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

Mary married Benjamin SINGLETARY on 04 Apr 1678 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Richard (Dunham) SINGLETARY and Susannah M. COOK) was born on 04 Apr 1656 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in Jul 1699 in Red Bank, Summerville, SC; was buried in 1699 in Red Bank, Summerville, SC.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Name: John STOCKBRIDGE
Birth Date: 1657
Birthplace: Massachusetts,
Volume: 169
Page Number: 324
Biographical Info: d.y.
Reference: A genealogical dict. of the first settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692. By James Savage. Boston. 1861. (4v.)v.4:197

John married Mary GODFREY on 23 Nov 1681 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John GODFREY and Mary COX) was born on 03 May 1661 in Hampton, New Hampshire; died before 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susannah married John STONE, Jr about 1693. [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]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ from The Descendants of Francis Singletary Compiled By Dorothy Courtney Saunders - 1997

Jonathan was associated with Governor James and Colonel Maurice Moore as members of the "Goose Creek Faction" in the Tuscarora Indian Expeditions of 1712 and1713 in North Carolina. He witnessed a deed of conveyance of 200 acres of land in Chowan Co., NC in 1716. His descendents established the North Carolina line of the Singletary family.

NOTE 2./ His wife died at Charleston SC on 25 Feb 1732.In St. Thomas & St. Denis Church records. Possible 2nd marriage to Hellena ? in Cape Fear area. Land grant in SC 16 Aug. 1705, was in Chowan Co. NC 31 Oct 1717. Lived in Winyah, SC in 1739 but gone before 1755.

The Descendants of Francis Singletary Compiled By Dorothy Courtney Saunders - 1997

Jonathon married Hel Len AH in 1704 in South Carolina. Hel was born about 1685; died on 25 Feb 1732 in St. Thomas & St. Denis, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
N C

Brayton married Deborah FEWELLING on 15 Dec 1711 in St.Thomas&St.Denis Parish, SC. Deborah was born in 1695 in Prince Frederick Winyaw, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married F. UNKNOWN about 1720 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. F. died after 1728 in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married John DUNHAM about 1713 in St.Thomas & St.Denis Parish, SC. John (son of John DUNHAM and Mary SMITH) was born on 24 Dec 1695 in South Carolina; died about 1726 in St .Thomas St. Dennis Parish, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Margaret UNKNOWN after 1735. Margaret was born about 1715. [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]

Joseph married Hannah DUNHAM on 30 Mar 1745 in St Philips Parish, South Carolina. Hannah (daughter of John DUNHAM and Hannah SINGLETARY) was born on 07 Jun 1717 in South Carolina; died in 1749. [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]

Notes:

NOTE 1./
Richard Singletary received a grant for 2000 acres of land in October 1728. This tract of land lay on both sides of the Cape Fear River and encompassed Elizabethtown in Bladen, Co., NC. The property was was conveyed in his will in parcels as "Strathbougie Plantation" and "Sugar Loaf". Richard witnessed the conveyance of a town lot in Brunswicktown for Colonel Maurice Moore in 1735.

NOTE 2./ BLADEN CO., NC DEED BOOK 1738-1779
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May 25, 1757: George RONALD of Glasgoe in North Brittain merchant who was surviving co partner of Charles HELPBURN both State of Brunswick on Cape Fear River in NC & John SMITH of Bladen, planter. 40 lbs. 320 A NE side of NW branch of Cape Fear River..sd tract granted to Richard SINGLETARY June 19, 1736..& conveyed to sd Geo. RONALD & Charles HEPBURN Feb 26, 1738...& the plantation whereon sd John SMITH lives..Wit: Jos.BURGWIN, Willm. BASTRAM. P.24-6

NOTE 3./ Will of Richard Singletary - 1773

In the Name of God, “Amen”
The 8th of March A. Domini 1773, I , Richard Singletary, Senior, of the County of Bladen and the Province of North Carolina, being sickly and weakly in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain 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 my body I recommend to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors not doubting but at the General resurrection I shall receive the same again by the 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 the following manner and form:

Impremis: I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Benjamin Singletary, the heirs of his body forever three hundred and twenty acres of land, beginning at the lower corner of the Susan Camps or Strayboge land, then down the N.W. River to the store landing, then back the course of the survey likewise, two hundred acres adjoining being apart of my back survey likewise two hundred acres by survey in Plumb Branch, likewise I give to my son Benjamin my negro fellow called Old Pompy.

I give to my well loved son William Singletary and to the heirs of his body forever the plantation whereon I now live beginning at the store landing then down the N.W. River containing three hundred and twenty acres be it more or less, also I give my son William four hundred and forty acres joining the same part of my back tract on Harrison’s Creek, also my negro fellow called young Pompy.

I give and bequeath to my son Richard Singletary five hundred acres of land know by the name of Susan Camps or Straboge to him and the heirs of his body forever.

I give to my daughter Elizabeth Singletary, widow of John Singletary, my negro fellow named Charles.

I give to my son in law Elkanah Allen five shillings proclamation money.

I give to my well loved wife Joyce Singletary, my negroes Tom, Jimmy and Judge, during her life then I give Tom to my son Richard, Jimmy to and Judy to be divided between my sons William and Richard. I likewise give unto my wife Joyce my household furniture and stuff during her life the to be divided between my sons, Benjamin, William and Richard.

