Sylvester Pendleton

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A088397

Massachusetts Privateer Schooner Success (1)
Privateers in the American Revolution (2)

Died 1799 New Bern, Craven Co., North Carolina (3)

• Sylvester Pendleton (4) Find A Grave Memorial# 97578602

d. date and location, unknown.

Sylvester Pendleton (5) (son of Col. Joseph, grandson of Joseph) was born at Westerly, RI., 05-Aug-1730. The Westerly records show that in 1757, he paid taxes of 2s. 4d. in that town, and that he was made a freeman there, 01-May-1760. He was evidently a privateersman in the French and Indian War, as the records of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County (then King's County), RI. (Book F, p. 307) show that "Sylvester Pendleton of Westerly, mariner, late master of the Privateer Schooner 'Success', " brought action against the owners of said schooner, Thomas Hazard, John Ross, and Henry Wall of Newport, to recover £5000, and judgment for £1800 and costs was given in his favor at the sitting of the Court held in August, 1763. What became of him subsequently we have not been able to learn. His name does not appear in either the Rhode Island Census of 1774, or the United States Census of 1790, and neither his will nor any administration upon his estate is to be found.

The will of his father, Col. Joseph Pendleton, shows that by Freelove {a 1st-cousin}, daughter of Col. William Pendleton {an Uncle}, Sylvester had issue...

CHILDREN: i. Sylvester Pendleton Jr., b. about 1749, m.???? to: Eunice Cobb-Sylvester.

Afterwards Sylvester Pendleton Sr., married at Westerly, RI., 16-Jan-1751 to: Sarah Champlin, daughter of William 3rd., and Sarah Thompson-Champlin. She was b.05-Mar-1735 (West. Rec.).

Issue from (Westerly records) with Sarah Champlin...

CHILDREN: ii. Sylvester Jr. Pendleton, b.14-Jan-1752, no further record. iii. Anne Pendleton, b.20-Sep-1754, no further record 99 iv. Catherine Pendleton, b. 13-Mar-1757, m.???? to: Rev. Henry Clarke. v. Deborah Pendleton, b.11-Nov-1758, m.???? to: Samuel Sims (1st wife). vi. Sarah Pendleton, b.26-May-1760, m.???? to: Willett Clarke. vii. Abigail Pendleton, b.13-Mar-1762, no further record. viii. Oliver Pendleton, b.14-Nov-1763, no further record.

SOURCE (Google Books): "Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, 1599-1910: With Some Account...", Volume 1, 1910, Pages 79-80 (of 860 pages), compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton. ---
"This Sylvester Pendleton, was a Revolutionary War privateer, with a Letter of Marque, from NC. He and his legitimate son, Sylvester were still in New Berne, NC for the 1790 census (but not found in 1800 or later census records). He is also the father of another Sylvester Pendleton (ca 1849-1888), by his first cousin, Freelove Pendleton, they were never married to each other. Freelove later married, Isaac Sheffield. Sylvester Pendleton, son of Freelove, is buried in the Robinson Burying Ground in Stonington, CT. He was also the captain of a privateer vessel, but with a CT. letter of Marque."

SOURCE: Vern E. (5th G-Grand-son).

1. https://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/privateers.html
2. http://www.awiatsea.com/Privateers/S/Success%20Massachusetts%20Scho...
3. http://dkdonovan.com/getperson.php?personID=I43836&tree=Main
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97578602/sylvester-pendleton
5. https://archive.org/stream/brianpendletonhi01pend#page/78