Dear Betty, This is not my line, but I have him in my database. Here's the info I have. Note that some of the children spelled their name "Tempelton" and some spelled it "Templeton." This could have been an error on the part of the submitter of the information. -- 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, Gardinier, Mayo, Shields, Van Woert. VT: Davis, Geer, Johnson, Mayo, Templeton. Canada: Bonett, Elsey, Mayo. FIRST GENERATION 1. Absoleom Templeton was born in 1771 in PA.1 He died in 1850.1 He has Ancestral File number RHLC-9Q.1 He was married to Susanna Carter (daughter of Levi Carter and Susanna Unknown) on 8 Oct 1799 in TN.1 Susanna Carter was born in 1780 in Washington Co., NC.1 She died on 4 Dec 1840 in Hancock County, TN.1 She has Ancestral File number RHLC-BW.1 Absoleom Templeton and Susanna Carter had the following children: 2 i. Absalom Guy Templeton was born about 1807 in TN.1 AFN S56F-5F.1 3 ii. Albert Tempelton was born about 1809 in TN.1 AFN S56F-6L.1 4 iii. Lewis Templeton was born about 1805 in TN.1 AFN S56F-48.1 5 iv. Catherine Templeton was born about 1803 in TN.1 AFN S56F-33.1 6 v. Levi Tempelton was born about 1797 in TN.1 AFN S56F-0K.1 7 vi. George Tempelton was born about 1799 in TN.1 AFN S56F-1Q.1 8 vii. Joseph Tempelton was born about 1801 in TN.1 AFN S56F-2W.1 SOURCES 1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ancestral File (R). Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. "Betty L. Frank" wrote: > > I am from the family of Absolem Temple b ca. 177l, PA. of Greene and Hawkins Co., TN. Are there any connection.