Husband: James PENDARVIS
Birthdate: ? SC
Death date: before June 1867
father: unknown
mother: unknown
other marriages: Nancy WILLIAMS

Marriage date: abt 1851
Marriage place:

Wife: Nancy WILLIAMS
Birthdate: ABT 1828 - FL
Marriage date: abt 1851
Death date: Sept 1872 - , Alachua Co., FL
father: WILLIAMS, Lewellen
mother: unknown

* Proven known children of James & Nancy Natural "minor" children of Nancy PENDARVIS, are listed in Alachua County Deed Book H, pg 876, William Allen PENDARVIS, George Landsbright PENDARVIS & Joseph James PENDARVIS.
* Other possible children of James PENDARVIS: Erastus PENDARVIS, Lizzie PENDARVIS, Susan C. PENDARVIS, Richard PENDARVIS.

Proven children:
Child No. 1: Pallatiah PENDARVIS
AKA Pellie / Pelly PENDARVIS
Birthdate: b. abt 1853 FL
Spouse: W. W. BUTTON
Marriage date: recorded in Alachua Co, FL
marriage records: Pellie PENDARVIS and W.W. BUTTON married Dec 24,1875 Alachua Co FL
Death date: d. after 1880

Child No. 2: William Allen PENDARVIS
AKA: W W
Birthdate: b abt 1860
Spouse: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Death date: unknown

Child No. 3: George Landsbright PENDARVIS
Birthdate: b Dec 20, 1863, FL
Spouse: [1] Susie BENEDICT [d 1899]
Marriage date: March 10, 1887, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida
other marriages: Miss Geogia R.? [b 1878 d 1967 FL] married on March 20, 1900 Sumter Counter, FL
Death date: d Dec 1959 buried Oak Hill Cem, Lake Placid, FL

Child No. 4: Joseph James PENDARVIS
AKA: Joe & JJ
Birthdate: b Dec 9, 1866 Starke, FL
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth "Molly/Mollie" JONES
Marriage date: 1895, Escatwapa, Jackson County, MS
Death date: d. Jan. 9, 1939 MS; Buried Robinson Cementry, Escatwapa, Jackson County, MS
 
 
* My thanks to the "Alachua County Florida Records Court Clerk Site", [Alachua County FL Records: copied from the Clerk of the Court site]; my mother, Gloria Elizabeth PENDARVIS-CREEL, my cousin Molly CLAYTON REVELLE (granddaughter of Joseph James PENDARVIS), Randy Floyd, and the other PENDARVIS reseachers and genealogist who helped me with their wonderful online (and off-line) help and kindness.

