John Templeton Sr. (abt. 1745 - 1822)

Born about 1745 in Virginia [uncertain]

Husband of Martha (Unknown) Templeton — married about 1777 in Cecil, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Nov 1822 at about age 77 in Rocky Creek, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Templeton Name Study.

John Templeton was born prior to 1755, "John and Martha were born before 1755 according to the Iredell County, Census for 1800, 1810 and 1820, which list them as being over the age of Forty-five years..." and married Martha about 1777.^[1] At this time there is no documentation showing who his parents are, though there is DNA evidence which confirms some of his siblings and points circumstantial to a father born about 1704-1706.

John and Martha had the following 6 children (though John died intestate his lands and goods were divided between his wife and children, it's from these records Jay Norwalk identifies the six children of John and Patsy Ancestry Image $)

John Templeton, Jr.

James Templeton

Martha Patsy Templeton Cummings

Elizabeth Templeton Moss

"Polly" Mary Templeton Jones

Obediah Templeton,October 18, 1792 - January 30,1875^[2]

Notable Dates

9 September 1781, Bought 300 acres, 9 Sep 1781, Main Rocky Cr, Rowan (now Iredell Co), NC, USA, "State Grant #1727, July 11, 1788, To john Templeton. 300 Acres in Rowan County on Main Rocky Creek adjacent Shelley and Cowden on Trumpet Branch, Registered 20 January 1791 in Iredell, County."^[3]

17 Apr 1780, Near Bannister River, Halifax Co, VA, USA, Bought 176 acres

21 Aug 1777, Runaway Cr, Halifax Co, VA, USA, On Pittsylvania Co, VA tithe list

1770, Pittsylvania Co, VA, USA

5 Jul 1768, Witnessed Francis Mann will, near Robt, Elder, Charlotte Co, VA, USA

Death

His death is believed to have been about July 11, 1822, In Iredell, County, NC. John Templeton died intestate, though court documents show a settlement of his estate where his children, John, Jr., James, Martha "Patsy" Templeton Cummings, Elizabeth Templeton Moss, Polly "Mary" Templeton Jones, and Obediah Templeton. The Widow Martha receives the use of 50 Acres as her dower.^[4] The Sale of the inventory lists:

James Templeton

Obediah Templeton, Adminstrator

John Templeton

Jane Templeton

Some Bealls appear as well as a Jesse Cummons or Cummings.

Research Notes

There is one John Templeton listed in the 1790 Census for Iredell County. One male over 16, 2 males under 16, and 5 females. John is listed next to Robert and Thomas Templeton. There is also only one John Templeton in the 1800 Census for Iredell County. This could either be John Templeton. This needs researching.

DNA

John's ancestors, descendants, and his YDNA haplogroup are defined in detail in John Templeton of Iredell Co., NC; Vol. II, & Robert Templeton of Pittsylvania Co., VA & Descendant - Haplogroup: R-L21-> L1335-> L1065-> S744-> S764-> L743^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ John Templeton of Iredell Co., N. C. and Related Families of Handy, Marks, Folk, Pilcher, Colyar, Bate and Beall, p. 17, Jay Norwalk, Templeton Foundation Press, Radnor, PA, 1997
2. ↑ Jay Norwalk
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-Q9DL : 17 March 2018), John Templeton, 1822; citing Iredell, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "John Templeton of Iredell Co., NC; Vol. II, & Robert Templeton of Pittsylvania Co., VA & Descendants" by Jay Norwall; Published June 2015 by Axion Press, Newcastle, Me; ISBN # 9781892446145; Library of Congress Control # 2015902849

• Genealogy of John & Robert Templeton of Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, Volume II, by Jay Norwalk, Axion Press Newcastle, ME, pages 68-73, Full Text of book

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-9T6 : accessed 20 September 2017), John Templeton, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 398, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147. </span>

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-26C : accessed 20 September 2017), John Templeton, Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 615, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905. </span>

• 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 29; Page: 615; Image: 293; Family History Library Film: 337905 Image Ancestry $

• 1810; Census Place: Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 40; Page: 184; Image: 00488; Family History Library Film: 0337913 Image Ancestry $

• 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Iredell, North Carolina; Page: 232; NARA Roll: M33_80; Image: 213 Image Ancestry $

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication, Ancestry.com. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

• "John Templeton of Iredell Co., NC; Vol. II, & Robert Templeton of Pittsylvania Co., VA & Descendants" by Jay Norwall; Published June 2015 by Axion Press, Newcastle, Me; ISBN # 9781892446145; Library of Congress Control # 2015902849

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Templeton-422 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jack and others.

• Templeton-1469 was created by David Higgs through the import of Brown-12 Generations_2014-07-23.ged on Jul 23, 2014.