Pendergast Family Tree

Ancestry of Milton V. Pendergast, provided by: Carolyn Erickson, and Allen Pendergraft.

Proven ancestral connection between Milton V. Pendergast, and Dewitt Clinton Pendergast confirmed in Military Pension file of Milton V. Pendergast, National Archives, (SC 881-338)

The information of the descendants of Glen Clinton Pendergast was provided in part by Richard Glen and James Thomas Pendergast, and Dorothy Jean Pendergast.

Supplemental information provided by: Mark Stokoe, 01-25-2001.

The following history and details are not confirmed

Pendergast Family History

The following history was recently shared with me by Phillip James Pendergrass, descendant of Philip PENDERGRASS (DE PENDERGRASS), b. ca. 1610 in Ireland, d. aft. 1640 in Charles City Co., Virginia.

"The name Pendergrass is not Irish at all. If you pick up a good book about Irish history, and go to the chapter on the Anglo Norman invasion, you will find that in 1169 there was an invasion launched from Wales by the Normans. The army was led by a man named Strongbow, known as the Earl of Penbroke. One-third of this army was commanded by Maurice de Prendergast. Maurice de Prendergast was a Flemish mercenary that the Normans employed to help control England and Wales.

Maurice De Prendergast continued his military career in Ireland. Eventually he joined the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. He became prior of the order's house at Kilmainham and died there in 1205.

Maurice de Prendergast had a nice role in the invasion and was rewarded with extensive land grants in Wexford and County Mayo for his efforts, thus, the family line extends from there. As I said the name is not Irish but their presence in Ireland over a few hundred years makes them sort of adopted.

Also, a little side note; There is a Prendergast (although it is spelled slightly different) listed on the muster role of William the Conquerer in 1066.

The family shield is well documented, and is correct. It was confirmed to a Jasper Pendergrass in the year 1618 in Wexford. His son Edmund also earned a Knighthood in 1639."


Philip PENDERGRASS (DE PENDERGRASS)
, b. ca. 1610 in Ireland, d. aft. 1640 in Charles City Co., Virginia

Spouse: ?,, b. ca. 1610 in Ireland

Children:


James PENDERGRASS, b. ca. 1640 in Ireland, d. 15 September 1715 in Virginia

Father: Philip PENDERGRASS (DE PENDERGRASS), b. ca. 1610 in Ireland, d. aft. 1640 in Charles City Co., Virginia
Mother: ?,, b. ca. 1610 in Ireland

Spouse: Mary HENRY (HENRI), b. ca. 1640 in Ireland, d. 15 September 1715 in Middlesex Co., Virginia

Married 1659/90.

Children:


James PENDERGAST (2), b. ca. 1666 in County Mayo, Ireland, d. 5 December 1705 in Richmond Co., North Farnham Psh, Virginia

Father: James PENDERGRASS, b. ca. 1640 in Ireland, d. 15 September 1715 in Virginia
Mother: Mary HENRY (HENRI), b. ca. 1640 in Ireland, d. 15 September 1715 in Middlesex Co., Virginia

Spouse: Mary ?, b. in Richmond Co., Virginia

Married bef. 1689.

Children:


Edward PENDERGAST, b. ca. 1690 in Ireland, d. ca. 1727 in Westmorland Co., Virginia

Father: James PENDERGAST (2), b. ca. 1666 in County Mayo, Ireland, d. 5 December 1705 in Richmond Co., North Farnham Psh, Virginia
Mother: Mary ?, b. in Richmond Co., Virginia

Children:


Garrett PENDERGAST, b. ca. 1712 in Ireland, d. ca. 1785

Father: Edward PENDERGAST, b. ca. 1690 in Ireland, d. ca. 1727 in Westmorland Co., Virginia

He is the subject of an exciting historical novel BEDFORD VILLAGE by Hervy Allen published 1944, republished 1950 as part of a trilogy THE CITY IN THE DAWN.

Spouse: Rosanna BAKER, b. ca. 1719 in Ireland

Married bef. 1737.

