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Pentland Family History and Genealogy
The Journey of a Scots-Irish-American Family
 
 
 
 

Linear Ahnentafel of
James Pentland through his Great Grandfather John Pentland

--- 1st Generation ---

1. James1 Pentland
 

Birth __ Oct 1820 Grey Abbey, County Down, Northern Ireland

Immigratn __ ___ 1832 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Religion Presbyterian

Occupation  florist

Marriage (1) before1847 Roseanna [--?--]

Marriage (2) after1863 Henrietta [--?--]

Marriage (3) 30 Sep 1885 Jenny Polley in Ontario, Canada

Death 19 Mar 1902 Baltimore City, Maryland

Burial 20 Mar 1902 Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore City, Maryland.

--- 2nd Generation ---

2. John2 Pentland
 

Occupation a designer of textile patterns.

Birth 13 Apr 1797 Grey Abbey, County Down, Northern Ireland

Baptism 14 Apr 1797 Grey Abbey, County Down, Kircubbin.

Marriage Margaret Findlay; County Down, Northern Ireland; no record in Kircubbin between 1806 and 1821.

Children          (1) Robert E. 1819-1878. mar: Elizabeth [--?--]
                       (2) James 1820-1902
                       (3) Annie 1821-1863
                       (4) Elizabeth Margaret 1834-1910 mar. Matthew Jackson Brown

Immigration 1832 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Ireland via England

Naturalization Three Pentlands are found in a published index to Philadelphia naturalizations as follows: (1) Alexander Pentland from Great Britain/Ireland in Superior Court on 8 October 1867 (2) Robert A. Pentland from Great Britain/Ireland in C. P. Court on 2 October 1876 and (3) William D. Pentland from Great Britain/Ireland in Superior Court on 7 October 1867.

Death 09 Jun 1836 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Where he was originally buried is unknown at this time. His remains were later removed to Baltimore. An index to death registrations in Philadelphia includes only one Pentland, a 27-year old William who died in 1855.

Burial 26 Sep 1859 Baltimore City, Maryland; tombstone in Greenmount Cemetery, section WW 114 1/2 reads: To Our Father and Mother. John Pentland Born April 13th 1797. Died in Philadelphia June 9th 1836 [the last digit is very difficult to decipher but is likely a six]. Also Margaret Pentland his wife born July 22, 1798 [nearly illegible last digit, likely an eight] died June 15, 1860. This is followed by a four line epitaph which is illegible except for a word or two, including:

[line one] Then ...

[line two] And they are fully ...

[line three] Therefore at ...

[line four] And entered with.


--- 3rd Generation ---

4. John3 Pentland Jr
 

Birth 16 Dec 1743

Marriage 12 Nov 1781 Elizabeth McWaters; Ireland.

Children             (1) Jane 1782-1855, mar. Robert Finnigan
                          (2) James 1784-????
                          (3) Samuel 1787-????
                          (4) James 1789-????
                          (5) Ann 1792-????
                          (6) unknown 1794-????
                          (7) John 1797-1836, mar. Margaret Findlay

Death possibly 1834


--- 4th Generation ---

8. John4 Pentland
 

Birth circa 1705 Ballygarvan, County Down.

Married [--?--]

Children           (1) Ann 1739-????
                        (2) James 1749-????
                        (3) John 1743-?1834, mar: Elizabeth McWaters
                        (4) Samuel 1745-1815, mar. Mary Linton
                        (5) Mary 1748-????
                        (6) unknown 1750-????
                        (7) Jane 1752-????

Death circa 1780 Ballygarvan, County Down.


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