Mary Singleton Copley Pelham

Mary Singleton Copley Pelham
Born
Mary Singleton

c. 1710
DiedApril 29, 1789(1789-04-29) (aged 78–79)
Other namesMary Singleton Copley
Mary Pelham
Spouses
Richard Copley
(died 1748)
,
(m. 1748; died 1751)
ChildrenJohn Singleton Copley (son)
Henry Pelham (son)
Five step-children

Mary Singleton Copley Pelham (c. 1710 – April 29, 1789) was an Irish-American colonial settler. Her son was the artist John Singleton Copley. She operated a tobacco retail and wholesale business and taught education, art, and manners classes. By 1751, she had been widowed twice. Her sons, John Singleton Copley and Henry Pelham were accomplished artists. She was step-mother to her second husband, Peter Pelham's five children.