Spouse: Rebecca PARKER-4379. Rebecca PARKER and Lieutenant John TEMPLE were married on 10 June 1731 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.^{8820,14357,26897} Children were: Phebe TEMPLE-4381, Rebecca TEMPLE-4382, Elizabeth TEMPLE-4383, Deacon John TEMPLE Jr.-4384, Timothy TEMPLE-4385, Susannah TEMPLE-4388, William TEMPLE-4387, Susannah TEMPLE-4386.

Spouse: Sarah WESTON-4380. Sarah WESTON and Lieutenant John TEMPLE were married on 21 November 1771 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.^{8820,10293,26897}

Spouse: Joanna -909. Joanna and John TEMPLE were married about 1750.³⁶⁵¹

Spouse: Sarah HUTCHINS-925. Sarah HUTCHINS and John TEMPLE were married on 21 April 1756 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA.^17941,21028 Intention filed in Acton, MA. Children were: Lt. John TEMPLE-926.

Spouse: Elizabeth MC LANE-18066. Elizabeth MC LANE and John TEMPLE were married on 17 June 1754 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.^{1480,24632,24633} At Christ Church, Philadelphia. Children were: John TEMPLE-4494, Hannah TEMPLE-19528, Mary TEMPLE-4495, Catherine TEMPLE-4496, Elizabeth TEMPLE-4497, Sarah TEMPLE-4498, Phebe TEMPLE-4499.

During the first riot in the United States (that is, after the Revolution), Sir John had an interesting experience. The riot was in New York, and concerned the doctors' use of cadavers. At the time, no legal means existed to obtain cadavers, so the doctors had to rely on Resurrectionists (that is, grave robbers). One particular incident flared into riots over several days. On the second day of the riots, the rioters invaded the home of Sir John and lotted and ransacked it. Apparently, the attention paid to sir John was a confusion between his name and the word "surgeon." He Succeeded to the Temple baronetcy in 1786 in New York City, New York, NY.⁴³⁷⁶⁴ He died on 17 November 1798 in New York City, New York, NY.^{10374,10376,43764} John was a Lt. Governor of New Hampshire. Acting Governor of New Hampshire prior to the Revolutionary War. Temple, NH, named for him. As a Loyalist, he returned to England during the war, becoming the Eighth Baronet of Stowe.

A letter of February 25, from John Temple, British Consul General, forwarding memorials of Richard Lawrence and William Hunt, asking help in release from prison, which were forwarded by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, were referred back to said Secretary "to
report the propriety of Application and expediency of a reply". He reported thereon March 8. Temple's letter is in No. 92, folio 499, the original petitions follow it. Jay's forwarding letter is in No. 80, II, folio 161.

Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1785.

Congress assembled. Present, as before.

The secretary of the United States for the department of foreign affairs, to whom was referred his letter of the 24th November, to his excellency the president, with Mr. J. Temple's commission, having reported,

"That John Temple, esq. has presented to the United States in Congress assembled, a commission in due form, bearing date the 5th day of February last, from his Britannic majesty, constituting and appointing him the consul general of his said majesty in these states. That there is as yet no commercial treaty or convention subsisting between his Britannic majesty and the United States, whereby either have a perfect right to establish consuls in the
dominions of the other, but that amicable negotiations for that and other reciprocal privileges are now depending: That although the issue of those negotiations is as yet uncertain, it will nevertheless be proper for the United States, on this and every other occasion, to
observe as great a degree of liberality as may consist with a due regard to their national honor and welfare;" therefore,

Resolved, That the said John Temple, esq. be, and he hereby is received and recognized as consul general of his Britannic majesty throughout the United States, and that his commission be registered in the secretary's office.

Resolved, That all the privileges, pre-eminences and authority, which the laws of nations, and of the land, give to a consul general received by the United States, from any nation with whom they have no commercial treaty or convention, are due to the said John Temple, and shall be enjoyed by him.

Ordered, That certified copies of the above resolutions be transmitted to the executives of the different states for their information

[Note 1: 1 The report and resolutions relative to John Temple were also entered in the manuscript Secret Journal, Foreign Affairs No. 5, by Benjamin Bankson.]

Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1782

A letter, of 23, from the Secretary for foreign affairs, was taken into consideration; and thereupon,

Resolved, That the Secretary of the United States of America for the department of foreign affairs, be, and he is hereby, empowered to settle the wages of the two persons who have
hitherto been employed as secretaries or clerks in his office, for the time they have served, at the rate of seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum each.

Ordered, That the remainder of the letter, touching the appointment of two under secretaries, instead of a secretary, be committed

[Note 1: 1 This resolution and order were also entered in the manuscript Secret Journal, Foreign Affairs.]

On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. [Edmund] Randolph, Mr. [James] Lovell, Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery, to whom was referred a letter of 22 November last, from the Secretary for foreign affairs, relative to Mr. John Temple :

Resolved, That the President inform the governor and council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that matters of public concern, and the pressing necessity of making provision for the ensuing campaign, have hitherto prevented Congress from attending
to a subject which, though it respects an individual, may have an influence on the public affairs of these United States.

The Executive of Massachusetts cannot have forgotten The suspicions and jealousies excited by Mr. John Temple's return to America in 1778, and the reports currently circulated in England relative to his mission, are notorious. The time and manner of his coming to America, as well as the person accompanying him, who has since avowed his purpose is now resident in and a subject of Great Britain, gave great force to the suspicions then raised. These suspicions, instead of being allayed, were increased by Mr. Temple's return to England, and by the rumours and publications respecting his intercourse and conference with the British ministry. His coming again to America without explaining his views, and
as far as is come to the knowledge of Congress, without any leave previously obtained, and this at the very time when the enemy entertained the fond hope of having subdued the southern states, cannot fail to excite new jealousies, and a suspicion of his being employed as an emissary from the British crown.

That the President further inform the governor and council of Massachusetts, that although Mr. Temple was the bearer of some letters from the Hon ble John Adams at Amsterdam, yet the subject of the letters with which he was entrusted, and of those which Mr. Adams chose to send at the same time by another conveyance, sufficiently evince that he had not the full confidence of that minister, and that the letter which Mr. Adams took the trouble of
writing respecting Mr. Temple, did in no wise account for his past conduct, or explain his future views or designs. And therefore, as the United States ought to be on their guard, as well against the secret arts as open force of their subtle and inveterate enemy, that
it is the wish of Congress that the executive of Massachusetts would enquire strictly into the conduct, views, and designs of Mr. John Temple, and if they are not fully convinced of the
uprightness of his intentions, or if they have any apprehensions that he has, in his visits to America, been countenanced or employed by, or has acted in concert with the British ministry or their agents, that they order him back to Britain or take such measures
respecting him as may put it out of his power to injure the cause of these United States.

[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Charles Thomson, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, VI, folio 23.]

