This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kemp/1733.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My gggrandmother was a McElwain and she lived in Logan County, Kentucky. My ggrandfather was William Thompson. Kemp, son of Thomas Kemp and Frances Orr. Frances Orr was the daughter of Elizabeth McElwain and William Orr (Logan County, KY). Elizabeth's mother, Frances McElwain who was a widow, along with her 12 children, came from Ireland, landed in the Baltimore area, stayed there a while and moved west to Logan County, KY. The siblings of Elizabeth were, as far as I can ascertain, James, Joseph, Ann, Mary, Graiah, Margaret, Lydia,Michael, Alexander, Frances and perhaps David. They settled in and around Russellville, KY before 1807. William T. (Thompson) Kemp's mother, Frances, died when he was a small child and he was raised by his maternal uncle, Alexander, and his wife in Mt. Pleasant, TN (about 50 miles south of Nashville). When he was around 18, he moved to Texas and lived the rest of his life in the Wichita Falls area. He was my great grandfather. Is it possible that the will was supposed to say William T. and not William J? Or perhaps difficult to read? There is little doubt that there is too much coincidence for it not to be my ggrandfather. There was also some legal documentation concerning the guardian of William T. as he was a small child, and after the death of his wife, Thomas Kemp apparently left and he was very close to the members of the Orr family - I'm not sure if James (the eldest son) or Alexander (a younger son) was appointed guardian but Alexander raised him. The widow Frances McElwain was quite wealthy and the Orr family was certainly well to do - I would understand why William T. Kemp would have been a beneficiary in James' will.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kemp/Orr/McElwain Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kemp/1733/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm looking for information on a William J. Kemp who was mentioned in the will of James McElwain in 1853, Logan Co., KY. I think Wm Kemp was connected to this family but can't prove how. Does anyone have any information on him?

My gggrandmother was a McElwain and she lived in Logan County, Kentucky. My ggrandfather was William Thompson. Kemp, son of Thomas Kemp and Frances Orr. Frances Orr was the daughter of Elizabeth McElwain and William Orr (Logan County, KY). Elizabeth's mother, Frances McElwain who was a widow, along with her 12 children, came from Ireland, landed in the Baltimore area, stayed there a while and moved west to Logan County, KY. The siblings of Elizabeth were, as far as I can ascertain, James, Joseph, Ann, Mary, Graiah, Margaret, Lydia,Michael, Alexander, Frances and perhaps David. They settled in and around Russellville, KY before 1807. William T. (Thompson) Kemp's mother, Frances, died when he was a small child and he was raised by his maternal uncle, Alexander, and his wife in Mt. Pleasant, TN (about 50 miles south of Nashville). When he was around 18, he moved to Texas and lived the rest of his life in the Wichita Falls area. He was my great grandfather. Is it possible that the will was supposed to say William T. and not William J? Or perhaps difficult to read? There is little doubt that there is too much coincidence for it not to be my ggrandfather. There was also some legal documentation concerning the guardian of William T. as he was a small child, and after the death of his wife, Thomas Kemp apparently left and he was very close to the members of the Orr family - I'm not sure if James (the eldest son) or Alexander (a younger son) was appointed guardian but Alexander raised him. The widow Frances McElwain was quite wealthy and the Orr family was certainly well to do - I would understand why William T. Kemp would have been a beneficiary in James' will. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <KEMP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 3:58 PM Subject: [KEMP] William J. Kemp>KY > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Kemp/Orr/McElwain > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kemp/1733/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I'm looking for information on a William J. Kemp who was mentioned in the will of James McElwain in 1853, Logan Co., KY. I think Wm Kemp was connected to this family but can't prove how. Does anyone have any information on him? > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KEMP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.0.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.28/604 - Release Date: 12/26/06 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.0.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.28/604 - Release Date: 12/26/06

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kemp/1630.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I have just found out I am descended from George Firman Kemp, and his daughter Selina. (born c.1828 in Rayleigh, Essex.) I don't know much about the family, but Selina got married in a baptist church, so it's possible they were baptists? Witnesses to Selina's marriage were Sarah Kemp, Susannah Kemp and George Edmund Kemp, I don't know if you know anything about them? It's nice to find a relation on the Kemp side!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kemp/1093.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi thanks Liz - yes that is the family of mary but I would love to know when and how they arrived in NS - the plot held by donald fraser could be mary's husband john Fraser's father who I would also like to find out about - thanks again Gail Bird

I found an auction for an original Virginia Land Grant signed by Patrick Henry. The Land Grant was issued to one Reuben Kemp in 1785. The description is: Patrick Henry Document Signed as Governor of Virginia, " P. Henry". One page, 14.5" x 18.5", Richmond, July 10, 1785. A partially printed Virginia land grant awarding 400 acres in Jefferson County to one Reuben Kemp. Archivally repaired splits along folds, one small perforation not affecting type, moderate stains. Good condition. Accompanied by LOA from PSA/DNA. The website is: http://americana.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=626&Lot_No=26346&src=pr#Photo --Nick Sheedy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Sorry, I can't be of any help. Charles Kemp >From: "Allen & Betty Johannes" <abelj@htcomp.net> >Reply-To: kemp@rootsweb.com >To: <kemp@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [KEMP] Kemp notes mainly from PA, VA, WV, OH and KY >Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:23:02 -0600 > >Do asny of you have any records of Kemps going to Bladen Co, NC; also: any >kemps connected to Poynters in Somerset Co, MD? >Betty & Allen Johannes >abelj@htcomp.net >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nick Sheedy" <nsheedy4@yahoo.com> >To: <kemp@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 1:11 PM >Subject: Re: [KEMP] Kemp notes mainly from PA, VA, WV, OH and KY > > > > Charles, > > > > Thanks for the observation! The two possibilities I > > have is that my Edward (1772-1847) was either the son > > of the Reuben you mention or the son of John S. Kemp. > > > > "My" Edward Edward Kemp married Eve Penrod. She may > > be the daughter or otherwise related to one Peter > > Penrod who was a mason and lived near the Kemps in > > Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co. from the earliest > > formation of the township. > > > > --Nick > > > > > > --- Charles Kemp <cvkwrn@msn.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi Nick, I am still going through all this data but > >> it looks like the Edward > >> Kemp you have as (1772-1847) may be Reuben's son. I > >> have his birth as around > >> 1770 and since there is a James Kemp also in PA in > >> the 1810 Census (Wharton > >> Twp.), I am guessing they are Reuben's sons moved > >> back from KY. The senior > >> Edward (Reuben's brother) had only daughters, so > >> this seems likely. Charles > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > KEMP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >KEMP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message

History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, With Biographical Sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men Edited by Franklin Ellis (Philadelphia : L. E. Everts & Co., 1882) Abstracted by Nick Sheedy (nsheedy@yahoo.com) Index lists: CAMP Edward …. 221 “Miss” …. 832 (?or 822) Reuben …. 133 KEMP Charles …. 609, 610, 611 George …. 380 Henry …. 749 Jacob …. 623 James …. 755 John …. 611 Julius …. 607, 611, 613, 624 J. W. (Rev.) …. 737, 799 Mary …. 840 Reuben …. 93, 657, 725 Rhoda Burnworth …. 697, 613 Solomon …. 183 William …. 183 (I did not copy all of this information--see notes below. I also noted that Pvt. Edward Camp mustered in 1 Feb. 1864, Company E, 14th Cav., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania; this might be the mention on p. 221.—NMS) **** (p. 92-93) Reuben Kemp was listed with the company of volunteers from present-day Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, taken primarily from a list given before Alexander McClean, sub-lieutenant of the county, from the minutes of a “Court of Appeal” (military tribunal) in 1782. Each volunteer was to equip himself with a horse, arms and supplies. The expedition was organized under General Irvine to move northwest of the Ohio River and oppose the British from Detriot and their Sandusky allies. These men listed are said to have assembled in May 1782 on the left bank of the Ohio River, opposite Mingo Bottom (about two and a half miles below present-day Steubenville, Ohio), the point designated as the rendezvous point. The elected commander of the expedition was Col. William Crawford. [Crawford, for whom Crawford Co., Ohio was later named, was tortured and burned at the stake by Sandusky Indians.] (p. 133) Reuben Kemp was listed among the “Grand Inquest” attending the first term of the Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas held for Fayette County, Pennsylvania on the fourth Tuesday in December, 1783, at the schoolhouse in Uniontown. (p. 183) Solomon Kemp and William Kemp were listed as privates in Capt. Andrew Moore’s company of infantry, Second Regiment, Second Brigade, Pennsylvania Militia, commanded by Brig.