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     Gabriella (Ella) Harriet Singleton was born on 26 February 1827 in Alabama.² She was the daughter of Robert Singleton. Gabriella (Ella) Harriet Singleton married Dr. Farquahard Campbell on 26 February 1846 in Marengo County, Alabama.³ Gabriella (Ella) Harriet Singleton died on 31 March 1878 in Waverly, Walker County, Texas, at the age of 51.²

      Of Sumter, South Carolina.

     Sarah Angelica (Ann) Singleton was born between 1814 and 1816 in South Carolina.¹ She married firstly David English in 1832. Tradition has it that she left David English after a gunfight that resulted in the death of her brother Joseph and two of David's brothers and she remarried after David's death. However a more probably account is to be found in Tyrone Power's Impressions of America during the years 1833, 1834, and 1835, Vol. II. pp. 221-223, where he writes "My next illustration is of a kind so little in keeping with the year 1835, that it would be a better story if dated from the debateable land, anno Dom. 1535. The hero of the fight I am about to narrate is as fine a specimen of an old Irishman as ever I met with, and I have seen him frequently: his name is Robert Single- ton, and his residence is Baldwin county, in this State. It appears that Mr. Singleton had lent to a Mr. English four or five negroes, whom at a certain time he claimed, according to agreement, and took back to his own place: hence arose a dispute as to the right of possession ; which dispute the sons of Mr. English decided upon settling in a right border fashion. Accompanied by three of their white neighbours, and three of their father's slaves, the two Englishes repaired to the plantation of Mr. Singleton. He was absent; but they surrounded the house, and, after a resistance on the part of the slaves, which cost one of them his life, the number claimed were made prisoners, and marched off for the country of their captors. Meantime, a lad who had escaped from the house on the first attack, found, and communicated the surprisal and the result to his master, Mr. Singleton, who, accompanied by his eldest son, without a moment's hesitation put spurs to horse, and took the line of country likely to cut off the retreat of the enemy. Early on the next morning, July 4th, the Singletons came upon, a bridge they knew the Englishes must cross; and, not discovering new tracks, decided to halt here: they had not waited half an hour, when the other party came in sight. A parley was called. Singleton, senior, declared himself and son resolute to maintain the bridge against all comers, unless his slaves were restored. The elder brother, W. English, begged the Singletons not to fire, as they would surrender the negroes: at the same time, the party alighted; but as Singleton turned his head to desire his son to stand fast, he received a shot in the left shoulder; and, on a second, saw his son fall dead across his feet. Clapping his gun to his shoulder, he shot David English through the brain ; a barrel was at the same moment levelled against him by Wm. English, but snapped: again he called on Singleton not to shoot; but he this time called in vain. Taking up his son's loaded piece, he shot his adversary whilst in the act of stooping to lift his dead brother's rifle. One more shot was discharged from the English party, and Singleton received a second ball in his side. The assailants then fled, leaving the resolute old planter master of the field, with his eldest son, a young man of the best habits, dead at his feet. His wounds did not prevent his collecting his negroes after the flight of his enemies; he then walked back half a mile to where he had left his horse, mounted, and rode home, although upwards of fifty years of age. Mortification was for some time apprehended; but he at last recovered perfectly, and was, when I left Mobile, in robust health. The detail of this affair, as it stands in the journal, is concluded by a regular list with the names of killed and wounded; but not one word of comment. It is now in my possession, and the account may be relied upon as authentic in every particular." Sarah Angelica (Ann) Singleton married secondly Dr. Francis Lewis Sewall, son of Lewis Sewall and Elizabeth Howard Wailes, on 6 December 1838 at Clarke County, Alabama.² Sarah Angelica (Ann) Singleton died on 19 October 1855.¹

     Michael ? Mabel Sissons married Garfield Cameron.¹

     Sibylla da. or sister of Siward, Earl of Northumbria married Duncan I of Scotland, King of Scots.

