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![Show Contents]() Pendergast History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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. Early Origins of the Pendergast familyThe surname Pendergast was 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 Berwickshire, which is said to come from these same roots. "Preenhirlegast is generally supposed to be synonymous with Prendergast, which family, soon after the Conquest, held possessions in the county of Pembroke, and at Akill, in Northumberland, which last estate its owners forfeited in 1327, by their adherence to the Scottish party. Maurice, Lord of Prendergast, near Pembroke, was one of the most eminent of Strongbow's companions in the conquest of Ireland. " 1 In Scotland, "The family gave the name of their Welsh home to their new possessions, Prenderguest (now a farm, a 1152 Prenderghest) near Ayton, Berwickshire. Waldoev de Prendergest witnessed the grant of the church of Kilmaurs to the Abbey of Kelso, c. 1170. Helia de Prendregest witnessed a charter by Adam de Lamberton of the third part of Lambertun, c. 1190-1200. " 2 Early History of the Pendergast familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pendergast research. Another 178 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1172, 1225, 1240, 1296, 1325, 1354, 1413, 1424, 1440 and 1709 are included under the topic Early Pendergast History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pendergast Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Prendergast, Prendegast, Pendergast, Pendegast, Prendregast, Pendergrass, Pendergrist and many more. Early Notables of the Pendergast familyMore information is included under the topic Early Pendergast Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pendergast RankingIn the United States, the name Pendergast is the 9,786th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3  Migration of the Pendergast family to Ireland
Some of the Pendergast family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 71 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Pendergast Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Phillipp Pendergast, who landed in Virginia in 1643 4
- Robert Pendergast, who arrived in Maryland in 1678 4
Pendergast Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Pendergast, who landed in America in 1810 4
- Charles M Pendergast, aged 42, who arrived in Harford County, Maryland in 1835 4
- Edward Pendergast, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1840 4
- James Pendergast, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1876 4
- William Pendergast, who arrived in Arkansas in 1885 4
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Pendergast Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Michael Pendergast, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1819
- Patrick Pendergast, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1843
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pendergast (post 1700) | + |
- Thomas Joseph "Tom" Pendergast (1873-1945), American who controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri as a political boss
- David Michael Pendergast (b. 1934), American archaeologist
- James Francis Pendergast (1856-1911), Democratic politician who was to be the first Big City Boss of Kansas City, Missouri
- Clancy Pendergast (b. 1967), American former defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Victoria "Tori" Pendergast (b. 1991), Australian F58 athletics shotput competitor and LW12.1 classified para-alpine skier at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Leeanna Pendergast (b. 1962), Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2011
- Christopher-Paul Peter Pendergast (b. 1986), Scottish born Gaelic Footballer
| Historic Events for the Pendergast family | + |
- Mrs. Mary Ann Pendergast (1837-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 5
Victoria steamboat disaster - Hannah Pendergast, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881
- John Pendergast, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881
- Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance
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