John married Elizabeth CUTTINO before 1739. Elizabeth (daughter of PeterJr CUTTINO) was born in in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Peter DUNHAM was born on 11 Jan 1740 in South Carolina; died in Oct 1815 in Marlborough County, South Carolina.
2. Ebenezer DUNHAM was born about 1745.
3. Jacob DUNHAM was born in 1750 in South Carolina; died in 1798 in South Carolina.

Notes:

NOTE 1./ taken from JOHN DUNNAM (This is a work in progress...not yet complete)
at <> Unknown author of website

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN DUNHAM BUNDLE MM NO 4

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN John Dunham of South Carolina , Planter , being of sound & disposing mind, memory, & understanding, do make this my last will and testament in manner & form following (that is to say) Imprimis, I do hereby declare my will and mind to be that my body be buried decently at the discretion of my Exors. hereafter named, and as touching the Disposition of all my Temporal Estate, I give and dispose thereof as Followeth:

IMPRIMIS I will that my debts and funeral charges shall be paid

ITEM I give and bequeath to my Dear and loving Wife Hannah Dunham, two Negros by name Jack and Jenny & my household goods & cattle at her Disposal

ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving son John Dunham, six hundred acres of land in the Pine Barrony, one negro man name Hector & two negro boys, Adam & Glouster.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving Daughter Hannah Dunham one Negro man by name Scipio and one Negro Woman Dina.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving Daughter Sarah Dunham one Negro man by name Mingo & one Negro woman Flora.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving son Ebenezer Dunham one Negro man by name Prince & two Negro boys George and Pompey & and the house & Plantation I dwell in , the Plantation consisting of two hundred and twelve acres with outhouses &

ALL the rest of my personal Estate, goods, and chattells whatsoever. I give and bequeath unto my Dear and loving Wife Hannah Dunham whom I do make Executrix & David Russ Executor, & I do hereby revoke all former wills by me heretofore made and do declare this to be my last will & Testament contained in one sheet of paper in Witness whereof, I have to the top of this sheet set my hand & seal & to the bottom of this sheet my hand and Seal this Twenty Eight Day of April one thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Five.

Signed Sealed Published & declared by the said John Dunnam (LS)

Testator as his last will and Testament in the presence

of us who subscribed our names in the presence of the

said Testator

David Russ, Executor

Experience Howard (his Mark)

John Johnson

South Carolina

By the Honorable Arthur Middleton, Esq. President, Commander in Chief & Ordinary of this Province----- February 24, 1727------------

Personally appeared before one Experience Howard & John Johnson, who being duely sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God declare they were present and did see the above named Testator John Dunnam signed seal publish and declare the above Instrument to be his last will and Testament & that the said John Dunnam was at the same time of sound and disproving mind memory and understanding to the best of these Deponants, Judgments, & that these Deponants subscribed their names as Witnesses in the said Testators Presence.

Ar Middleton

South Carolina

By the Hon'ble Arthur Middleton, Esq. President, Commander, in Chief in and over this his Majestys Province of South Carolina & Ordinary of the same

To all to whom these presents shall come greeting------

KNOW ye that on the twenty fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred twenty and seven the last will and Testament of John Dunnam, deceased was proved, approved and allowed of the said deceased having while he lived and at the time of his death diverse goods, rights & credditts within the province aforesaid by means where of the approbation and allowing of his Testament the power of of granting the adincon of all and singular the goods rights and credditts of the said dec'd and also the auditing the accounts, calculations and recordings of the said adincon & the final dismission and discharge for the same to me is manifestly known to belong and that the adincon of all & singular the goods, rights and creddits of the said deceased and their Testaments any manner of way concerning was committed unto Hannah Dunham widdow named Executrix & David Russ named Executor in the said last will and Testament , being sworn on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God well and faithfully to admin the same and to make a full and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods, rights, and credditts of the said deceased and to Exhibit the same into the Secretarys Office in Charles Town in order to be recorded at or before the first day of July next ensuing and to render a just & true accompt calculation and reconing there of when thereunto required.

IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand &

seal this seventh day of March Anno Domini 1727 and in the

first year of the reign of our Soveraign Lord George the Second

by the grace of God of Great Brittain, France, & Ireland King

Defender of the faith.

Ar Middleton

South Carolina

By the Honorable Arthur Middleton , Esq President & Commander & Chief

in and over this his Magestys Province of South Carolina

These are to authorize and impower you or any three or four of you whose names are here under written, to repair to all such parts and places within the Province as you shall be directed unto by Hannah Dunham & David Russ Exors of the last will and Testament of John Dunnam late of this Province, deceased, wheresoever any of the goods of said deceased are or do remain written the said parts and places which shall be shewn to you by the said Hannah Dunham & David Russ and there view and appraise all and every of the said goods being first sworn on the holy Evangelists to make a full and perfect inventory & Aappraisment & cause the same be returned under the hands of any three or four of you into the Secretarys Office in Charles Town in order to be recorded on or before the first day of July next ensuing.

Dated the seventh day of March in the first year of his Majestys

reigh Anno Domini 1727---------Ar Middleton

Recorded 7 March 1727 Char: Hart Seity

INVENTORY of JOHN DUNHAM Bundle 0: 0: N 13

South Carolina

Persuant to a warrant directed to us by the Honorable Arthur Middleton, Esq. President & Commander in Chief over this Province on Satturday the 15 th of this ins't February 1728 at the dwelling house of Hannah Dunham Widdow & Executrix of the dec'ed John Dunham wee appraized all & singular the goods & chattles the said Executrix brought to our view belonging to rhe dec'ed the exact inventory whereof wee have here denoted in the following part of this schedule.

One Negro man named Scipio------------------------200 0 0
One Negro man named Prince------------------------220 0 0
One Negro man named Jack--------------------------200 0 0
One Negro man named Hector-----------------------180 0 0
One Negro man named Mingo-----------------------150 0 0
One Negro boy named Adam--------------------------90 0 0
One Negro boy named George------------------------75 0 0
One Negro woman Diana & Rose her child------150 0 0
One Negro woman called Jenny--------------------100 0 0
One Negro boy called Pompey------------------=--- 50 0 0
One Negro boy called Gloster------------------------ 40 0 0
One Negro girl called Maria--------------------------- 30 0 0
One Negro Wench called Flora----------------------110 0 0
Seventy head of cattle 3. pr head--------------------210 0 0
Six head of Horses, Mares & Colts------------------ 45 0 0
One Horse sold--------------------------------------------30 0 0
Four Oxen Sold--------------------------------------------40 0 0
The Deced wearing apparell----------------------------30 0 0
One Woole bed--------------------------------------------- 2 0 0
Two jugs-----------------------------------------------------1 10 0
Two boxes & a trunk---------------------------------------3 0 0
Brought over---------------------------------------------------1956 10 0
A large trunk--------------------------------------------------------1 10 0
Bed covering & bed stead-----------------------------------7 0 0
One spinning wheel---------------------------------------------1 10 0
Seven chairs & an old table---------------------------------2 5 0
Seven Reap hooks-----------------------------------------------1 0 0
One whip saw-------------------------------------------------------5 0 0
Two old saws-------------------------------------------------------1 10 0
Three old chairs---------------------------------------------------4 0 0
A p r cell of old pewter------------------------------------------7 10 0
A p r cell of old iron-----------------------------------------------7 5 0
Wedges of old Iron-----------------------------------------------3 0 0
One steel corn mill------------------------------------------------5 0 0
One plough iron-----------------------------------------------------6 0 0
Three hoes and a frying pan-------------------------------- 1 10 0
Two yoake Irons------------------------------------------------------ 15 0
One cart boxes & ring--------------------------------------------7 10 0
Three iron potts tongs & hanger----------------------------9 0 0
A p r cell of Hogs---------------------------------------------------15 0 0
SUM TOTAL------------------------------------------------------2042 14 0

