'Singleton2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Singleton of Fort Singleton, Singleton of Mendlesham, Singleton of Quinville, Corbet of Corbet Hill
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John Singleton ("a scion of the Lancashire family of Singleton") | |||||||||||||||
m. Jane Bruffe | |||||||||||||||
1. | John Singleton of Ballygorren or Ballygreen (d 1797) | ||||||||||||||
m(1). Marcella D'Alton (dau of Michael D'Alton of Deer Park) | |||||||||||||||
A. | John Singleton of Quinville then Limerick | ||||||||||||||
B. | Edward D'Alton Singleton of Quinville, co. Clare (d 06.10.1814) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1791) Mary Brady (d 02.1835, dau of Hugh Brady of Limerick (of the Tomgreany family of co. Clare)) | |||||||||||||||
i. | John Singleton of Quinville, Sheriff (b 16.02.1793, d 05.08.1877) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m1. (18.11.1819) Isabella Carew Creagh (d 05.1861, dau/heir of Michael Creagh of Laurentium by Sarah Dobson Carew) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (1867, sp?) Emma Phillips (dau of Rev. Matthew Phillips of Myrrtheer, widow of Thomas Woodforde) | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Hugh Brady Singleton had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Jane Massey (dau of John Massey of Doonas) | |||||||||||||||
iii. | Edward Singleton had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Jane Potts (dau of James David Potts of Cheltenham) | |||||||||||||||
iv. | Anthony Singleton | ||||||||||||||
v. | Marcella Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m1. Henry Vereker D'Esterre of Rosemanaher (son/heir of Henry, recorder of Limerick) | |||||||||||||||
m2. William Finch of Kilcolman | |||||||||||||||
vi. | Anne Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. John Brady of Raheens | |||||||||||||||
vii. | Maria Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. John Browne Finch of Clonmaken | |||||||||||||||
viii. | Eliza Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. James Campbell Patterson of Tarbert | |||||||||||||||
C. | Jane Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir Anthony King of Dublin | |||||||||||||||
D. | Mary Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. (1766) Edward Palmer of Elen Grove | |||||||||||||||
Possibly another wife of John was ... | |||||||||||||||
m2. (1792) Jane Blood (dau of John Blood of Castle Fergus & Ballykilty) | |||||||||||||||
2. | Anne Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. Samuel Cooper of Cooper Hill | |||||||||||||||
3. | Sarah Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m1. Richard Copley of co. Limerick then Boston, America | |||||||||||||||
The following comes from TCP ('Lyndhurst') & BE1883 ('Copley of Lyndhurst'). | |||||||||||||||
A. | John Singleton Copley (d 1815, painter, to England) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Susannah Farnum Clarke (d 1836, dau of Richard Clarke of Boston by Elizabeth Winslow) | |||||||||||||||
i. | John Singleton Copley of Lyndhurst, Baron Lyndhurst of Lyndhurst (b 21.05.1772, d 12.10.1863, Lord Chancellor) had issue (daughters) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (13.03.1819) Sarah Garay Brunsden (b 1795, d 15.01.1834, dau of Charles Brunsden, widow of Lt. Col. Charles Thomas) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (05.08.1837) Georgiana Goldsmith (d 05.12.1901, dau of Lewis Goldsmith) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Henry Pelham | |||||||||||||||
B. | Henry Pelham | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Butler (dau of William Butler of Castle Crine) | |||||||||||||||
i.+ | issue (d unm) - Peter, William | ||||||||||||||
C. | Edward Pelham | ||||||||||||||
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Edward Singleton (d before 04.1710, alderman of Drogheda, MP) | |||||||||||||||
m. Catherine | |||||||||||||||
1. | Rowland Singleton 'of Drogheda' (d 1741-2, Rev.) | ||||||||||||||
BLG1886 identifies Rowland's wife as Elizabeth Graham. TCB (vol 5, 'Yorke of Dublin') identifies her further as Elizabeth, dau of John Graham of Drogheda. This appears to be ... | |||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Graham (dau of John Graham of Platten Hall, alderman of Drogheda) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Patience Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. Francis Leigh | |||||||||||||||
B. | Sarah Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. Arthur Rochfort | |||||||||||||||
C. | Mary Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. Philip Tisdall (Attorney General) | |||||||||||||||
D. | Charity Singleton (b 1706-7, dsp 06.05.1779) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (05.1742) William Cope of Loughgall | |||||||||||||||
m2. (13.09.1744) Sir William Yorke of Dublin, Bart (b c1700, dsp 30.09.1776, Chief Justice, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland) | |||||||||||||||
2. | Henry Singleton (Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice in Ireland, d unm 1759, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
3. | Sarah Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. Rev. John Morris | |||||||||||||||
A. | Anne Morris | ||||||||||||||
m. Francis Corbet (Dean of St. Patrick's) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
4. | Mary Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m1/2. John Leigh | |||||||||||||||
