Note: He was a Deacon in 1752.
DAR PATROIT INDEX, pp. 525.
PENDLETON, Sr. b 3-23-1704 d 8-23-1786 m. (1) Lydia Burroughs PSRI (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 up deficiency at Westerly. (Town Meetings iv, 135, 5)
Was in charge of local defense.
In July, 1780, Rhode Island Assembly appointed him recruiting officer. (Rhode Island County Record IX, 126)
"All 9 sons fought in Revolution" - (Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, page 103).
Outfitted 2 privateers captured by British (Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, page 56).
Fought in French and Indian War (Rhode Island county Record).

National Society, Daughters of Colonial Wars; R.I. GenealogicalRegister, v4, #4, p355.
Colonial Wars: Col. William Pendleton, born 23 March 1704,Westerly, R.I.; died 23 Sept. 1786, Westerly, R.I. Married 10March 1725/6 in Stonington, Conn., to Lydia Burrows, born inGroton.

RIGR: William Pendleton, under age, named in his father's will.