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Susannah “Susan” <I>Walker</I> Singleton

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Susannah “Susan” Walker Singleton

Birth
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Death
1855 (aged 63–64)
Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
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SUSANNAH 'SUSAN' WALKER, b. 12 Nov 1791, Greenbrier Co, West VA; d. Aft. 1855, Buffalo Bayou later known as Houston, Harris Co., TX; m. PHILIP SINGLETON 9th Sept. 1783.
Received land grants as part of Stephen F Austin's original Texas Colony.
Philip de Zavala Singleton was the youngest child of Philip and Susan Singleton. He was born about 3 months before the Battle of San Jacinto. According to Jack Caffall of Luling, a descendant of Philip de Zavala Singleton, Lorenzo and Emily de Zavala were very good to Susan, pregnant with child during the turbulent times of the revolt from Mexico. Susan named the child Philip for his father, and de Zavala for the family who aided her. On the 1850 Census of Texas Philip Jr. is listed in the household of James W. Singleton, age 15 years, birthplace Texas. He married Eliza A. Huffman, daughter of Manoah and Susan Simmons Huffman. Philip and Eliza were married November 19, 1860. He was witness for his brother James W.'s will in August 1864. He and his family moved to the Texas Hill Country, Medina, Bandera county, and were ranchers.

Biographical information is from Shirley Stedman a descendant.
SUSANNAH 'SUSAN' WALKER, b. 12 Nov 1791, Greenbrier Co, West VA; d. Aft. 1855, Buffalo Bayou later known as Houston, Harris Co., TX; m. PHILIP SINGLETON 9th Sept. 1783.
Received land grants as part of Stephen F Austin's original Texas Colony.
Philip de Zavala Singleton was the youngest child of Philip and Susan Singleton. He was born about 3 months before the Battle of San Jacinto. According to Jack Caffall of Luling, a descendant of Philip de Zavala Singleton, Lorenzo and Emily de Zavala were very good to Susan, pregnant with child during the turbulent times of the revolt from Mexico. Susan named the child Philip for his father, and de Zavala for the family who aided her. On the 1850 Census of Texas Philip Jr. is listed in the household of James W. Singleton, age 15 years, birthplace Texas. He married Eliza A. Huffman, daughter of Manoah and Susan Simmons Huffman. Philip and Eliza were married November 19, 1860. He was witness for his brother James W.'s will in August 1864. He and his family moved to the Texas Hill Country, Medina, Bandera county, and were ranchers.

Biographical information is from Shirley Stedman a descendant.


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