-Gen. Richard Crooks. Col. Moore’s Company served in the War of 1812 from Oct. 2, 1812 to Apil 2, 1813. (p. 221) Edward Camp is mentioned [DID NOT COPY PAGE—This may be the mention of Pvt. Edward Kemp who mustered in 1 Feb. 1864 in Co. E., 14th Cav., Fayette Co., PA] (p. 380) George Kemp held two shares of the Connellsville Navigation Company, the first institution to do banking business in Connellsville, organized in 1816. (p. 607) Julius Kemp married Rhoda Burnworth, daughter of John Burnworth (1767-1848) who came from Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania to Fayette Co. in 1792 and settled near Fairfield Church. John Burnworth and wife Hannah Hinebaugh and had the following children: John R. (whose son was the Rev. P. Burnworth); Mary; Barbara; George; Christopher; Jonathan; Ziba (who lived near Fairfield Church); Susan (who married Peter Lenhart, the tavern-keeper); Keziah; Rhoda (who married Julius Kemp of Somerfield); and Rheuma (who married Charles Tissue near Sloan’s Ford). (p. 609) Charles Kemp and James Gooden were landlords for the second tavern stand erected in Henry Clay Twp.. It was opened as early as 1817 in Jockey Valley along Braddock’s Road—later called the National Road. Their landlord status seems to date to 1841, and perhaps refers to previous tenants. (p. 610) Charles Kemp was proprietor of a tavern stand called the Griffith stand (the seventh stand in Henry Clay Twp.) He seems to have succeeded other operators after 1827. (p. 611) Charles Kemp served as road supervisor for Henry Clay Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania in 1830. Officers that year were: constable William Tissue; auditors T. Brow, T. Stanton Charles Rush and P. Rush; road supervisors Charles Kemp and Sebastian Tissue; and clerk Joseph Adanson. John Kemp served as an auditor for Henry Clay Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania in 1833. Officers that year were: constable William Tissue; auditors J. Vansickle, J. Burnworth, John Kemp and Samuel Rush; road supervisor S. Tissue; and clerk Joseph Adanson. Julius Kemp served as an auditor for Henry Clay Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania in 1840. Officers that year were: constable John Vansickle; auditors John Kaster, Samuel Rush, Julius Kemp and John R. Burnsworth; school directors W. Show, G. Morrison, J. R. Burnsworth; justices of the peace Samuel Shipley and William Tissue. (p. 613) Mrs. Rhoda (Burnworth) Kemp was among the first congregation of the Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church, which was built in 1853 on the site of the Old Liberty Church. Julius Kemp ranked among the leading teachers of the town after 1840. (p. 623) Jacob Kemp served as auditor of Jefferson Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania in 1844. The other auditor that year was Isaac Umble. (p. 624) Julius Kemp mentioned. [DID NOT COPY] (p. 657) Reuben Kemp and Jacob Hewitt were licensed as tavern keepers in Menallen Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, at the December term of Court, 1784, being the earliest men to obtain license in that township. (It appears that they were each issued a license rather than jointly, but the statement is not clear.) John McMartin was recommended in March 1784, but did not obtain it then. (p. 724-725) Reuben Kemp is listed in the account book of William Colvin in 1768. Colvin settled in the vicinity of Brownsville, in what became Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, about 1766, and apparently kept a trading house, small tavern and ran a distillery out of his log cabin. (p. 737) The Rev. J. W. Kemp mentioned. [DID NOT COPY] (p. 749) Henry Kemp was a member of the “Good Hope” Reformed congregation in 1880, in Salt Lick Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. (p. 755) James Kemp was auditor of Springfield Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, in 1851. (Springfield Twp. was organized in 1848 from Salt Lick Twp., and later absorbed parts of Youghiogheny Twp.) (p. 799) The Rev. J. W. Kemp mentioned. [DID NOT COPY] (p. 822 or 832) “Miss Kemp” mentioned. [DID NOT COPY] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Do asny of you have any records of Kemps going to Bladen Co, NC; also: any kemps connected to Poynters in Somerset Co, MD? Betty & Allen Johannes abelj@htcomp.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Sheedy" <nsheedy4@yahoo.com> To: <kemp@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [KEMP] Kemp notes mainly from PA, VA, WV, OH and KY > Charles, > > Thanks for the observation! The two possibilities I > have is that my Edward (1772-1847) was either the son > of the Reuben you mention or the son of John S. Kemp. > > "My" Edward Edward Kemp married Eve Penrod. She may > be the daughter or otherwise related to one Peter > Penrod who was a mason and lived near the Kemps in > Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co. from the earliest > formation of the township. > > --Nick > > > --- Charles Kemp <cvkwrn@msn.com> wrote: > >> Hi Nick, I am still going through all this data but >> it looks like the Edward >> Kemp you have as (1772-1847) may be Reuben's son. I >> have his birth as around >> 1770 and since there is a James Kemp also in PA in >> the 1810 Census (Wharton >> Twp.), I am guessing they are Reuben's sons moved >> back from KY. The senior >> Edward (Reuben's brother) had only daughters, so >> this seems likely. Charles > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KEMP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Looking for a John Kemp who married one Grace Cox, I found the following: See Gale M. Roberts' Family Tree: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=galeroberts&id=I039058 John Kemp (b. 1734; d. aft. 1791) married Grace Cox 20 February 1766 in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Her Cox/Coxe family seems to have supported the british during the Revolution. This John Kemp was the son of William Kemp/Kempe, Sr. who was Attorney General for New York. It would seem probable that this is the Loyalist family that owned land in Sussex Co., NJ. If so, he is the same "John T. Kemp" in the notice I just posted confiscating his land in 1780. I can't say how or if these folks are related to the Kemps who migrated to southwestern Pennsylvania in the late 1700s. --Nick Sheedy --- Nick Sheedy <nsheedy4@yahoo.com> wrote: > In 2000 and 2001, I visited the Monmouth County > Historical Association Library & Archives a couple > times and did quite a bit of research. > > >From the many notes and copies I made, I seem to > recall reading about someone named Kemp (not knowing > at the time that my Kemp line probably came from New > Jersey). Not remembering if I merely noticed the > mention or copied it, I didn’t pursue it as I was > not > specifically doing Kemp research there. However, I > just found the copy with what I think is the mention > I > recall. I descend from George Warne (1713-1789) and > his father Thomas Warne (an original Proprietor of > East New Jersey). George married Abigail Warford > and > removed to near Warford Rocks on the Delaware River > north of Trenton. Family tradition (which has not > been disproved) would have us believe that George > Warne, in his own boat, ferried General Washington > across the river one icy Christmas eve. George > Warne > also had the distinction of being one of the > commissioners during the American War for > Independence > who was charged with confiscating the property of > Loyalists in New Jersey and selling it to support > the > patriots’ cause. Whenever this was done, notice of > the sale was published in a newspaper. > > It was among these notices that I found mention of > John T. Kemp and his wife, Grace Kemp (who may be > some > relation to Daniel Coxe as they owned a tract of > land > together), in Sussex County, New Jersey. This is > curious as Reuben Kemp is known to have married Jane > “Jenny” Stewart in Sussex County, New Jersey, later > moving to what is now southwestern Pennsylvania. It > is also interesting to note that John S. Kemp of > SW-PA > had a son named John T. Kemp. All of this suggests > a > possible connection. The fact that William Bond and > George Warne had confiscated the properties and were > auctioning them off would indicate that John T. and > Grace Kemp were either sympathetic to the Loyalist > cause, or did not actively support the > Revolutionaries > (I have confirmed this fact for Joseph Barton, see > note below). > > —Nick Sheedy > > Here is what I transcribed from “Newspaper Extracts” > compiled in “New Jersey in the Revolution,”, > contained > in a large set of published New Jersey historical > records. This notice was in Vol. IV, pp. 278-279. > I > believe it was originally printed in the N.J. > Gazette, > Vol. III, No. 118, March 29, 1780. > > State of New-Jersey, Sussex County. > Whereas there has been final judgment entered > against the estates of Daniel Coxe, John T. Kemp and > Grace his wife, Joseph Barton*, James Clendening, > and > Mr. Delancey, &c. as the Act of Assembly directs; — > NOTICE is hereby given that the