___________________________________

Wee the sworne appraizers of the goods & chattels of John Dunham, dec'ed do certify that the above written is a true and perfect inventory of our apparaisment in testimony where of wee hereuntoo sett our hands this twenty eight of February 1728/9

Rich. Harris Isaac Lesene John Stewart

James Stewart David Russ

South Carolina

MEMORANDUM that on this present Saturday being the fifteenth day of February Anno Domini 1728 -- personally came & appeared before me robt Daniel, Esq. one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for Berkly County Rich Harris, Isaac Lesene, John Stewart, David Russ & james Stewart being five of the appraisers appointed & by the within Warrant of Appraizem't were sworn on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God to make full & perfect inventory and Apppraizme't of all such goods of John Dunham late deced as should be shewn to them by Hannah Dunham his Execurtrix of all & singular the goods, rights & credits of the said deced & to cause due return to be made of the same.

Jur Cor Me Robt Daniell

John married Hannah SINGLETARY about 1713 in St.Thomas & St.Denis Parish, SC. Hannah (daughter of Benjamin SINGLETARY and Mary STOCKBRIDGE) was born on 18 Oct 1696 in South Carolina; died in in St Thomas St Denis Parish, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary SMITH. Mary was born on 18 May 1682 in Barnstable, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note 1./
Benjamin Singletary, youngest son of Richard (d.1687) was a soldier under Lieutenant Swett in "King Phillip's War" which was brought to an end April 12, 1676 upon the death of King Phillip. On the 4th of April, 1678 he married Mary Stockbridge and settled in his native town of Haverhill, Mass. 1695, he left Mass. and migrated to the Province of South Carolina and settled at a place on the Ashby River called Red Bank near Summerville, SC in the ST. Thomas & ST. Denis Parish. Here, on July 8, 1699 he obtained a warrant for 300 acres of land.

Note 2./
Benjamin Singletary. Born April 4th,1656. Married Mary Stockbridge April 4th, 1678 and settled in his native town of Haverhill, MA. In 1695 he left MA and settled in South Carolina. The book I have shows that his descendants chose to spell their name "Singeltary". It also says that Bejamin became the founder and head of the So. Carolina branch of the Singletary family. It shows that all of his children were born in MA. They are: 1) Susanna(h)Jan. 27,1679; 2)Richard,Mar 16,1681; 3) Jonathon, Aug. 28,1683; 4)John, July 6, 1686; 5) Broughton,Mar 25,1689; 6)Joseph,Feb 9, 1692-3; 7)Mary. July 14,1695

Note 3./
What is known is that Benjamin, youngest son of Richard (d.1687), migrated to South Carolina in 1695. Benjamin's descendants are the origin of the family in North and South Carolina. Benjamin received a warrant for 300 acres of land near Red Banks,SC (Summerville,SC) on July 8, 1699. On November 4,1703, Richard Singletary, Benjamin's son, was granted a warrant for 500 acres of land in Berkeley Co. SC. Berkeley County is located in the ST. Thomas & ST. Denis Parish area.
South Carolina jury list for the years 1718 through 1783 include the following Singletarys from ST. Thomas & ST. Denis Parish: Benjamin 1744; Joseph Sr. and Jr. 1744; Jonathan 1744; Britian(Braton) 1720 & 1731; Jonathan 1720, 1731,1737, & 1740; Benjamin 1740,1751, & 1757; David 1751 & 1757; James 1731; Joseph Sr. 1737; Joseph Jr. 1740 & 1757; John 1757 & 1767; Richard 1720 & 1757; Thomas 1757.
Jonathan, (son of Benjamin who migrated to SC) and his sons Richard, William and Joseph migrated to Bladen Co., NC in the Cape Fear River Basin in the early 1700's. They were associated with James and Maurice Moore and the "Goose Creek Faction" in the Tuscarora Indian Expeditions of 1712 and 1713. Jonathan witnessed a deed in Chowan Co., NC (Deed Book #1, No. 1032) dated july 30,1716 between Edward Smithwick of Albermarie Co. conveying 200 acres of land adjoining Nathan Moore to William Lattimer. Jonathan's son, Richard was granted 2000 acres of land in October 1728 in Bladen Co., NC. Richard also witnessed for Maurice Moore the conveyance of Lot. No. 9 of Brunswicktown to John Martindale on September 7, 1735. Colonel Maurice Moore was a leader of the "Goose Creek Faction", settled Brunswicktown and built Orton Plantation which he later gave to his brother "King Roger Moore". Jonathan's son, William, received a grant for 1200 acres of land in Bladen Co., NC in 1738 adjoining to his brother Richards land. Also, Joseph ( Jonathan's son) held land adjoining to his brothers Richard and William in Bladen Co., NC. Between the years of 1820 and 1850 most of the Singletary families in Bladen Co., NC migrated to Georgia, Florida and Alabama. They continued to move for land was still cheap in Georgia and public land was available in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.