The American National Biography series included the following:
"In 1764 Temple got into an epic fight with the royal governor of Massachusetts, Francis Bernard. Temple accused Bernard of collusion with James Cockle, collector of the port of Salem and Marblehead, in extortion and fraud, bringing charges formally to the commissioners of customs and also in private correspondence with Thomas Whately, who was both George Grenville's private secretary and a secretary of the treasury board."[NOTE: George Grenville was alter prime minister, and was the brother of Richard Grenville, Earl Temple.] "Cockle was dismissed, but Bernard, backed by his patron Lord Barrington and the Newcastle faction, kept his governorship."
"Whately used Temple as a listening post in America, especially on the matter of an American stamp tax. Temple provided the detailed information Whately requested but predicted that Americans would resist on constitutional grounds. He did try to enforce the Stamp Act, refusing to allow ships to clear without stamped papers, but he had informed the Whig leaders of his opposition to the act and again escaped the opprobrium a Grenville appointee and blood relative might have expected. Temple continued to hound Bernard, telling Whately in May 1765 that Grenville must see that 'Governor Bernard and myself cannot both (consistent with the Welfare of the Public Service) remain in our present Stations.' By July, however, the Grenville ministry had fallen and the Newcastle Whigs, under whom Bernard had been appointed, were back in power."
"In January 1767 Temple married Elizabeth Bowdoin, daughter of the Patriot leader James Bowdoin. They had five children. Also in 1767 Temple was made a member of the American board of customs commissioners, created by the Townsend Acts. He alone escaped harassment from the Sons of Liberty, while the other four commissioners, all allies of Governor Bernard, had to flee Boston during the Liberty riots of 1768. Bernard demanded--and secured--Temple's dismissal."
"Temple sailed to England in early 1771, but he was unable to convince the North ministry to restore him. However, his threat to publish his correspondence with Thomas Whately, who had led the Grenvilleites over to Lord North, induced the government to create a new position for him: surveyor general of customs for England."
"In 1765 Temple had, at Whately's request, arranged a correspondence between Whately and Thomas Hutchinson. Soon after Whately's death in May 1772, Benjamin Franklin sent the Massachusetts House of Representatives sixteen private letters written to Whately by Governor Thomas Hutchinson and Lieutenant Governor Andrew Oliver advocating changes in New England's jury system and saying that colonists could not possibly enjoy all the liberties of Britons. The Massachusetts legislature petitioned the king to dismiss Hutchinson and Oliver."
"Suspicion for having passed the letters to the Americans fell on Whately's brother William. He insisted that he had never looked at them but recalled that in October 1772 Temple had asked to reclaim his letters to Thomas Whately, and he suggested the Temple had used the occasion to lift the Hutchinson-Oliver letters. Temple denied it, probably knowing that Franklin had acquired them from a sympathizer in the Colonial Office, but anonymous letters in London newspapers accused Temple of theft. When Whately refused to refute the accusation, Temple, on 11 December 1773, challenged him to a duel. Because there were no seconds, there were no reliable witnesses to the fight. Anonymous newspaper letters soon accused Temple of wounding Whately when he was down, and when Whately refused to deny them, another challenge seemed likely. But on Christmas day Benjamin Franklin, in the London Chronicle, admitted that he had taken the letters."
"Franklin's confession forestalled another duel, but it put Franklin in particularly bad light with the Privy Council when news of the Boston Tea Party arrived. Franklin lost his appointment as postmaster general for the colonies and his effectiveness as a lobbyist for Massachusetts just when the government was considering how to punish Boston. Temple, far from being exonerated, lost both his job as surveyor general and his honorific lieutenant governorship. The Coercive Acts soon followed, and they were the immediate cause of the War for American Independence." Parents: Captain Robert TEMPLE-4625 and Mehitable NELSON-4626.

Spouse: Elizabeth BOWDOIN-4632. Elizabeth BOWDOIN and Sir John TEMPLE were married on 20 January 1767 in Boston, Suffolk, MA.^10374,10376 Children were: Sir Grenville TEMPLE-4633, Elizabeth Bowdoin TEMPLE-4634, Augusta Grenoll TEMPLE-4635, James Bowdoin TEMPLE-4636.

Spouse: Hannah NICHOLS-27918. Hannah NICHOLS and Deacon John TEMPLE Jr. were married in November 1761 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.^{8820,14334,14357,25924} Children were: John TEMPLE Jr.-5699, James TEMPLE-5700, Captain Jonathan TEMPLE-5701, Richard TEMPLE-5702, Timothy TEMPLE-5703, Reverend Andrew Broaddus TEMPLE-17670.

Spouse: Mrs. Abigail TIDD-5698. Mrs. Abigail TIDD and Deacon John TEMPLE Jr. were married on 26 February 1798 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA.^{8820,14334,14336,19408}

Spouse: Joanna TEMPLE-873. Joanna TEMPLE and John TEMPLE were married about 1766.^43672,43673 They were first cousins. The birth dates of the children may indicate that John had a second, but apparently unrecorded, second wife. More likely, however, is that Joanna's death date is wrong. Children were: Asher TEMPLE-1007, Sarah TEMPLE-1008, Timothy TEMPLE-1009, Joanna TEMPLE-1010, William TEMPLE-1011, Elizabeth TEMPLE-1012, Abigail TEMPLE-1013.

Spouse: Jane SHUBRICK-79131. Jane SHUBRICK and Reverend John TEMPLE were married after 1770.

He appears in a list of the soldiers in the commands of Captains Warren, Lamont, Barnes and Ford as having served at Cambridge in March 1776. Parents: John TEMPLE-849 and Sarah HUTCHINS-925.