real estates which > did > belong to the said persons, in the said county of > Sussex, will be sold at public venue on the 20th of > April next ensuing, to be held in the dwelling house > of William Kerr, Esq. in Oxford township, to begin > at > ten 0’clock on said day. The etstaes are as > follows, > viz. Daniel Coxe and Mrs. Kemp, wife of John T. > Kemp, > one tract of good land, situated in Knowlton > township, > joining the river Delaware above the mouth of > Paulen’s > Kiln, containing 850 acres of land, with four good > improvements on it: Mrs. Kemp, one tract of land > containing 680 acres, joining Pequest river and a > mountain known by the name Jenny Jump: Daniel Coxe, > one hald part of an undivided tract containing 1842, > 1/2 acres of land near the Great Meadows, joinging > the > Pequest river; and one tract containing 3689 1/2 > acres, joining to land of Mr. Richard Lundy at the > Great Meadow; and one half part of an undivided > tract > , containing 1270 acres of land, joining to land of > Mr. Joseph Shippen and Mr. John Oxford near Oxford > Furnace, and several lots of land and houses in the > town of Philipsburgh, in Greenwich township: John > T. > Kemp, one good plantation in Greenwich, near said > Philipsburgh, now in possession of Henry Winter: > Joseph Barton 800 acres of land near Squire Point: > James Clendinning 200 acres of wood-land near the > Blue > Mountains and Paulen’s Kiln: Mr. Delancey, one large > tract of land near Hacket’s Town in said county. > The > above land will all be sold at Mr. Kerr’s, for ready > cash only. Any person inclining to purchase, may > procure the money and view th land before the day of > the sale; the draught of land will be ready,a nd > attendance given by us, > Wm. Bond & > George Warne, > Commissioners. > March 18, 1780 > > > ---------- > NOTE: > * (SEE genforum.com, under the Barton forum) > Col. Barton's ancestry and descendants are > included in George McCracken's, "Roger Barton of > Westchester County, N.Y.," published in serial form > in > The New England Historical and Genealogical Register > beginning in the July 1952 issue. > The Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical > Society, October, 1951, has a 38 page article on > Col. > Barton titled, "Lieut. Colonel Joseph Barton, > Loyalist > of Sussex County, New Jersey," also written by > George > McCracken. The demise of Col. Barton, so well > described in the post, is quoted in McCracken's > article. McCracken gives the reference as "Geography > and History of Digby County," by Isiah W. Wilson, > Halifax, 1900, page 370. > Since Col. Barton was a Loyalist, in reference > to > the fact that Barton was killed while falling a > tree, > McCracken followed the anecdote with the wry note, > "That Joseph Barton had never felled a tree before > 1788 seems to me highly improbable, but if the wager > had been made, Joseph Barton had once more bet on > the > losing side." It was the last time the colonel bet > on > the losing side. > Barton, Nova Scotia is named after Col. Joseph > Barton, who came to the vicinity from Sussex Co., > New > Jersey after the War for American Independence, > lived > in the town of Digby, Nova Scotia. He owned lots 18 > 19 and 20 in the town. He was granted 800 acres of > land in Bloomfield, Digby County. He was listed as > a > discharged soldier with a wife and child. > (page 26 History of Digby County)"...while the > western portion received the nom de plume "Barton", > in > remembrance of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Barton, the > renowned warrior and loyalist". > Extracts from "So Obstinately Loyal; James Moody > (1744-1809) by Susan Burgess Shenstone: > -(page 39)- "...It is hoped that Joseph Barton > Esq.'s Appointment to the Command of the Battalion > will be agreeable to the county. Whenever the > Battalion is completed or companies are formed, they > are to march and join the Royal Army, where they > will > be provided with arms, ammunition, provisions, &c. > This action will readily wipe off that Charge of > Rebellion that has been entertained of the Province > from the Conduct of a few bad men....It is hoped for > the Honour of the County of Sussex [New Jersey] in > particular, that the inhabitants will embrace this > opportunity of showing loyalty > -(page 55)- "...Above Newton [New Jersey], > Joseph > Barton, a member of the House of Assembly [of New > Jersey] just before the Declaration of Independence, > and now the colonel of the Sussex County battalion > of > the New Jersey Volunteers, had his house and mill. > This is how I. W. Wilson explains his death: > "The circumstances attending demise of Joseph > Barton, Lieutenant Colonel of a New Jersey Volunteer > Regiment in the British service during the American > Revolution, as described to the Author, were > peculiarly distressing. Amidst the convivialities > surrounding the bar-room of Reid's Hotel in Digby > during a winter evening, the guests were discussing > their work and prospects. The social glass had > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

In 2000 and 2001, I visited the Monmouth County Historical Association Library & Archives a couple times and did quite a bit of research. >From the many notes and copies I made, I seem to recall reading about someone named Kemp (not knowing at the time that my Kemp line probably came from New Jersey). Not remembering if I merely noticed the mention or copied it, I didn’t pursue it as I was not specifically doing Kemp research there. However, I just found the copy with what I think is the mention I recall. I descend from George Warne (1713-1789) and his father Thomas Warne (an original Proprietor of East New Jersey). George married Abigail Warford and removed to near Warford Rocks on the Delaware River north of Trenton. Family tradition (which has not been disproved) would have us believe that George Warne, in his own boat, ferried General Washington across the river one icy Christmas eve. George Warne also had the distinction of being one of the commissioners during the American War for Independence who was charged with confiscating the property of Loyalists in New Jersey and selling it to support the patriots’ cause. Whenever this was done, notice of the sale was published in a newspaper. It was among these notices that I found mention of John T. Kemp and his wife, Grace Kemp (who may be some relation to Daniel Coxe as they owned a tract of land together), in Sussex County, New Jersey. This is curious as Reuben Kemp is known to have married Jane “Jenny” Stewart in Sussex County, New Jersey, later moving to what is now southwestern Pennsylvania. It is also interesting to note that John S. Kemp of SW-PA had a son named John T. Kemp. All of this suggests a possible connection. The fact that William Bond and George Warne had confiscated the properties and were auctioning them off would indicate that John T. and Grace Kemp were either sympathetic to the Loyalist cause, or did not actively support the Revolutionaries (I have confirmed this fact for Joseph Barton, see note below). —Nick Sheedy Here is what I transcribed from “Newspaper Extracts” compiled in “New Jersey in the Revolution,”, contained in a large set of published New Jersey historical records. This notice was in Vol. IV, pp. 278-279. I believe it was originally printed in the N.J. Gazette, Vol. III, No. 118, March 29, 1780. State of New-Jersey, Sussex County. Whereas there has been final judgment entered against the estates of Daniel Coxe, John T. Kemp and Grace his wife, Joseph Barton*, James Clendening, and Mr. Delancey, &c. as the Act of Assembly directs; — NOTICE is hereby given that the real estates which did belong to the said persons, in the said county of Sussex, will be sold at public venue on the 20th of April next ensuing, to be held in the dwelling house of William Kerr, Esq. in Oxford township, to begin at ten 0’clock on said day. The etstaes are as follows, viz. Daniel Coxe and Mrs. Kemp, wife of John T. Kemp, one tract of good land, situated in Knowlton township, joining the river Delaware above the mouth of Paulen’s Kiln, containing 850 acres of land, with four good improvements on it: Mrs. Kemp, one tract of land containing 680 acres, joining Pequest river and a mountain known by the name Jenny Jump: Daniel Coxe, one hald part of an undivided tract containing 1842, 1/2 acres of land near the Great Meadows, joinging the Pequest river; and one tract containing 3689 1/2 acres, joining to land of Mr. Richard Lundy at the Great Meadow; and one half part of an undivided tract , containing 1270 acres of land, joining to land of Mr. Joseph Shippen and Mr. John Oxford near Oxford Furnace, and several lots of land and houses in the town of Philipsburgh, in Greenwich township: John T. Kemp, one good plantation in Greenwich, near said Philipsburgh, now in possession of Henry Winter: Joseph Barton 800 acres of land near Squire Point: James Clendinning 200 acres of wood-land near the Blue Mountains and Paulen’s Kiln: Mr. Delancey, one large tract of land near Hacket’s Town in said county. The above land will all be sold at Mr. Kerr’s, for ready cash only. Any person inclining to purchase, may procure the money and view th land before the day of the sale; the draught of land will be ready,a nd attendance given by us, Wm. Bond & George Warne, Commissioners. March 18, 1780 ---------- NOTE: * (SEE genforum.com, under the Barton forum) Col. Barton's ancestry and descendants are included in George McCracken's, "Roger Barton of Westchester County, N.Y.," published in serial form in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register beginning in the July 1952 issue. The Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, October, 1951, has a 38 page article on Col. Barton