Pruning the Pendells!

          It has been a while since I added anything new to my little blog…. But that doesn't necessarily mean that I haven’t been doing a little research! I have been trying to stay focused on one line but that is not easy, not for me! So… I've started to meander off the Carnes line just a bit and found myself somewhere among the Pendell branches! Arthur Carnes married Harriet Pendell… so it was a logical jump over to the Pendell branch! This particular branch I haven’t worked with much and a lot of my information is either not sourced or sourced by someone else’s tree, something that I haven’t done in a very long time. This part of my tree needs pruning and cleaning up and I decided that now’s the time! This part of my tree is embarrassing to say the least! While looking for documentation to prove what I have in my tree I have come across some interesting information that I think is worth posting.

            I’m always looking for more Revolutionary War Patriot ancestors and I think I have found a Pendall. Elisha Pendell is my 5th Great-Grandfather and I believe he was a Patriot. He may not have fought, haven’t found proof of that just yet, but he did declare his loyalty to the United Colonies. Along with Elisha Pendell there are also two men with the last name of Boynton. Elisha’s wife’s maiden name was Boynton so it is quite possible that one of the men may have been her father, brother or both. 

I have only included the section of names from Gilsum, New Hampshire but the book is free on Goggle Books. Google Books is one awesome resource!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Miscellaneous Revolutionary Documents of New Hampshire

~ Page 1 ~

ASSOCIATION TEST

Colony of New Hampshire

IN COMMITTEE OF SAFETY

April 12th, 1776

In Order to carry the underwritten RESOLVE of the Hon’b1e Continental CONGRESS into Execution, You are requested to desire all Males above Twenty One Years of Age (Lunaticks, Idiots, and Negroes excepted) to sign to the DECLARATION on this Paper; and when so done, to make Return hereof, together with the Name or Names of all who shall refuse to sign the same, to the GENERAL-ASSEM BLY, or Committee of Safety of this Colony.

 M. Weare, Chairman.

In CONGRESS, March 14th, 1776

 Resolved, That it be recommended to the several Assemblies, Conventions, and Councils, or Committees of Safety of the United Colonies, immediately to cause all Persons to be disarmed, within their Respective Colonies, who are notoriously disaflected to the Cause of AMERICA, Or who have not associated, and refuse to associate, to defend by ARMS, the United Colonies, against the Hostile Attempts of the British Fleets and Armies.

 (COPY)                                                          

 Extract from the Minutes

Charles Thompson, Sec’ry.

In Consequence of the above Resolution, of the Hon. Continental CONGRESS, and to shew our Determination in joining our American Brethren, in defending the Lives, Liberties, and Properties of the Inhabitants of the UNITED COLONIES

             WE, the Subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage, and promise, that we will, to the utmost of our Power, at the Risque of our Lives and Fortunes, with ARMS, oppose the Hostile Proceedings of the British Fleets, and Armies, against the United American COLONIES.

~ Page 58 ~

GILSUM
Ebenezer Dewey Pelatiah Pease Gershom Crocker Ebenezer Kilbarn Josiah Kilburn Jr Jonathan Adams Henry White Stephen Bond David Bill Elisha Mack Levi Bliss Abner Bliss Jonathan Bliss Jr Joel Kilbourn Ebezer Willcox John Marks James Rowe John Boynton John Dimick Juner Timothy Dimock John Row juner	Justus Hurd Ebenezer Dewey Jr Josiah Kilburn Tho morse Ebenezer Church Ichabod youngs Shubael Hurd Joseph Youngs Stephen Bond Jr Obadiah Smith Jonathan Bliss David Bliss Ebenezar Bill Obadiah Willcox juner John Chapman Stephen Griswold Elisha Pendell John Boynton Jun John Dimeck John Row Obadiah Willcox
This may Certifey that the Names Annexed to this paper are all the inhabitants of the Town of Gilsum that Come within the Limits of this Request Test
Eben’r Dewey Jr                                                                         Pelatiah Pease		Selectmen of Gilsum

               

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

                  I also found some info in another book stating that Elisha Pendell was a Selectman. In New England the executive branch of the government is the Board of Selectmen. There were usually 3-5 members and according to these records, Elisha would have been one of the members in Gilsum, NH in 1779.

Provincial Papers Documents & Records Relating to the Province of New Hampshire

                

 Then the above named Capt. John Griggs Elisha Pendel and Ebenezer Church Select men of the town of Gilsum for the year 1779 personally appeared and made Sollum oath that the above account is true and justly charged

                                                                           Before me Isaac Wyman Just peace    
                                                                                                                     pg. 662