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Pendegast Family Crest
Pendegast Family Crest
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Where did the English Pendegast family come from? What is the English Pendegast family crest and coat of arms? When did the Pendegast family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Pendegast family history?

The origins of this surname remain uncertain. According to family lore, it was originally from a place named Brontegeest, near Ghent in Flanders. Form there, Flemish settlers took the name to Normandy, before arriving in Britain with the Norman invasion. The Pendegast family lived in the village of Prendergast in the Welsh county of Pembroke.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Prendergast, Prendegast, Pendergast, Pendegast, Prendregast, Pendergrass, Pendergrist and many more.

First found in Pembroke where Philip, son of a bearer of Prenliregast, a follower of the Conqueror was given the lands, which would encompass Prendergast Castle. There has long been a Prenegast family of this name in Berwickwhire, which is said to come from these same roots.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pendegast research. Another 188 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1225, 1296, 1354, and 1709 are included under the topic Early Pendegast History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 20 words(1 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Pendegast Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Pendegast family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 142 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Phillip Prendergast who settled in Virginia in 1643; Richard and Miles Prendergast arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1858; Edward Prendergrast settled in Philadelphia in 1838.

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