David Templeton Sr. (abt. 1710 - abt. 1761)

Descendants

Died about 1761 at about age 51 in Coddle Creek, Anson Co., North Carolina

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Note: David Senior was not the father of James Alexander Templeton. He was the father of a James Templeton, but James Alexander was David's grandson. Unless a descendant of David Templeton, Senior, of Coddle Creek, Iredell, NC, has recently uncovered and documented who David Senior's parents were then they are still a mystery. Robert W. Ramsey in his book Carolina Cradle states a David Templeton was living in Lancaster County, PA, in 1742 but it is not clear if the David of PA was indeed the David Senior of NC. [To further confuse things there is a David Templeton, Sr. who lived in York County, SC just across the line from Iredell, NC. This South Carolina David, Sr. has confirmed DNA and is not related to this line, Mags Gaulden]- Ron Templeton

Biography

David Templeton Sr. was a North Carolina colonist.

David was born about 1705. David Templeton ... He passed away about 1761 (See note below for Last Will and Testament).

"David Templeton Settled on Coddle Creek. his land at the time of patent (grant) was in Anson county."^[1] The name of David's wife was Ann by virtue of signing some of the deed actions associated with David.

Children:

Archibald

Samuel

Rev. James

David, Jr.

Jean

Ann (see Templeton DNA Group Project Chart noted below)

David Sr. was in NC by 1752 and had three land grants approved. One was for 600 acres (2 April 1752), a second for 300 acres (18 November 1752) and the third for 125 acres (10 September 1753) - all on Coddle Creek in NC, for a total of 1,025 acres. (Reference page 191 of Jay Norwalk's book on Iredell County Templetons).

In July 1761 David deeded the land to his sons. Archibald received one tract of 300 acres on Coddle Creek. Samuel received one tract of 210 acres which was part of the original 600 acres. James received one tract of 250 acres which was part of the original 600 acres. David Junior received two tracts, one of 125 acres and another of 140 acres, the latter being part of the original 600 acres. This accounts for all of the original 1,025 acres granted to David Senior in 1752.

David Senior also had one tract of land, possibly two, in SC which were originally recorded as being in NC. The reason for this is due to an early survey error for the border between NC and SC which put the border further south. The "possible tract" was for 300 acres on the south side of the Catawba River which put the land in what is now York County, SC. This action is recorded as Grant Number 334 dated 30 August 1753 in Anson County. It is possible the David to whom this tract was granted was a different David who was living there at the time.

The other tract was for 400 acres on the Enoree River in Laurens County, SC (where another David Templeton lived). This tract would not have been affected by the state line shifts. This was a King's patent dated 16 May 1754. On page 44 of Abstracts of Laurens County South Carolina Deeds, 1793-1800, Volume 2 by Larry Vehorn it states for this tract:

"...in 1761 the Right of Sale was vested in Archibald Templeton by last Will & Testament sd David Templeton, and by sd Archibald Templeton conveyed to sd James Templeton 25 Nov same year..."

The "same year" means 1761, the year David Senior died, and the James Templeton was Archibald's brother.

On page 28 Cabarrus County, NC, Deed Book 7 there is a deed action dated for 28 December 1808 for David Junior, Archibald and James, who all signed their names. It states they sold the 600 acres with a notation it was "originally granted by a king patent to David Templeton, Senr., and devised by him to his three younger sons, David, James, and Samuel." As above, these three sons were deeded portions of the 600 acres. Samuel had died by the time this action took place, and it would mean Archibald was the oldest of the four boys.

The earliest records for a Samuel Templeton in NC are for the Samuel who was the son of David Sr., via David Senior's deed actions of 1761. The earliest recorded Moses Templeton was the grandson of David Senior via David's son Archibald.

DNA

Several individuals in the Templeton DNA Group Project have genealogies back to this man. Their haplogroup is I-M223 with one showing a subclade as I-Y46214. Very Scottish. If your line is from NC and you have DNA test results please compare your Haplogroup with David's line.

Research Notes

Looking at the Ancestry tree for this Gentleman shows a tree with information from Various counties in NC as well as Scotland and Pennsylvania. Seems they have thrown any and all sources for many men into one.

More Research Needed.

Sources

1. ↑ John Templeton of Iredell Co., N. C. and Related Families of Handy, Marks, Folk, Piclher, Coylar, Bate and Beall, Chapter 8, "The Different Templetons of North Carolina before 1800, By Ruth Cohlmia, p. 191, Jay Norwalk, Templeton Foundation Press, Radnor, PA, 1997.

• John Templeton of Iredell Co., N. C. and Related Families of Handy, Marks, Folk, Piclher, Coylar, Bate and Beall, p. 169, Jay Norwalk, Templeton Foundation Press, Radnor, PA, 1997

• John Templeton of Iredell Co., N. C. and Related Families of Handy, Marks, Folk, Piclher, Coylar, Bate and Beall, Chapter 8, "The Different Templetons of North Carolina before 1800, By Ruth Cohlmia, p. 191, Jay Norwalk, Templeton Foundation Press, Radnor, PA, 1997. Includes her detailed research on the early Templetons in southern Iredell County, NC.

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Acknowledgements

• Information as entered by Jack Wise, Saturday, May 24, 2014.

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