▁son ▁Edmund ▁B . ▁P end leton ▁( 1 8 1 6 – 1 8 8 0 ) ▁would ▁follow ▁his ▁father ' s ▁path ▁in ▁law ▁and ▁politics ▁into ▁the ▁Virginia ▁jud ici ary , ▁serving ▁one ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁twice ▁voting ▁against ▁se cess ion ▁twice ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Ber keley ▁County ' s ▁deleg ates ▁at ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Sec ession ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁P end leton ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Sarah ▁also ▁had ▁sons ▁Philip ▁P end leton ▁( 1 8 1 4 – 1 8 9 9 ) ▁and ▁Dr . ▁El ish a ▁Bo yd ▁P end leton ▁( 1 8 2 0 – 1 9 0 2 ), ▁and ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Elizabeth ▁who ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁children . ▁ ▁Edmund ▁B . ▁P end leton ▁ ▁Ber keley ▁County ▁had ▁not ▁sent ▁any ▁represent atives ▁to ▁the ▁W heel ing ▁Con vent ions ▁which ▁helped ▁create ▁the ▁new ▁state , ▁and ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁relatives ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army . ▁His ▁son ▁Edmund ▁B . ▁P end leton ▁would ▁move ▁from ▁Ber keley ▁County ▁back ▁into ▁Frederick ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁( from ▁which ▁Ber keley ▁county ▁had ▁been ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 2 ) ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁Virginia ▁judge ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁until ▁res ign ing ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁and ▁ret iring