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James Alexander Templeton 1685–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1772

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Father: David I

Mother:

Spouse(s): Ann Crawford

Children(s): James Templeton

James Alexander Templeton was born in 1685 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of David Hickman Templeton I And Jane Weir. James Alexander Templeton married Ann Crawford, and had children including James Matthew Templeton. James Alexander Templeton passed away in 1772 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Templeton was born in 1685 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of David Hickman Templeton I And Jane Weir.
  • James Alexander Templeton married Ann Crawford, and had children including James Matthew Templeton.
  • James Alexander Templeton passed away in 1772 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Templeton's Ancestors

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James Templeton
1685–1772
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Hickman Templeton I
1655–1715
Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Templeton
1635–1684
Campbeltown, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ann Brevard
1630–
Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1615–1715
Marion Templeton
1615–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Finch
1595–1700
Lady Finch
1598–1639

James Templeton's Descendants

1.
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James (Alexander) Templeton (1685–1772) m. Ann Crawford (1687–1722)
  1. 1. James (Matthew) Templeton 1706–1783
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Roye) Templeton 1720–1757 m. Samuel (Wilson) Seawright 1715–1766
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Goreman) Swainright 1754–1844 m. Peter Corbin 1745–1794 m. William Corbin 1745–1822
        1. 1. David Corbin 1786–1860 m. Sarah (Austin) Whitmire 1791–1860
        2. 2. John Corbin 1776–1853
        3. 3. Judith Corbin 1778–1850
        4. 4. Samuel Corbin 1774–1857
        5. 5. Sarah Corbin 1782–1850
        6. 6. William Corbin 1780–1878

James Templeton's Timeline

3 Records

1685
1685
Birth of James Alexander Templeton in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1772
1772
Age 87
Death of James Alexander Templeton in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1867
25 Aug 1867
Age 182
James Alexander Templeton was christened in Braddan,Isle of Man,England
Braddan,Isle of Man,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1957
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1867
    Event Place: Braddan,Isle of Man,England
    Record Source: Isle of Man, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1957

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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