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Pendergast Family Crest
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Where did the English Pendergast family come from? What is the English Pendergast family crest and coat of arms? When did the Pendergast family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Pendergast 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 Pendergast 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 Pendergast research. Another 188 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1225, 1296, 1354, and 1709 are included under the topic Early Pendergast 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 Pendergast Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Pendergast 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 were:

Pendergast Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Phillipp Pendergast, who landed in Virginia in 1643
  • Robert Pendergast, who arrived in Maryland in 1678

Pendergast Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Thomas Pendergast, who landed in America in 1810
  • Charles M Pendergast, aged 42, arrived in Harford County, Md in 1835
  • Edward Pendergast, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1840
  • James Pendergast, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1876
  • William Pendergast, who arrived in Arkansas in 1885

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  • Clancy Pendergast (b. 1967), American former defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs
  • James Francis Pendergast (1856-1911), Democratic politician who was to be the first Big City Boss of Kansas City, Missouri
  • David Michael Pendergast (b. 1934), American Archaeologist
  • Thomas Joseph Pendergast (1873-1945), American, who controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri as a political boss
  • Christopher-Paul Peter Pendergast (b. 1986), Scottish born Gaelic Footballer
  • Leeanna Pendergast, Canadian politician


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  9. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  10. Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
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