SINGLETARY: Amos Singletary was a native of Sutton, Massachusetts, born in 1721 to John and Mary [. Greele] Singletary. His parents saw to his basic educational needs. Amos' wife, Mary Curtis, was said to have been responsible for his conversion to Christianity.
Amos represented Massachusetts in the provincial congress for four years during the Revolutionary War. He went on to serve in the senate and house of representatives for the state of Massachusetts. Singletary also served as a justice of the peace.
His political views supported men like himself who lived off the land - Amos was a farmer and grist miller. Amos opposed the state's eastern trade and banking interests. He also opposed the ratification of the US Constitution in 1788, fearing that the eastern businessmen would gain too much power.
Amos Singletary died in 1806. Mary had preceded him in death in 1799.
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