A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Singley family of Italy.
Reg. 7400 · Italian, T–V
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
cross symbolChristian faith and service
bendDefence, and the scarf of a commander
armA person of action, industrious and laborious
Colours
Silver (Argent)Means: Peace and sincerity
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Red (Gules)Means: Military strength
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“Tranché d'arg. sur azur; l'arg. ch. d'une croix potencée et alésée de gu.; l'azur ch. d'un dextrochère, arm. et gantelé d'arg., tenant une épée d'or; à la bande de gu., ch. de deux serres d'aigle d'or et br. sur le tout.”
PiedmontPiedmont, c. 1775
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Map of Italy showing where the Singley arms are recorded
The Singley arms were recorded in Piedmont, c. 1775.
Piedmont was Alpine and river country in north-western Italy, ruled from Turin. Its noble houses were listed formally by the state, and a name on that list carried arms as a matter of record.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Italy in this period.
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
Sovereign of the period
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
1763–1778
Reigning in Italy when the Singley arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Italy
In the Italian states, coats of arms were often used by noble families to show their status and history. These symbols were passed down through the generations to all legitimate male descendants. Younger branches of a family usually kept the original design but sometimes added small changes to distinguish their specific line from the main branch.
Granting authority
Various local rulers and city governments controlled the use of coats of arms across the different Italian states.
How they got arms
Families often assumed their own arms or received them as official grants from local lords, popes, or city councils.
Where arms were recorded
Arms were recorded in local city archives or private family books rather than in one single national register.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Piedmont.
Origin & History of the Singley Family in Italy
The Singley family name has roots that trace back to the German-speaking regions of Europe before members of the family migrated to the American colonies. By 1775, records confirm that members of the Singley family were well-established in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. Many of these early settlers arrived as part of a larger wave of immigration from the Palatinate and surrounding areas, seeking new opportunities in the fertile backcountry. They often settled near the Broad and Saluda Rivers, where they worked as farmers and contributed to the growth of the colonial frontier. These early ancestors were part of a resilient group of pioneers who helped shape the cultural and agricultural landscape of the region during the years leading up to the American Revolution.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Singulus
Latin term meaning single, individual, or one by one.
This name
SingleyA locative or descriptive surname likely referring to an isolated dweller or a solitary individual.
also spelled
Singli
Syngly
Singley
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Holcomb, Brent H., Petitions for Land from the South Carolina Council Journals, Volume V: 1767-1770, 1999
Merrens, H. Roy, Colonial North Carolina in the Eighteenth Century: A Study in Historical Geography, 1964
Rupp, Israel Daniel, A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776, 1876
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Colonial Plats (Copy Series)
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Memorials of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century South Carolina Land Titles
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cross symbolChristian faith and service
bendDefence, and the scarf of a commander
armA person of action, industrious and laborious
cross symbolChristian faith and service
bendDefence, and the scarf of a commander
armA person of action, industrious and laborious