Spouse: Mary (Molley) MASON-1132. Mary (Molley) MASON and Lt. John TEMPLE were married on 25 April 1786 in Carlisle, Middlesex, MA.^{8809,24040,24041,24042} Date of marriage in Pension Files. Children were: John TEMPLE-1133, Elizabeth (Eliza\Betsey) TEMPLE-1134, Abijah TEMPLE-1135.

There may be some confusion on John (the son of Major) and the John Temple who died in Pennsylvania in 1826/1828. More research must be done on this relationship. Recent research by a consortium of TEMPLE genealogists has produced a genealogy of John Temple, husband of Elizabeth Marshall, former British Army officer who seems to have been confused with John, the son of Major. The view presented here represents the research of this consortium, but the confusion has extensively penetrated secondary sources.

Joanne May provided the following information:

1. In will of Major Temple dated 1816 he mentions "heirs of my son John" Surely, indicating that John was deceased. Add to this a will was proved on John Temple in 1816 Giles Co,TN, a few months before Major’s.

2. Major Temple was b 1736, he is definitely married to Mary by 1760s (land records in Mecklenburg) ... Mary’s brother John Kennedy Sr was being born in 1730s, making Mary b c1740? Mary died only 4 yrs after Major (her will 1820). So, she probably isn’t that much younger than him. Mary also named in her will Mary E.R., daughter of John. Yet, in their line (John in PA) they do not show a Mary.

3. In the 1783 tax list of Greene Co, TN. Major is listed with sons: James, John, and William. This should make them 16 and above... born pre 1767. Major’s son Thomas was the only one to make it to the 1850 census - age 83 SC, making him born 1766/7 (according to descendant’s records he was born 5-1-1766). So, the three other boys would have been the older ones, probably starting in the late 1750s. This would make Major and Mary marrying fairly young - in their early twenties at the latest.

Certainly the John Temple in Giles Co, TN, may not be Major’s son... but it makes
more sense than his returning to PA with a completely different wife and family???

Dorothy Schendel provided further information on this family:

Dear Park,

The history of John Temple seems even cloudier is the new version. Joanne May had convinced me the John who married Elizabeth Marshall was not the son of Major Temple but a separate individual, but there is no mention of John Temple of Chernside nr Berwick, England.

1. A letter to my aunt from W.M. Shankland Ed. D. of Missouri invites her to join in their research of the Temple family. He sites, "John Temple a British army officer who came over during the Revolution, but decided to join the Colonial army and make America his home. He moved to West Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh after the war. He married Elizabeth Marshal and had many children, most all boys. The youngest was Robert born 1806 who married a Gregory and came to Illinois sometime about 1855. Oldest son of Robert William G., Who was born in 1829 or 30 in Pennsylvania. This William G. had children by his wife Mary
Cashdollar; being Elsie, Robert, Rebecca, Robert And Adeline."

I wrote to Dr. Shankland, but my letter was returned. My cousin got the letter from my aunt many many years ago. I do know that William went to Illinois about the time he mentions because the 1960 census for Randolph county shows them there. A person who believes she is the daughter of Elizabeth daughter of John has contacted saying in the 1870 Census she found William G. with two additional children and what appears to be William, son of John, with Sarah his wife as well as Robert, son of John and Rebecca. The years of age seem to correspond. We have no other proof yet.

This all took place yesterday. I have written my correspondent about Joanne's Temple Letter and your Temple Families web site. I was just checking out your web site to see if I could be more specific on how to get to John Temple of Chernside nr Berwick, England. The Chernside information came, I believe, from a letter Jim Sterrett wrote to Joanne's mother which Joanne has sent to me. I will have to dig it out of my files to be sure of the source.

2. In a letter dated 28 Feb 1978, to my cousin, Jim Sterrett states that," I feel safe in addressing you as cousin because I am sure that your surmise about the eleventh child of John Temple and Elizabeth Marshall Temple is correct. Their eleventh child was Robert, born June 10, 1806. He moved with his older brother William to Illinois and
settled near Sparta, Randolph County.

