Having said that, however, there are some very good resources to help get started. A monumental work, of greater scope than the combined works of Levi, Albert and Danny. Fascinating reading, and I have found that it can be generally relied upon to be correct. Over 600 pages long, it is incredibly comprehensive. Joyce is presently at work producing a subsequent volume, for which I can hardly wait.
Every fact is well documented, with very little guess work and few conclusions.
It extends Levi's work, more rigorously documented, but not much new ground. If you are looking for original source material, though, this book points the way. The book is extensive, and ends up branching out into a number of related lines. A thorough and excellent job of scholarship. For North Carolina specifics, we have Eunice Temple Kirkpatrick's The Temple Family of Wake County, NC and Related Families , Durham, NC, 1978.