The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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Jacob Singley was born on the 22nd of September 1761 in Lehigh Township, Northampton County Pennsylvania. He was the son on Martin Singley and Cornelia Kern.
During the Revolutionary War, Jacob served as a Private Second Class in the 3rd Battalion of the Northampton County Militia. Of the 63 days he served, 40 were spent on the frontiers, and 23 in war service. After his service, Jacob reportedly manufactured weapons for the war effort.
He married Mary Catherine Klotz in 1783 and together had 15 children, 10 of which survived to adulthood; J. George, Jacob, Margaret, Elizabeth, Lawrence (Lorenz), Mary, Catharine, John, Barbara and Daniel.
In 1802, Jacob and family moved to a farm near Mainville in Columbia County where he spent the rest of his days.
Jacob died on the 22nd July 1844, preceeding his wife, and is buried next to her in Hargers Union Cemetery in Beaver Valley, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
References:
Singley, Albert Henry., Singley Genealogy. Unpublished, 1964.
Singley Clan Has Reunion., The Plain Speaker, (Hazelton, PA), p. 5.
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