Children:


Phillip PENDERGAST, b. ca. 1735 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, d. 15 November 1797

Father: Garrett PENDERGAST, b. ca. 1712 in Ireland, d. ca. 1785
Mother: Rosanna BAKER, b. ca. 1719 in Ireland

Spouse: Margaret HASTINGS, b. ca. 1735

Married bef. 1756.

Children:


 

The following information is confirmed thru census records in Ripley County Indiana.

Edward PENDERGAST (2), b. ca. 1765 in Winchester, Virginia, d. ca. 1851 in Ripley Co., Indiana

Father: Phillip PENDERGAST, b. ca. 1735 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, d. 15 November 1797
Mother: Margaret HASTINGS, b. ca. 1735

Edward Pendergast was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and enlisted in 1779. His company was comanded by Major Wilson and Captain Samuel Postlethwaite of the Pennsylvania Line. he resided in Carlisle, Cumberland County Pennsylvania when he enlisted.

Source:
"Non-Selected Papers" In the Rev. War Pen. App. File of Edward Pendergast of PA., S16,505, National Archives Microfilm No. 804, roll No. 1906, Pember, Eli--Pendelton, Zubulon.

Spouse: Rebecca WILSON?

Married date: ?

Children:

Spouse: Polly ???

Children:


John PENDERGAST (3), b. ca. 1809 in Kentucky

Father: Edward PENDERGAST (2), b. ca. 1765 in Winchester, Virginia, d. ca. 1851 in Ripley Co., Indiana
Mother: ???

Spouse: Maude ???

Married ca. 1827.

Children:

Spouse: Rachel IDES

Married 17 October 1850 in Ripley Co., Indiana.

Children:


Milton V. PENDERGAST, b. 23 February 1841 in Ripley Co., Indiana, d. 3 January 1925 in Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD

Father: John PENDERGAST (3), b. ca. 1809 in Kentucky
Mother: Maude ???

Military Information:
Residence: Elrod, Ripley County, Indiana
Service Record:
Promoted to Full Sergeant 1st Class
Enlisted as a Corporal on 19 August 1862
Enlisted in Company B, 68th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 19 August 1862 Promoted to Full Lieutenant 2nd Class on 01 June 1865 (Not Mustered)
Mustered out on 20 June 1865 in Nashville, TN

Sources:
1. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. (IN Roster) Published in 1865-66 by Holloway
2. National Archives Pension Record, #SC 881338

The 68th Indiana Volunteer Regiment was organized at Greensburg on 19 August 1862. It was immediately sent to Louisville, Kentucky. Leaving Louisville on 25 August, it moved to Munfordville, where it fought a portion of Bragg's forces for two days and then surrendered. It was paroled to Indianapolis. It later served in Tennessee, fighting at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga.

Most of the men in Company B of the 68th came from Osgood in Ripley County; others came from nearby Versailles, Elrod, and Holton. Captain Daniel Boswell, who commanded Company B in 1862, came from Osgood.

Source:
W. H. H. Terrell, Adjutant General's Report, Vols. II, VI

Title
Historical sketch of the Sixty-eighth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, its commanders, officers and men ; with short biographies of corps, division and brigade commanders.

Authors:
Mauzy, James H , 1842- (Main Author)
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 68th (1861-1865) (Added Author)
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 68th (1861-1865) (Subject)

Source:
Historical sketch of the Sixty-eighth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, its commanders, officers and men ; with short biographies of corps, division and brigade commanders
Location FHL US/CAN Film
Film 1550178

Note:
Milton V. Pendergast lived the last 36 years of his life at the Fall River County, Hot Springs, South Dakota Veteran's Home.

Spouse (1): Esther EAGLE

Married 19 April 1868 in Houston County, Minnesota.

Children:

Spouse (2): Eliza (E. A. SOUTHWORTH)-CASEY

Married 15 October 1874 in Houston County, Minnesota.

Children:


Charles Virgil PENDERGAST, b. 12 January 1869 in Hokah, Houston County, MN.

Father: Milton V. PENDERGAST, b. 23 February 1841 in Ripley Co., Indiana, d. 3 January 1925 in Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD
Mother: Esther EAGLE

Spouse: Margaret Adaline SKINNER , b. ca. 1879 in Niagara Falls, Welland, Ont., d. 13 January 1957

Father: George Arthur SKINNER
Mother: Anna Selina WALSH

Married 29 November 1898.

