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Matthew Templeton 1555–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Templeton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1655

Death Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Templeton

Mother: Jean Templeton

Spouse(s): Mary Watt

Children(s): George Templeton

The story of Matthew Templeton began in 1555 in Templeton, Devon, England, United Kingdom. Matthew Templeton married Mary Watt, and had children including Elizabeth Templeton, George Charles Templeton. Matthew Templeton passed away in 1655 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Templeton began in 1555 in Templeton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
  • Matthew Templeton married Mary Watt, and had children including Elizabeth Templeton, George Charles Templeton.
  • Matthew Templeton passed away in 1655 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Children(s)

Matthew Templeton's Ancestors

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Matthew Templeton
1555–1655
Birth Place: Templeton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Robert Alexander Templeton
1530–
Scotland
Jean (Jamison) Templeton
1530–1610
Drakemyre, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Templeton's Descendants

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Matthew Templeton (1555–1655) m. Mary Watt (1555–)
  1. 1. George (Charles) Templeton 1575–1685 m. Lady (Jean Ann Stewart) Campbell 1576–1622
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Templeton) Finch 1595–1700 m. Marion (Anderson) Templeton 1615–
      1. 1. Thomas (Templeton) I 1615–1715 m. Marion (Anderson) Templeton 1615–
        1. 1. Sir (John) Templeton 1635–1684 m. Marion Boyd 1659–1745

Matthew Templeton's Timeline

4 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Matthew Templeton in Templeton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Templeton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1655
1655
Age 100
Death of Matthew Templeton in East Ayrshire, Scotland
East Ayrshire, Scotland
1834
11 May 1834
Age 279
Matthew Templeton was baptized in , Dundonald, Ayr, Scotland
, Dundonald, Ayr, Scotland
1834
1834
Age 279
Matthew Templeton resided here in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Templeton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 May 1834
    Event Place: , Dundonald, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sandyknewe Tuex
    Record Source: UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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