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Galf I'asturc ri\(.'r, and at Warm Si:)riiij4s, a resort and capital of Hath county, Virf^inia, five miles from Not Springs. With these six years in actual general practice, Dr. Wal- lace decided ui)on a permanent location at Covington, the county seat of Alleghany county. \ irginia, a town of 5000 people, situated on the Jackson river and on the Chesapeake cK: Ohio Railroad, twenty-two miles east of White Sulphur Springs, sur- rounded by beautiful mountain scenery, such surroimdings corres])onding to the scenes of his childhood. Dr. Wallace has remained until the present date, Covington with its pulp, extensive paper and iron mills forming a prosperous community, in keep- ing with its natural advantages and beauti- ful surroundings. He has acquired high professional standing, has received a gen- erous patronage and is highly regarded so- cially.

He is a member of the American, South- ern and \'irginia Medical societies, active and interested in their proceedings, and is a close student of all that pertains to mod- ern practice, be it preventative or curative, in 1904 taking a post-graduate course at New York Polyclinic College. He is a ves- tryman of the Protestant Episcopal church, and a member of the Masonic order, belong- ing to Covington Lodge, No. 171, Free and Accepted Masons ; Covington Chapter, No. 18, Royal Arch Masons; Stevenson Com- mandery, No. 8, Knights Templar, of Staun- ton, and Acca Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Richmond. In political faith he is a Democrat.

Dr. Wallace married Anna Elizabeth Se- ward, born in Independence. Washington cotmty, Texas, daughter of John Seward and Laura (Roberts) Seward, the latter of Llouston. Texas, the former a cousin of William H. Seward, of New York state. United States senator, governor of New York and secretary of state under President Lincoln. Children: Laura N.. born at Cov- ington, Virginia, September 11, 1898; John Thomas, born in Covington, July 23. 1902.

Pendleton-Williams. The first of the name of Pendleton who came to the colony of Virginia from England were two young men. Philip, a teacher, and his brother Na- thaniel, a clergyman, who arrived in 1674. The latter died very soon, unmarried, and no data has been found to indicate that he

held priestly oflice in the colony. Philip Pendleton returned to England about 1680 and tradition says he married there a lady of liigh social ])osition. her death causing his return to X'irginia. In 1682 he married Isabella Hurt, and from that marriage are descended all the Pendletons of Virginia.

The Pendletons were originally of Man- chester. England, where the name was well known, Pendletons being in public life as early as the reign of Henry VI H. The coat- of-arms used l)y the Pendletons of Norwich, England, and by the American founder, Philip Pendleton, are: "Gules an escutcheon, argent chapeau gules, turned up, ermine, a demi dragon, wings inverted, or holding an escallojj shell argent," the escallop shells and cardinal's chapeau in the crest indicat- ing a connection with the Crusades.

Philip Pendleton was born in Norwich, England, in 1650, son of Henry Pendleton, son and .heir of George Pendleton, gentle- man, who married Elizabeth, daughter of John Pettingall, gentleman, of Norwich, England. Philip Pendleton is said to have settled in New Kent county on coming to Virginia, but there is no record of him on the register of St. Peter's parish. His home was probably in that portion of the county later Caroline county, the records of which were burned during the war 1861-65. Most of his descendants settled in counties north of New Kent. He died in 1721, the same year his grandson, the eminent Judge Ed- mund Pendleton, was born. He had sons: Henry, John, Philip; daughters: Elizabeth, married Samuel Clayton, of Caroline coun- ty ; Rachel, married John Vass ; Catherine, married John Taylor: Isabella, married Richard Thomas.

Llenry Pendleton, the eldest son of Philip and Elizabeth (Pettingall) Pendleton, was born in 1683. He married Alary, daughter of James Taylor, of Carlisle, England, and they were the parents of five sons, from whom most of the \^irginia Pendletons de- scend.

John Pendleton, the fourth son of Henry and Mary (Taylor) Pendleton, was born in 1719, died in 1799. He held various offices of honor and trust in the colony of Virginia and in the senate. He was appointed by a convention of delegates of the counties and corporations of Virginia, at Richmond, on Alonday, July 17. 1775, to sign a large issue of treasurv notes. The issue was for three