Children:


Dewitt Clinton PENDERGAST (1876 - 1918)
Pictured at right: Dewitt Clinton Pendergast

Father: 1. Milton V. PENDERGAST, b. 23 February 1841 in Ripley Co., Indiana, d. 3 January 1925 in Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD
Mother: Eliza (E. A. SOUTHWORTH)-CASEY

Well known Burlington Railroad Conductor
Died at his home, 1800 George street in La Crosse, Wisconsin at the age of 42.

Spouse: Elizabeth Naomi PRUETT b. Oct. 3, 1881 at La Crosse, WI. d. Nov. 9, 1964 at Vancouver, WA

Married:?




Pictured above: Elizabeth Naomi Pruett


Spouse (2): Frank K. MILLER b. abt. 1873 in Pennsylvania

Children:


Glen Clinton PENDERGAST (1900 - 1953)
Pictured at right: Glen Clinton Pendergast

Father: Dewitt Clinton PENDERGAST (1876 - 1918)
Mother: Elizabeth Naomi PRUETT b. October 03, 1881, d. November 09, 1964

Spouse: Sarah Agnes McCORMICK (1898 - May 6th 1988)

Married: 9 August 1920



Pictured above: Sarah Agnes McCormick

Father: Robert McCORMICK (1858 - )



Pictured above: Robert McCormick with Dorothy Jean Pendergast

Mother: Bridget Agnes HEFFERNAN ( - 1940)



Pictured above: Bridget Agnes Heffernan

Children:


Elizabeth L. PENDERGAST b. August 14, 1921, d. Feb 22, 1998

Father: 4. Glen Clinton PENDERGAST (1900 - 1953)
Mother: Sarah Agnes McCORMICK (1898 - May 6th 1988)

Spouse: Don HAMPSON ( - )

Married.

Children :


Donald G. HAMPSON b. February 9, 1960

Father: Don HAMPSON ( - )
Mother: 5. Elizabeth L. PENDERGAST b. August 14, 1921, d. Feb 22, 1998

Spouse: Margie ( - )

Married.

Child:


Diane HAMPSON (1946 - )

Father: Don HAMPSON ( - )
Mother: Elizabeth L. PENDERGAST b. August 14, 1921, d. Feb 22, 1998

Spouse (1): Wally GILCHRIST ( - )

Divorced. Married.

Children:

 

Spouse (2): Mike FLOWERDAY ( - )

Married. ?

Children:


Mary Ann HAMPSON (1946 - ?)

Father: Don HAMPSON ( - )
Mother: Elizabeth L. PENDERGAST b. August 14, 1921, d. Feb 22, 1998

Spouse: Jeff BENNETT ( - )

Married. ?

Child:


Edith M. PENDERGAST b. August 01, 1922, d. June 21, 1980

Father: Glen Clinton PENDERGAST (1900 - 1953)
Mother: Sarah Agnes McCORMICK (1898 - May 6th 1988)

Spouse: Paul RUKAVENO ( - )

Married.

Children:


Carol Anne RUKAVENO (1945 - )

Father: Paul RUKAVENO ( - )
Mother: Edith M. PENDERGAST b. August 01, 1922, d. June 21, 1980

Spouse: Toby STOKOE ( - )

Married. ?

Children:


Mark STOKOE (1963 - )

Father: Toby STOKOE ( - )
Mother: Carol Anne RUKAVENO (1945 - )

Children:


Richard James RUKAVENO (1954 - )

Father: Paul RUKAVENO ( - )
Mother: Edith M. PENDERGAST b. August 01, 1922, d. June 21, 1980

Spouse: Deanna Sue STEVENS

Married. ?