In many instances, Thomas Co., GA, became the point of departure for those moving west before 1840.
Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to 1850. Farmer's Register, Vol. 4, p. 102.
Directory of Ancestorial Heads of New Eng. Families, Vol.4, Frank R.Holmes
First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge Olde East New Jersey, Orra Eugene Monnette, Parts 2, 3, and 4.
Records for ST. Thomas and ST. Denis Parish, South Carolina.
The Singletary Family History 1599 - 1989, Yvonne Miller Brunton.
South Carolina Jury Lists, 1718 - 1783, Mary B. Warren.
Wills, Land Grants, Deeds, Census of 1790 - 1850.
Public Records of Bladen Co., North Carolina.
Public Records of Thomas Co., Georgia.
Public Records of Leon Co., Florida.
[Singletary Family .FTW]

Benjamin married Mary STOCKBRIDGE on 04 Apr 1678 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John STOCKBRIDGE and Mary HATCH) was born on 29 Apr 1655 in Sictuate, Mass; died after 1696 in Red Bank, Summerville, SC; was buried in Red Bank, Summerville, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ SINGLETARY FAMILY

Richard Singletary is documented as residing in Salisbury, Mass. from 1644 to 1652, where he was a planter and received land in the "First Division". He was elected a "Select Man" in 1650 and reportedly "taxed decently".
In 1653, he moved back to Haverhill, Mass. where he became a planter and proprietor.
He was again elected a "Select Man" in 1655. He lived there until his death on October 25, 1687. Richard outlived his wife, Susannah, by five years as her death is listed as Aprill 11, 1682. Richard was well educated by the standards of the day and a prominent member of the communties in which he lived. His children married into other prominent families of the era.
By the early 1700's a number of Richard's sons and grandsons migrated to other areas of New England and the Carolinas. They migrated primarily to obtain land which was abundant and cheap at the time. Interestingly, Jonathan, eldest son of Richard (d.1687) and his family members changed their name to Dunham after moving to Woodbridge, New Jersey. Descendants of Jonathan continue to use the Dunham name today. Jonathan signed numerous legal documents as Dunham alias Singletary. The family is well documented in the early period in New England, but after the third generation, research becomes very difficult due to the lack of records and the duplication of names in the family.

NOTE 2./ The Descendants of Francis Singletary Compiled By Dorothy Courtney Saunders - 1997
E-Mail - [email protected] <>

