The Political Graveyard: Pendleton family of Virginia

Pendleton family of Virginia

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Some families traditionally (and perhaps properly) considered separately are joined together here if linked by marriage or otherwise. These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the state or lists of states of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

Edmund Pendleton (1721-1803) — of Virginia. Born in Caroline County, Va., September 9, 1721. Uncle of John Penn and Nathaniel Pendleton; great-granduncle of Henry Gaines Johnson. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; member of Virginia state legislature, 1776; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1777. Died October 23, 1803. Original interment at Edmundsbury Graveyard, Bowling Green, Va.; reinterment in 1907 at Bruton Parish Church Cemetery, Williamsburg, Va.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Penn (1741-1788) — of North Carolina. Born near Port Royal, Caroline County, Va., May 17, 1741. Nephew of Edmund Pendleton; cousin of Nathaniel Pendleton. Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777. Died September 14, 1788. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Granville County, N.C.; reinterment in 1894 at Guilford Battle Grounds, Greensboro, N.C.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Nathaniel Pendleton (1756-1821) — Born in New Kent County, Va., 1756. Nephew of Edmund Pendleton; cousin of John Penn. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Georgia state attorney general, 1785-86; district judge in Georgia; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1789; U.S. District Judge for Virginia, 1789-96; county judge in New York, 1821. Served as a second to Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton's duel with Aaron Burr. Died in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 20, 1821. Interment at St. James' Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry Gaines Johnson (1787-1857) — of Greenville County, S.C. Born in Culpeper County, Va., February 17, 1787. Great-grandnephew of Edmund Pendleton. Member of South Carolina state senate, 1840-44. Died in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., December 15, 1857. Burial location unknown.

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