▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Census . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Census , ▁P end leton ▁owned ▁ 1 6 ▁slaves ▁in ▁Ber keley ▁County , ▁Virginia . ▁His ▁first born ▁son , ▁also ▁Philip ▁C . ▁P end leton ▁( 1 8 1 4 – 1 8 9 9 ) ▁far med ▁across ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁River ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁Al leg hen y ▁County , ▁Maryland ▁before ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁ens la ved ▁people , ▁then ▁possibly ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Union ▁major ▁and ▁pay master ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Ber keley ▁County ▁vot ers ▁elected ▁P end leton ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁represent atives ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁( a ▁part - time ▁position ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁him ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁top ▁vote - get ters ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁elected ▁( Ph il ip ▁P . ▁Wilson ) ▁died ▁before ▁the ▁session ▁began ▁and ▁P end leton ▁succeeded ▁him , ▁then ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁George ▁Por ter field ▁for ▁one ▁term , ▁before ▁he ▁and ▁Magn us ▁T ate ▁served ▁together ▁for ▁a ▁term , ▁then ▁Por ter field ▁again ▁replaced ▁P end leton . ▁Report edly , ▁his ▁ten ure ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁General ▁Assembly ▁led ▁to ▁P end