titled, "Lieut. Colonel Joseph Barton, Loyalist of Sussex County, New Jersey," also written by George McCracken. The demise of Col. Barton, so well described in the post, is quoted in McCracken's article. McCracken gives the reference as "Geography and History of Digby County," by Isiah W. Wilson, Halifax, 1900, page 370. Since Col. Barton was a Loyalist, in reference to the fact that Barton was killed while falling a tree, McCracken followed the anecdote with the wry note, "That Joseph Barton had never felled a tree before 1788 seems to me highly improbable, but if the wager had been made, Joseph Barton had once more bet on the losing side." It was the last time the colonel bet on the losing side. Barton, Nova Scotia is named after Col. Joseph Barton, who came to the vicinity from Sussex Co., New Jersey after the War for American Independence, lived in the town of Digby, Nova Scotia. He owned lots 18 19 and 20 in the town. He was granted 800 acres of land in Bloomfield, Digby County. He was listed as a discharged soldier with a wife and child. (page 26 History of Digby County)"...while the western portion received the nom de plume "Barton", in remembrance of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Barton, the renowned warrior and loyalist". Extracts from "So Obstinately Loyal; James Moody (1744-1809) by Susan Burgess Shenstone: -(page 39)- "...It is hoped that Joseph Barton Esq.'s Appointment to the Command of the Battalion will be agreeable to the county. Whenever the Battalion is completed or companies are formed, they are to march and join the Royal Army, where they will be provided with arms, ammunition, provisions, &c. This action will readily wipe off that Charge of Rebellion that has been entertained of the Province from the Conduct of a few bad men....It is hoped for the Honour of the County of Sussex [New Jersey] in particular, that the inhabitants will embrace this opportunity of showing loyalty -(page 55)- "...Above Newton [New Jersey], Joseph Barton, a member of the House of Assembly [of New Jersey] just before the Declaration of Independence, and now the colonel of the Sussex County battalion of the New Jersey Volunteers, had his house and mill. This is how I. W. Wilson explains his death: "The circumstances attending demise of Joseph Barton, Lieutenant Colonel of a New Jersey Volunteer Regiment in the British service during the American Revolution, as described to the Author, were peculiarly distressing. Amidst the convivialities surrounding the bar-room of Reid's Hotel in Digby during a winter evening, the guests were discussing their work and prospects. The social glass had increased their self-confidence and ardour, while removing temporarily the caution so necessary in clearing forests. Lt. Col. Barton though never having felled a tree, bravely insisted he could do so unaided, as expeditiously and successfully as the most experienced. Dr. Joseph Marvin expostulated, but Col. Barton eagerly laid a high wager to that effect. Not to be outdone the Doctor complied. On the following day, the Colonel cooly chopped a lofty birch on his premises adjoining "Birch Place", - which, alas, levelled him to the ground, mortally wounded! He was buried February 19th, 1788, according to record's evidence, "from the fall of a tree". This speaks in thunder tones to the rash and thoughtless ! !" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

I thought I would pass this along... --Nick Sheedy *** 1796 Turkeyfoot Twp. Assessment (Laurel Messenger, May, 1983, pg. 80) Turkeyfoot Township was the second township formed in what is now Somerset County, Pa. In July 1773, when part of Brothersvalley Township became Turkeyfoot the new township comprised almost all the western half of the present county, and extended frrom the Maryland line into a corner of what is now Cambria County. By 1795, when Somerset County was formed, Turkeyfoot had been reduced in size and included what is now Addison, Upper and Lower Turkeyfoot. The township received its name from three streams which unite at the site of the present borough of Confluence and form what resembles a turkey's foot. George Washington is said to have visited this area. It is a historical fact that there were settlers in this area as early as march 1768. They were visited by the Rev. John Steele head of a Commission appointed by Governor Penn to go into the country west of the Allegheny mountian and explain that this land belonged to the Indians. The settlers were here illegally and were warned to leave. Names of nine have been recorded: Henry Abrahams, Ezekiel DeWitt, James Spencer, Benjamin Jennings, John Cooper, Ezekiel Hickman, John Enslow, Henry Enslow, and Benjamin Pursley. Settlement became legal after the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, Nov. 5, 1768. It is possible that these men had come from Virginia and may have thought that they were living in Virginia country. In the spring of 1770, a group of 18 or 20 families came from New Jersey and settled in what became known as the Jersey settlement. In 1775, they established the Jersey Baptist Church, one of the oldest congregations in the county. John Nickloe was the assessor for 1796 taxes for Turkeyfoot township. His assistants were James McMillain and Lewis Mitchell. John Mitchell was the first tax collector. There were 4,372 acres of cleared land, 222 horses, 255 horned cattle and 161 houses in the township. Alexander McClintock had 436 acres with 100 clear and was the highest taxpayer. His tax was $6.30. William Tissue with 429 acres of land with 61, cleared was second highest taxpayer with a tax of $6.18. Thomas Spences and David Ream followed closely with tax of $5.85 and $5.76 respectively. Many thousand of acres were held by non-resident persons, some were land speculators, such as Wilcox and Chew of Philadelphia. Following are the names of resident taxables in Turkeyfoot Township in 1796: Peter Augustine, David Ankney, Gabriel Abrams, Anthony and Jacob Brandebery, Widow Briminham, Joseph Biggs, Henery Bumbershime, Stephen, Jacob and Michael Bruner, Wm. Baker, George Barnet, Peter Bradford, John and Benjamin Bailey, John Cunningham, Robert Cockerton, James & Patrick Conner, John Collins, James Campbell, Robert Colburn, Lawrence Carney, John Clark, Oliver Drake, Isaac Dwire, Hugh Donley, Nathaniel Davis, John Drury, Henry and Peter Everly, Samuel Francis, Widow Forsha, Elias Flate, Richard & Thomas Greene, David Goodwin. Jacob Hartzel, Esq., Henry & Nicholas Hartzel, Thomas Huff Sr., Thomas Jr., Abraham & Caleb Huff; John & Charles Hayett, Geo. Hinebaugh, John Hoover, Widow Hall & James Hall, Peter Helmick, Edward Harnet, Michael Harmon, John Hamble, Andrew & John Harrider, Isaac Heston and Martin Hileman, George Iseminger is the only I. Benjamin Jennings, Amos and Wm. Johnston, John & James Jones; Edward Kamp Sr., John Kamp Sr., John Jr. Stephen, and Wm. Kamp; Christopher, David Thomas, Moses and John King; John Kirkpatrick, John & Michale Keever and Jacob Knave. There was James Lafferty, James Love, Elisha Lloyd, Nehemiah Letts, Wade & Jonathan Loughberry and John Lighliter. Robert & Alexander McClintock, James Sr., John & Wm. McMillen, John Morton, Peter Marks, James Moon, John McClean, Daniel McCarter, Jacob Miller, John, James Thomas & Lewis Mitchell; John Melick, Garret Methews, henry Sr., & Henry Myers, Joseph Mountain, Wm. McCloud, Samuel McLean, Matthias McGinnis and Burkett Minor. Hugh & Robert Nicholson, Henry Nail, John & henry Nichola, Jacob Nave and Patrick Nelson; William Ogg (wife Catherine Livengood d-o Peter); Peter Penrod, John Pringey, John Peck, James & John Porter, Bedwell Parnel, Wm. & Richard Pinkerton, Widow Ruple, Jacob & Nancy Ruple; Jacob, Henry, Benjamin Reed, Michael Racoway, Henry Ridgly, Samuel Rugg and Joseph Ringer, Robert Skinner Sr., Robert Jr., Samuel & Nathaniel Skinner; Thomas, William, James & Jesse Spencer; Jacob, Philip & John Smith; Daniel & Jacob Storm; Jacob Snider, John Sink, Conrad Silbaugh, Isaiah Strawn and Vaughn Sampson; William Tissue, George Turney and William Tannehill. Finally, we have Conrad Wable, Vachel White, James & John Wright, David & Samuel Woodmancie, Frederick Sr., & Frederick Jr., Weimer, Widow Wilkens, David Work and Jonathan Woodside; Frederick & Jacob Younkin and John Youman. Many of these family names, with sometimes slightly different spellings are still well known in this area of Somerset County and elsewhere in the United States. The occupation of most of the early settlers was that of farming. Other occupations listed are of interest. Joseph Biggs, Geo. Hinebaugh, James Love, James McMillen Sr., and George Pringey were Weavers. Tailors were James Conner and Tobial Ream; coopers were Thomas Huff Sr., and Jacob Nave. Oliver Drake and John Jones had grist and sawmills. David King had a gristmill and Henry Hartzell & Daniel McCarter had sawmills. Peter Everly, Henry Rush, Samuel McLean and James Jones were blacksmiths. George Camp Sr., had a smith shop and sawmill; George Iseminger and Jonathan Woodside were wheelwrights. John King and Michael Bruner were tanners; Peter Marks and and Richard Pinkerton were shoemakers; John McLean was a surveyor, Peter Penrod was a mason and John Smith a joiner (carpenter). There was indeed an interest in education for Robt. Cockerton and John Youman were listed as schoolmasters. The Braddock Road, later the National Road, passed through what is now Addison Twp. And was one of two main routes for travelers going to settlements westward even as early as 1796. The valuation of real estate and personal property was $69,366 and the tax collected amounted to $396.83 somwhat short of the amount of $487.75 which had been levied. Abstracted from microfilm copies of first assessment list and from History of Somerset and Bedford Counties, pub. 1906, Vol. II. -- Compiled by Marguerite L. Cockley. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Charles, Thanks for the observation! The two possibilities I have is that my Edward (1772-1847) was either the son of the Reuben you mention or the son of John S. Kemp. "My" Edward Edward Kemp married Eve Penrod. She may be the daughter or otherwise related to one Peter Penrod who was a mason and lived near the Kemps in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co. from the earliest formation of the township. --Nick --- Charles Kemp <cvkwrn@msn.com> wrote: > Hi Nick, I am still going through all this data but > it looks like the Edward > Kemp you have as (1772-1847) may be Reuben's son. I > have his birth as around > 1770 and since there is a James Kemp also in PA in > the 1810 Census (Wharton > Twp.), I am guessing they are Reuben's sons moved > back from KY. The senior > Edward (Reuben's brother) had only daughters, so > this seems likely. Charles __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi Nick, I am still going through all this data but it looks like the Edward Kemp you have as (1772-1847) may be Reuben's son. I have his birth as around 1770 and since there is a James Kemp also in PA in the 1810 Census (Wharton Twp.), I am guessing they are Reuben's sons moved back from KY. The senior Edward (Reuben's brother) had only daughters, so this seems likely. Charles >From: Nick Sheedy <nsheedy4@yahoo.com> >Reply-To: kemp@rootsweb.com >To: kemp@rootsweb.com >Subject: [KEMP] Kemp notes mainly from PA, VA, WV, OH and KY >Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:40:16 -0800 (PST) > >Some time ago, I posted some compiled information. I >thought that I would post it again as I revised it a >little. Most notable I corrected the spelling of old >Yohogania Co., VA (now in PA). I had INCORRECTLY >transcribed it as "Yonongalia." > >--Nick Sheedy > > >Some KEMP notes from Nick Sheedy (nsheedy@yahoo.com) > > >The following are U.S. Census entries for men named: >EDWARD KEMP >1790 Pendleton Co., SC (p 085) 20/60/66/00/00 >1790 Bedford Co., PA (p 025) --“Edward Camp” > >1800 Cheshire Co., NH (p 33) 02001-40010-00 >1800 Somerset Co., PA (p 546) 00001-01001-20 >--“Edward Kemp, Sr.” >1800 Fayette Co., PA (p 628) --“Edward Camp” > >1810 Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., PA (p 097)* >1810 Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., PA (p 438) >1810 Caldwell Co., KY (p 19) 00100-00000-00 >1810 Harrison Co., KY (p 319) --“Edward Camp” > >1820 Ulster Twp., Bedford Co., PA (p 112) >1820 Addison Twp., Somerset Co., PA (p 218) >1820 Wellsburg, Brooke Co., VA (now WV) (p 028) >1820 Salem Twp., Livingston Co., KY (p 012) >1820 Falmouth Twp., Pendelton Co., KY (p 030) >1820 Falmouth Twp., Pendleton Co., KY (p 027) >1820 Warren Twp., Jefferson Co., OH (p 236)* > >1830 Vernon Twp., Richland Co., OH (p 085)* >1830 Plymouth Twp., Richland Co., OH (p 072)** > >1840 Newport Twp., Washington Co., OH (p 326) >--“Edward Camp” >1840 Sandusky Twp., Crawford Co., OH (page 20) --"Ew. >P. Kemp"** > >1850 Sandusky Twp., Crawford Co., OH (page 392) >--“Edward P. Kemp”** > > >* The Edward Kemp (1772-1847) who was in Redstone >Twp., Fayette Co., PA in 1810, is probably the same >who was in Brooke Co., VA (now WV) from 1816 to 1819, >then to Warren Twp., Jefferson Co., OH in 1820, and to >Plymouth Twp., Richland Co., OH in 1826. >** Edward P. Kemp was a son of Edward Kemp >(1772-1847) and Eve Penrod. > >******** >The following are U.S. Census entries for men named: >REUBEN KEMP >1790 Hillsborough Co., NH (p 045) > >1800 Hillsborough Co., NH (p 510) >1800 Plymouth Twp., Windsor Co., VT (----) > >1810 Hardin Co., KY (p 288) > >1820 Crawford Co., IN (p 011) --“Reuben Camp” > >1840 Albany Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 212) --“Reuben >Camp” > > >********** >The following people named CAMP, I found in the >1790-1840 U.S. Census in PA, VA, KY and OH: > >1790 Harculas CAMP Huntington Co., PA (p 124) >1790 Henery CAMP (East part of) Cumberland Co., PA (p >082) >1790 John CAMP Bedford Co., PA (p 23) >1790 John CAMP Bedford Co., PA (p 25) >1790 John CAMP Dauphin Co., PA (p 088) >1790 Edward CAMP Bedford Co., PA (p 025) > >1800 Jain CAMP Allegheny Co., PA (p 30) >1800 Edward CAMP Fayette Co., PA (p 628) > >1810 Adam CAMP Monongalia Co., VA (p 405) >1810 Elizabeth CAMP Cullpepper Co., VA (p 87) >1810 Isaac CAMP Monongalia Co., VA (p 405) >1810 Jacob CAMP London Derry, Dauphin Co., PA (p 036) >1810 James CAMP Bracken Co., KY (p 147) >1810 Margaret CAMP Jonestown, Dauphin Co., PA (p 056) >1810 Edward CAMP Harrison Co., KY (p 319) >1810 Stevin CAMP Ohio Co., VA (p 19) > >1820 Reuben CAMP Crawford Co., IN (p 011) > >1840 Reuben CAMP Albany, Berks Co., PA (p 212) >1840 Edward CAMP Newport Twp., Washington Co., OH (p >326) > > >In 1790, I found the following men named Kemp living >in Pennsylvania: >KEMP (m>16 -- m<16 -- f.) >Christian ( 1 -- 2 -- 1 ) W. Dist., Phila., PA >(page 215) >Daniel ( 1 -- 4 -- 2 ) Tulpenhocken Twp., Berks >Co., PA (page 43) >George ( 1 -- -- 1 ) Greenwich Twp., Berks >Co., PA (page 34) >George ( 3 -- 2 -- 4 ) Maxatany Twp., Berks Co., >PA (page 37) >George ( 1 -- -- 1 ) S. Dist., Phila., PA >("writer") (page 241) >John ( 2 -- 3 -- 5 ) E. Dist. Twp., Berks Co., >PA (page 33) >Mathew ( 1 ) Tulpenhocken Twp., >Berks Co., PA (page 43) >Philip ( 1 ) Tulpenhocken Twp., >Berks Co., PA (page 43) >Philip ( 1 ) Tulpenhocken >Twp., Berks Co., PA (page 43) >Reuben ( 2 -- 3 -- 3 ) Manallen Twp., Fayette >Co., PA (page 108) > >KAMP >Fredrick ( 1 -- -- 2 ) Greenwich Twp., Berks >Co., PA (page 34) > >********** > >The following people named KEMP, I found in the US >Census PENNSYLVANIA in 1820: >Charles KEMP Addison Twp., Somerset Co., PA (p 218) >Daniel KEMP Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 198) >Daniel KEMP Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 064) >--“and son” >Edward KEMP Ulster Twp., Bedford Co., PA (p 112) >G. KEMP Richmond Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 141) >George KEMP East Dist., Berks Co., PA (p 156) >George KEMP Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 198) >George KEMP Tyrone Twp., Fayette Co., PA (p 134) >George KEMP Lebanon Twp., Lebanon Co., PA (p 067) >George KEMP Cedar Ward, Philadelphia, PA (p 235) >George KEMP Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 198) >--“George Kemp, Jr.” >Herculis KEMP Springfield Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA (p >007) >Jacob KEMP East Dist., Berks Co., PA (p 156) >Jacob KEMP Juanita Twp., Perry Co., PA (p 352) >Jacob KEMP Oney Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 116) >John KEMP Junita Twp., Perry Co., PA (p 352) >John KEMP 6th Ward, Philadelphia, PA (p 041) >John KEMP Addison Twp., Somerset Co., PA (p 218) >John V. KEMP Lebanon Twp., Lebanon Co., PA (p 067) >Joseph KEMP East Dist., Berks Co., PA (p 156) >Mathew KEMP East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA >(p 118) >Solomon KEMP Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA (p >118) >“Widow” KEMP East Dist., Berks Co., PA (p 156) >William KEMP Wharton Twp., Fayette Co., PA (p 164) > > >********** > >The following people named KEMP, I found in OHIO in >1820: >Daniel KEMP Madison Twp., Butler Co., OH (p 045) >David KEMP Onesburg Twp., Stark Co., OH (p 184) >Edward KEMP Warren Twp., Jefferson Co., OH (p 236)* >Gabriel KEMP Hocking Twp., Fairfield Co., OH (p 077) >George KEMP German Twp., Clark Co., OH (p 018) >George KEMP Gosham Twp., Belmont Co., OH (p 177) >George KEMP Sandusky Twp., Sandusky Co., OH (p 164) >George KEMP Sandy Twp., Stark Co., OH (p 194) >Henry KEMP Hocking Twp., Fairfield Co., OH (p 077) >Jacob KEMP Madison Twp., Butler Co., OH (p 45) >Jacob KEMP Dayton Twp., Montgomery Co., OH (p 134) >Jesse KEMP Clear Creek Twp., Fairfield Co., OH (p 96) >John KEMP Sandy Twp., Stark Co., OH (p 193)** >John KEMP Madison Twp., Butler Co., OH (p 045) >Joseph KEMP Cincinnati, ward 2, Hamilton Co., OH (p >122) >Lewis KEMP Dayton Twp., Montgomery Co., OH (p 134) >Philip KEMP Madison Twp., Butler Co., OH (p 045) >Solomon KEMP German Twp., Clark Co., OH (p 018) >Stephen KEMP Sandy Twp., Stark Co., OH (p 194) > >* The Edward Kemp who was in Warren Twp., Jefferson >Co., OH in 1820, came from Fayette Co., VA, through >Brooke Co., VA (now WV), and removed to Plymouth Twp., >Richland Co., OH in 1826. >** The John Kemp who was in Stark Co., OH by 1820, >came “from Virginia”, and removed to Richland Co., OH >in 1826. > >********** >An Edward Kemp (b. abt 1784) married Rachel ---- >they were of Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA, and >had a daughter named: > Sarah Alice Kemp > b. 22 Jan. 1810 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., >PA > d. 11 Aug. 1887 > Sarah married Cornelius Ward Friend on 27 June >1827. > > >A Hercules Kemp married Mary Ramsay > married 28 Dec. 1784 in Bedford Co., PA, by john >King, D.D. > > >********** >Probate records in Fayette Co., PA include: >KEMP >Eliza R. Kemp 1899 (vol. 11, p 199) >James Kemp 1870 (vol. 4, p 313) > > >SOMERSET CO., PA WILLS/PROBATE INCLUDE: >1826: >KEMP, Edward (Sr.): Addison Twp.; PA Somerset Co., >Vol. 2, page 335 >KEMP, Edward: (2nd one) Addison Twp.; PA Somerset Co. >Vol. 2, page 367 > >1828: >Massey Kemp. Bond filed April 5, 1828. Admr.: Edward >D. Kemp. Bondsmen: Henry T. Kemp and Isaac Tissue. >Ch.: Edward Kemp and Henry Kemp. Appr.: John E. Porter >and Daniel Williams. (No. 10 of 1828) > >1830: >Rachael Kemp. Bond filed Dec. 28, 1830. Admr. Isaac >Tishue. Bondsman, Henry Hoover. (No. 28 of 1830) > >years? >PENROD, David: Somerset Co., PA; Vol. 3, page 268 >PENROD, John: Brothers Valley, Somerset Co., PA; Vol. >5, page 507 > >********* >The