BLG1886 & BLGI1912 report Mary's marriage to John Leigh but this appears to be the Mary, sister of Lord Chief Justice Henry, who (also) married ... | |||||||||||||||
m2/1. Godfrey Boleyne of Fennor | |||||||||||||||
A. | Patience Boleyne (d 05.06.1764) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1724) Robert Howard, Bishop of Killala then Elphin (b 24.09.1683, d 03.04.1740) | |||||||||||||||
5. | Margaret Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. George Hardman of Drogheda | |||||||||||||||
6. | Jane Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. James Meade | |||||||||||||||
7. | Elizabeth Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Lindsay (judge) | |||||||||||||||
8. | Patience Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. John Fowke | |||||||||||||||
Their son inherited property from his uncle, the Lord Chief Justice, and assumed the name Singleton. | |||||||||||||||
9. | Anne Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Madders | |||||||||||||||
10.+ | other issue - Samuel (dsp 1726), Edward (d unm 1725-6), John (d unm 1736, Rev.) | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas or Oliver Singleton of Fort Singleton | |||||||||||||||
m. ?? Anketell (dau of Oliver Anketell of Anketell Grove) parents of Rebecca & Catherine, presumed also of ... | |||||||||||||||
1. | Thomas Singleton of Fort Singleton, co. Monaghan the first mentioned by BLG1886 | ||||||||||||||
m. Isabella Crawford (dau of James Crawford of Enniskillen) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Thomas Singleton of Fort Singleton (d 09.04.1836) | ||||||||||||||
m. Annabella Crawford (b 1760, d 01.12.1842, dau of Andrew Crawford, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Isabella Singleton (b 03.09.1783, d 09.12.1868) | ||||||||||||||
m. Andrew Crawford of Auburn (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
Their elder son succeeded to Fort Singleton and assumed the name Singleton. | |||||||||||||||
B. | Isabella Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. John Moutray Jones | |||||||||||||||
2. | Rebecca Singleton ("dau of Oliver Singleton of Fort Singleton by dau of Oliver Anketel of Anketel Grove") | ||||||||||||||
m. (1740-1) Thomas Young of Lough Esk | |||||||||||||||
3. | Catherine Singleton ("dau of Thomas Singleton of Fort Singleton by dau of Oliver Anketell of Anketell Grove") | ||||||||||||||
m. (1768) Rev. Anketell Moutray of Favour Royal (d c1801) | |||||||||||||||
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Francis Corbet (d 1775, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, "a descendant of the Shropshire Corbets") | |||||||||||||||
m. Anne Morris (dau of Rev. John Morris by Sarah, dau of Edward Singleton) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
1. | Robert Corbet of Corbet Hill, co. Wexford (b 20.01.1741, d 27.05.1804) | ||||||||||||||
m. (21.10.1769) Susannah Woodward of Drumbarrow | |||||||||||||||
A. | Francis Corbet of Corbet Hill, later Singleton of Aclare (b 14.10.1770, d 09.1825) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (11.02.1806) Frances Deane (d 1860, dau of Joseph Deane of Terenure, relict of Major Anthony Cliffe of Abbeybraney & New Ross) | |||||||||||||||
Francis assumed the name Singleton in compliance with the will of his great-grand-uncle, Lord Chief Justice Henry Singleton. | |||||||||||||||
B. | Sarah Corbet (d 05.04.1817) | ||||||||||||||
m. (29.07.1797) Willliam O'Brien (Lt. Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
C. | Elizabeth Margaret Corbet | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.09.1810) Thomas Gore (rector of Mulrancan) | |||||||||||||||
D.+ | other issue - Robert (b 10.0531777, d 13.09.1810, Captain RN), Samuel (b 21.04.1785, d 11.1811), Henrietta (d unm), Anne (d unm 1812), Ellinor Susannah | ||||||||||||||
2.+ | 3 sons (d young) and 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
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Possibly brother of Thomas Singleton of Mendlesham, who m. Elizabeth Yaxley, was ... | |||||||||||||||
Edmund Syngleton or Singleton of Mendlesham, Suffolk | |||||||||||||||
1. | Edward Singleton | ||||||||||||||
2. | William Singleton of Mendlesham | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Cornwallis (dau of William Cornwallis of Brome (who d. 1519)) | |||||||||||||||
A. | William Singleton of Dykelborough, Norfolk (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Margaret Holland of Suffolk | |||||||||||||||
B. | Ann Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. John Landymer of Essex | |||||||||||||||
C. | Joane Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Blomfield of Mendlesham | |||||||||||||||
D. | Elizabeth Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. Francis Gascoigne | |||||||||||||||
E. | Ursula Singleton | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Goddard | |||||||||||||||
F.+ | issue - Edward, Thomas, Francis | ||||||||||||||
2. | Philippa Singleton possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. Humphrey Rous | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For the top section : BLG1886 ('Singleton of Quinville Abbey'), BLGI1912 ('Singleton of Quinville Abbey')
(2) For the second section : BLG1886 ('Singleton of Mell'), BLGI1912 ('Singleton of Mell')
(3) For the third section : BLG1886 ('Singleton of Fort Singleton')
(4) For the fourth section : BLG1886 ('Singleton of Aclare'), BLGI1912 ('Singleton of Aclare')
(5) For the lowest section : Visitation (Norfolk, 1563+1589+1613, 'Syngleton')
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