made to administer his estate and to carefor his children. The Colonial records of Rhode Island show the following: "Colony of Rhode Island. To the Honable the General Assembly sittingat Providence by adjournment the first Monday in December AD 1750. Thepetition of Joseph Pendleton of Westerly in the county of Kings County,humbly sheweth, that your Petitioner's son Joseph Pendleton, being amarried man with two children, in the month of May AD 1749 sailed avoyage to the West Indies Island and the last account your Petitioner orany other of his Friends had from him was August following, sailedHomeward bound; and is in all probability lost at Sea; since which Time,to wit, in the month of October last past, his Wife was taken away byDeath, and left the two small children and some considerable personalestate in Money, Stock & Household Goods, and as he laft a power ofAttorney to his Wife when he went away, she being now dead, no person hasany power by Law to dispose of any part of said estate for the advantageof the children, and if it should be left in such condition til the TownCouncil has any Right by law to grant administration to any person, greatpart of said Estate maight be wasted, and lost to the great Disadvantageof the Children. Wherefore your petition of said Westerly to grantadministration to some person to take an inventory & make disposition ofsuch part of said Estate as may be thought proper, and the money put outfor the advantage of the children and your petitioner shall as in Dutybound pray &e Joseph Pendleton" "December 7th 1750, To the House of Magrts. Gen. Resolved that thisPetition be granted Voted & Past P. Order I Lyndon Is the Hosue ofMagrts, Dec 8th, 1750 Read & Concurred with By Order Tho Ward, Secy. Atrue copy examined by Tho. Ward, Sec." On the 25th March 1751, Col. Joseph Pendleton and William Champlin,"the two grandfathers to the said orphans, Joseph & William Pendleton,sons of Joseph Pendleton, Jr., who is supposed to be lost at sea sincewhich time his widow is Dead, ask that inventory be made of estate, theproberty divided, and eath grandfather take administration of half andcare of one child." (West. C & P Rec., ii, 288) On the 1st of July 1751, inventory of the estate was presentedamounting to 1515 pounds 10s., and administration given to the towgrandfathers (Ibid., pp. 251-2). On the same day Col. Joseph Pendleton asprincipal, with Benoni Smith and Joseph Champlin, gave bond to the townof Westerly in the sum of 1518 pounds 10s., for the proper administrationby Col. Joseph of one half the personal property of Joseph Pendleton,Jr., supposed to be dead, and for the bringing up of the eldest of JosephJunr's children, viz., Joseph Pendleton. This bond was not recorded untilJuly 1769 (Westerly C & P Rec., iv. 118).