history of the early settlement of what would >become southwestern Pennsylvania, northwestern >Virginia, West Virginia, and western Maryland (as well >as Ohio and Kentucky), is very interesting. Because >the western boundary of Pennsylvania was not surveyed >until the latter part of the 1700s (indeed, the French >even claimed some of that territory, and a young >George Washington was among those sent to do the >surveying for the British), and the southwest corner >of Pennsylvania was not established, there was a time >when Virginia actually assumed civil authority over >what is now that far southwest corner of PA, and >including parts of present day VA, WV, KY and OH —this >was done primarily because Pennsylvania did not >complete the task, and for the purpose of facilitation >settlement of that area by colonists under English >Colonial authority, to undermine the French claim to >that part of the country as part of their New France >(the French occupation of North America, east of the >Mississippi River, being not entirely settled by the >French and Indian War). > >GO HERE TO SEE A MAP OF OLD YOHOGANIA COUNTY, DISTRICT >OF WEST AUGUSTA AND OLD OHIO COUNTY, VIRGINIA: > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Va-pa-border.jpg > >********** > >In the area of present-day southwestern Pennsylvania >and northwestern West Virginia, Some of the records >dating from 1776 to the 1780s may be found in the >records of old Yohogania County, Virginia, old Augusta >Co., and the District of West Augusta, Virginia, and >old Ohio Co., Virginia. (NOTE: I have mistyped the >name of this extinct county before, confusing it wih >Monongalia Co. The correct spelling of the extinc >county of Virginia is "Yohogania.") > > >From an indexed compilation of those old records, I >found the following entries for men named Kemp or >Camp: (Transcribed by Nick Sheedy) > >22 February 1775—Court of Augusta Co., VA, held at >Fort Dunmere: > Reuben Camp, et al… ordered to view a road from >Old Redstone to Conrad Walkers, and make a report of >Coven and Incoven to the next court. > >26 March 1778—Court of Yohogania Co., VA: > Edward Kemp, et al… recommended to “his >excellency” as a “proper person to serve as captain of >militia.” > >25 May 1778—Yohogania Co., VA: > Edward Kemp entered special bail for Spencer >Collings at the suit of Paulcer Shilling. > >26 May 1778—Yohogania Co., VA: > Edward Kemp produced a Commission, appointing him >Captain of the Militia, which was read and sworn >accordingly. > Edward Kemp entered special bail for Samuel >Fortner at the suit of Jacob Shilling. > >27 May 1778—Yohogania Co., VA: > Edward Kemp served on a jury in a case of hog >stealing; Thomas Freeman, Gent. (plaintiff) vs. Samuel >Beeler (defendant) > >24 June 1778—Court of Yohogania Co. VA: > Benj. Fry, Gent., was appointed to receive >Tithestables from the districts of Capt. David >Ritchey, Capt. Ellis, and Capt. (Edward) Kemp. > >23 May 1780—Yohogania Co., VA: > Reuben Kemp, et al… recommended “to the Governor” >to be added to the Commissioners of the Peace. > > >********** > >Edward Kemp, is mentioned 29 Aug. 1796 in the Kentucky >Gazetteer, regarding Mathew Love, and the sale of land >to satisfy back taxes. (vol. IX, no. LI, 3 Sept. >1796) > >John Kemp, is mentioned three times in the Kentucky >Gazetteer, regarding a land claim by Benjamin >Sebastian: 10 August 1796 (vol. IX, no. XLIX, 20 Aug. >1796); 14 Oct. 1796 (vol. X, no. 5, 15 Oct., 1796); >and 1 Sept. 1797 (vol. X, no. 556, 9 Sept. 1797) > > >1796 Tax List for Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA >includes: >Edward Kamp, Sr. >John Kamp, Sr., John, Kamp, Jr., Stephen Kamp, and Wm. >Kamp >(note: Turkeyfoot Twp. was organized in 1773. It >included most of western Somerset County in 1796, only >one year after the County was organized.) > >Reuben Kemp > paid taxes on one town lot in “Falmouth”, Campbell >Co., KY. Tax list, 1795. >Reuben Kemp > paid taxes in Mercer Co., KY. Tax list 1789. > >1800 TAX LIST Bourbon Co., KY (----) --“Reubin Kemp, >Sr.” >1800 TAX LIST Bourbon Co., KY (----) --“Reubin Kemp, >Jr.” >1800 TAX LIST Hardin Co., KY (----) --“Reuben Camp” > >Reuben CAMP 1800 TAX LIST Hardin Co., KY > >Jacob CAMP 1807 TAX LIST Butler Co., OH > >Lawrence CAMP 1807 TAX LIST Butler Co., OH > >********** > >IN BROOKE CO., (NOW WEST) VIRGINIA: >MARRIAGES: >KEMP >Adam…m. Surrilla Burk (Mrs.) 13 Nov. 1856 >Adam…m. Surrilla (James)? 13 Nov. 1856 >Ann Elizabeth…m. Mort. Benton Abrahams 12 Aug. 1863 >Jesse…m. Amanda Lodge 6 Feb. 1848 >Rachel…m. Edward Lewis 5 Sep. 1859 >Wm. H. …m. Bridget McConville 29 July 1858 > > >KEMP, Ann Elizabeth; b. Brooke Co., VA; res. Brook >Co., WV; ae. 18; single; child of Adam and Elizabeth >Kemp. MARRIED 12 Aug. 1863. Mort. Benton Abrahams; >b. Hancock Co., VA; res. Hancock Co., WV; ae. 22; >single; child of Robert and Matilda Abrahams. (Brooke >Co. Marriage bk 1, p13, ln4) > >KEMP, William H.; b. Wheeling, VA; res. Bethany, VA; >pumpmaker; ae. 29; child of Adam and Elizabeth Kemp. >MARRIED 29 July 1858 VA. Bridget McConville; b. New >Ireland; res. Bethany, VA; ae. 18; single; child of >Arthur and B. McConville. (? “remark: mother: Eliza >Hitchcock.”) > >********** > > There was an Edward Kemp (say d ca. 1826) of >Addison Twp., Somerset Co., PA. > Edward Kemp’s daughter was a Masha >(?Marsha/Massey) Kemp who married (?Jonathan or John >T.) Kemp, also of Somerset Co., PA. > J. and M. Kemp had a daughter, Olive Kemp/Camp who >married Jeremiah Gard (it was his 2nd m. He was b. 21 >Mar 1792 and d. 25 Sept 1823; m1 ?Frances Fike). >Jeremiah was a son of Timothy Gard (1753-1819) and >Hannah Watson, of Wharton Twp., Fayette Co., PA. > > Apparently referring to the same: > John T. Kemp (son of John S. Kemp of Addison Twp, >Fayette County, PA) married Massey Kemp (dau of Edward >D. Kemp). > They had a daughter, Elizabeth Kemp (b. abt 1790) >who married Isaac Tissue/Tishue > > >********** > > The names “Reuben Kemp” and “Edward Kemp” appear >in a PETITION FOR A NEW STATE, circa 1780, or prior. >Petitioners included residents of what is now the area >in and around Fayette, Washington & Greene Co., PA, >and Ohio & Monongalia Co., VA. The names in this >petition, which is not dated, seem at times to be >taken from the militia rolls, and if circulated after >1780 contains names of some men who were deceased or >had moved from the district. There is no attempt to >conceal the fact that the signatures were written by >the prime agitators of the movement as many of those >names which appear here could only make their mark. > (List alphabetized from "The Ten Mile Country and >Its Pioneer Families", taken from an original petition >for a new state located in the Library of Congress. No >date on document. Papers of the Continental Congress >No 48, Folios 251-6, pages 89-96). > >********** > >SOME KEMP NOTES ON A GERMAN IMMIGRANT TO PA: >Theobault (Dewalt) or Theobolt KEMP >Birth: ABT. 1685 in Strasburg, Germany, /, France >Death: 1760 in Maxatawny Twp, Berks, PA > Centennial History of Kutztown, p. 34 (note death >date given as 1760): > "Dewalt (Theobolt) Kemp is said to have come to >America circa 1720, and to have been a native of >Strasburg on the Rhine. He was not only one of the >first settlers in Maxatawny, but in point of years >probably the oldest settler. He was born about 1685 >and died in 1760. His daughter, Gertrude, was married >to Casper Wink. Their first child, Catharine, was born >in Maxatawny August 7, 1728. "The home now owned by >Nathan Kemp passed at the time of the death of the >immigrant to his son, George, whose wife's maiden name >was Levan. Among their children were two sons, George >and Daniel. George Kemp had a female slave named >Hannah. This is the only incident of slavery in the >early history of Maxatawny. Upon her death she was >buried in the private cemetery of the Kemps. To George >Kemp, son of George, and his wife (nee Griesemer) were >born five children: John, William, Annie, married to >Daniel Siegfried; Sallie, married to Daniel Kemp, and >George. "Daniel Kemp. son of George and grandson of >Dewalt, was married to Rachel Wink. They had issue: >Sallie, Dewalt, Jacob, Daniel, Isaac, George and >William." > > Historical and Biographcal Annals of Berks County, >Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers and Co. (1909) >Volume II, p. 964): > Under "PIERCE GEORGE SUNDAY KEMP... > "(I) Theobault Dewalt Kemp came to America in 1720 >from Strassburg, Germany, at that time belonging to >France. He was a Protestant, and he was accompanied to >the New World by his two brothers, Thomas and Joseph, >and two sisters. He settled on land that now belongs >to Nathan Kemp, and there died in 1760. He had one >son, George..." > > Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Berks >County, Pa. (Biographical Publishing Company, Buffalo, >N.Y. 1898, p.198) (note death date given as 1762): > "Theobaldt Kemp was a native of Strasburg, France, >and crossed the water to America sometime between 1730 >and 1735. Tradition gives it that he came to >Maxatawny, Pennsylvania, in the strength of his young >manhood, when his heart and hands were well-calculated >to begin the battle of life with prospects of >attaining success. The country was very thinly settled >upon his arrival there, and its solitude was seldom >broken, except by Indians and wild animals that sought >shelter among the primitive forests. He rented a tract >of land consisting of 135 acres, paying 5 shillings a >year for rent; which lease gave him the privelege to >hunt, fish, and to cut the timber. After his lease had >expired he purchased the land for 500 pounds, and >immediately set about clearing a part of the purchase, >built a log cabin, and carried on farming the rest of >his active days. He passed