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John Griffith Singletary 1832–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1832

Birth Location: Bladen County, NC

Death Date: Abt. 1880

Death Location: Bladen, North Carolina

Father: Richard Singletary

Mother: Alice McRee

Spouse(s): Sarah Seawell, Mary Allen

Children(s): Lucy Hester, Mary Singletary, John Singletery, Elizabeth Singletary, Nash Singletary, Bartimus Singletary, William Singletery

John Griffith Singletary was born in 1832 in Bladen County, NC, the child of Richard Singletary And Alice Mcree. In 1830, John Griffith Singletary resided in Bladen, North Carolina, United States. John Griffith Singletary married Malsie Allen, Mary Ann Allen, Sarah Seawell, and had children including Bartimus R Singletary, Elizabeth O Singletary, John F Singletery, Lucy M Hester, Mary Ann Eliza Singletary, Nash W Singletary, William C Singletery. John Griffith Singletary passed away in 1880 in Bladen, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • John Griffith Singletary was born in 1832 in Bladen County, NC, the child of Richard Singletary And Alice Mcree.
  • In 1830, John Griffith Singletary resided in Bladen, North Carolina, United States.
  • John Griffith Singletary married Malsie Allen, Mary Ann Allen, Sarah Seawell, and had children including Bartimus R Singletary, Elizabeth O Singletary, John F Singletery, Lucy M Hester, Mary Ann Eliza Singletary, Nash W Singletary, William C Singletery.
  • John Griffith Singletary passed away in 1880 in Bladen, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Singletary
1745–1808
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
RS
Alice McRee
1763–1815
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
AM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Seawell
1800–1845
Birth Location: –
SS
Mary Allen
1833–1875
Birth Location: Bladen County, NC
MA

Children(s)

Lucy Hester
1856–1932
Birth Location: Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina
LH
Mary Singletary
1828–1907
Birth Location: Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
MS
John Singletery
1848–1880
Birth Location: Cape Fear South West Side, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
JS
Elizabeth Singletary
1846–1889
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
ES
Nash Singletary
1856–1877
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
NS
Bartimus Singletary
1850–1937
Birth Location: Bladen County, NC
BS
William Singletery
1838–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, Bladen
WS

John Singletary's Ancestors

Self
John Singletary
1832–1880
Birth Place: Bladen County, NC
Parents
Richard Singletary
1745–1808
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Alice McRee
1763–1815
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Singletary
1705–1765
Red Bank, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) James
1715–1806
Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Robert McRee
1740–1802
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Margaret Polk
1737–1829
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Singletary
1683–1750
Mary Russ
1667–1731
C James
1895–
William James
1650–
William McRee
1714–1789
Dinah Johnson
1717–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Stockbridge
1655–1696