Sources:
[1.] Alachua County Florida Probate Records
[2.] 1850 Census, Newnansville, Alachua County, FL p.26 CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: FL COUNTY: Alachua DIVISION: Fourteenth REEL NO: M704-36 PAGE NO: 26
24 189 189 PENDARVIS James 53 M Farmer 3,000 SC
25 189 189 PENDARVIS Eurastus 24 M Farmer Georgia
26 189 189 PENDARVIS James R. 15 M None Georgia X
27 189 189 PENDARVIS Mary 11 F Florida X
[3.] 1850 Census for WILLIAMS family of Alachua Co., FL 35 216 216: WILLIAMS, Manerva 24 F FL
36216 216 WILLIAMS, Nancy 22 F Florida
37 216 216 WILLIAMS, Lewallen 17 M Florida
[4.] 1860 Census Newnansville, Alachua County, FL; 3 698 717 Alachua County FL Records: copied from the Clerk of the Court site.
PENDARVIS James W M Farmer $20,000 $25,000 S.C. 4 698 71
PENDARVIS Nancy 30 F Fla 5 698 717
PENDARVIS Pallatiah 6 Fla
WILLIAMS L. A. clerk
[5.] 1870 Census.
PENDARVIS NANCY Alachua County FL 207 Gainesville P. O. Federal Population Schedule FL 1870 Federal Census Index FL51719387
[6.] 1870 Census Alachua Co., FL, Gainesville P.O. Page 413 3707/3707
PENDARVIS, Nancy 40 w/f 1500 500 FL
PENDARVIS, Pellie (Pellia?) 17 w/f FL
PENDARVIS, William 10 w/m FL
PENDARVIS, George 6 w/m FL
PENDARVIS, Joseph 3 w/m FL
?????? Francis 13 w/f FL (maybe a WILLIAMS)
[Notes:] Frances or Fannie/Fanny WILLIAMS is listed on 1874 deed record with Nancy PENDARVIS 3576/3576 Page 397
PENDARVIS, Melissy 25 w/f 1000 SC
PENDARVIS, James 12 w/m FL
PENDARVIS, Annie 8 w/f FL,
PENDARVIS, George 6 w/f FL Page 401 5616/5616
FRIER, Margaret 53 w/f 800 FL
BLANTON, Claudia 18 w/f FL
Josephine 16 w/f FL
James 14 w/m FL
[7.] Natural "minor" children of Nancy PENDARVIS, are listed in Alachua County Deed Book H, pg 876, William Allen PENDARVIS, George Landsbright PENDARVIS & Joseph James PENDARVIS. Also, written in Probate Records for James EXLEY.
[8.] Parents of Nancy WILLIAMS: Lewellan WILLIAMS, b.? VA died August 8, 1836; Mother: ? born SC: (State of birth of parents are listed on 1880 Fl Census for their daughter, Mary EXLEY). Lewellen WILLIAMS was killed 8 August 1836 FL.
*Notes:
[1] James and Nancy are listed (as husband & wife) on Alachua Court Deed Records as far back as 1853 & 1854. [SOURCE:] Alachua County Clerk Site 1853.
[2] When James PENDARVIS died (abt June 1867, as say dates in his probate records) the business was run by his partner, S.B. McLIN (listed as a Lawyer on census records). James PENDARVIS also brought into business with George BROWN, J. EXLEY, Sr (d 1857), (brother-in-law to Nancy), and Lewellen (aka Lew/Lewelling/Lewellan) WILLIAMS (Nancy's brother) and Mary EXLEY (Nancy's sister). James had several other business partners. Receiver for PENDARVIS Probate estate: S. WALKER; Appraisors for James PENDARVIS estate: (June 1867) D.A. FRIER, F.A. UNDERWOOD, W. B. WIMBERLY.
[3] Erastus PENDARVIS, Lizzie PENDARVIS, Susan PENDARVIS, Richard PENDARVIS are listed in 1880 Alachua County Probate Court Records for James W. EXLEY; are also children of James PENDARVIS.
[4.] Recorded in Alachua Co, FL probate court records for James EXLEY (only 3 pgs, 1880/81). The probate took from 1867 until Nov 1894 to dissolve. Nancy PENDARVIS was administrator until her death in 1872. Then, Susan PENDARVIS, (married to Daniel V. STROBEL) took over as administrator.
[5.] As written in letter to Alachua County, FL Probate Records Judge; by Pellie PENDARVIS-BUTTON, 1879, and another letter from her husband, W W BUTTON. Susan took over as administrator and was sued by James EXLEY to give up the position (1880 & 1881), due to her dishonestity and lack of care of James & Nancy's "minor" children: William Allen, George L. & Joseph James. Susan was listed as daughter to James PENDARVIS on first page of James EXLEY probate records.
[6.] James EXLEY (a first cousin) was appointed quardian of William Allen, George L. & Joseph James; and made administrator after Susan STROBLE. He was the son of J. EXLEY, d 1857 and Margret Mary WILLIAMS; Mary WILLIAMS was married to: [1] Isacs BLANTON/ BLANTIN married in 1842 [2] James EXLEY married 1855, died 1857. James EXLEY, b 1856, was listed on Alachua County probate records, as an heir to PENDARVIS family.
[Recorded in James EXLEY's probate records in Alachua County, FL]
  In the Court of the County Judge, in and for
Alachua County, Florida; Sitting and seting as Probate Judge In the
matter of the Estates of}
James PENDARVIS & Nancy PENDARVIS}
deceaded } Estate &c. Petition for sale of Real To the Hon. J. C. Gardner, County Judge in and for Alachua County, Florida sitting and acting as Probate Judge of said County:- The Petition Of James W. EXLEY as the administrator of and for the estate of Nancy PENDARVIS, deceased, and as administrator de bonis non, of and for the estate of James PENDARVIS, deceased, respectfully showeth unto your honor, that the said James PENDARVIS departed this life at and in the County of Alachua, in the State of Florida, where he last resided, in the year 1867, leaving surviving him his widow, the said Nancy PENDARVIS, and the following named children,to wit:-