I do constitute, make and ordain my son William Singletary and my nephew William Salter my Executors of this my last Will and Testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former testament, wills, legacies, rights and executors by me in any ways named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Richard Singletary (Seal)

Signed, sealed and pronounced and declared by the said Richard Singletary as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us.
Gainor Humphreys
Joseph Humphreys
Benjamin Humphreys

Will Book 2, Page 287, Bladen County, NC

Richard married Joyce UNKNOWN about 1730. Joyce died after 1773 in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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[Singletary Family .FTW]

William Singletary received a grant for 1200 acres of land in Bladen Co., NC in 1738 that adjoined his brother Richard's land.

Family/Spouse: UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married ThomasSr ROBESON about 1736. ThomasSr (son of Andrew ROBESON and Mary SPENCER) was born about 1698 in Greenwich Township, Glouster, NJ; died on 13 Nov 1773 in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Joseph Thomas RUSS in 1728. Joseph was born in 1705 in St Thomas & St Denis, Berkley, South Carolina; died in 1768 in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Eliza SINGLETARY about 1740. Eliza was born about 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Will of Breyton Singletary <>

In the Name of God, "Amen"

I, Breyton Singletary of Bladen County, North Carolina being weak in body but perfect mind and memory and understanding do constitute my last Will and Testament and as touching my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I devise and dispose of in the following manner and form, viz.

I give unto my beloved wife Mary Singletary all her possessions, real and personal that she was possessed of at the day of our marriage to dispose of it in what manner she thinks proper, and the remainder of my estate to continue in my wife’s possession until my son Joseph Singletary comes to be twenty one years of age then to be equally divided between my three children, Joseph Singletary, Deborah Singletary, Benjamin Singletary and for my wife to keep Benjamin’s part in her possession until he is twenty one years of age and if there should be a necessity to sell any of the negroes to pay my debts, let it be a negro girl named Amey and if she is sold it is in the powers of my Executors and Executrix to sell her or any of my property at public or private sale as they may think proper to pay my debts and I hereby constitute and appoint my brother, Benjamin Singletary and my beloved wife Mary Singletary, my Executor and Executrix of this my last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of September, 1790.

Breyton Singletary (Seal)

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and
Declared by the said Breyton Singletary,the
Testator as his last Will and Testament in
the presence of us the subscribers – all
intending before assigned.

Benjamin Singletary
Lucy Streety – X her mark
William Streety

Family/Spouse: Mary UNKNOWN. Mary died after 1790 in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ BLADEN CO., NC DEED BOOK 1738-1779

MAY 3, 1768 John WHITE of Bladen to his two sons, James WHITE & Griffeth WHITE
of same. 45 lbs. NE side of NW Branch of Cape Fear River. 200 A. Wit: Ithamer
SINGLETARY, Wm. SALTER P.268-9

Ithamar married Carolina FITZRANDOLPH about 1745 in Bladen Co., NC. Carolina (daughter of MR FITZRANDOLPH) was born in 1730 in Cape Fear, Bath, North Carolina; died in in Bladen Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John JORDAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sarah UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Elizabeth JINKS about 1758 in South Carolina. Elizabeth was born about 1740 in Goose Creek, Berkley Co. SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ann UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cainhoy, SC is on the Wando River about twenty miles north of Charleston, SC

John married Sarah Mary WARNOCK about 1750 in Charleston , SC. Sarah (daughter of Joseph WARNOCK and Mary HAYES) was born about 1734 in St. Thomas Parish, SC; died on 25 Jun 1797 in Cainhoy, Charleston, South Carolina; was buried in McDowell Cemetery in Cainhoy, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Elizabeth GUERIN on 22 Feb 1759 in St Thomas & St Denis Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina. Elizabeth was born on 28 Feb 1744 in St Thomas & St Denis Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina; died on 05 Oct 1772 in St Thomas & St Denis Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Esther GUERIN. Esther was born about 1730 in Charleston, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Hannah married Joseph SINGLETARY on 30 Mar 1745 in St Philips Parish, South Carolina. Joseph (son of Richard SINGLETARY and Sarah STEWART) was born on 14 Jun 1721 in St. Thomas Parish, South Carolina; died in in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married Frances COMMANDER on 20 Feb 1745 in Prince Fredrick Parish, South Carolina. Frances (daughter of Samuel COMMANDER and Elizabeth SCREVEN) was born after 1726 in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert Dunnam and Susan Burn(e) migrated to Georgetown then up the Great Pee Dee River to Marion District where he developed a Plantation on the Pee Dee River, near Snow Island, at a place known to this day as Dunham's Bluff. During the American Revolution, Robert, John, and Ebenezer Dunnam, along with his brother in law, Andrew Burn(e), brother to Susan, gathered supplies for General Francis Marion, who quartered his troops during the Winter, on Snow Island. There are many Indents, dated around 1780-85, a form of receipt in the South Carolina Archives, giving evidence of their work. There are Indents for hogs, sheep beef, corn and other supplies.

Robert Dunnam is said to have lost his life trying to fly with a large pair of wings he had constructed. He jumped from a tall tree on his plantation at Dunham's Bluff into "Nigger Lake" and drowned. He was buried at the family plot on his plantation.

Robert married Susan BURNE in 1746 in Dorchester, South Carolina. Susan was born in 1730; died in 1800 in Marion County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]