     Jeanette Skar was born on 16 July 1849 in Oshawa, Ontario, (but she was aged 45 upon marriage).² She was the daughter of Edward Skar.³ Jeanette Skar married Edmond Bonner Temple, son of Capt. William Henry Temple and Maria May Livingston Sewell, on 20 April 1892 in Toronto.¹

     The marriage of Rev. Henry Ayliner Skelton and Margaret Jermyn Tomlinson was registered in the quarter ending March 1912 in the Edmonton, North London registration district.^1,2

     Abigail Skinner was the daughter of Thomas Skinner.¹ Abigail Skinner married firstly Ebenezer Ager on 1 March 1703.¹ Abigail Skinner married secondly Nathaniel Coney, son of John Coney, on 6 September 1711.¹ Abigail Skinner died before December 1736.¹

     Frances Davenport Skinner was born in 1828.¹ She married Frederick William Rhinelander on 5 November 1851 in New York.¹ Frances Davenport Skinner died on 8 December 1899 in Washington, District of Columbia.¹

     Robert Skinner married Dorothy Wendell, daughter of Major John Wendell and Elizabeth Quincy, in 1756.¹

     Hugh Skipwith was born on 25 December 1877 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, or Richmond, VA.¹ He married Henrietta Marie Webster, daughter of Harrie Webster and Mary Simpson Hein, on 14 January 1903.¹

     Humberston Skipwith was born on 11 May 1904.¹ He was the son of Hugh Skipwith and Henrietta Marie Webster.¹

     Albertina Skogman was born in December 1876 in Sweden.² She married Albert Hallin circa 1895.²

     Leafy B. Slack was born in 1893.¹ She married Harold Edward Marston, son of Harry N. Marston and Belle Etta Putnam.¹

     Elizabeth Slade married John Upham, son of Richard Upham and Maria (Unknown), on 1 November 1626. Elizabeth Slade died on 2 December 1670 in Malden, Massachusetts.¹

     Bertha Slaiger was born circa 1856 in Stutgardt, Austria.¹ She married Charles H. Toppan, son of Ephraim Hunt Toppan and Susan (Unknown), Bertha is listed as a servant of Charles's parents in the 1880 Census.^1,2

     Brant Arent Van Slechtenhorst married Aeltje Van Wenkum in Holland.² Who emmigrated to America in 1647, together with his wife and daughter and who was commissioned director of the Rensselaerwyck, President of the Court of Justice, and immediate manager of the whole estate of the Van Rensselaer family.¹

     Margarita Van Slechtenhorst was born in 1628 in Nykerck, Holland.² She was the daughter of Brant Arent Van Slechtenhorst and Aeltje Van Wenkum.^3,2 Margarita Van Slechtenhorst married Philipse Pieterse van Schuyler, son of Peter Diercks and Geertruyt Philips van Schuyler, on 12 December 1650 in Rensselaerswyck, New York.^4,2,5 She came to New Netherland with her parents in 1647 and came of age in Rensselaerswyck where her father served as director of the colony.

Philip Pieterse Schuyler was an immigrant carpenter who, following the marriage, became one of the leading traders of Beverwyck/Albany. The marriage produced twelve children between 1652 and 1672. Eight of those offspring went on to establish the Schuyler family in Albany and beyond.

By the 1660s, these Schuylers were established in a new house on upper State Street. Before his death in 1683, Philip Pieterse had stretched the Schuyler family holdings by acquiring property around Albany and beyond.

A widow at age 55, by virtue of their joint will filed in 1683, Margarita Schuyler assumed control of her husband's extensive estate. From her Albany house and at the farm known as "the Flats," Margarita continued her husband's business and sat as the matriarch of early Albany's foremost family. Her children included Pieter Schuyler - first mayor of the city; Alida, the wife of Robert Livingston; and future mayor - Johannes Schuyler. Her other offspring established themselves in favored locations throughout the region.

Margarita Van Slichenhorst Schuyler lived until 1711. For much of that time, she was one of colonial Albany's most prominent residents. This active widow participated in business, landholding, and was an active member of theDutch Church. Surrounded by family and supported by a number of slaves, this able women's life was full and advantaged.