Erastus PENDARVIS, Lizzie BROWNLOW, nee PENDARVIS, Susan STROBLE nee PENDARVIS, Richard PENDARVIS, Pelly BUTTON nee PENDARVIS, W. W. PENDARVIS, George PENDARVIS and Joseph PENDARVIS.
That subsequently, to wit, in the month of September, in the year 1872, the said Nancy PENDARVIS died. That the said Susan PENDARVIS intermarried with one Daniel STROBLE and afterswards the said Susan STROBLE died, at and in Alachua County, Florida, leaving the folling heirs at law, to wit:-
George STROBLE, Laura STROBLE, and Ellen MYERS nee STROBLE,
That Richard PENDARVIS died on the day of leaving one child named Victoria HILL.
And the said Pelly BUTTON died in the year 1880, leaving her husband W. W. BUTTON, and five children, viz: Ella PENDARVIS, Stephen Button PENDARVIS, Walter BUTTON, Albert BUTTON & Mary BUTTON.
That Erastus PENDARVIS died on the day of leaving one heir, Annie PENDARVIS, who intermarried with one Julius JEFFORDS, and she and her husband reside at High Springs, Florida,
And the said Lizzie PENDARVIS intermarried with on Benjamin BROWNLOW, now deceased, and the said Lizzie is dead and left two children, Benjamin BROWNLOW and Emily BROWNLOW, whose residence is Sutherland, Hillsboro County, Florida.
And the said Victoria PENDARVIS intermarried with one Rufus HILL, whose residence is High Springs, in Alachua County, Florida.
That the residence of W. W. PENDARVIS is Panasoffkee, Florida, and the residence of Joseph PENDARVIS is Galveston, Texas; and the residence of W. W. BUTTON is Tampa, FL, and the residence of George STROBLE, Laura STROBLE, Ellen MYERS, and her husband MYERS, is unknown to Petitioner, and the residence of Ella PENDARVIS and Stephen PENDARVIS is Greenville, South Carolina; the residence of Albert BUTTON, Walter BUTTON and Mary BUTTON minors, is Tampa, Florida. That the said James and Nancy PENDARVIS left at their de cease, the following described real estate, situated, lying and being in Alachua County, Florida, to wit:- The North East quarter of section three (3), township eight (8), range eightteen (18), North half of North West quarter, or lot three (3) of section nine (9), township eight (8), range eighteen (18), South and East; Lots two (2),three (3),and four (4), of section three (3),township eight (8),range eighteen (18),East. Also that part of South East quarter of section three (3), in town ship eight (8), range eighteen (18),which lies on the North and East of the road leading from Newnansville to Alligator, known as he Bellamy Road, or in other words, all that portion of said quarter section, which lies on the right hand of said road leading from Newnansville to Alligator, called Bellany Road, containing twenty (20) acres:- South West quarter of section two (2), township eight (8), range eighteen (18), North half of West half of North East quarter, and North West quarter, less seven acres; East half of North East quarter of South West quarter 11, in township eight (8), Southrange (18). That the deceased left some debts which have been paid by the sale of personal property, but that petitioner has incurred a large amount of indebtedness in defending the said estate against certain litigation, that was brought against the said James PENDARVIS, among which is a fee that is now due to NESS. COOPER & COOPER of Jacksonville, Florida, defending the estate of James PENDARVIS, deceased, in a law suit in the United States Court of Jacksonville, Florida,- said fee amounting to $250.00, and the interest since the same became due. Petitioner has also been unable pay the taxes on the real estate of the estate, and a large amount of taxes has accumulated against the same. There is no personal property left in the estate, but the same has been wholly and entirely exhausted, and it is aboslutely necessary to sell the real estate in order to raise funds with which to pay the expense of administration, the said attorney's fees, and the taxes lawfully accessed against the said property and other indebtedness existing against the said Estate of said James and Nancy PENDARVIS. Your Petitioner therefore prays, that your honor will grant an order for the sale of the afore-mentioned and described real estate, or a sufficient amount thereof to satisfy and pay the said indebtedness; and if there should be over plus.
[This Probate record Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr 17 September 2002] and [Transcribed by Pat CREEL PENDARVIS 2002]