Oliver Perry Temple born Jan 27, 1820 Greene Co, TN. Noted lawyer of Knoxville, TN. Chancellor of the second Chancery division of TN 1866-78; Author of The Covenanter, The Cavalier, and The Puritan. - Herringshaw’ Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. The Honorable O. P. Temple is probably the most well known of Major Temple’s descendants. His parents were James Temple and Mary Craig and he was the grandson of Major Temple and Mary Kennedy. Oliver also wrote The Notable Tennessee - the Introduction was written by his daughter Mary B Temple (who edited and publish the book after Oliver’s death in 1907)... she states: Oliver Perry Temple was born January 27, 1820, in Greene Co, TN, within a mile of Greeneville College. His father, James Temple, well educated, of a quiet disposition and noted for his integrity, was greatly respected for his many virtues... On his father’s side he was English. Thomas Temple of Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England, was the remote paternal ancestor of the subject of this sketch. His will was proved May 15, 1594. He left ten children. Among his grandsons were William Temple of Coombs Lane, Parish of Atworth, or Bradford-on-Avon, who was the ancestor of the Temples of Chester Co, PA., and William Temple of Tithing Wick, who was the ancestor of Virginia Temples. The Wiltshire Temples have been prominent since 1600. There is little doubt that all the Temples have a common origin. It is an old and distinguished English family, dating back to the days of William the Conqueror. An estate named Temple Hall was granted to the first Temple, and it is likely that he received his name from the estate. This first Temple is said to have been a descendant of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, whose consort was Lady Godiva of Coventry... William Temple of Coombs Lane married Susannah Carrington, and their third child was Thomas Temple, who was born in England... He married Jane Chandler Jefferis (note: most accounts name Mary Jefferis), and died in 1775. Major Temple, their third son, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in Chester county, PA in 1736... - Notable Men of Tennessee by Oliver Perry Temple. The interesting thing about Oliver is that he was apparently actively involved with genealogy - at least on his line. His only child Mary Boyce Temple helped to found the Bonny Kate Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (1893), the Ossoli Circle (1885), and the East Tennessee Historical Society (1925). How much of Oliver and his daughter Mary’s accounts are accurate? Since there are no sources cited, I really don’t know. Oliver (and/or Mary) were apparently working on genealogy at the time Levi Temple’s book - did they collaborate on this line? For some reason (can’t find my note on this) I believe they were in touch with each other. In any case, their accounts are almost identical. Prehaps, Oliver or Mary bought Levi's book? Which again brings us back to sources - I have never seen the actual copy of Levi’s book (only photocopies), does he cite any sources? We are forced to go with Oliver’s account for lack of any other starting point, but we have as yet to find any documentation that places Major Temple in PA. The documentation may well be there; we just haven’t found it. In genealogy I have been drilled with the philosophy that without documentation, it is only speculation - so, cite it as such. I am explaining this so you will understand why I included the above paragraph... it is second nature for me to "cite it as such" <g>. Joanne