Biographical Sketch of William TEMPLE (1881); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Candace Roth . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope (1881); pg. 739 TEMPLE, William, came from England in 1714, and married, 1,18,1725, Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Taylor, born 7,7,1708, died 1,5,1768. He settled in Kennet, now Pennsbury, near his father-in-law, and died about 1775. Their children were Thomas, b. 10,10,1725, m. Jane Brinton; Hannah, b. 9,14,1727, m. Isaac Miller; Susanna, b. 9,8,1730, m. William Seal; William, b. 2,3,1733; Elizabeth, b. 1,27, 1735, m. Benjamin Hutton; Lydia, b. 5,2,1737, m. Caleb Seal; Sarah, b. 12,25,1740-1, m. John Pyle; Alice, b. 9,17,1743, m. Benjamin Jones; Benjamin, b. 12,3,1745-6, m. Hannah Jones. Thomas Temple was a justice of the peace and a member of Assembly, a good penman, and useful citizen. His children were Joseph, William, Thomas, Mary, Samuel, Caleb, Edward B., and Jane. He died 6,21,1808, and his wife, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Brinton, died 4,27,1799.