I know nothing about either William or Robert except that William married in 1819, Sarah Love. I have been able to trace many of the other brothers and sisters. John Temple, the oldest, died February 22, 1875 in Jefferson County, Pa. and is buried in the Temple Cemetery, which is along Rt. 28 about half way between Brookville and Brockway. I
do not believe he had children. His wife Elizabeth Shearer Temple died previously and is buried in Westmoreland County, Pa. The older sister Elizabeth Temple was not married and died in Jefferson county in 1872 (I will have to remember to tell my correspondent about this part). She is also buried in the Temple Cemetery. She did, however have a daughter! The sister Ann must have been Mrs. Gibson. I have no proof of this, but supposed one of the sisters married a Gibson.

The mother Elizabeth Marshall (I believe that I read on your page that she was the daughter of William Marshal.) Temple, died on October 10, 1811 and is buried at Brush Creek Cemetery in Westmoreland County. There are two Brush Creek Cemeteries - The Temples are buried in "old" Brush Creek, on Leger Road, near Irwin. Pa.

I am supposedly descended from the brother Isaac, but there are some discrepancies in dates, so I am not certain. My great great grandmother was Mary Temple McCurdy, born in 1818. She was raised as a daughter by Isaac and Dorcas (Eckles) Temple, but according to the bible record, they were not married until 1821. I don't know have the vaguest idea
how to find out just who she was. Because of my inability to establish her parentage for certain, I have not worked on the Temple family of late.

Please let me know what sorts of information you would like, and I will try to provide it. I have accumulated a lot of data on these folks over the past few years. Incidentally, there are still Temples in Sparta, Illinois who may also be descended from Robert. You may be able to
contact them and find out more about him."

I also wrote to Jim Sterrett in Beaver Fall, PA a couple of years ago, but his letter was returned also. I am sorry this is so long but I didn't want to para-phrase these people and I thought it might be of interest since the entire conversation is about Temples. I know I have
heard someone speak of both Gibson and McCurdy on The Temple Letter.

I hope we will be able to make this information about John Temple of Westmoreland County, Pa. and John Temple son of Major Temple more separated and less confusing soon. Parents: Major TEMPLE-4486 and Mary Jane KENNEDY-4488.

Spouse: Jane RUSSELL-21668. Jane RUSSELL and John TEMPLE were married on 19 December 1795 in Greene Co., TN.^{7516,7587,29233,29234} Children were: William TEMPLE-4596, John TEMPLE-4597, Isaac TEMPLE-34808, Samuel TEMPLE-34809, Robert TEMPLE-34810, Mary Eliza Jane Rebecca (Eliza) TEMPLE-21853.

His children were noted for their extensive reading and intelligence. The sons were all fond of political and religious controversy. They were all professors of religion, and no two belonged to the same church.

Spouse: Elizabeth MARSHALL-4595. Elizabeth MARSHALL and John TEMPLE were married about 1785.²³⁹³⁸ Children were: John TEMPLE-26030, William TEMPLE-26031, James TEMPLE-26032, Joseph TEMPLE-26033, Bailey (Balla) TEMPLE-26034, Ann TEMPLE-26035, Elizabeth TEMPLE-26036, Isaac TEMPLE-4598, Samuel Wylie TEMPLE-4599, David Black TEMPLE-24763, Robert TEMPLE-4600.

Spouse: Margaret SHEARER-32880. Margaret SHEARER and John TEMPLE were married on 25 October 1813 in Westmoreland Co., PA.¹⁸⁴⁸⁰

Spouse: UNKNOWN-66450. Children were: John Henry (John) TEMPLE-16121.

Spouse: Rachel VAN HORN-1021. Rachel VAN HORN and John TEMPLE were married on 23 November 1791 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.^{10029,43779,43780,43781,43782,43783} In Swedes' Church, Philadelphia. Children were: William TEMPLE-1022, Andrew TEMPLE-1023, Parnel TEMPLE-1024, Joanna TEMPLE-1025, Levi TEMPLE-1028, Parnel TEMPLE-1026, Rebecca TEMPLE-1027, Azariah TEMPLE-1030, Elizabeth TEMPLE-1029.

Heir of Celia Temple. Parents: David TEMPLE-9837 and ROPER-9848.

Spouse: Rebecca TEMPLE-5705. Rebecca TEMPLE and John TEMPLE Jr. were married on 10 September 1789 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.^{8820,12239,43784} Children were: John TEMPLE-5709, Peter TEMPLE-16341, Rebecca (Beckey) TEMPLE-5710, Chloe TEMPLE-5711, Peter TEMPLE-5712.