Children:


Richard Glen PENDERGAST (11 November, 1923 - 1 July, 2007 )

Father: Glen Clinton PENDERGAST (1900 - 1953)
Mother: Sarah Agnes McCORMICK (1898 - May 6th 1988)

Never Married
4th Generation Railroader
WW2 Veteran


Dorothy Jean PENDERGAST b. 7 January, 1927 d. 16 November, 2005

Father: Glen Clinton PENDERGAST (1900 - 1953)
Mother: Sarah Agnes McCORMICK (1898 - May 6th 1988)

Spouse (1): John Leroy DARLAND b. 31 July 1922, d. 21 February 1972

(Darland Family Tree Click Here)

Married. ? Divorced. ?

Children:

Spouse (2): John Nathan BOYCE (b. April 11, 1923, d. 23 July 1976)

Married at Reno, NV.

Children:


William Lee DARLAND (1949 - )

Father: John Leroy DARLAND b. 31 July 1922, d. 21 February 1972
Mother: Dorothy Jean PENDERGAST b. 7 January, 1927 d. 16 November, 2005

Spouse (1): Janet WILLIAMS ( - )

Married.? Divorced.?

Children:

Spouse (2): Mistina Marie BURCHETT

Married. ?


Lawrence J. DARLAND (1950 - )

Father: John Leroy DARLAND b. 31 July 1922, d. 21 February 1972
Mother: Dorothy Jean PENDERGAST b. 7 January, 1927 d. 16 November, 2005

Spouse: Sue MARCISCZ ( - )

Married. ?

Children:


James Phillip BOYCE (1957 - )

Father: John Nathan BOYCE (b. April 11, 1923, d. 23 July 1976)
Mother: Dorothy Jean PENDERGAST b. 7 January, 1927 d. 16 November, 2005

Spouse: Marilyn McKERNAN ( - )

Married. ?

Children:


Michael Richard BOYCE July 4, 1960 at Baker, OR

Father: John Nathan BOYCE (b. April 11, 1923, d. 23 July 1976)
Mother: Dorothy Jean PENDERGAST b. 7 January, 1927 d. 16 November, 2005

Spouse: Sandra Laureen KERN b. February 9, 1962 at Anahiem, CA

Married 3 December 1983 at Reno, NV.

Children:


Kathleen Ann BOYCE b. 20 December, 1961 - d. March 17, 2007 )

Father: John Nathan BOYCE (b. April 11, 1923, d. 23 July 1976)
Mother: Dorothy Jean PENDERGAST b. 7 January, 1927 d. 16 November, 2005

Spouse (1): Lloyd WILKINS ( - )

Married.? Divorced.?

Children:


Lee Raymond PENDERGAST (1930 - )

Father: Glen Clinton PENDERGAST (1900 - 1953)
Mother: Sarah Agnes McCORMICK (1898 - May 6th 1988)

Spouse: Jocelyne MEUNIER ( - )

Married.

Children :


Gary L. PENDERGAST b. 20 July 1951

Father: 52. Lee Raymond PENDERGAST (1930 - )
Mother: Jocelyne MEUNIER ( - )

Spouse: Karen CRANDALL

Married 29 March 1975.

Children:


Glenda S. PENDERGAST (1953 - )

Father: Lee Raymond PENDERGAST (1930 - )
Mother: Jocelyne MEUNIER ( - )

Spouse: Dennis VAKOC ( - )

Married.?

Children:


Lynette PENDERGAST (1955 - )

Father: Lee Raymond PENDERGAST (1930 - )
Mother: Jocelyne MEUNIER ( - )

Spouse: Mike ADAMS d. 1998 in Medford, OR, d. 27 July 1998

Married 21 April 1984.

Children:


Kenneth W. PENDERGAST (1956 - )

Father: Lee Raymond PENDERGAST (1930 - )
Mother: Jocelyne MEUNIER ( - )

Spouse: Patti WICKRE

Married.?

Children:


Russell J. PENDERGAST (1959 - 1982)

Father: Lee Raymond PENDERGAST (1930 - )
Mother: Jocelyne MEUNIER ( - )


James Thomas PENDERGAST b. 6 September, 1934 - d. 17 October, 2003

Father: Glen Clinton PENDERGAST (1900 - 1953)
Mother: Sarah Agnes McCORMICK (1898 - May 6th 1988)

Children:

Spouse: Mary DUSICH ( - )

Married. ?


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