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The Anglo-Saxon name Singletary was established when the family resided in the village of Singleton found in the counties of Lancashire and Sussex. The surname Singletary is a habitation surname which was originally derived from pre-exiting names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. The literal meaning of the surname Singletary is farm in the burnt clearing, from the Old English word "sengel."Spelling variations of this family name include: Singleton, Singleturn, Shingleton and others.First found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very early times.Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joe Singleton, who arrived in Virginia in 1635; John Singleton and Henry Singleton, who both came to Virginia in 1651; Grace Singleton, who settled in Virginia in 1653.
