Peter* Temple

Notes:

In 1541, Peter Temple married Millicent, the widow of his cousin, Thomas Heritage, and received through her two endowments. The first was a lease of pasture land in the parish of Burton Dassett. This led to a redirection of his career, and to his becoming a successful grazier.

Peter* married Millicent* Jekyll in 1541 in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England. Millicent* (daughter of William* Jekyll and Margaret* Stoker) was born in 1520 in Newington, Middlesex, England; died on 6 Dec 1582 in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jane* Bargrave. Jane* was born in 1537 in Buckinghamshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Burial: Burton Dassett, Warwickshire
?Residence: Stowe, Buckinghamshire
?MEM: Burton Dassett, Warwickshire: Tomb With Epitaph
?Note: 1

John, who continued the Line of Stowe, had five sons: Thomas, his heir, and the first Baronet; John, and Alexander, who founded, respectively, the short-lived Lines of Frankton and Long House, and William and Peter, of whose issue nothing is known.
http://www.temple-genealogy.com/temple_prime.htm
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Also had had Anthony, from whom the Viscount Palmerstone, and Susan who married William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele.
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John purchased Stowe outright eleven years after inheriting in 1578. John Temple was frugal as his son Thomas was profligate. Thomas collected titles and careers and family members, with his wife living to see 700 descendants.
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Ancestor of the Earls Temple of Stowe, via a complex descendancy from his eldest son who was made a baronet.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ancestorsearch&id=I30147

John married Susanna Spencer on 24 Nov 1561. Susanna was born about 1547 in Everton, Northants, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Temple, Sir William (1555-1627)
fourth provost of Trinity College, Dublin;
belonged to the Stowe family;
educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge;
fellow, 1578;
M.A. 1581 (incorporated at Oxford 1581);
champion of the Ramist system of logic;
published several tracts attacting the followers of Aristotle and annotated edition of 'Ramos's Dialects' 1584 (dedicated to Sir Philip Sidney);
became master of Lincoln grammar school and Sir Philip Sidney's secretary 1586;
with Sidney at his death in 1586;
became secretary to the Earl of Essex;
M.P. Tamworth 1597;
his fortunes prejudiced by Essex's fall;
made provost of Trinity College, Dublin, 1600 where he carried out many useful reforms;
master in chancery at Dublin 1610;
M.P. in the Irish parliament for Dublin University 1613
nighted 1622 [lvi.40]

William* married Martha* Harrison on 1 Oct 1591 in All Hallows Honey Lane, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Temple, Sir John (1600-1677)
master of the rolls in Ireland;
son of Sir William Temple 1555-1627 {q.v.];
educated at Trinity College, Dublin;
entered the personal service of Charles I
knighted 1628
master of the rolls in Ireland 1640, suspended 1643, reappointed 1655, and confirmed at the Restoration
assisted the government on outbreak of the rebellion 1641 but took the parliamentary side in civil war and was imprisoned and suspened 1643;
M.P. for co. Meath, 1642, 1646;
published his "Irish Rebellion" inflaming popular indignation against the Irish 1646;
joint administrator of the great seal of Ireland 1647 but voting for compromise with Charles I was excluded from the house;
served on varous commissions;
received grants of land; made privy councillor at the Restoration [lvi.34]

John* married Mary* Hammond (or Hamond) on 22 Jun 1627 in St. Michael, Cornhill, London, England. Mary* was born in 1602 in Chertsey, Surrey, England; died on 14 Nov 1677 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]