For some years after their marriage, Mr. Prendergast and his wife resided at Pawlings, Dutchess County. I have heard it said that William, the pioneer, came to America when he was but nineteen years of age. He continued to live at Pawlings until the year 1766. At that time the inhabitants of Rensselaer, Dutchess and Columbia counties who rented their lands, instead of owning them, became dissatisfied by what they considered the unreasonable demands of the proprietors, and broke out in open revolt. Prendergast, who was looked upon as a leader of the disaffected, was taken prisoner, tried for treason and sentenced to death. He was, however, pardoned by the British king, George IV, on taking an oath never again to bear arms against the government of England. This oath he kept, so that during the Revolution neither he nor his sons were actively engaged in the Patriot cause, although sympathizing therewith. After his pardon, he removed to Pittstown, Rensselaer County, twenty-two miles above Albany, N. Y., where he lived until 1805. At this time the family decided to remove to Tennessee, and departed for thence, traveling in wagons and on horseback. Not liking the place, they returned through Ohio and Pennsylvania to New York state. When they had reached a point some miles within New York, the horse ridden by Thomas Prendergast, one of the sons, became lame. Being near a settler’s log cabin, Thomas entered the latter and soon prevailed upon the settler to sell him his claim. Thomas, therefore, decided to go no further but to settle there and make the locality his home, which he accordingly did. William Prendergast, the pioneer, and his wife, were the parents of seven sons and six daughters. All but one of these children arrived at maturity, and all but one settled in Chautauqua County, N. Y. The children just mentioned were: 1. Matthew, born Aug. 5, 1756; died July 24, 1838. 2. Thomas, born Sept, 11, 1757; died June 3, 1842. 3. Mary, born 1760; died July 11, 1845. 4. Elizabeth, born Aug. 30, 1762; died Aug. 31, 1824. 5. James, born March 9, 1764; died June 18, 1846. 6. Jedediah, born May 13, 1766; died March 1, 1848. 7. Martin, born April 22, 1769; died June 21, 1835. 8. John Jeffrey, born 1771; date of death unknown. 9. Susanna, born April 22, 1773; died Aug. 8, 1847. 10. Elinor, died in infancy. 11. Martha, born March 18, 1777; died Dec. 9, 1849. 12. William, born 1779; died Nov. 11, 1857. 13. Minerva, born Aug. 26, 1782; died March 30, 1858. The foregoing data, relating to the births and deaths of the children, while possibly not exact in every instance, is approximately so, and is the best it is now possible to procure. Of the children here mentioned: 1. Matthew became associate judge of Niagara County, N. Y., from which Chautauqua County was taken. 2. Thomas became a successful farmer. 3. Mary married William Bemus. 4. Elizabeth died unmarried.