Spouse: Elizabeth (Betsey) CARTER-5708. Elizabeth (Betsey) CARTER and John TEMPLE Jr. were married on 18 November 1799 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.^8820,12239 Children were: Rebecca (Becca) TEMPLE-5713, Elizabeth (Betsey) TEMPLE-5714, Lydia T. TEMPLE-5715, James TEMPLE-5716, Charlotte TEMPLE-5717, William TEMPLE-5718, Timothy TEMPLE-5722, Sarah (Sally) TEMPLE-16342, Harriet G. TEMPLE-5719, Benjamin TEMPLE-5720, Mary Ann TEMPLE-5721.

Spouse: Lois HARTHAN-30652. Lois HARTHAN and John TEMPLE were married on 27 December 1791 in Boylston, Worcester, MA.¹⁹³⁰⁸ Children were: Lowell TEMPLE-21000.

Spouse: Persis BEAMAN-20968. Persis BEAMAN and John TEMPLE were married on 21 March 1793.⁷⁵⁴⁶ Children were: Lois TEMPLE-20970, Olive TEMPLE-20972, Mary Boylston TEMPLE-20971.

Spouse: Polly DAKIN-32555. Polly DAKIN and John TEMPLE were married on 26 November 1833 in West Boylston, Worcester, MA.²¹

Spouse: Mary GRAY-4641. Mary GRAY and John TEMPLE were married about 1783.^7512,18341 Children were: John TEMPLE-4643, Robert TEMPLE-4642, David Gray TEMPLE-4644, Elizabeth (Betsey) TEMPLE-4645, Rachel TEMPLE-4646, Ellen TEMPLE-4647, Nancy TEMPLE-4648, Benjamin TEMPLE-21118.

Spouse: Nancy WILKINS-2103. Nancy WILKINS and John TEMPLE were married on 5 June 1800 in Marlboro, Middlesex, MA.^{7497,8272,43787,43788} Children were: William TEMPLE-2104, Nancy TEMPLE-2105, Rufus TEMPLE-2106, Hiram TEMPLE-2107.

Spouse: Phebe ALDRICH-1161. Phebe ALDRICH and John TEMPLE were married on 8 November 1797 in Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH.^{7690,7695,7696} Children were: Azubah TEMPLE-1162, Hannah TEMPLE-1163, Eunice TEMPLE-1164, Nelson TEMPLE-1165, James TEMPLE-1166.

Spouse: Anna -88779. Anna and John TEMPLE were married. Children were: John TEMPLE-88780, Catherine TEMPLE-88781.

Children were: TEMPLE-34602, TEMPLE-34603, TEMPLE-34604, TEMPLE-34605.

Spouse: Abigail JOHNSON-5843. Abigail JOHNSON and Capt. John TEMPLE were married on 28 December 1809 in Southborough, Worcester, MA.^{9126,10228,13516,16736,21467} Intention filed 11 Nov 1809 in Framingham. Children were: Mary Lawrence TEMPLE-5844, Rev. Josiah Howard TEMPLE-5845, Louisa Porter TEMPLE-5846, Abigail Emily (Abby) TEMPLE-5847, David Perry (David) TEMPLE-5848.

Spouse: Elleana -44225. Elleana and John TEMPLE were married about 1800. Children were: John TEMPLE-44226, James TEMPLE-44237, Sarah TEMPLE-44227, Nathaniel TEMPLE-44231, David TEMPLE-44218, Martha TEMPLE-44228, Anna TEMPLE-44229, William TEMPLE-44230.

Spouse: Rebecca TAYLOR-5390. Rebecca TAYLOR and John TEMPLE were married on 20 January 1803 in West Chester, Chester, PA.^31550,31551 Other sources give 20 Jan 1812/13, but this is too late, and does not agree with the birth dates of their children. Children were: Esther TEMPLE-5391, Joseph Taylor TEMPLE-5392, Mary TEMPLE-5393, Hannah Ann TEMPLE-5394, Jacob TEMPLE-5395, Ann TEMPLE-5396, Eliza TEMPLE-5397, Taylor TEMPLE-5398, Thomas TEMPLE-5399.

