Mehitable (Wing) Pendergast (1739 - 1812)

Ancestors

Wife of William Prendergast — married 1755 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1812 at age 73 in Chautauqua, New York, United States

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Biography

Mehitable was a Friend (Quaker)

Mehitable (Wing) Pendergast is Notable.

Mehitable (Wing) Pendergast has English ancestors.

Heroine of Quaker Hill, Valiant Mehitabel Prendergast Saved Her Husband From Hanging, Jamestowner's Honor Her Every Memorial Day. Mehitabel Wing Prendergast was the mother of James Prendergast, the founder of Jamestown, New York and of other sons who were prominent in shaping history in this part of the country.(See Photo on Profile)^[1]

Mehitable Wing was born 27d 1m 1739 [27 March 1739].^[2] She was the daughter of Jedediah Wing and Elizabeth Bowerman (Gifford) Wing.^[2]

She married William Prendergast in 1755 Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was disowned by the on 21d 9m 1758 [21 September 1758] for marrying out of unity.^[3]

Mehitable died on 14 September 1812. She was buried in Prendergast Cemetery.^[4]

Children

Children of William and Mehitable Pendergast:

• Thomas Prendergast.
• Mary Polly Prendergast.
• James Prendergast.
• Jedediah Prendergast.
• Martin Prendergast.
• Susannah Prendergast.

Birth and Siblings

Children of Jedidiah and Elizabeth Wing:^[2]

• Abigail Wing b. 14 of 7m, 1735.
• Matthew Wing b. 8 of 2m, 1737; d. 8 of 6m, 1756.
• Mehetable Wing b. 27 of 1m, 1739.
• Elihu Wing b. 31 of 6m, 1741.
• Gershom Wing b. 2 of 12m, 1744/5.
• Deborah Wing b. 6 of 12m, 1746/7.
• Elisha Wing b. 16 of 2m, 1748.
• Prince Wing b. 24 of 3m, 1753.
• Elizabeth Wing b. 16 of 4m, 1755.
• Dorcas Wing b. 4 of 9m, 1757.

Notes

• Quaker Calendar - There is much confusion over the dates in Quaker records. Friends used numbered months and days rather than what they considered pagan names for them (i.e. "Thursday" coming from "Thor's Day"). Thus, when the secular calendar was changed in 1752, making January the first month instead of March, Friends began calling January "First Month".

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.prendergastlibrary.org/mehitable-wing-prendergast/
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} [Quaker Births From Oblong Monthly Meeting], Dutchess County, New York, LDS Film # 873511, Records of Josephine Frost, Transcribed by Debbie Axtman, Pages 25 - 28.
3. ↑ James E. Hazard Index, The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.; Call Number O 373; Volume 3.1; Page 142; ID 296.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/10533681/mehitable-prendergast : accessed 25 May 2021), memorial page for Mehitable Wing Prendergast (27 Mar 1739–14 Sep 1812), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10533681, citing Prendergast Cemetery, Chautauqua County, New York.

• FamilySearch profile.