Information for Richard follows:
Family tradition, that has for many, many years been handed down from generation to generation, tells that in the last quarter of the 16th century there was in England a family of title and large estates by the name of Dunham (Donham in Massachusetts records). There were two branches and in case of the death of the last male heir the title and estates would pass to the nearest make relative in the younger branch. The unexpected did occur and every male of the elder branch died except one small boy and one day he was missing. On investigation it was found that his nurse was also missing. Extensive searching, even with bloodhounds, produced no trace of the missing heir so the property was held for some years in abeyance. Eventually the heir apparent of the younger branch instituted a lawsuit to gain possession but he decision of the courts is unknown. At any rate, many years afterward the nurse, on her deathbed, confessed that she had been employed to destroy the child, but that her heart failed when the test came, and she decided to procure him a home in the new world. Kowing a search would be made she hid with the child in a dense hazel thicket and was in mortal terror when she heard the hounds. They failed to pick up the scent, however, so the nurse with the child remained there a day and a night, fearing that they would be discovered on emerging. They finally escaped, however, and almost expiring of hunger and fatigue, succeeded in reaching a ship in which she embarked for America. On reaching whose shores she deserted the child and shortly afterward returned to England. She added that in view of the fact that the child was now alone, separated from all kindred ties and likely to remain so, she had given him the doubly significant name of Single Tarry. The circumstances under which this written and sworn confession was made lent such force to the probability on it's truth detectives were immediately sent to America to investigate the matter and a young man was found bearing the name whose age corresponded with that of the lost heir of the Dunham estates and who could give no account of his antededents. The Captain of the ship on which the child was deserted had adopted him under the name the nurse had given, having no idea of his real name and lineage, but he was now dead. Indeed the number of years that had passed, and the surroundings evidently chosen at the time with reference to destroying all trace of name and ancestry, were such that no one could positively testify that this was the person sought; and while he was believed to be the heir the evidence was not sufficient to satisfy the English Court and put him in possession of the property. This tradition has been passed down for generations and it assumes the dignity of truth when we consider that in a legal document that appears in the archives of Massachusetts, recorded in 1702, the whole family is referred to as "Donham, alias Singletary.

Another legend concerning the origin of the family is of two Dunham/ Donham/ Denham/ DuNoe/ DuNom/ brothers, Huguenot refuges from La Rochelle, France, who came to America in early 1700's. Later one slipped back to France to see what he could recover of the family estates. Upon his return to America he announced to his brother that all was lost the Crown and the Church had taken it all. The unbelieving brother denounced the rascality of the returnee's report and refused to bear the family name any longer, taking his mother's family name of Singletary.

Richard was in Massachusetts by Sept. 11, 1637. See the book Singletary/Curtis Family written by Lou SingletaryBedford in 1907 for background and many descendents. Ms. Bedford wrote "Among the earliest records of him he is simply mentioned as Richard Singletary of Salisbury and Amesbury. He was a great rover for we find him in Salem in 1637, where he received a grant of land; removed to Newbury, where he joined the church in 1645; was selectman in 1650; removed to Haverhill in 1653; where he received a grant of land and became a proprietor; was selectman in 1655.

Many other descendents were in Bladen Co., NC and can be followed through deeds in the possession of some of their descendents of families that traveled on to Mississippi.

An updated book THE SINGLETARY FAMILY HISTORY by Yvonne Miller Brunton, c. 1989 and published by Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA 30633, has been used to correct some of the information that Ms Estabrook originally submitted to Colonial Dames. She has done extensive research and states that her notes have been deposited with the Thomasville (GA) Cultural Center Library.

SOURCE NOTES for Richard follow:
He was born between 1585-1599. Records say that he died at age of 102.
Membership to National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century has been established for his descendents. National #10567 member Thelma Courtney Estabrook.
Some descendents moved to NJ and sometimes used alias of Dunham. A descendent Scott Trimble of San Rafael, CA has traced many other descendents and he has several Dunham/Donham lines. Jonathan's son Nathaniel changed his name to Donham and it is from this person that Scott is descended

NOTE 3./ As a historical time frame point of reference; In 1585, Sir Francis Drake, the English explorer, rescued the 1st English attempt at colonizing the New World. This was at Roanoke Island North Carolina
NOTE 4./ Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers : Source information found at <>

