[1] Pemberton greatly benefited by his marriage and the political influence of Sir John Stanhope, the husband of his sister-in-law Margaret Macwilliam.
His home was Hertingfordbury House, where he hosted King James and Anne of Denmark for a day in July 1605.
[2] Pemberton was Member of Parliament for Higham Ferrers in 1604 and Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1615.
Pemberton married Susannah, daughter of Henry Macwilliam and widow of Edward Saunders.
[3] Some sources say she was the daughter of Sir Thomas Cheek, her mother was Mary Cheke.