Person:Amos Singletary (2)

Name^[3]	Amos Singletary
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]	Abt Sep 1721	Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	6 Sep 1742	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Mary Curtis
Death^[1]	30 Oct 1806	Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1907)
462.

SINGELTERRY, Hon. Amos [s. John and Mary in dup.], [died] Oct. 30, 1806, a. 85 y. 26 d.
[Birth calculates to about 4 Oct 1721.]
↑ Benedict, William Addison, and Hiram A Tracy. History of the town of Sutton, Massachusetts, from 1704 to 1876: including Grafton until 1735; Millbury until 1813; and parts of Northbridge, Upton, and Auburn. (Worcester, Mass: Sanford & Company, 1878)
27.

1721.
"John Singletary and Ebenezer Stearns were chosen Tything-men. This is the first mention of John Singletary, father of the Singletary family. Amos was his youngest son. He was born in Sutton, September, 1721, and was the first male child born in town."
↑ Greeley, George Hiram. Genealogy of the Greely--Greeley family. (Boston, Mass.: Frank Wood, Printer, 1905)
pp. 30-1, 61.

Children of John Singletary and Mary Greele [#16]: 8) Amos Singletary [#79], b. Sutton Sep 1721, d. 30 Oct 1806, m. Sutton 6 Sep 1742 Mary Curtis. The first water privilege along the outlet of Singletary Lake was occupted by the gristmill built by John Singletary. He and his son Amos, who succeeded him, owned the mill for many years. Amos represented town at Provincial Congress, House, Senate, and General Court. Will dated 20 May 1801, probated Nov 1806.