To Everyone: I found the following two, possibly related, TEMPLE's in the Queen Anne's county area of Maryland. Does anyone know more about these folks? Please let me know if you can give me more ancestry or descent info. Thnaks. The Biographical Cyclopedia of Maryland and District of Columbia National Biographical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, 1879 p. 276 William E. TEMPLE, Register of Wills for Queen Anne's County, MD. He was a native of Templeville in the easter part of Queen Anne's, born there in 1836. His father was James TEMPLE, who was a member of the State Legislature in 1850. James married Annie Day, daughter of William Day of Delaware. They had a son, William, started a country store in Templeville which failed. In 1869, he was elected sheriff of Queen Anne's as a Democrat, and served 1870-1871. In November 1875, he was elected one of the commissioners of the county, and served two years. Starting in November 1877, he was the Register of Wills. He married Rachel Emily, daughter of Charles Schulley, in 1857. He had 8 children, of which two sons and a daughter survived. p. 486 John Wesley TEMPLE, Clerk of the Circuit Court for Caroline County, MD. He was born 15 Sep 1821 on a homestead near Templeville in Queen Anne's county. His parents were William and Mary (Knotts) TEMPLE, of English descent, and residents of Queen Anne's county. On 1 Apr 1844 he moved to Caroline county, and remained there until 1 Sep 1874, when he moved to Denton, Caroline, MD. He was a Justice of the Peace, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Caroline County, and also a Clerk of the Levy Court. He married in Dec 1850, and had nine children. Any help on the above would be appreciated. Park -- L. Parker Temple Researching the branches of the TEMPLE family See my home page at http://www.erols.com/lptemple/house.htm