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About Col. Clayton John Pendleton
- Daughters of American Revolution Ancestor #: A088361
- Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE
- Birth: 1719 KING & QUEEN CO VIRGINIA
- Death: 1799 HANOVER CO VIRGINIA
- Service Source: THE VA GAZETTE, 1-19-1776, P 3, COL 2, 4-9-1779, P 2, COL 2, 5-11-1775, P 3, COL 2; LEONARD, THE GENL ASSEMBLY OF VA, 7-301619-1-11,1978, P 134
- Service Description: 1) MEM OF THE COMM OF SAFETY, SERVING AS CLERK; 2) MEM, HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 1779
John Pendleton was in his 58th year at the beginning of the Revolutionary War; he held various offices of honor and trust in the Colony of Virginia and in the Senate. He was appointed by a convention of delegates of the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia at Richmond Town on Monday, July 17, 1775 to sign a large issue of Treasury notes. These notes were issued upon the credit, taxes and duties having been suspended to suit the distressed circumstances of the colonists. The issue was about 350,000 and the ordinance read: "of the notes to be issued, 50,000 shall be of the denomination of one shilling and shall be signed by John Pendleton, Jr., Gentleman, which notes last named shall be on the best paper. John Pendleton was appointed by the Governor of Virginia, Judge of her Courts at a time when they were composed of leading men of the Colony.
Married (1) Sarah Madison and (2) Phoebe James
- Member of the House of Burgesses 1765 - Sheriff of King & Queen Co 1766 - Justice 1765-69 - Member of the Committee of Safety, Hanover Co, 1770 (American Revolutionary organization) - Member of the House of Delegates, 1779
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 5 2020, 20:40:33 UTC
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BIOGRAPHY: John was in his 58th year at the beginning of the Revolutionary War; he held various offices of honor and trust in the Colony of Virginia and in the Senate. He was appointed by a convention of delegates of the Counties and Corporations in the Colony of Virginia at Richmond Town, on Monday, July 17th, 1775 to sign a large issue of Treasury notes. These notes were issued upon the credit, taxes and duties having been suspended to suit the distressed circumstances of the Colonists. The issue was about 350,000 and the ordinance read:"of the notes to be so issued, 50,000 shall be of the denomination of one shilling, and shall be signed by John Pendleton, Jr. Gentleman, which notes lastnamed shall be on the best paper. John Pendleton was appointed by the Governor of Virginia, Judge of her Courts at a time when they were composed of leading men of the Colony."
BIOGRAPHY: Member of the House of Burgesses 1765Sheriff of King & Queen County 1766Justice 1765-69Member of the Committee of Safety, Hanover County, 1770 (American Revolutionary organization)
Committee of Safety 1775 Member of the House of Delegates, 1779
Acted as Secretary of a gathering in Caroline Co. November Court and adopted a Memorial condemning the Alien & Sedition Acts 1798
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Col. Clayton John Pendleton's Timeline
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1719
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King & Queen County, Virginia
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November 17, 1742
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Caroline, Virginia, United States
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February 4, 1743
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King and Queen County, Province of Virginia
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1747
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Hanover, Virginia, USA, Virginia, United States
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1748
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Caroline County, Virginia, United States
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1749
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Virginia
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September 1750
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Hanover, Virginia, USA, Virginia, United States
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1750
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Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
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1756
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Hanover, Virginia, United States
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