I35529: Elizabeth (ABT 1710

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Will in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia of Simon Pearson: His will names his wife, Hannah Pearson; son Thomas; daughter Constantia; daughter Susanna; daughter Margaret. "At a court held for Stafford County the 9th day of May 1733, the within will and testament of Simon Pearson, Gent. decd. was presented in court by Thomas Pearson one of the Excr therein names and by Nathaniel Chapman in right of his wife Constantia....".

"At a Court continued and held for Stafford County the 10th day of November, 1733, this will was further proven by the oaths of Hannah Pearson the other Exor therein Names and on her motion certificate was granted for her obtaining probate thereof in due form."

At a court held for Stafford County the 9th day of May 1733, the inventory of the estate of Rawleigh Travers deced on motion of Rawleigh Travers son of said deceased was admiitted to record not having yet been recorded. (Source: "Northern Neck Families: The Ancestors of Susan Frances Chapman," Brian J. L. Berry Ph. D. There were no known children of Hannah1 Ball and Simon Pearson.

"Simon of Virginia also acquired significant holdings in Stafford County from the death of his father, Thomas Pearson....

Simon’s first acquisition of property occurs circa 1700-1702, placing him of legal age and with a probable birth date of 1680, rather than the 1660-65 birth date known for Simon of Maryland. The two Simon’s are separated by one generation, with Simon of Virginia being the younger."

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SINGLETARY FAMILY

In 1637, he is listed as a "Freeman" living in Salem, Mass.
In September 7, 1638 he is listed as being in Newbury, Mass.
In 1639, he married Susannah Cook in Haverhill, Mass.

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. This is concluded from the fact that he was chosen a "Select Man" in 1650 and 1655 and that he and 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.
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.
Vital Records of Haverhill, 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.
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My Southern Family

Elizabeth

ABT 1710 - ____

ID Number: I35529

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Mary Eliza CUNNINGHAM

ABT 1850 - ____

ID Number: I89199

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Mary DUGDALE

ABT 1600 - ____

ID Number: I19608

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Laura Ann EDMONDSON

18 Dec 1859 - 8 Dec 1919

ID Number: I70904

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Abigail HALLETT

1644 - 1725

ID Number: I52049

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Zaccherus HURT

ABT 1800 - ____

ID Number: I37899

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Peter MAUZEY

19 May 1738 - ABT 1799

ID Number: I62220

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Simon PEARSON Gent. of Virginia

ABT 1680 - 9 May 1733

ID Number: I85878

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Thomas Reade ROOTES I

ABT 1740 - ____

ID Number: I58304

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Walter SCOTT III

BEF 1751 - ____

ID Number: I45700

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Richard (Dunham) SINGLETARY "the Immigrant"

1585 - 25 Oct 1687

ID Number: I99370

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George Washington SMART

ABT 1830 - ____

ID Number: I30162

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Josephus SMITH Jr.

1 Nov 1790 - 1826

ID Number: I83508

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Nancy WEAVER

22 Dec 1803 - 18 Nov 1882

ID Number: I14241

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