Pendleton, Nathaniel, 1756-1821

Nathaniel Pendleton (1756-1821): Revolutionary War soldier and aide-de-camp to Nathanael Greene; an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati in South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and New York; member of the Constitutional Convention, 1788; prominent jurist.

Jurist and officer during the Revolutionary War; aide-de-camp to Gen. Nathanael Greene, delegate to the Federal Convention of 1787, U. S. district judge of Georgia, county judge, Dutchess County, New York; acted as Alexander Hamilton's second in his fatal duel with Aaron Burr. Born in Culpeper County, Virginia; later a resident of New York City.

Revolutionary War officer, attorney, judge, and New York state legislator. A native of Virginia, Pendleton served as aide-de-camp to General Nathanael Greene and was a relative of South Carolina judge and state legislator Henry Pendleton (d. 1788). He died in 1821.

Farmer, jurist, and Revolutionary officer.

Nathaniel Pendleton (1756-1821) was a lawyer and judge. He fought in the American revolution and then took up private practice in Savannah. He was a federal judge from 1789-1796, then returned to private practice in New York. -- "Pendleton, Nathaniel." Judges of the United States Courts. http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1863 (Retrieved June 26, 2009)

Nathaniel Pendleton (1756-1821): Revolutionary War soldier and aide-de-camp to Nathanael Greene; an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati in South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and New York; member of the Constitutional Convention, 1788; prominent jurist.

Nathaniel Pendleton (1756-1821) was born in Culpepper County, Virginia, and died in Hyde Park, New York. He served in the Revolutionary forces for eight years and five months and was in the last part aide-de-camp to General Nathanael Greene. An original member of the Society of the Cincinnati in South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and New York, he was also a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1788. He acted as Alexander Hamilton's second in his duel with Aaron Burr, and was one of the executors of Hamilton's estate. He became a prominent jurist. He married Susan Bard, daughter of John Bard, a friend of Benjamin Franklin.