Richard SINGLETON, Jr.

1817 - 1833  (15 years)

• Name	Richard SINGLETON  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	11 Sep 1817	Sumter, South Carolina   [3]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	He died en route to White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, and was buried on a strange plantation. The next winter his father, RIchard Sr., sent a wagon for his coffin and found the body petrified. He had it placed in the drawing room at Home Place and would not allow it to be buried, refusing to listen to pleas of his family. After some time, his wife asked Colonel Hampton and B. F. Taylor to intervene. The body finally was interred in the family cemetery, and Richard’s twin, Matthew, adopted the name Matthew Richard Singleotn.  [4]
  _UID	C086D01BA2BA4A2993DC715C77A0A86B6609
  Died	18 Aug 1833
  Person ID	I521	Singleton and other families
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	Colonel Richard SINGLETON, Sr.,   b. 5 Nov 1776, Camden District, South Carolina ,   d. 26 Nov 1852, (Kingsville train accident), Sumter District, South Carolina  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Travis COLES,   b. 7 Jun 1782, Albemarle, Virginia ,   d. 28 Mar 1845/9/8
  Married	3 Feb 1812	South Carolina   [5, 6]
  _UID	FB6DFC72A86A4D4FBDAB277D50339C48F725
  Family ID	F4514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died of "congestive chill". His brother Matthew is his twin.

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] . [S874] Virginia G. Meynard, (Southern Historical Press), page 153. [S2434] Singletons and Barnwell update, Margaret S. Volpe. [S874] Virginia G. Meynard, (Southern Historical Press), page 156. [S134] Singleton, Will Miller - will@emeraldis.com. [S68] Cochran Gedcom File.