Father: Joshua Singleton (ca1692-1732)
Mother: Ann Gower (ca1700-1734)

Spouses: Mary
Birth:
Death:

Children:    
John (~1756-<1825)
Samuel Flemming (1762-1829)
William (~1762-~1802)
Benjamin (~1780-1846)
Agnes (1771-1838)
Sarah
Elizabeth
Catherine
Robert (<1750-)
Joshua (1759-1811)
James

Joshua Singleton, Stanley Singleton's father, left a will in Richmond County dated 28 Dec. 1732, recorded 5 Feb. 1732/3. Stanley would have been one or two years old at the time of his father's death. In part:

. . . three sons to be kept at school til they are perfect readers in the Holy Bible and capable of writing a good, legibile [sic] hand and proficient in arithmatic as far as the rule of three; dau. Sarah to have one whole year’s schooling; ex: wife Anne; requests fr. Benjamin Rust to take care of chil. est; wits: John Spendergrass, Thomas Dickenson, Mary Thornton. 1

There is some disagreement among researchers concerning the wife of Stanely Singleton. Some claim she was Mary (unknown), others Nancy Winn. They agree he was orphaned at an early age and that he eventually ended up in Kentucky. One researchers tells:

Stanely Singleton was born 2 Oct 1731 in North Farnham Parish of Richmond County, Virginia, the youngest son of Joshua and Ann (McCarty) Singleton. Stanely 's father died when he was only a few months old and his mother died just two years later. He was reared by his mother's cousin, Mary Thornton.    

Stanley, and his brother Robert, moved to Prince William County (now Fairfax County, VA) where their father had left them his 300 acre tract of land on the Occaquan River. From that county, Stanley served in the Colonial Militia and was paid for service on 21 April 1756.    

Prince William County Court Order Book 1755-1757, page 236 shows that on 25 Oct 1756 Stanley Singleton purchased land from Jesse and Mary Carter. Marriage records for several years of Prince William County's history are missing and it was probably during this time that Stanley was  married.

His children were:  
1. JOHN  
2. WILLIAM, m. 8 Nov 1785, Susannah Floweree (my ancestors)  
3. SAMUEL, m. 26 Aug 1782, Mary Ann Connley  
4. JOSHUA, m. 19 Feb 1786, Nancy Withers Winn  
5. CATY, m. 15 May 1790, Thomas Mason  
6. ELIZABETH, m. 9 Feb 1788, John Young

All of the children, except John, were married in Fauquier County (pronounced Falk-ear), Virginia. Fauquier County had been formed out of Prince William County in 1759.    

A history of the Winn family states that Minor Winn, father of Nancy Withers Winn Singleton, had twice visited Kentucky and purchased large and valuable tracts of land in Fayette County. And that two of his  daughters married Singletons and one moved to Kentucky, settling near Paducah. 2

Another source has Joshua Singleton's children as:

Elizabeth Singleton. She married John Young.
Sarah Singleton. She married William Young.
Joshua Singleton, born 1752. He married Nancy W. Winn in Farquier County, Virginia.
John Singleton, born 1756. He married Nancy Bayley 1795 in Frederick County, Virginia.
William Singleton, born 1758. He married Sarah K. Allen 1785 in Farquier County, Kentucky.
Samuel Singleton, born 1762; died 1829. He married Mary Connelly 1782 in Farquier County, Kentucky.
Agnes Singleton, born 1771; died 1838. She married Presley Ge? 1790 in Nelson County, Kentucky. 3

Since Agnes Singleton was married in Nelso Co. KY (where Benjamin Singletonand Mary Shumate resided) in 1790 it is reasonable to assume she got their with her family headed by Stanley Singleton. Also it is reasonable that Stanley had more childreden than listed above, perhaps Benjamin Singleton b. abt. 1780; he would then have been in Nelson Co., KY in 1790. Nore: Benjamin Singleton married Mary Shumate in 1796 in Nelson Co., KY.

Stanley Singleton served in the military in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and is included in a list of claims which “ought to be allowed. . . trooper(s) for 93 days service.”

The Virginia House of Burgesses Journal, dated April 21, 1756: "Order, That the following Claims from the County of Prince William, ought to be paid by the Public, viz: . . . 20 lbs. of Tobacco per Day . . . trooper(s) for 93 days service. . . . Standley Singleton. (5)

Shortly after the death of Samuel Singleton in 1829, son of Stanley Singleton, a deed transfer is registered in Loudon Co.,VA (Loudon Co., VA was formed from Fairfax Co., VA in 1757 and lies next to Fauquiere Co., VA, where Stanley Singleton died abt. 1793), viz. :

3T:259 Date: Feb 1830 RtCt” 19 March 1830
Benjamine SINGLETON & wife Mary of Hardin Co Ky to William Ldn with mansion house in Fqr on AShby’s Gap Turnpide road nr Goose Creek bridge, where Samuel SINGLETON dec’d resided, subject to widow’s dower. Delf. pr order filed 14 May 1830, DBk SSS:355

3T:261 Date: 6 Dec 1829 RtCt” 19 March 1830
Benjamine SINGLETON of Hardin Co Ky to William Ldn with mansion house in Fqr on Ashby’s Gap Turnpide road nr Goose Creek bridge, where Samuel SINGLETON dec’d resided, subject to widow’s dower. Delf. pr order filed 14 May 1830, DBk SSS:333 (335?) 4

This seems to indicate that Benjamine Singleton & Mary deeded land where Samuel Singleton had resided. More evidence that Benjamin Singleton was related to Samuel, and thus son of Joshua Singleton.

The will of Samuel Singleton, son of Stanley Singleton, indicates his siblings:

1829: Each of Samuel's sibling received a 1/7th share of his estate. The living siblings were Benjamin Singleton, Joshua Singleton and Elizabeth Young Singleton. Deceased siblings were William Singleton, Sarah Singleton Young, Agnes Singleton Gray, and John Singleton -- their children received their shares. (6)

1. A History of Orange County, Virginia From its Formation in 1734 ( O. S.) to the end of Reconstruction in 1870 ; compiled mainly from Original Records With a Brief Sketch of the Beginnings of Virginia, a Summary of Local Events to 1907, and a Map, By W. W. SCOTT, State Law Librarian, Member of the State Historical Society, and for ten years State Librarian of Virginia, Richmond, VA.: Everrett Waddey Co. (I have not checked this reference. C.H.)

2. from a web site with references to "Bess Rollyson Kincaid's manuscript, "The Early Singletons", Fauquier County, VA Marriage Bonds, Deeds and Tax List. Information compiled by the late Avonell Singleton Davis and provided by Laura Rhoades Breckinridge Co., KY."

3. Descendants of Henry Singleton , no author, no date posted at familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/i/n/Stephen.../PDFGENE2.pdf

4. Index to Loudoun County, Virginia Land Deeds, Book 3n-3v, 1826-1881
by Patricia B. Duncan

5. Virginia's Colonial Soldiesr, By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck , page 162

6. 1829 Loudoun Co., Virginia, deeds in Samuel Singleton's estate LDS FHL film 32,328, abstracted in Patrice B. Duncan "Index to Loudoun County, Virginia land deed books 3N-3V, 1826-1831," Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD, 2006.

This page was prepared by Charles Hartley.