John married Sarah Sallie SINGLETARY on 17 Jan 1828 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of RS Josiah Jonathan SINGLETARY and Sarah Ann HARRISON) was born on 29 Nov 1809 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died on 29 Feb 1864 in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CENSUS OF PENSIONERS - 1841: State of North Carolina <>

Names of pensioners for revolutionary or military services, including ages and names of heads of families with whom pensioners resided June 1, 1840. This material was returned by the marshals of the several judicial districts under "The Act for Taking The Sixth Census", under the direction of the secretary of state. Printed in 1841 by Blair and Rives, Washington, DC.
BLADEN COUNTY
Josiah Singletary, 76

RS married Sarah Ann HARRISON in 1780 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Sarah was born on 22 Mar 1759 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died between 1830 and 1833 in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bladen County NC. Book 1, p. 525, Bladen Wills 1784 Bladen tax roll with 560 acres, 1/2 town lot, one white poll, 2 black polls. Dates unknown, Also see John B. Lennon 1788 Bladen tax roll with 763 acres, one white poll, three black polls. 1790 census shows one white male 16 and over, four white females, and seven slaves. Possibility of no male children, names and spouses of daughters not found.

John married Mary Hannah JONES. Mary (daughter of Issac JONES and Susannah MNU) was born in in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NOTE 1./ from Singletary tree:
There is no record of Joseph receiving Land Grants in North Carolina. However, he did own land in the vicinity of his brothers Richard's and William's lands that he received by Warrant dated May 28,1738. Certified October 1, 1738. Directed to Richard Hillyer, returned November 18, 1738. "500 acres on ye NW of Joneses Creek being about 2 miles above ye said Joneses Mill and running up both sides ye Creek for ye Compit". Ref Bladen Pct/CO., NC Surviving Land Warrants 1735-1749 & Surveys 1741-1761, by Miles S. Philbeck.

NOTE 2./ July 08, 2001 ; Singletary Family Genealogy Forum; Joseph Singletary of Bladen Co., N.C; posted by Patty Ramos; <>
In a book by Wanda S. Campbell titled "Abstracts of Wills Bladen County, North Carolina (1734-1900) published 1962;lists the following entry on page 81:
"JOSEPH SINGLETARY JULY 4, 1772. NOVEMBER COURT 1772.

WILL OF JOSEPH SINGLETARY

In the Name of God Amen the fourth Day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Two, I, Joseph Singletary of the County of Bladen and Province of North Carolina being of perfect Mind and Memory and understanding do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament.

Imprimisses: It is my will and I do order that in the first place all my just debts and funeral charges be first paid and satisfied.

Item: It is my will and desire that my children shall be schooled out of my whole estate what ever my Executors hereafter mentioned shall think sufficient.

Item: It is my will and desire that my beloved wife Mary Singletery enjoy my whole estate both real and personal during her widowhood except the schooling of the children but in case she marryes that immediately after that she is to have one third part of all the remainder or my moveable or personal estate laid off to her by my Executors hereafter mentioned to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

Item: It is my will and desire the other two thirds of my personal estate likewise all my real estate be equally divided amongst my children when the youngest arrives to the age of fourteen years old.
But in case their mother is then living in widowhood then the real estate is not to be devided while she remains in that state to them their Heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns forever.

And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all other former wills by me made, and I do declare this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby nominate, ordain and appoint my two brothers, Benjamin Fitzrandolph and Ithamar Singletary to be my true and lawful and whole Executors of this my last will and testament.

In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and Year first within written.

Joseph Singletary
(Seal)

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the Testator to be his Last Will and Testament in the presence of the subscribers who subscribed our names in the presence of the Testator.

John Poynter
Mary Pounter
Brayton Singletary

North Carolina
Bladen County
November Court 1772

Be it remembered that the Execution of the original Will was proved in open Court by the oath of John Poynter who swore that he did see Joseph Singletary sign, seal, publish and declare this to be his last will & testament & at the same time Mary Poynter & Braton Singletary signed concurring evidence thereto.

Joseph married Mary FITZRANDOLPH about 1750 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of MR FITZRANDOLPH, daughter of Benjamin FITZRANDOLPH and Elizabeth PRIDEMORE) was born on 29 Dec 1732 in Cape Fear, Bath, North Carolina; died in in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]