Patricia Junkin believes:
Richard Singletary married perhaps Humility Dunham (perhaps aka the one known as "Goodwife Singletary").
[According to Gratia Dunham Mahony, Humility, dau/o John Dunham of Lyden, Holland (later of Plymouth, MA) & his first wife, Susan/Susanna Kaino, was b 1616-1618. There is no record of Humility's death. Humility apparently was still living at the time of her father's 2nd marriage in Lyden, Holland on 22 Oct 1622 to Abigail Ballou. Gratia believes that Humility probably died in Holland before 1629-30 when John and Abigail (Ballou) Dunham came to Plymouth, but there is no documented source as this time to validate this theory.]
Patricia Junkin [14 Mar 2004] believes Richard Singletary perhaps married Humility Dunham, dau/o John Dunham (of Lyden & Plymouth) & #1 Susan/Susanna Kaino. She was perhaps the "Goodwife Singletary" whose death is recorded in Vital Records, and thus perhaps the first wife of Richard Singletary, the immigrant.
Patricia believes Richard Singletary & "Goodwife Singletary" being Humility (Dunham) Singletary possibly had these children before her untimely death:
Susan Singletary [According to naming patterns of the day, Susan, if a daughter, could have been named for her possible maternal grandmother, Susan/Susannah (Kaino) Dunham. ash]
Jonathan Singletary (aka Jonathan Dunham)
Patricia cites: "Copies of depositions of Susan Singletary and Susana Singletary sworn, Nov. 22, 1662." [Court Records: Excerpt below...pj]
Excerpt from University of Virginia: Salem: Witchcraft: Essex: Vol. 3
"Copy of evidence in the action, John Godfry v. Jonathan Singletary, taken from Salem court records of 25:9:1662, made by Hillyard Veren, cleric.
John Wooddum, Theophilus Wilson and Robert Lord, marshal, testified that when Jonathan Singletary and John Godfry were in said Wilson's house, Singletary was answering the said Godfry for the executions for which he was put into prison and agreed to end all, but Jonathan said, 'if I answer for all it may be when I com to haverell the counstable will serve them.' Godfry said he would give him an acquittance for them, so when the goods were delivered to John Godfry, Singletary put an attachment upon them in an action of review. Sworn in court.
Richard Singletary and Susanah, his wife, deposed 20:1:1662-3, that John Godfre being occasionally at their house said, concerning the corn in controversy, that he thought he should never get it of Goodman Clarke for he would pay him in papers as he did the last year. Godfry said several time, 'I would rather it were in a heape in ye street & all ye towne hogges should eate it then he should keepe it in his hands.' Sworn 27:1:1663 before Simon Bradstreete
Copies of depostions of Susan Singletary and Susana Singletary, sworn, Nov. 22, 1662, before Simon Bradstreet, taken from Salem court records by Hilliard Veren, cleric."
CONSIDERATIONS:
[It would appear that there are two depositions, one signed by a Susanah Singletary and one signed by a Susan Singletary. Patricia Junkin believes one was the step-mother of Jonathan Singletary (alias Dunham) and the other Susan a full blooded sister of Jonathan Singletary (alias Dunham). However, could these have been two different depositions given by the same person spelling her name two different ways? Could one or both signatures have been the mother or step-mother of Jonathan Singletary (alias Dunham)? Could one have been a full blooded sister or half-sister of Jonathan Singletary (alias Dunham)? Could one Susan have even been a sister of Richard Singletary, the immigrant? ASH]
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