Person Page 143

Seth Singleton^1,2,3,4,5,6

Facts and Notes

• Birth: Before 1800; Louisiana, USABGO; Birth dates listed in the 1850 census for Seth and his wife, Matilda, are highly suspect, since that would have made them 12 and 10 years old, respectively, when they were married.^3,1,2
• Birth: Before 1800; Sumter County, South Carolina, USABGO^1,2
• Arrival: Between 1800 and 1819; Louisiana, USABGO; According to the Brief Family History of Robert S Woodson, Seth moved from South Carolina to Louisanna in early 1800's.¹
• Marriage: 29 December 1812; Matilda Bundick; Bayou Chicot, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USABG⁷
• Residence: 1820; Bayou Chicot, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USABG⁴
• Occupation: Between 1820 and 1850; Louisiana, USABGO; Farmer/planter. In 1850 his real estate was valued at $30,600^3,1
• Anecdote: Between 1820 and 1850; Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, USABGO; By 1850 Seth Singleton had accumulated over 1600 acres of land valued at $30,600. He was a major slave holder, owning 6 in 1820, 17 in 1830, 18 in 1840, and 48 in 1850.^8,6,5,4
• Residence: 19 January 1820; Bayou Chicot, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USABG; Bought a 22-year-old slave named Bob from a man named Middleton Glaze⁹
• Residence: 1830; Bayou Leche, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USABG⁵
• Possessions: Between 3 April 1832 and 1 June 1848; St Landry and Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, USABG; Seth Singleton was a major land owner. Between 1832 and 1848 he purchased over 1600 acres of land^{10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19}
• Residence: 1840; Bayou Chicot, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USABG⁶
• Anecdote: Before 1850; Seth Singleton was a wealthy and prosperous Louisiana planter who, between 1832 and 1848, acquired over 1600 acres of land valued at $30,600 in 1850. Adjusted for the historic standard of living rates, this would equate to more than 1.2 million dollars in today's currency. Considering the per-capita GDP in 1850, his economic status would be comparable to someone worth almost $23 million today.^3,20
• Death: About 1850; He is enumerated in the census for Avoyelles Parish held on 18 Oct 1850. However, the 1850 Census of Agriculture (date unknown) shows his landholdings belonging to the "Wid. S. Singleton," suggesting that he might have died. He had undoubtedly passed by 1857 when his heirs were selling his property.^3,21,22
• Residence: 18 October 1850; Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, USABGO; Age: 50^3,8

• Related Pages: Ancestors of Marianna Woodson; Notable People

Citations

1. [S436] Woodson, Robert S., Brief Family History of Robert S. Woodson, Woodson, Robert S.. Brief Family History of Robert S. Woodson. Privately held by Mary Jane Reyes, Lorton, Virginia, 2014., NOTE: Robert Woodson states that Middleton Singleton attended Missouri State University in 1847. However, he probably meant the University of Missouri, which was established at Columbia in Boone County in 1839; Missouri State wasn't established until 1905.
2. [S439] McNaull, Margaret, Personal Family Tree, McNaull, Margaret. Personal Family Tree. Privately held by Marianna Cobb, Arlington, Virginia, 1993.
   
   These are copies of three separate genealogical records and a personal letter that were sent by Margaret McNaull to Marianna Cobb in Virginia in 1993. The copies were on file in the home of Mary Jane and Robert Reyes of Lorton, Virginia, as of 2014., Margaret McNaull Genealogical Records, Copies sent to Marianna Cobb on 11 May 1993.
3. [S363] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=2676792&indiv=try, Year: 1850; Census Place: Avoyelles, Louisiana; Roll: M432_229; Page: 147B; Image: 299, Record for Seth Singleton
4. [S443] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1409364&indiv=try, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: St Landry, Louisiana; Page: 422; NARA Roll: M33_30; Image: 110, Record for Seth Singleton
5. [S371] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=1898301&indiv=try, 1830; Census Place: Bayou Leche, St Landry, Louisiana; Series: M19; Roll: 44; Page: 45; Family History Library Film: 0009687, Record for Seth Singleton
6. [S469] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1309637&indiv=try, Year: 1840; Census Place: Saint Landry, Louisiana; Roll: 128; Page: 261; Image: 533; Family History Library Film: 0009689, Record for Seth Singleton
7. [S602] Louisiana Parish Marriages (1837-1957), database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-YLK2 : accessed 2 May 2016), Seth Singleton and Matilda Bundick, 29 Dec 1812; citing St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 870,694.
8. [S601] Ancestry.com, 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850slaveschedules&h=662848&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
9. [S603] Hall, Gwendolyn Midlo, comp, Louisiana, Slave Records, 1719-1820, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=AfroLASlave&h=95491&indiv=try, Record for Bob
10. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=835154&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
11. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=835321&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
12. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=835328&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
13. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=835617&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
14. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=835653&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
15. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=835693&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
16. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=837516&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
17. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=837800&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
18. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=837810&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
19. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=838328&indiv=try, Record for Seth Singleton
20. [S848] Online Publication/Website, https://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus, "Purchasing Power Today of a US Dollar Transaction in the Past," MeasuringWorth, Accessed 24 Aug 2023.
21. [S36] Newspaper article, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), "Probate Sale of Valuable Land and Slaves," Tuesday, December 29, 1857, pg. 2.
22. [S848] Online Publication/Website, “Some Large Landholders of St. Landry Parish, 1850.” Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association, vol. 31, no. 2, 1990, pp. 192–192. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4232790. Accessed 25 Aug. 2023.