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Family of Richard SINGLETARY

Husband: Richard SINGLETARY ( -1711)
Wife: (unknown)
Children: Richard SINGLETARY (bef1711- )
William SINGLETARY (bef1711- )
Waitstill SINGLETARY (bef1711- )
Unknown SINGLETARY (bef1711- )
Unknown1 SINGLETARY (bef1711- )
Unknown2 SINGLETARY (bef1711- )
John DUNHAM (1694?-bef1727)
Unknown4 SINGLETARY (bef1711- )
Unknown5 SINGLETARY (bef1711- )

Husband: Richard SINGLETARY

Name: Richard SINGLETARY 1
Sex: Male
Father: Richard SINGLETARY (aft1585-1687)
Mother: Susanna COOKE (1616-1682)
Residence 1686 New London, Connecticut 2
Death 16 Oct 1711 New London, Connecticut 2

Child 1: Richard SINGLETARY

Name: Richard SINGLETARY 2
Sex: Male
Birth bef 1711

Child 2: William SINGLETARY

Name: William SINGLETARY 2
Sex: Male
Birth bef 1711

Child 3: Waitstill SINGLETARY

Name: Waitstill SINGLETARY 2
Sex: Male
Birth bef 1711

Child 4: Unknown SINGLETARY

Name: Unknown SINGLETARY 2
Sex: Female
Spouse: Samuel LATHAM ( - )
Birth bef 1711

Child 5: Unknown1 SINGLETARY

Name: Unknown1 SINGLETARY 3
Sex: Male
Birth bef 1711

Child 6: Unknown2 SINGLETARY

Name: Unknown2 SINGLETARY 2
Sex: Male
Birth bef 1711

Child 7: John DUNHAM

Name: John DUNHAM 3,4,5,6
Sex: Male
Spouse: Hannah RUSS (1696- )
Birth 1694 (app) New London, Connecticut 4
Caution Parentage and birth location not proven.
Death btw 25 Apr 1725 and 24 Feb 1727 (age 30-33) St. Thomas & St. Denis Parish, South Carolina 4
Will 28 Apr 1725 (age 30-31) South Carolina 7
Probate 24 Feb 1727 (age 32-33) South Carolina 8

Child 8: Unknown4 SINGLETARY

Name: Unknown4 SINGLETARY 2
Sex: Unknown
Birth bef 1711

Child 9: Unknown5 SINGLETARY

Name: Unknown5 SINGLETARY 9
Sex: Unknown
Birth bef 1711

Sources

1James Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Setllers of New England" (Name: 1860;). Volume IV, p 102.
Text From Source: 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 for Carolina, but the only kn. names are Richard, William, Waitstill, and beside a d. wh. m. Samuel Latham.
Vol 3.
2Ibid. Volume IV, p 102.
3Ibid.
4James Terrell Dunnam, "Dunnam Family Research from 1999" (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pastor/johndunnam.htm).
5Lou Singletary-Curtis, "Genealogy of the Singletary-Curtis Family" (New York, 1907). p. 15.
6ROBERT F. CLUTE, Rector, "The Annals and Parish Register of St.Thomas and St.Denis Parish, in South Carolina, from 1680-1884" (https://archive.org/details/annalsparishregi00sttho). p 58.
Internet Archive, http://archive.org Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 info@archive.org. Tel: 415-561-6767.
7James Terrell Dunnam, "Dunnam Family Research from 1999" (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pastor/johndunnam.htm). Text From Source: 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
8Ibid. Text From Source: 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 reign 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
9James Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Setllers of New England" (Name: 1860;). Vol. IV, p. 102.
Vol 3.

 

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