Notes:

NOTE 1./ Singletary Family Genealogy Forum @ genealogy.com posted by V. Allen Singletary
<> March 18, 1999.

I have information on descendants of Thomas W. Singletary and the ancestors of his daughter, Martha Sincletary. Martha was born 30 Sep 1814, Telfair Co., GA, married 1840, Phillip Walker, born 1814, NC, died 1893, Martha died 17 Mar 1869, Schley Co., GA. Her father and mother were Thomas W. Singletary and Anna Barrow.
Thomas W. Singletary, born (1770-75), Camden, Sumter Co., SC, married ca. 1800, in Sumter Co., SC, Anna Barrow, born 1777, NC, (daughter of Taylor Barrow and Mary Purvis). Thomas died 1842, Telfair, Pulaski Co., GA, and Martha died 30 Jul 1858, Schley Co., GA.
Thomas W. Singletary and Anna Barrow had the following known children: Thomas W., Arthur, William, Elijah, Nathan J., Martha, Sarah "Sally", Ziba B., and James T. Singletary. Details are in the genealogy report files.
The 1820 Census showed Thomas and Anna with 7 boys and 3 girls. ((Males: 2 age 0-10; 2 age 10-16; 3 age 16-26; 1 age 45+. Females: 3 age 0-10; 1 age 16-26. No Slaves))
The 1830 Census showed 5 boys, 4 girls. Thomas moved to GA in 1800. Anna, in 1850 lived in Sumter Co., GA. Her obituary dated 9/22/1858 said she left 7 children.
I do not claim credit for the research on these people, but I believe the information is valid.

NOTE 2./ SINGLETARY-BUMPHEAD ROAD
Extracted from The History of Schley County compiled by The Schley County Preservation Society. Surveyed by Lettie Lee Royal. From Ellaville take Hwy 19 south to 27 west, to Bumphead Rd. Go south on bumphead Rd. for approx. a mile. Cemetery on right.
Singletary, Cassie No Marker
Singletary, Gasandra J. 2-01-1818 6-17-1888
Singletary, Infant Dau. of H.H. & A.M. 1878 1-07-1879
Singletary, Nathan 8-16-1810 10-06-1873
Singletary, Thomas W.(Co. B 46th Reg. Ga. Vol.) 2-17-1843 9-24-1863
Walker, Martha 9-30-1811 3-17-1864
Walker, Philip 3-23-1814 9-16-1893

NOTE 3./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1789

The year was 1789 and in the U.S. a young government was beginning to take shape. In its first nationwide election, the popular Revolutionary War general, George Washington, became the country's first president and was sworn in at the first capitol of the United States, Federal Hall in New York City.

In France, a rebellion was underway and with the storming of the Bastille prison, the French Revolution began. In its reporting on the subject, The Times of London, England had the following to say of the conflict:

The spirit of liberty which so long lay in a state of death, oppressed by the hand of power, received its first spark of returning animation, by the incautious and impolitic assistance afforded to America. The French soldier on his return from that emancipated continent, told a glorious tale to his countrymen--"That the arms of France had given freedome to thirteen United States, and planted the standard of liberty on the battlements of New York and Philadelphia." The idea of such a noble deed became a general object of admiration, the [facets?] of a similar state were eagerly longed for by all ranks of people, and the vox populi had this force of argument--"If France gave freedom to America, why should she not unchain the arbitrary fetters which bind her own people.

Later that year, the Marquis de Lafayette, with the advice of Thomas Jefferson who was at the time the American ambassador to France, drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. It was adopted by France's National Assembly in August and ratified by Louis XVI in October.

There was unrest in other parts of the world as well. Sweden and Russia were at war, and briefly, Norway had joined the conflict, although a peace treaty was signed in July 1789.

In a smaller, but well-known conflict, the mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty was also in the year 1789. On April 28, part of the crew of the Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied and set Captain William Bligh and eighteen crewmembers adrift. Bligh managed to get the boat some 3,600 miles to Timor. Some of the mutineers were captured and prosecuted--three were hanged, while others, including Fletcher Christian ended up on Pitcairn Island, where some of their descendants live to this day.

In 1789, there was an epidemic of influenza in New England, New York, and Nova Scotia, which resulted in many deaths due to secondary cases of pneumonia. The new president was among those who fell ill. He caught a cold while visiting Boston, and later, was affected more seriously with influenza, which was dubbed Washington Influenza.