Her will, filed in 1707, identified her as a "sometime ... Albany merchant" and mentioned the real and personal estate she had acquired since the death of her husband. This seventy-nine-year-old widow had the presence of mind to circumvent English inheritance laws when she divided the Schuyler estate equally among her eight surviving children and their heirs.² Margarita Van Slechtenhorst died on 11 January 1711 in Rensselaerswyck, New York.^2,6

     Helena Van Slyke was born in 1759.¹ She married Samuel Thorn, son of Thomas Thorn and Catharine Livingston.¹

     Benjamin Small was born in 1771.¹ He married Mary Chase, daughter of Joseph Chase and Olive Woodman, in 1795.¹ Benjamin Small died in 1834.¹

     Carleton Potter Small was born on 31 October 1902 in Portland, Maine.¹ He was the son of Dr. Richard Dresser Small and Grace Florence Cogswell.¹ Carleton Potter Small died in March 1972 probably in Maine at the age of 69.²

     John Chase Small was born in 1841.¹ He was the son of Richard Small and Abigail Ann Jose.¹ John Chase Small married Mary Schuyler Dresser in 1869.¹ John Chase Small died in 1923 in Portland ?, Maine.¹

     Richard Small was born in 1808.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Small and Mary Chase.¹ Richard Small married Abigail Ann Jose in 1834.¹ Richard Small died in 1882.¹

     Dr. Richard Dresser Small was born in 1872 in Portland ?, Maine.¹ He was the son of John Chase Small and Mary Schuyler Dresser.¹ Dr. Richard Dresser Small married Grace Florence Cogswell in 1901.²

     Sarah Small married Rev. John Thompson.¹

     Sarah Smart married Samuel Maverick Quincy, son of Dr. Jacob Quincy and Elizabeth Williams, on 23 November 1797 in Portland, Maine, where her first name is given as Sally.^1,2

     (unknown) Smith was born of Augusta, Maine.¹ She married John Milton Webster, son of John Ordway Webster and Anna Maria Bartlett, on 12 December.¹

     Abigail Smith was born on 11 November 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Rev. William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy.¹ Her father was for nearly half a century pastor of the Congregational church of Weymouth. and her mother a direct descendant of Thomas Shepard, the eminent Puritan divine of Cambridge, and a great grand-niece of the Puritan preacher, John Norton, of the Hingham meeting-house, Boston. She had few educational advantages in the way of access to books, as they were kept from her owing to her delicate constitution. To in a measure compensate for this, she was instructed in the duties of the housewife and took great interest in home affairs. She became an adept in domestic economy, and added to it the rudiments of penmanship and arithmetic. As she reached womanhood her strength increased, and she took up French, Latin, and a well-directed course of reading, although this was only cursory before she became a wife. She was married to John Adams Oct. 25, 1764, and passed the next ten years as the frugal wife of a rising Braintree lawyer. To them were born, during this time, one daughter and three sons. The political events of the period marked the next decade of her married life as one of great anxiety. Her husband was absent most of the time, first as a delegate to Congress and afterwards on a diplomatic mission across the seas. The patriots led by her husband were urging the termination of the unhappy relations existing between the colonies and the mother country, by a declaration of independence. His earnest advocacy of heroic measures gained for him the appelation, "Colossus of Independence." No more positive and unyielding advocate of the measure sustained the course of John Adams than his patriotic wife, and while she had in full view the dire consequences of failure, yet her courage never faltered and her voice never uttered an uncertain sound. Alone with her children she passed the period of war, doing what she could for the patriot cause. In 1784 she undertook the long and dangerous voyage to Europe to join her husband in France, and then she accompanied him to London, as the wife of the first American minister at the court of St. James, and where as such she was not accorded decent courtesy. This rudeness greatly wounded her and increased her devotion to the new republic. Upon the accession of Mr. Adams to the presidency, his wife became the first mistress of the White House, and there the charm of housekeeping was not dispelled by the pride of position; She is the only woman in American history who has been the wife of one president and the mother of another. She resided at Braintree, Mass., after leaving Washington, but always retained an interest in public affairs. A memoir of her life, was published by her grandson Charles Francis Adams.³ Abigail Smith married President John Adams, 2nd President of the United States, son of John Adams and Susanna Boylston, on 25 October 1764 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.^3,4 Abigail Smith died on 28 October 1818 in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 73.³