Person:Temple Gwathmey (2)

[Anc Hannah Temple Gwathmey adgedge.ged]

! (1) "Enclyclopedia of Virginia Biography," Vol. 5 (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 19 15) p.715-716.

 (2) Temple Gwathmey family Bible, in possession of Elizabeth Gwathmey Mayo.
 (3) "Death Notices from Richmond, Virginia Newspapers 1821-1840," comp. by Virginia Genealo gical Soc. (1987) p.129. Cites: (a) "Richmond Enquirer," 26 Mar 1831, p.3. (b) "Richmond Whig ," 26 Mar 1831, p.3.
 (4) Matilda (Mrs. Gardiner S.) Plumley, Charleston, WV. Family records sent to Devall L. Gw athmey. Cites: (a) Mrs. David (Frances) Newell, Leesburg, FL. (b) Mrs. Virginia Bailey Chisol m, Charleston, SC.
 (5) "Virginia Historical Magazine," Vol. 16, p.103,104,213. "The Brooke Family," by Prof. S t. George Tucker Brooke. Cites: (a) Family Bible, probably copied by Maj. J. Temple Doswell.
 (6) Rev. William Hatchett's Family Bible (American Bible Society, New York, 1834). Transcri pt of family records of Bible in possession of Hatchett Chandler, Montgomery, AL.
 (7) "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in King Wi lliam Co., St. John's Parish" by Malcolm Hart Harris (1977) p.461,462,464. FHL #975.5H2har. C ites: (a) Bible Records of the family of Temple Gwathmey, probably copied by Maj. J. Temple D oswell, s/o Paul T. Doswell/Fannie Gwathmey.
 (8) "Gwathmey Family Record," by Mildred Bates Gwathmey (Mrs. Edward Moseley Gwathmey), Spa rtanburg, SC, 1955. Cites: (a) Bible of Dr. William Gwathmey of "Burlington," Aylett, King Wi lliam Co., VA.
 (9) "Virginia Land Records from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the Willia m and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly" (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1984) , "Extracts from King William County Records," by W.B. Cridlin, p.308. Cites: (a) Book XI, p. 188,190.
 (10) Caroline Jones of Canterbury, Walkerton, VA.

! Birth: (1) s/o Richard Goswell Gwathmey. (NOTE: Leaves out 1 generation.) (2,3a,b) Age 8 0 at death in 1831 (b. 1751). (5) A nephew of Col. Benjamin Temple. (5,7) 3rd s/o Owen Gwathm ey/Hannah Temple. (6,8) s/o Owen Gwathmey, s/o Richard.

 Marriage to Ann Baylor: (1) Ann. (2,4,5,7a) 30 Sep 1774. (2,4) by the Rev. Homer Dunbar. (5 ,7a) By Rev. Hancock Dunbar. (2) "Col. Humphrey Hill, Good Father." (5,7a) Col. Humphrey Hil l stood (God) father. (8)
 Death: (2,4) 21 Mar 1831. (2) Rev. (?) Ford preached his funeral sermon. (3a,b) 21st Inst . (d. 21 Mar 1831) at his residence in King & Queen Co. (4) Rev. Mr. Todd preached his funera l sermon.
 Burial: (10) "Canterbury," Walkerton, VA.

 (7) Attended Donald Robertson's School.
 (1) Moved from the vicinity of Norfolk, VA to King and Queen Co., where he acquired title t o a large tract of land and conducted planting operations.
 (7) Succeeded his father at "Canterbury" and lived there during his lifetime.
 (7) 1782: Charged with 600 acres which ran from the Mattapony River across the road leadin g to St. Stephen's Church. (In another place in the same source, it says his father Owen wa s charged.)
 (9a) 1794: Benjamin TEMPLE, Jos. Tuck, Robert HILL Jr., J.H. BURNS, Temple GWATHMEY and Rob ert POLLARD witnessed a lease of Wm. HICKMAN and Wm. HARRIS to Thomas WALKER, land in King Wi lliam Co., VA leased in 1722 by Edmund JENNINGS and Thomas CORBIN from Col. John HICKMAN fo r 500 years, inherited by Wm. WARDE & conveyed by his estate to Wm. HICKMAN & Wm. HARRIS.
 (7) Refused to allow a daughter who had married a Baptist minister to be buried in the fami ly graveyard. In time the GWATHMEYs, like the rest of their neighbors, became members of th e Baptist churches wherever they lived.
 (7) His sons left "Canterbury" to Robert Temple Gwathmey.