Spouse: Lydia -55887. Lydia and John TEMPLE were married.⁴⁴⁵⁸ Children were: Hannah TEMPLE-55888, Ruth Anna TEMPLE-55891.

Spouse: Hannah REDFIELD-25840. Hannah REDFIELD and John TEMPLE were married on 1 April 1801 in Claremont, Sullivan, NH.^2176,28314 Married in a double wedding with her brother Zeriah, who married Trephena Sims. Children were: William Henry Clay TEMPLE-24565, Charles W.H. TEMPLE-31071.

Spouse: Catherine MURRAY-54599. Catherine MURRAY and John TEMPLE were married on 28 March 1797 in PA.²⁵⁶⁸⁷ Children were: Hester TEMPLE-54601, Hannah TEMPLE-54597.

Spouse: Huldah -88747. Huldah and John TEMPLE were married.

Also, given the disparity in ages, I think it is likely that the John was the son of this John's brother, Joseph. That would make him some 20 years younger at the time he had his family. Parents: Colonel Joseph TEMPLE-4448 and Mary (Molly) HILL-4519.

Spouse: Mary (Polly) LATANE-5297. Mary (Polly) LATANE and John TEMPLE were married on 10 January 1804 in King and Queen Co., VA.^22850,22851 Some sources give the date as 7 January, and the place as Essex County. Furthermore, the records of Essex County give three marriages for these two - 7 Jan 1804 (Marriage Book 1, p. 222), again in 1808 (Book W 17, p. 312), and again in 1812 (Book O 41, p 109). Mary appears as Polly in 1808, but this is surely the same one, since her father is given as William. Maybe they liked wedding cake. Children were: John Samuel TEMPLE-5301, Arthur TEMPLE-5298, Lucy Latane TEMPLE-5299, Reverend Henry Waring Latane TEMPLE-5300.

Spouse: Martha FOSTER-5258. Martha FOSTER and John TEMPLE were married about 1803.¹⁷⁰⁰¹ Children were: Mary TEMPLE-5259, Alexander Foster (Alexander) TEMPLE-5260, Joseph TEMPLE-5261, Foster TEMPLE-5262, Sarah TEMPLE-5263, Elizabeth TEMPLE-16238, Thomas TEMPLE-5264, Hannah TEMPLE-5265.

Spouse: UNKNOWN-47022. UNKNOWN and John TEMPLE were married about 1818. Children were: William TEMPLE-52049, Martha Ann TEMPLE-5266, Armstrong TEMPLE-5267, Eleanor TEMPLE-61208, John TEMPLE-47019.

Spouse: Catherine BEDELL-1564. Catherine BEDELL and John TEMPLE were married on 15 August 1819 in Eddington, Penobscot, ME.^6715,6720 Children were: Orren TEMPLE-1566, Dorothy Stow TEMPLE-1567, John James TEMPLE-1572, Jirah S. TEMPLE-1569, Abial B. (Bial) TEMPLE-1571, Ephraim H. TEMPLE-1570, Miriam B. TEMPLE-1568, Ruth S. TEMPLE-30495, Ann M. TEMPLE-30496.

Spouse: Ruth F. -1565. Ruth F. and John TEMPLE were married on 8 December 1848 in Eddington, Penobscot, ME.^6715,6720

Spouse: Caroline -81093. Caroline and John TEMPLE were married before 1826. Children were: John TEMPLE-74214.

Spouse: Polly SHERMAN-1486. Polly SHERMAN and John TEMPLE were married on 23 November 1824 in Marlboro, Middlesex, MA.^{7497,29966,29967}

Spouse: Susan WELLING-1351. Susan WELLING and John TEMPLE were married about 1808.⁴³⁷⁹⁵ Children were: Charles TEMPLE-1360, Nathaniel (Nathan) TEMPLE-1352, William Howell TEMPLE-1359, Theodore TEMPLE-1354, George TEMPLE-1355, Reverend John Furman (John) TEMPLE-1356, Sarah Ann TEMPLE-1357, Hannah TEMPLE-1358, Joseph Welling TEMPLE-1353.

Spouse: Catherine SELBY-24676. Catherine SELBY and John TEMPLE were married before 1816. Children were: Zephaniah TEMPLE-24693, Jacob TEMPLE-46144, Mary TEMPLE-24692, Peter TEMPLE-24694.