Volume 4 : page 102
Singletary, or Singletery, Amos, Haverhill, perhaps s. of Richard, took o. of alleg. Dec. 1677. BENJAMIN, Haverhill, s. of Richard, perhaps his youngest, sw. alleg. the same day with Amos, m. 4 Apr. 1678, Mary Stockbridge, had Susanna, b. 27 Jan.foll.; Richard, 16 Mar. 1681; Jonathan, 28 Aug. 1683; John, 6 July 1686; Broughton, 25 Mar. 1689; Joseph, 9 Feb. 1693; and Mary, 14 July 1695. JONATHAN, Haverhill, prob. br. of the preced. in 1663 had w. Mary. NATHANIEL, Haverhill, br. of Benjamin, sw. allg. the same day with him, m. 22 Dec. 1673, Sarah Belknap, perhaps d. of Abraham the first, had John, b. 7 May 1675; Jonathan, 18 Nov. 1678, d. in few days; Sarah, 23 Oct. 1679; Susanna, 19 Sept. 1681; Richard, 5 Aug. 1683, perhaps that one k. by the Ind. 19 Aug. 1707, at Lancaster; Hannah, 23 May 1685; Ebenezer, 18 June 1687; and ano. 20 Aug. 1689; but the f. was k. by the Ind. 7 days bef. RICHARD, Salem 1637, rem. bef. join. the ch. to Newbury, there was freem. 7 Sept. 1638, may have had sev. ch. b. there ef. rem. to Salisbury in 1645 or aft. but there are rec. by w. Susanna, Jonathan, b. 17 Jan. 1640; Eunice, 7 Jan. 1642; Nathaniel, 28 Oct. 1644; Lydia, 30 Apr. 1648; and Amos, Apr. 1651. He was a selectman in 1650, tax. decently for the supp. of min. yet gone in 1652 to Haverhill, there, by w. Susanna Cooke, says Barry, had Benjamin, b. 4 Apr. 1656. Coffin says, he had John, that is perhaps the same as Jonathan. Eunice m. at Andover, 6 Jan. 1659, Thomas Eaton. His w. d. 11 Apr. 1682, and he d. 25 Oct. 1687, in the 102d yr. if the repts. may be accept. RICHARD, New London 1686, wh. may have been s. or gr.s. of the preced. d. 16 Oct. 1711, leav. nine ch. some of wh. were in Carolina, but the only kn. names are Richard, William, Waitstill, and beside a d. wh. m. Samuel Latham.

NOTE 5./ from Descendants of Richard Singletary: <>

Notes for Richard Singletary:
Richard was living in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts in 1637. On 7 September, 1638 he was listed as a freeman, and member of the church in Newbury, Massachusetts. In 1645 the family moved to Salisbury, Essex County, Mass. where Rechard werved as a selectman in 1650. By 1652 the family had moved yet again, this time to Haverhill in Essex County. At the time of his death Richard was 102 years of age, an extreamely long lived person for that time and location.

Richard was born in England to family of title. He was to receive the title but another member of the Dunham Family, which was Richards family, hired Richard's nurse to kill him so that he would become the next one to receive the title. She could not do this so she took him aboard a ship to America. She gave Richard a new name, Singletarry to hide his name of Dunham. She placed the child in the care of an American family and went back to England but on her death bed she told what she had done. Richard chose to keep his new name of Singletary and rejected any efforts to regain his title.

Richard married Susannah M. COOK in Feb 1639 in Haverhill, Mass.. Susannah (daughter of Johanis COOK and Martha Susan COOKE) was born on 17 Mar 1616 in Bayton, England; died on 11 Apr 1682 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Susannah Cook was a sister to Col. George Cook, Joseph Cook and Phillip Cook of Cambridge, Mass.

Col. George Cook was a Colonel in the service of Oliver Cromwell's Army prior to his immigration to America.

Record of her death refers to her as "goodwife" this is a term that could mean her husband was a church official .

John married Mary HATCH about 1653 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary died after 1695 in Scituate, Plymouth, Mass. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]