BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
James Pendleton married 1st at Sudbury, Mass., 22 Oct 1647, MaryPalmer, whos parentage is unknown. She died in Sudbury, 7 Nov 1655.

NEHGR, Vol. 153, October 1999, page 501. A book review of A GENEALICALRECORD OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM PALMER OF HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE,1638, by John Calvin Palmer (Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Publishing Company,1998.
One distinctly useful addition to the genealogical literature is theinclusion here of facsimile of William Palmer's unprobated will. Althoughthis genealogy does not say so, the original (and a framed tyuped coyp)of this will are found among the treasures of the Tuck Memorial Museumoperated by the Hampton Historical Society. A photo-reproduction of theoriginal will, and a transcription of it, are in cluded here. Unknownexcept to a few of us descendants of William Palmer, this will is nowfortunately preserved in the literature.
Of considerable interest in its own right, the will proves that Mr.Palmer had a daughter Mary, who must be the Mary Palmer of Watertown,Massachusetts, who married in Sudbury, on 22 October 1647, CaptainJames-2 (Brian-1) Pendleton of that place.
William Palmer had earlier been of Watertown, and his olderdaughter, Martha, was married to John Sherman and lived there. The willwas signed by Mr. Palmer's mark, which resembles a zero, and waswitnessed by "Timothie Dalton Seniour" and "John Shearman". It is notknown why this will was never submitted for probate, but fortunately itwas preserved over the centuries and found its way to a relavively safeplace.

Sources: NEHGR, v17, p172; Wheeler.
Wheeler: Mary Palmer, Capt. James Pendleton's first wife. Had threechildren
before her death.
NEHGR: Mary, wife of James Pendleton, died 7 Nov. 1655. Sudsbury,Mass.,
records cited.

1. 2. James PENDLETON, Jr.   b. 5 Nov 1650, Watertown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts; d. Bef 1698.
2. 3. Mary PENDLETON   b. Abt 1653, Watertown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts; d. 1732, Taunton,Bristol Co.,Massachusetts.
3. 4. Hannah PENDLETON   b. Abt 1655, Watertown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts.

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He was mentioned in the will of his grandfather, Major Brian Pendleton, in 1677, but in 1698 his half-brother, Joseph Pendleton, sold to Nicholas Morey, land on the Grand Island at Portsmouth, NH, "one acre of which was given to my brother, James Pendleton." (Rock, Co., NH,Deeds, ix, 321.) It would appear from this that James-3 died unmarried prior to 1698.

!History of the Town of Stonington by Wheeler: Probably died without children.

!Early New England Pendletons: Mentioned in grandfather's will in 1677, no
reference appears in his father's will. Probably died unmarried and without
children.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
After her mother's death and her father's remarriage Mary was evidently brought up by her grandparents.

Sources: Early New England Pendletons; R.I. Genealogical Register, v4,#4,
pg 355.
Early Pendletons: Mary Pendleton, married (1) John Bush and fourothers.
RIGR: Mary (no surname), named in her father's will, received 5 pounds, no
more, because she received land in the township of Wells, Maine, from her
grandfather, Brian Pendleton.

1. 5. William BRETTUN   b. Abt 1678, Wells,Maine; d. Bef 17 Mar 1725/1726, Taunton,Bristol Co.,Massachusetts.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
Records show that John and Hannah Bush had one child, Hannah, born in Sudbury, Mass. No further record of this family has ever been found, although Hannah was living in 1703, when she was mentioned in her father's will.

Sources: Early New England Pendletons; R.I. Genealogical Register, v4,#4,
pg 355; National Society, Daughters of Colonial Wars.
Early Pendletons: Hannah Pendleton, married (1) Joseph Cross, (2)Nicholas
Moorey (Mowrey?).
RIGR: Hannah (no surname), named in her father's will, received 5 pounds, no
more, because she received land in the township of Wells, Maine, from her
grandfather, Brian Pendleton.
Colonial Wars: Hannah Pendleton, married John Bush. [Looks like an error.]

1. 6. Hannah BUSH   b. 4 Nov 1683, Sudbury,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
Records of Taunton, Mass., refer to him as "mariner." He was amember of the military company there in 1700 and 1710. His death occurredprior to 17 March 1725/26, as on that day his widow, Lydia, was appointedadministratrix of his estate (Bristol Co. Probate records).
He married at Taunton, 26 Oct 1698, Lydia Lenoard, daughter of JamesLeonard, 2nd of Taunton. She was born

1. 7. Mary BRETTUN   b. Abt 1700.
2. 8. William BRETTUN   b. Abt 1701; d. 4 Dec 1783.
3. 9. James BRETTUN   b. Abt 1703; d. 1736.
4. 10. Abiel BRETTUN   b. Abt 1705.
5. 11. Lydia BRETTUN   b. Abt 1707.
6. 12. Sarah BRETTUN   b. Abt 1709.
7. 13. Elizabeth BRETTUN   b. Abt 1713.
8. 14. Ebenezer BRETTUN   b. 1 Jun 1715, Taunton,Bristol Co.,Massachusetts; d. 1787, New Hampshire.
9. 15. Abigail BRETTUN   b. Abt 1717.
10. 16. Pendleton BRETTUN   b. Abt 1722; d. 1806, Easton,Massachusetts.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
Mary was brobably on of the oldest children, as her son Brian Hallwas b. 9 July 1727. She is said to have m. John Hall, but if this iscorrect she evidently had a former husband, Joseph Hall, as on the 14thof Feb 1721, Nicholas Morey deeded to Mary Hall, widow of Joseph Hall ofTaunton, twenty acres of land in that town, and on the 1st of March,1726, he deeded to the heirs of Joseph Hall, late of Taunton, deceased,"for love and affection" a "little lot in Dighton." (Bristol Co. Deeds,1ix, 190:xlv, 41).

1. 17. Brian HALL   b. 9 Jul 1727.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
He testified at Taunton, 19 Sept 1753, that he was about fifty-twoyears of age (Bristol Co. Deeds, xli, 92).

1. 18. Mary BRETTUN   d. 23 Dec 1750, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.
2. 19. Hannah BRETTUN  

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
He was of Smithfield, RI, in 1760, when on October 4th he deededland to his brother Ebenezer of Raynham, Mass. (Bristol Co. Deeds, xliv,437).

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 1-77.
He was the father of nineteen children, seventeen of whom becameheads of families of their own. In 1771, Ebenezer with all his familyexcept two daughters, removed to Westmoreland, NH, where he becameprominent in civil and religious affairs and an ardent supporter of thecause of the Colonies against the mother country. He was a member of theContinental Congress in 1777 and 1778. Several of his sons served in theRevolutionary War, one of them as Major of a NH regiment.