Edward Pendleton Jr.

Speculated as father of Major Brian Pendleton

Biography

3. Edward Pendleton, (Jr.), baptized at Eccles, 6 March, 1569- [70], oldest son of Rev. Edward Pendleton, was probably that godson of Rev. John Nutter referred to—but not named—in his father’s will. Nutter was first requested to bring him up “to learning,” but in a later memorandum, merely to “be good to his Godson.” The Rev. Nut¬ ter afterwards became Dean of the Chester Cathedral and acquired much wealth. He evidently carried out the request of his deceased friend for the name of Edward Pendleton, Jr., of Eccles, appears in a list of students at the King’s Grammar School of Chester as a lad of 13. In view of both his father and his great-uncle, Rev. Henry Pendle¬ ton, D.D., having been Oxford men, and considering also the request made of Nutter to bring up his godson “to learning,” it seems entirely likely that the Edward Pendleton “of Lancashire” who matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford, 22 October, 1591,14 was our Edward Pendle¬ ton, Jr., destined for a church career. His age as given in this record, however—19 years—is two years short of Edward, Jr.’s correct age at that time. As we do not know of any other Edward Pendleton of Lancashire at this period who could have entered Oxford, we may ac¬ count for this discrepancy in years by assuming that Edward, Jr., did not like to admit he had reached the ripe old age of 21 when he entered college, and so reduced his age accordingly.

So far, neither the will nor administration on the estate of Edward Pendleton, Jr., has been found, and as the early records of St. Sepul¬ chre’s Church were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, we lack direct evidence as to his marriage or children.

Early New England Pendletons says:

Not much known about Edward Jr. except he went to Oxford but did not graduate. Also, both he and Brian Pendleton were residents, at the same time, of St. Sepulchre's Parish-without-Newgate, in London. Eccles, where Edward Jr. was baptized, is near Manchester.

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• Early New England Pendletons; … by Pendleton, Everett Hall, 1878. Publication date 1956. page 6 < Archive.Org >