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Ann Brooke "Nancy" Temple
1781–1857
Life
- Born
- 9 Jul 1781 · Presque Isle, King William, Virginia, USA
- Died
- 2 Mar 1857 · Gainesville, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Parents
Marriage & children
Timeline
- FROM 23 Mar 1800 TO 23 Jul 1811MarriedJohn S. Barret
Records behind this page
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img 316 (film 007644926), pp. 296-297; ack. 28 Jan 1805
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Mortgage, 11 Feb 1804, Robert Temple of King William Co. to "Molly Temple as Guardian to Ann B. Temple" of the same county, securing 1,114 pounds 10s owed on three bonds (25 Feb 1803, 99 pounds 10s; "the day preceding" these presents, 950 pounds; date herewith, [6]5 pounds): he conveys the tract "whereon the said Molly now resides" (leased to her by Robert 9 Feb 1804) "also Robert Temples interest and claim in and to the negroes which the said Molly holds as the dower Slaves of her late husband Benjamin Temple deceased." Signed Robert Temple, Molly Temple; wits. John Gwathmey, [?] Gwathmey, Eliza Gwathmey; acknowledged at the court of Monday 28 Jan 1805. The facing entry (9 Jan 1804) has John Roane mortgaging back to Robert the 279 acres "conveyed by the said Robert and Elizabeth his wife and Molly Temple" - the widow joining the conveyance of the estate land. (King William Court Records 4, img 316 of film 007644926, pp. 296-297; read on the image and crop-verified 6 Aug 2026 - the OCR drops the "B.", the manuscript clearly reads "Ann B. Temple"; register K132; local images under sources/king-william-court-records-4-2026-08-06.) ⛔ What this attaches where: the deceased Benjamin's widow MOLLY = [2599] (given name only - no surname is stated, the Baylor identification rests elsewhere); the ward Ann B. = [2637] Ann Brooke; the indebted heir Robert (wife Elizabeth) = [2565], whose tree wife [2566] Elizabeth Skyrin matches. ⛔ TENSION recorded, not resolved: [2637]'s uncited birth 9 Jul 1781 would make her about 22 at this 1804 guardianship, past majority - either a guardianship estate persisting to settlement, or a wrong birth year.
Research notes
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Research note · 8 Aug 2026
AUDITED 8 Aug 2026 - MARRIAGE TO JOHN S BARRET ADDED from the heirs' deed of the children of [535] Col. Benjamin Temple (Jefferson Co. KY Circuit Court case 584, film 008689500 imgs 2245-2248, read on the manuscript): 'John S Barret and Ann B Barret his wife', acknowledged 23 Jul 1811 with privy examination and dower relinquishment. Her father's will, dated 23 Mar 1800, still styles her 'Nancy Temple' (img 2232), so the marriage falls between 23 Mar 1800 and 23 Jul 1811 - roughly 25 years earlier than the 1835/36 Baylor heir certifications ('now the wife of Dr. John Barrett', Burgess III:1013) implied.
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