Brian Pendleton (c1599-1681)

Biography
Brian is the progenitor of the Stonington Pendleton family. He first settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. He was made freeman in Watertown September 3, 1634 and was Deputy for six years to the General Court. He was a member of the famous artillery company of Boston.


 * Moved to Sudbury, Massachusetts
 * Moved to Ipswich, Massachusetts
 * Moved to Strawberry Bank in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
 * Moved to Winter Harbor, Saco, Maine - where he purchased 200 acres of land.

Finally he was summoned back to organize a court in Portsmouth where he died. He was a very prominent civil and military man holding many offices and the highest rank of major.

Watertown Founders Monument
He is listed on Watertown Founders Monument, commemorating the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. The town was first known as Saltonstall Plantation, one of the earliest of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements. Founded in early 1630 by a group of settlers led by Richard Saltonstall and George Phillips, it was officially incorporated that same year. The alternate spelling "Waterton" is seen in some early documents.

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co.
This individual is a registered member of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (AHAC), which is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the nineteenth oldest chartered military organization in the world. Its charter was granted in March 1638 by the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay and signed by Governor John Winthrop as a volunteer militia company to train officers enrolled in the local militia companies across Massachusetts. Membership in the company has traditionally been selected from the upper middle and upper classes of Boston society.

Marriage and Family

 * 1) Phoebe Parkhurst (1612-1688) - md Thomas Arnold and moved to  Providence RI
 * 2) Mary Parkhurst (1614-1687)
 * 3) Samuel Parkhurst (1617-1641)
 * 4) Deborah Parkhurst (1619-1686)
 * 5) George Parkhurst (1621-1699)
 * 6) John Parkhurst (1623-1641)
 * 7) Abigail Parkhurst (1626-1641) - died young, before 1641.
 * 8) Elizabeth Parkhurst (1628-1678)
 * 9) Joseph Parkhurst (1629-1709)