from this life in 1762, and >he and his wife were buried on his farm, just outside >of the present burying grounds. When Theobaldt Kemp >came to this country his two brothers accompanied him; >they were Joseph and Thomas. One settled in the State >of Virginia, and was a large slave holder; and the >other located in Berks County, and was buried in >Lehigh County..." > >********** > > On 3 April 1780 an agreement was made between John >Severns and Edward "Camp", both of "Kentucky Co., VA", >stating that Severns was to locate 600 acres of land >for Reuben Kemp "on the waters of Severns Valley"; >Severns was to pay all expenses and have his choice of >200 acres --witt. by William Baird, John Severns, >Reuben Kemp and Edward Kemp. > A deposition taken from Atkinson Hill regarding >the land warrants states that Reuben sent his brother >Edward with the land warrants to locate them, but >Edward did not like Kentucky and so contracted with >John Stevens as mentioned above. Later, John Severns >wished to recover the 200 acres per this agreement. > On 5 March 1796, John Severns of Nelson Co., KY >gave power of attorney to Phillip Reed of Hardin Co. >to recover the 200 acres from "Edward Kemp of Somerset >Co., Pa." > (I note that the Edward, brother of Reuben, may >well be the same as "Edward Kemp, Sr." of Addison >Twp., Somerset Co., PA who was living there by 1800 >and died there in 1826.) > >********** >Kentucky County, Virginia and its children > Kentucky Co, VA, was formed in 1776 from the "soon >to become extinct" Fincastle County. In 1780, Kentucky >Co. itself became extinct when it was divided into >three parts: forming Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln >Counties. In 1785, Nelson Co was formed from Jefferson >Co. In 1786, Madison and Mercer Counties were formed >from Lincoln Co, AND Bourbon Co was formed from >Fayette Co. In 1789, Mason Co was formed from Bourbon >Co AND Woodford Co was formed from Fayette Co. There >were political maneuverings and frequent proposals to >split this region out from Virginia's control. On 18 >December 1789, the General Assembly of Virginia passed >an act ceding the District of Kentucky to the people >of Kentucky, allowing them to apply for statehood, and >on 1 Jun 1792, Kentucky's nine counties became a >state. > >********** > > There is some confusion about men named Reuben >Kemp. It is certain that at least three or four or >more different men of this name lived in PA, VA and KY >and also owned land in VA (and what became WV) and one >of them (who was a Revolutionary veteran) left Hardin >Co., KY aft 1810 for Crawford Co., Indiana by 1820 >where he died in 1836. > >Records of Yohogania County, Virginia, show a Reuben >Kemp in the area as early as 1775. Reuben Kemp was at >Uniontown in what is now Fayette Co., PA by 1782 as is >evidenced by military rolls. A Reuben Kemp was of the >company composed of men from Fayette Co. and vicinity >who served in the War For American Independence. >Reuben Kemp and Jacob Hewitt were issued a license to >operate a tavern in Fayette Co., PA in December 1784. > >A Reuben Kemp of Bourbon Co., KY left a will proved in >1807 which names wife Jenny and a son Edward among >others. Earlier, a Reuben Kemp owned land with a >William Stewart and also with a Tunis Stewart in >Fayette Co., PA suggesting a connection here with a >Reuben Kemp who was born in abt. 1740 in/of Passaic, >New Jersey (and say died in Apr 1807 in Bourbon, KY) >as he is said to have married a Jane (or Jenny) >STEWART 31 May 1762 in , Sussex, Co., NJ; among their >children were an Edward Kemp, say b. abt. 1770 in/of >Sussex Co., NJ and another Edward Kemp b. say abt. >1782 in/of Staten Island, NY. >The name "Reuben Kemp" appears on deeds in Fayette >Co., PA, Brook Co., VA (now WV), and elsewhere in PA, >VA and KY, in the late 1700s and early 1800s. It >seems doubtful that they all refer to the same man. > >An Edward Kemp lived in Bucks Co., PA in the late >1600s and early 1700s. His daughter, Margaret Kemp, >married Samuel Green, a surveyor, of Sussex Co., NJ. >(It is sometimes claimed that Margaret was a widow of >one Edward Kemp, but this seems to be mistaken.) >Samuel "The Surveyor" Green: >Birth: Abt 1671 >Death: 1760 in Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New >Jersey >Will: Made 3 Sep 1760 Hardwick Township, Sussex >County, New Jersey >Probate: 22 Nov 1760 Hardwick Township, Sussex County, >New Jersey > By 1738, Samuel Gren, Sr. had moved to >Johnsonburg, formerly called Log Goal, at one time the >county seat of Sussex County. He is recorded as a >voter in 1738 in Greenwich Township, when it was still >in Hunterdon County, but which would now be in Warren >County, NJ, as is also Johnsonburg. Samuel Green >apparently later removed to and died in Somerset Co., >NJ. > > >An Edward Kemp patented land in Wharton Twp., Fayette >Co., Pennsylvania in 1811 (Commonwealth of >Pennsylvania Patent Book H.5, page 668, 29 February >1811). It is claimed that this patentee Edward Kemp >was the "Sr." of Addison Twp., Somerset Co., >Pennsylvania. Census records show that Edward "Sr." >was living in Somerset Co. in 1800 and 1810. The >Edward Kemp, Sr. of Somerset Co., PA seemed to have >some connection to Fayette Co., and particularly to >Wharlton Twp. (his daughter married a man from Wharton >Twp.); and a William Kemp was living in Warton Twp., >Fayette Co., PA in 1820. > >An Edward Kemp "Jr." posted a marriage bond in Bracken >Co., KY 11 June 1818 to marry Elizabeth Jackson. > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >KEMP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kemp/1093.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, was your Mary Kemp the daughter of Duncan and Mary Kemp? On the Land Grant maps of Boularderie there are three plots granted to (going from west to east) Murdoch, Duncan and Alexander Kemp. The next plot to the east was held by a Donald Fraser. The Kemp brothers were all born in the parish of Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland where their ancestors had been for at least 200 years. Hope this helps Liz Forrest

Hi, Was your Mary Kemp the daughter of Duncan Kemp? On the land grant maps of Bouldaderie, CB there are three Kemp brothers with adjoining lands : Murdoch, Duncan and Alexander - the crown land grant is in Book A, page 200 - if I'm reading the map details correctly. The next plot going east was granted to a Donald Fraser. Was he the father of your "John"? The Kemp brothers were born in Gairloch, Wester Ross, Scotland. Does this help any? Liz Forrest ----- Original Message ----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com<mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: KEMP-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:KEMP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 18 December 2006 05:46 Subject: Re: [KEMP] Kempts in Boularderie, Cape Breton migrating to NZ 1860 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kemp/1093.1/mb.ashx<http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kemp/1093.1/mb.ashx> Message Board Post: Hi I am related to John Fraser married Mary Kempt - John's parents were Donald Fraser and Jessie McKay - their daughter Katherine married Patrick Migan they were my GG Grandparents - all lived on Waiheke Island. I would be interested to have a copy of the deed you talk of if you still have this email date 24 Feb 2002. Hope to hear from you I moved from NZ to OZ 7 years ago. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KEMP-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:KEMP-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Some time ago, I posted some compiled information. I thought that I would post it again as I revised it a little. Most notable I corrected the spelling of old Yohogania Co., VA (now in PA). I had INCORRECTLY transcribed it as "Yonongalia." --Nick Sheedy Some KEMP notes from Nick Sheedy (nsheedy@yahoo.com) The following are U.S. Census entries for men named: EDWARD KEMP 1790 Pendleton Co., SC (p 085) 20/60/66/00/00 1790 Bedford Co., PA (p 025) --“Edward Camp” 1800 Cheshire Co., NH (p 33) 02001-40010-00 1800 Somerset Co., PA (p 546) 00001-01001-20 --“Edward Kemp, Sr.” 1800 Fayette Co., PA (p 628) --“Edward Camp” 1810 Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., PA (p 097)* 1810 Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., PA (p 438) 1810 Caldwell Co., KY (p 19) 00100-00000-00 1810 Harrison Co., KY (p 319) --“Edward Camp” 1820 Ulster Twp., Bedford Co., PA (p 112) 1820 Addison Twp., Somerset Co., PA (p 218) 1820 Wellsburg, Brooke Co., VA (now WV) (p 028) 1820 Salem Twp., Livingston Co., KY (p 012) 1820 Falmouth Twp., Pendelton Co., KY (p 030) 1820 Falmouth Twp., Pendleton Co., KY (p 027) 1820 Warren Twp., Jefferson Co., OH (p 236)* 1830 Vernon Twp., Richland Co., OH (p 085)* 1830 Plymouth Twp., Richland Co., OH (p 072)** 1840 Newport Twp., Washington Co., OH (p 326) --“Edward Camp” 1840 Sandusky Twp., Crawford Co., OH (page 20) --"Ew. P. Kemp"** 1850 Sandusky Twp., Crawford Co., OH (page 392) --“Edward P. Kemp”** * The Edward Kemp (1772-1847) who was in Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., PA in 1810, is probably the same who was in Brooke Co., VA (now WV) from 1816 to 1819, then to Warren Twp., Jefferson Co., OH in 1820, and to Plymouth Twp., Richland Co., OH in 1826. ** Edward P. Kemp was a son of Edward Kemp (1772-1847) and Eve Penrod. ******** The following are U.S. Census entries for men named: REUBEN KEMP 1790 Hillsborough Co., NH (p 045) 1800 Hillsborough Co., NH (p 510) 1800 Plymouth Twp., Windsor Co., VT (----) 1810 Hardin Co., KY (p 288) 1820 Crawford Co., IN (p 011) --“Reuben Camp” 1840 Albany Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 212) --“Reuben