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James Alexander "Reverend" Templeton 1729 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina

Death Date: Aft. Feb 1778

Death Location: Iredell County, North Carolina

Father: David Templeton

Mother: Ann Hunter

Spouse(s): Mary Wigfield

Children(s): Robert Templeton, John Templeton, James Templeton, Joseph Templeton, George Templeton, Jane Templeton, Nathanael Templeton, Elizabeth Templeton, Robert Templeton, John Templeton, Joseph Templeton, Nathaniel Templeton, George Templeton, Jane Templeton, Elizabeth Templeton

The story of James Alexander "Reverend" Templeton began in 1729 in Rowan, North Carolina. James Alexander "Reverend" Templeton married Mary Wigfield, and had children including Robert Templeton, John Templeton, James Templeton, Joseph Templeton, George Templeton, Jane Templeton, Nathanael Templeton, Elizabeth Templeton, Robert Templeton, John Templeton, Joseph ? Templeton, Nathaniel Templeton, George Templeton, Jane Callahan Templeton, Elizabeth Templeton. James Alexander "Reverend" Templeton passed away in 1778 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of James Alexander "Reverend" Templeton began in 1729 in Rowan, North Carolina.
  • James Alexander "Reverend" Templeton married Mary Wigfield, and had children including Robert Templeton, John Templeton, James Templeton, Joseph Templeton, George Templeton, Jane Templeton, Nathanael Templeton, Elizabeth Templeton, Robert Templeton, John Templeton, Joseph ? Templeton, Nathaniel Templeton, George Templeton, Jane Callahan Templeton, Elizabeth Templeton.
  • James Alexander "Reverend" Templeton passed away in 1778 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Templeton
1705 – 1761
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Ann Hunter
1706 – 1804
Birth Location: Gosberton, Lincoln, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wigfield
1730 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Robert Templeton
1743 – 1810
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Templeton
1744 – 1788
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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James Templeton
1746 – 1816
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Joseph Templeton
1748 – 1826
Birth Location: North Carolina
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George Templeton
1751 – 1820
Birth Location: Iredell Co NC
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Jane Templeton
1754 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Nathanael Templeton
1756 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Elizabeth Templeton
1757 – 1810
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina
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Robert Templeton
1743 – 1810
Birth Location: PA (or Rowan Co. NC)
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John Templeton
1745 – 1788
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Templeton
1748 – 1826
Birth Location: Rowan (now Iredell) Co, NC, British Colony
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Nathaniel Templeton
1750 – 1782
Birth Location: Cumberland Co, PA, British Colony
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George Templeton
1751 – 1820
Birth Location: Iredell Co, NC, British Colony
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Jane Templeton
1754 – 1830
Birth Location: Rowan (now Iredell) Co, NC, British Colony
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Elizabeth Templeton
1755 – 1810
Birth Location: Rowan (now Iredell) Co, NC, British Colony
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James Templeton's Ancestors

Self
James Templeton
1729 – 1778
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina
Parents
David Templeton
1705 – 1761
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Ann Hunter
1706 – 1804
Gosberton, Lincoln, England
Grandparents
James (Alexander) Templeton
1685 – 1772
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Ann (Crawford) (Templeton)
1687 – 1722
Fowlis, Western Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Captain (William) Hunter
1675 – 1732
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Anne Walton
1671 – 1750
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
David I
1655 – 1715
Rosanna Alexander
1655 –
JOHN CRAWFORD
1651 – 1722
HELEN HAMILTON-Crawford
1660 – 1684
William Hunter
1653 – 1732
Joanna Norseworthy
1657 – 1749
Thomas Walton
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Crawford
Doborah Crawford
William Hamilton
1624 – 1681
Margaret Watt
1628 – 1660

James Templeton's Descendants

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James (Alexander "Reverend") Templeton (1729 – Aft. Feb 1778) m. Mary Wigfield (Abt. 1730 – )
  1. 1. Robert Templeton (Abt. 1743 – Bet. 1810–1820)
  2. 2. John Templeton (abt 1744 – 6 Nov 1788)
  3. 3. James Templeton (abt 1746 – 18 Dec 1816) m. Mary (About 1750 – About 1820)
    1. 1. "Mattie (Martha) Templeton (Unk. – )
    2. 2. John Templeton (1760 – bef 1830)
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Templeton (07 AUG 1786 – Aft. 1860) m. Mary (Polly Catherine) Edes (6 December 1797 – )
        1. 1. Samuel (E "Sam") Templeton (13 JUN 1819 – 31 OCT 1886)
        2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Templeton (07 SEP 1820 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Abigail) Templeton (10 MAY 1822 – before 1870)
        4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) Templeton (24 NOV 1823 – )
        5. 5. Sarah (Alsina) Templeton (15 MAR 1825 – )
        6. 6. Eleanor (Eunice) Templeton (06 AUG 1826 – 25 NOV 1906)
        7. 7. Isaac (Hollister (John Dexter)) TEMPLETON (02 AUG 1830 – 03 APR 1914) m. Jerusha (Harmon) Templeton (4 March 1835 – 26 June 1920)
        8. 8. Castle (Noble) Templeton (1816 – 07 Sep 1873)
        9. 9. Rachel Templeton (Abt. 1822 – Aft. 1892)
        10. 10. Luthera Templeton (1823 – 9 Dec 1895)
        11. 11. Andrew (J) Templeton (abt 1823 – )
        12. 12. Matilda Templeton (1825 – )
        13. 13. Harriet (A.) Templeton (11 Dec 1830 – 3 Oct 1902)
        14. 14. Andrew (Jackson) Templeton (1832 – )
      2. 2. William Templeton
      3. 3. John Templeton
    3. 3. Robert Templeton (abt 1784 – )
    4. 4. Mary Templeton (about 1788 – Aft 1815)
    5. 5. George Templeton (abt 1793 – bef 1860)
  4. 4. Joseph Templeton (Abt. 1748 – 25 Oct 1826)
  5. 5. George Templeton (abt 1751 – 2 June 1820)
  6. 6. Jane Templeton (Abt. 1754 – )
  7. 7. Nathanael Templeton (Abt. 1756 – )
  8. 8. Elizabeth Templeton (Abt. 1757 – Aft. 1810)
  9. 9. Robert Templeton (1743 – 1810-1820)
  10. 10. John Templeton (1745 – 6 Nov 1788)
  11. 11. Joseph (?) Templeton (1748 – 23 October 1826)
  12. 12. Nathaniel Templeton (1750 – 5 May 1782)
  13. 13. George Templeton (24 Jun 1751 – 2 Jun 1820)
  14. 14. Jane (Callahan) Templeton (1754 – 1830)
  15. 15. Elizabeth Templeton (1755 – 1810)

James Templeton's Timeline

2 Records

1729
1729
Birth of James Alexander "Reverend" Templeton in Rowan, North Carolina
Rowan, North Carolina
1778
Aft. Feb 1778
Age 49
Death of James Alexander "Reverend" Templeton in Iredell County, North Carolina
Iredell County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. Feb 1778
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina
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