Dear Gerald, It appears that I have unintentionally misled you. My Templetons came from Scotland to Ireland and then to America. I have not been able to trace any further back than Adam and his sister Janet (Jennet). They supposedly were from Ballywilly, although we have not been able to find a town by that name. Other references to their location in Ireland include Ulster Province and the Parish of Bellawville. Here is some information I found on the name someplace or other: Templeton is a Scottish place name from Templeton near Dundonald in the former county Ayreshire, now part of Strathclyde. It was so-named for Middle English "temple" (meaning house of the Knights Templar) and "toun" (meaning "settlement"). There are also places named Templeton in Wales and other locations, but they likely derived their names from someone with the surname, rather than the other way around. Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry notes the following on the name "Templar:" A member of the order called Templars, Knights Templar, Knights of the Temple, etc. It was founded in 1118 or 1119 by nine Christian knights, the original object of the organization being to maintain free passage for the pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. Baldwin II King of Jerusalem gave them part of his palace, and they kept their arms in the Temple, hence their name of Templars. It is interesting that so many of the names are duplicated in your line and mine. I find John to be the most common name among Templetons, followed by Samuel and William. Daniel, however, seems to be very uncommon. That one may be the one that leads us to a link. There is another Adam that shows up in New Hampshire in 1810 and then disappears again. I have not been able to connect him to my line. Another Adam married Jane (unknown last name) in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1837. A third Adam that I know about was married to a Barabee, probably in Maine in the late 1700's. Well enough rattling on. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you in your research. -- Harold Templeton Hoffman Estates, IL cfp@iwc.net CT: Barnes, Geer, Horsford, Lamb, Merritt, Richardson. KY: Shields. MA: Lamb, Merritt. NH: Lindsay, Morse, Templeton. NJ: Beam, Riker. NY: Austin, Blakeney, Fish, Kent, Mayo, Shields, Van Woert. VT: Davis, Geer, Johnson, Mayo, Templeton. Canada: Bonett, Elsey, Mayo. "G.J.Fox" wrote: > > Harold, > I notice from your message that you say your TEMPLETONs went from Ireland > to Scotland. That I find interesting because I had assumed that the Irish > TEMPLETONs were originally a Scottish family - not that it excludes > movement the other way from time to time. My own TEMPLETON ancestors lived > in Belfast, Ireland, and although I have names, I have little knowledge of > what they did there. What I do know in some detail is that a branch went to > India circa 1780. > > There is a strong possibility that your Irish TEMPLETONs are the same as > mine, if names give a clue. It was Daniel TEMPLETON who went to India as a > soldier and raised a family there. Matthew and John are also family names. > My earliest TEMPLETON in Ireland is William born about 1730's amd he > married a Margaret. Daniel, William and Matthew Steele were three of their > children. I have no knowledge of an Adam TEMPLETON but my records do not go > that far back. > > Please let me know if any of this relates to your family. And I would > really like to discover when my TEMPLETONs left Scotland (assuming that is > their origins). > Gerald Johnson Fox > > At 14:15 01/03/00 -0800, you wrote: > >Dear Catherine, > > > >I wish I could say some of your names match mine. The best I can do is > >say that William and James shows up in my line, as do several of the other > >names. > > > >Adam Templeton was born 1711 or maybe 1712 in Ireland, but I believe his > >family came from Scotland. His sons were Mathew, James, John, and > >Daniel. Adam had a sister, Janet. Her grave stone says, "Jennet." Adam > >settled in New Hampshire, having arrived about 1735. > >-- > >Harold Templeton > >Hoffman Estates, IL > >cfp@iwc.net > > ==== TEMPLETON Mailing List ==== > This TEMPLETON list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/adoptrequest.html > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi