_Synge Family--sub voce Carr Pedigree_ (Vol. vii., p. 558.; Vol. viii.,
p. 327.).--Has the statement made by GULIELMUS, as to the origin of the
name of Synge, ever appeared in print before? And if so, where? I have
long been curious to identify the individual whose name underwent such a
singular change, and to ascertain if he really was a chantry priest as
reported. Was he George Synge, the grandfather of George Synge, Bishop
of Cloyne, born 1594? Of what family was Mary Paget, wife of the Rev.
Richard Synge, preacher at the Savoy in 1715? The name appears to have
been indifferently spelt, Sing, Singe, and Synge. And I believe an older
branch than the baronet's still exists at Bridgenorth, writing
themselves Sing. The punning motto of this family is worth noticing:
"Celestia canimus."