John Singletary's Descendants

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John (Griffith) Singletary (11 Sep 1832–Abt. 1880) m. Sarah Seawell (1800–1845) m. Mary (Ann) Allen (26 Apr 1833–Abt. 1875)
  1. 1. Lucy (M) Hester 1856–1932 m. Joseph (Franklin) Hester 1848–1925
    1. 1. William (Arthur) Hester 1876–1942
    2. 2. Emma (J Hester) Huggins 1880–1966 m. John (Henry) Huggins 1878–1957
      1. 1. Fay Huggins 1912–1976
      2. 2. Bonnie (Dell) Huggins 1905–1927
    3. 3. Joseph (Franklin) Hester 1883–1947
    4. 4. Lessie (Mae) Hester 1886–1963
    5. 5. Lucy (C) Hester 1889–
    6. 6. Naomi (Ruth) Hester 1893–1989
    7. 7. Isabella Melvin 1878–1965 m. William (Franklin) Melvin 1857–1930
      1. 1. Donnie Melvin 1901–1971
      2. 2. Gladys (M) Melvin 1907–1997
      3. 3. Mary (Evelyn) Melvin 1913–2005 m. Eldridge (K) Phillips 1909–1967
        1. 1. Samuel (Kyle) Phillips 1948–2016
      4. 4. Dolly Melvin 1911–
      5. 5. Thelma Melvin 1915–2006
      6. 6. Geneva (Varina) Melvin 1911–1987 m. Alexander (Glenn) Savage 1907–1987
        1. 1. Jack Savage 1933–2011
      7. 7. Lessie (May) Melvin 1919–2000
      8. 8. Lillian (Marie) Melvin 1921–2011 m. Reginald ("Charlie" Ralph) Clark 1917–1987
      9. 9. Evelyn Melvin 1914–
      10. 10. Robert (Miles Melvin) II 1905–1923
    8. 8. Irving (E.) Hester 1875–
    9. 9. Maona Hester 1893–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann Eliza) Singletary 1828–1907 m. Joseph (Hester) III 1818–1881
    1. 1. Sarah (Victoria) Hester 1867–1899 m. William (Franklin) Melvin 1857–1930 m. John (Richard) Burney 1850–1888
      1. 1. Colon Melvin 1890–1970 m. Tiny (Myrtle) Melvin 1897–1973
        1. 1. Colon (Franklin) Melvin 1930–2022 m. Gladys (Irene) Clayton 1934–2025
        2. 2. Eubie (Carson) Melvin 1929–2010
      2. 2. Mattie (Emma) Melvin 1896–1979 m. James (Irvin) Register 1898–1967
        1. 1. Juanita (Marie) Register 1931–1984
        2. 2. Marjarie (Evlyn) Register 1931–1984 m. Lindsey Brooks 1926–2005
        3. 3. Gladys (Frances) Register 1929–1994
        4. 4. James (Wilbur) Register 1921–1999
        5. 5. Edwin (Monroe) Register 1927–1960
      3. 3. Sudie (Victoria) Melvin 1898–1987 m. Justus (William) Fueller 1902–1984
        1. 1. William (Henry) Fueller 1922–1991
        2. 2. Cornelia (W) Fueller 1931–2008
      4. 4. Jefferson (Roland) Burney 1884–1963 m. Mary (E) Burney 1887–
        1. 1. Ruth (E) Burney 1907–
        2. 2. Lucile (A) Burney 1908–
      5. 5. John (Carson) Burney 1886–1972
      6. 6. Eliza (Blanche) Melvin 1894–1976
      7. 7. Ethel (Mae) Melvin 1892–1944
      8. 8. Winifred (Davis) Melvin 1889–1959 m. John (J) Tully 1885–
    2. 2. William (Butler) Hester 1845–1924 m. Elizabeth (C) Hester 1855–1933
      1. 1. Graham (R) Hester 1877–1957
      2. 2. Joseph Hester 1881–
      3. 3. Annie (Elizabeth) Hester 1889–1907
      4. 4. Wiliam (Haynes) Hester 1886–1957
      5. 5. Sarah (Bertha) Hester 1883–1937
      6. 6. Edna (Victoria) Hester 1879–1942
    3. 3. Joseph (Franklin) Hester 1848–1925 m. Lucy (M) Hester 1856–1932
    4. 4. Montgomery (Robinson) Hester 1854–1927
    5. 5. Mary (Eliza) Hester 1861–1927
    6. 6. John (Thomas) Hester 1858–1937 m. Sarah (A) Hester 1864–1942
      1. 1. Elender Hester 1894–1935
      2. 2. Byron (Burney) Hester 1895–1979 m. Ila Hester 1905–1977
        1. 1. Curris Hester 1924–
      3. 3. Mahallah Hester 1897–1960
      4. 4. Lydia (Hester) Clark 1900–1968
      5. 5. Lettecia Hester 1904–1981
      6. 6. Manie (Gertrude) Hester 1886–1972
      7. 7. Leonora (Anne) Hester 1890–1952
      8. 8. Anna (Jane) Hester 1888–1888
  3. 3. John (F.) Singletery 1848–1880
  4. 4. Elizabeth (O.) Singletary 1846–1889
  5. 5. Nash (W) Singletary 1856–1877
  6. 6. Bartimus (R.) Singletary 1850–1937
  7. 7. William (C.) Singletery 1838–1880

John Singletary's Timeline

13 Records

1799
1799
Birth of John Griffith Singletary in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1830
1830
John Griffith Singletary resided here in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1832
11 Sep 1832
Birth of John Griffith Singletary in Bladen County, NC
Bladen County, NC
1832
11 Sep 1832
Birth of John Griffith Singletary
None
1850
1850
Age 18
John Griffith Singletary resided here in Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina
Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 18
John Griffith Singletary resided here in Cape Fear South West Side, Bladen, North Carolina
Cape Fear South West Side, Bladen, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 28
John Griffith Singletary resided here in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 28
John Griffith Singletary resided here in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1865
1865
Age 33
Death of John Griffith Singletary in Bladen, North Carolina
Bladen, North Carolina
1870
1870
Age 38
John Griffith Singletary resided here in Hollow, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Hollow, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 48
John Griffith Singletary resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 48
John Griffith Singletary resided here in White Oak, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
White Oak, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1880
Abt. 1880
Age 48
Death of John Griffith Singletary
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994 - Findmypast, Record set: North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [7] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1832
    Event Place: Bladen County, NC
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1832
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cape Fear South West Side, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hollow, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: White Oak, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1880
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.
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