Mary married CSA Joseph Hester III about 1844 in Tar Heel, Bladen County, North Carolina. CSA was born on 04 Apr 1818 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died on 15 Aug 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Butler HESTER was born on 19 Aug 1845; died on 17 Apr 1924.
2. Joseph Franklin HESTER was born on 16 Apr 1848 in January 24, 1925..
3. Montgomery Robinson HESTER was born on 19 May 1854 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died on 01 Feb 1927 in Robeson County, North Carolina.
4. John Thomas HESTER was born on 28 Mar 1858.
5. Mary Eliza HESTER was born on 21 Aug 1861; died on 09 May 1927.
6. Sarah Victoria HESTER was born on 11 Mar 1867; died on 04 Jul 1930.

John married Lizzie "Mary" MCDONALD. Lizzie was born in 1799; died before 1845 in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Alice MCCREE before 1793 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Alice (daughter of Robert MCCREE and Jane UNKNOWN) was born in 1765 in North Carolina; died between 1815 and 1827 in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./
Was "of Winyah, SC" in 1739 but gone before 1755.
He had land grants on N.E. side of Cape Fear River. on tax list 1763 in Bladen Co.NC., although he was there by 1745. Will was witnessed by Thomas Robeson, Jr. and Mary Bartram Robeson.
SOURCE NOTES for Benjamin follow:
Will dated 22 Aug 1765 at Elizabethtown, Bladen Co., NC and is filed in Record of Wills Book no. 1, pp 5967.

NOTE 2./
Will of Benjamin Singletary of Bladen County NC, Genealogy.com Singletary Family Genealogy Forum at <>
Will of Benjamin Singletary of Bladen County N.C.

Filed in the Record of Wills, Book #1, pp 596-597
Bladen County, North Carolina

The 22nd day of August in the year of our lord 1765 I, Benjamin Singletary of Bladen County, Planter, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, do make this my last Will and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all.

I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God, that gave it, and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian-like and decent manner at the descretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life. I give devise and dispose of the same in manner and form following that is to say in the first place.

I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my dearly beloved wife, while she lives the house and household goods and Plantation where I now live together with one Negro Wench named Flower. All my stock of horses, Cattle and hogs, to dispose of as she thinks proper, for the bringing up and schooling of the youngest children, and after her death the Plantation to be equally divided between my two youngest sons, Joseph and John. It is also, I give to my eldest son, Richard 320 acres of land joining the upper side of the Plantation I now live on and one Negro fellow named Cubben, to him, his heirs and assigns.

Also, I give to my son Benjamin 300 acres of land lying on the South West of the river opposite to the land I gave to my Son Richard and one Negro Wench named Clarender to him and his heirs its also. I give to my Son James 150 acres of land joining the back of the land I gave to my Son Richard and one Negro Wench Flora. After his Mothers death to him and his heirs its also to my Joseph, One Negro boy named Sippie to him and his heirs.

I likewise constitute make and ordain my beloved wife Elizabeth and my Son Richard my only Executrix and Executor of my last will and Testament, all and both of them by me, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former Testament, Wills and Legacies, bequests and Executors by me in any way before the time named and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year above written.

Benjamin Singletary (SEAL)

Signed, sealed and
Published pronounced and
Declared by the said
Benjamin Singletary as his
Last Will and Testament in
The presence of us the
Subscribers.

Mitchell Eustace
Thomas Roberson Jun’r
Mary Robeson

Benjamin married Elizabeth JAMES about 1742 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of Governor William JAMES) was born about 1715 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died in 1806 in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Jane UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]