Thomas married Anna BARROW about 1800 in Sumter County, South Carolina. Anna (daughter of Taylor BARROW and Mary PURVIS) was born in 1777 in North Carolina; died on 30 Jul 1858 in Schley County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William SINGLETARY was born about 1802 in Sumter, SC or Telfair County, Georgia; died between 1841 and 1850 in Macon County, Georgia.
2. Elijah SINGLETARY was born about 1803 in Lawrence, Telfair County, Georgia; died before 1850 in Pulaski County, Georgia.
3. CSA ThomasJr W SINGLETARY was born in 1804 in Lawrence, Telfair County, Georgia; died after 1860 in Pulaski County, Georgia?.
4. CSA Nathan P. SINGLETARY was born on 16 Aug 1810 in Laurens County, Georgia; died on 06 Oct 1873 in Schley County, Georgia; was buried in Singletary-Bumphead Road Cemetery, Schley County Georgia.
5. Sarah "Sally" SINGLETARY was born about 1812 in Telfair County, Georgia.
6. Martha SINGLETARY was born on 30 Sep 1814 in Telfair County, Georgia; died on 17 Mar 1864 in Schley County, Georgia; was buried in Singletary-Bumphead Road Cemetery, Schley County Georgia.
7. Cassie SINGLETARY was born about 1817 in Telfair County, Georgia; died about 1817 in Telfair County, Georgia.
8. CSA Ziba Babe SINGLETARY was born in 1819 in Telfair County, Georgia; died after 1900 in Wichita Falls, Texas.
9. Arthur SINGLETARY was born in 1811 in Telfair County, Georgia; died before 1880 in Sumter County, Georgia.
10. CSA James T SINGLETARY was born in 1825 in Telfair County, Georgia; died after 1900 in Sylvan Grove, Dale, Alabama.
11. CSA Thomas S SINGLETARY was born in 1828 in Sumter County, Georgia; died on 24 Sep 1863 in Schley County, Georgia.

RS married Lydia Ann PERDRIAU about 1763 in South Carolina. Lydia (daughter of Benjamin PERDNAU and Mary UNKNOWN) was born about 1740 in St. James, Goose Creek, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

EbenezerBenjamin married Hannah DARBY in 1736 in Charleston, South Carolina. Hannah (daughter of Michael DARBY and Mary WARNOCK) was born on 21 Sep 1718 in St.Thomas & St. Denis Parish, South Carolina; died on 18 Mar 1804 in Sumter District, Craven County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Mary UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ November 4, 1703, Richard Singletary was granted a warrant for 500 acres of land in Berkeley Co., ST. Thomas & ST. Denis Parish, South Carolina, beside Wm. Capers.
1710 A Grant on Wando River near John Dunham was issued.

NOTE 2./ LAND OWNERSHIP <>

In Colonial South Carolina, land was granted under various laws and statutes as decreed by the King of England and/or the Lords Proprietors. Any free person could appear before the Council and petition for a survey to be granted land. The amount of land awarded depended upon a head of family status which at one time was valued at 100 acres for the head of household and 50 acres for all others of the household including slaves. This amount changed periodically depending upon the desire of the government to attract settlers to the colony. After the petition for a survey was submitted, the person appeared before the Council and petitioned for a grant to pass which authorized the surveyor to measure out the land.

The Lord's Proprietors were British nobles who were loyal to King Charles, II. of England and assisted him to return from exile and regain his throne. To reward them for their contributions, on March 24, 1663, the King gave them ownership of a large tract of land in the colonies. This was a very large segment of North America running from the Atlantic to the Pacific, lying between 36 degrees north latitude on the north and 31 degrees on the south. In 1665, the charter was amended to raise the north line 30 minutes and extend the south line by two degrees. Their claim, which was called Carolina, then included the part of North America that now includes the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, a small part of Missouri, most of Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, the southern half of California, the southern tip of Nevada, the northern part of Florida, and a part of northern Mexico.

This huge section of continent was granted entirely to eight men, to be financed by them for their profit, and to rule with the help or interference of any local government as they might permit. The Lords Proprietors were: the Duke of Albemarle, Lord Ashley, Lord Berkeley, Sir William Berkeley, Sir George Carteret, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir John Colleton, and Lord Craven. It was their names which were given to the early counties, districts, and which continue even now as names of counties and places. The most important of these was Lord Ashley (Anthony Ashley Cooper), who laid out the street plan for the new city of Charles Town, South Carolina. His secretary was the philosopher John Locke who wrote the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina.

In 1719, the Lords Proprietors gave up their claims to property in the Colony. This probably occurred because they failed to understand the value of their possessions which they found could not be managed well from so great a distance. Arrangements were finally made to return the Colony to the King of England in 1731. The land records were left in great confusion as a result of their withdrawal and lack of control of changes made during the interim. To determine ownership, an act was passed in 1731 called "The Memorials". This required land owners to file a brief statement of their ownership, known as a memorial.


Died:
St. Thomas

Richard married Sarah STEWART about 1709 in St.Thomas & St. Denis Parish, South Carolina. Sarah was born about 1685 in South Carolina; died after 1725 in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Michael married Mary WARNOCK on 21 May 1717 in St Thomas Parish, Charleston, South Carolina. Mary was born about 1699 in Berkley, South Carolina; died about 1725 in St. Thomas Parish, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]