Elizabeth Temple

"This Indenture made the thirty first day of December One thousand Eight hundred and [year word unresolved - not later than 1808] between Robert Temple and Elizabeth his wife, Elizabeth Taylor widow, Mary Williamson widow, John S Barret and Ann B Barret his wife of the State of Virginia and Benjamin Temple of the State of Kentucky, which said Robert, Elizabeth, Mary, Ann and Benjamin are the only Children heirs and residuary legaties of Benjamin Temple late of King William County in the State of Virginia deceased, of the one part, and Hubbard Taylor of the State of Kentucky of the other. Witnesseth that the said [grantors] for and in consideration of the said Hubbard Taylors claim as locator of a quantity of land located for the said Benjamin Temple deceased and of the sum of One dollar ... [conveys ~636 2/3 acres of the 2,000-acre Floyds Fork survey]." Signed and sealed: Robert Temple, E Temple, Eliza Taylor, Mary Williamson, John S Barret, Ann B. Barret. Acknowledged King William court 29 May 1809 (Robert Temple, Mary Williamson, Elizabeth Taylor) and 23 Jul 1811 (John S Barret and Ann B his wife, privy examination); Robert Pollard C.C. cert ~30 Jul 1811; Isaac Quarles 2 Aug 1811; produced and recorded at Frankfort (Achilles Sneed, Clerk of the Court of Appeals) 8 Jan 1812.

Exemplified copy of the will of Col. Benjamin Temple of King William County, filed 27 Apr 1814 as exhibit No. 4 (Worden Pope, Clerk). Will dated 23 Mar 1800; names wife Molly; sons Robert (the dwelling plantation) and Benjamin; daughters "Eliza Taylor, Molly Williamson and Nancy Temple" (500 pounds current money apiece); sister Molly Elliott, nephew Benjamin Elliott, niece Agness Elliott; "and lastly I appoint my two sons Robt & Benja Temple and my son in law Richard Taylor the Exors of this my last will and testament." Witnesses William Temple, Leond J. Tunstall sen., John B Gwathmey. Proved King William court Monday 27 Sep 1802 on the oaths of William Temple and John B Gwathmey; Robert Temple qualified, securities William Temple, George Williamson, John King and John Taliaferro, bond 150,000 dollars. Pollard true-copy certificate + Quarles authentication both 13 Nov 1810.