Camp” ********** The following people named CAMP, I found in the 1790-1840 U.S. Census in PA, VA, KY and OH: 1790 Harculas CAMP Huntington Co., PA (p 124) 1790 Henery CAMP (East part of) Cumberland Co., PA (p 082) 1790 John CAMP Bedford Co., PA (p 23) 1790 John CAMP Bedford Co., PA (p 25) 1790 John CAMP Dauphin Co., PA (p 088) 1790 Edward CAMP Bedford Co., PA (p 025) 1800 Jain CAMP Allegheny Co., PA (p 30) 1800 Edward CAMP Fayette Co., PA (p 628) 1810 Adam CAMP Monongalia Co., VA (p 405) 1810 Elizabeth CAMP Cullpepper Co., VA (p 87) 1810 Isaac CAMP Monongalia Co., VA (p 405) 1810 Jacob CAMP London Derry, Dauphin Co., PA (p 036) 1810 James CAMP Bracken Co., KY (p 147) 1810 Margaret CAMP Jonestown, Dauphin Co., PA (p 056) 1810 Edward CAMP Harrison Co., KY (p 319) 1810 Stevin CAMP Ohio Co., VA (p 19) 1820 Reuben CAMP Crawford Co., IN (p 011) 1840 Reuben CAMP Albany, Berks Co., PA (p 212) 1840 Edward CAMP Newport Twp., Washington Co., OH (p 326) In 1790, I found the following men named Kemp living in Pennsylvania: KEMP (m>16 -- m<16 -- f.) Christian ( 1 -- 2 -- 1 ) W. Dist., Phila., PA (page 215) Daniel ( 1 -- 4 -- 2 ) Tulpenhocken Twp., Berks Co., PA (page 43) George ( 1 -- -- 1 ) Greenwich Twp., Berks Co., PA (page 34) George ( 3 -- 2 -- 4 ) Maxatany Twp., Berks Co., PA (page 37) George ( 1 -- -- 1 ) S. Dist., Phila., PA ("writer") (page 241) John ( 2 -- 3 -- 5 ) E. Dist. Twp., Berks Co., PA (page 33) Mathew ( 1 ) Tulpenhocken Twp., Berks Co., PA (page 43) Philip ( 1 ) Tulpenhocken Twp., Berks Co., PA (page 43) Philip ( 1 ) Tulpenhocken Twp., Berks Co., PA (page 43) Reuben ( 2 -- 3 -- 3 ) Manallen Twp., Fayette Co., PA (page 108) KAMP Fredrick ( 1 -- -- 2 ) Greenwich Twp., Berks Co., PA (page 34) ********** The following people named KEMP, I found in the US Census PENNSYLVANIA in 1820: Charles KEMP Addison Twp., Somerset Co., PA (p 218) Daniel KEMP Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 198) Daniel KEMP Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 064) --“and son” Edward KEMP Ulster Twp., Bedford Co., PA (p 112) G. KEMP Richmond Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 141) George KEMP East Dist., Berks Co., PA (p 156) George KEMP Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 198) George KEMP Tyrone Twp., Fayette Co., PA (p 134) George KEMP Lebanon Twp., Lebanon Co., PA (p 067) George KEMP Cedar Ward, Philadelphia, PA (p 235) George KEMP Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 198) --“George Kemp, Jr.” Herculis KEMP Springfield Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA (p 007) Jacob KEMP East Dist., Berks Co., PA (p 156) Jacob KEMP Juanita Twp., Perry Co., PA (p 352) Jacob KEMP Oney Twp., Berks Co., PA (p 116) John KEMP Junita Twp., Perry Co., PA (p 352) John KEMP 6th Ward, Philadelphia, PA (p 041) John KEMP Addison Twp., Somerset Co., PA (p 218) John V. KEMP Lebanon Twp., Lebanon Co., PA (p 067) Joseph KEMP East Dist., Berks Co., PA (p 156) Mathew KEMP East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA (p 118) Solomon KEMP Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA (p 118) “Widow” KEMP East Dist., Berks Co., PA (p 156) William KEMP Wharton Twp., Fayette Co., PA (p 164) ********** The following people named KEMP, I found in OHIO in 1820: Daniel KEMP Madison Twp., Butler Co., OH (p 045) David KEMP Onesburg Twp., Stark Co., OH (p 184) Edward KEMP Warren Twp., Jefferson Co., OH (p 236)* Gabriel KEMP Hocking Twp., Fairfield Co., OH (p 077) George KEMP German Twp., Clark Co., OH (p 018) George KEMP Gosham Twp., Belmont Co., OH (p 177) George KEMP Sandusky Twp., Sandusky Co., OH (p 164) George KEMP Sandy Twp., Stark Co., OH (p 194) Henry KEMP Hocking Twp., Fairfield Co., OH (p 077) Jacob KEMP Madison Twp., Butler Co., OH (p 45) Jacob KEMP Dayton Twp., Montgomery Co., OH (p 134) Jesse KEMP Clear Creek Twp., Fairfield Co., OH (p 96) John KEMP Sandy Twp., Stark Co., OH (p 193)** John KEMP Madison Twp., Butler Co., OH (p 045) Joseph KEMP Cincinnati, ward 2, Hamilton Co., OH (p 122) Lewis KEMP Dayton Twp., Montgomery Co., OH (p 134) Philip KEMP Madison Twp., Butler Co., OH (p 045) Solomon KEMP German Twp., Clark Co., OH (p 018) Stephen KEMP Sandy Twp., Stark Co., OH (p 194) * The Edward Kemp who was in Warren Twp., Jefferson Co., OH in 1820, came from Fayette Co., VA, through Brooke Co., VA (now WV), and removed to Plymouth Twp., Richland Co., OH in 1826. ** The John Kemp who was in Stark Co., OH by 1820, came “from Virginia”, and removed to Richland Co., OH in 1826. ********** An Edward Kemp (b. abt 1784) married Rachel ---- they were of Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA, and had a daughter named: Sarah Alice Kemp b. 22 Jan. 1810 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA d. 11 Aug. 1887 Sarah married Cornelius Ward Friend on 27 June 1827. A Hercules Kemp married Mary Ramsay married 28 Dec. 1784 in Bedford Co., PA, by john King, D.D. ********** Probate records in Fayette Co., PA include: KEMP Eliza R. Kemp 1899 (vol. 11, p 199) James Kemp 1870 (vol. 4, p 313) SOMERSET CO., PA WILLS/PROBATE INCLUDE: 1826: KEMP, Edward (Sr.): Addison Twp.; PA Somerset Co., Vol. 2, page 335 KEMP, Edward: (2nd one) Addison Twp.; PA Somerset Co. Vol. 2, page 367 1828: Massey Kemp. Bond filed April 5, 1828. Admr.: Edward D. Kemp. Bondsmen: Henry T. Kemp and Isaac Tissue. Ch.: Edward Kemp and Henry Kemp. Appr.: John E. Porter and Daniel Williams. (No. 10 of 1828) 1830: Rachael Kemp. Bond filed Dec. 28, 1830. Admr. Isaac Tishue. Bondsman, Henry Hoover. (No. 28 of 1830) years? PENROD, David: Somerset Co., PA; Vol. 3, page 268 PENROD, John: Brothers Valley, Somerset Co., PA; Vol. 5, page 507 ********* The history of the early settlement of what would become southwestern Pennsylvania, northwestern Virginia, West Virginia, and western Maryland (as well as Ohio and Kentucky), is very interesting. Because the western boundary of Pennsylvania was not surveyed until the latter part of the 1700s (indeed, the French even claimed some of that territory, and a young George Washington was among those sent to do the surveying for the British), and the southwest corner of Pennsylvania was not established, there was a time when Virginia actually assumed civil authority over what is now that far southwest corner of PA, and including parts of present day VA, WV, KY and OH —this was done primarily because Pennsylvania did not complete the task, and for the purpose of facilitation settlement of that area by colonists under English Colonial authority, to undermine the French claim to that part of the country as part of their New France (the French occupation of North America, east of the Mississippi River, being not entirely settled by the French and Indian War). GO HERE TO SEE A MAP OF OLD YOHOGANIA COUNTY, DISTRICT OF WEST AUGUSTA AND OLD OHIO COUNTY, VIRGINIA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Va-pa-border.jpg ********** In the area of present-day southwestern Pennsylvania and northwestern West Virginia, Some of the records dating from 1776 to the 1780s may be found in the records of old Yohogania County, Virginia, old Augusta Co., and the District of West Augusta, Virginia, and old Ohio Co., Virginia. (NOTE: I have mistyped the name of this extinct county before, confusing it wih Monongalia Co. The correct spelling of the extinc county of Virginia is "Yohogania.") >From an indexed compilation of those old records, I found the following entries for men named Kemp or Camp: (Transcribed by Nick Sheedy) 22 February 1775—Court of Augusta Co., VA, held at Fort Dunmere: Reuben Camp, et al… ordered to view a road from Old Redstone to Conrad Walkers, and make a report of Coven and Incoven to the next court. 26 March 1778—Court of Yohogania Co., VA: Edward Kemp, et al… recommended to “his excellency” as a “proper person to serve as captain of militia.” 25 May 1778—Yohogania Co., VA: Edward Kemp entered special bail for Spencer Collings at the suit of Paulcer Shilling. 26 May 1778—Yohogania Co., VA: Edward Kemp produced a Commission, appointing him Captain of the Militia, which was read and sworn accordingly. Edward Kemp entered special bail for Samuel Fortner at the suit of Jacob Shilling. 27 May 1778—Yohogania Co., VA: Edward Kemp served on a jury in a case of hog stealing; Thomas Freeman, Gent. (plaintiff) vs. Samuel Beeler (defendant) 24 June 1778—Court of Yohogania Co. VA: Benj. Fry, Gent., was appointed to receive Tithestables from the districts of Capt. David Ritchey, Capt. Ellis, and Capt. (Edward) Kemp. 23 May 1780—Yohogania Co., VA: Reuben Kemp, et al… recommended “to the Governor” to be added to the Commissioners of the Peace. ********** Edward Kemp, is mentioned 29 Aug. 1796 in the Kentucky Gazetteer, regarding Mathew Love, and the sale of land to satisfy back taxes. (vol. IX, no. LI, 3 Sept. 1796) John Kemp, is mentioned three times in the Kentucky Gazetteer, regarding a land claim by Benjamin Sebastian: 10 August 1796 (vol. IX, no. XLIX, 20 Aug. 1796); 14 Oct. 1796 (vol. X, no. 5, 15 Oct., 1796); and 1 Sept. 1797 (vol. X, no. 556, 9 Sept. 1797) 1796 Tax List for Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA includes: Edward Kamp, Sr. John Kamp, Sr., John, Kamp, Jr., Stephen Kamp, and Wm. Kamp (note: Turkeyfoot Twp. was organized in 1773. It included most of western Somerset County in 1796, only one year after the County was organized.) Reuben Kemp paid taxes on one town lot in “Falmouth”, Campbell Co., KY. Tax list, 1795. Reuben Kemp paid taxes in Mercer Co., KY. Tax list 1789. 1800 TAX LIST Bourbon Co., KY (----) --“Reubin Kemp, Sr.” 1800 TAX LIST Bourbon Co., KY (----) --“Reubin Kemp, Jr.” 1800 TAX LIST Hardin Co., KY (----) --“Reuben Camp” Reuben CAMP 1800 TAX LIST Hardin Co., KY Jacob CAMP 1807 TAX LIST Butler Co., OH Lawrence CAMP 1807 TAX LIST Butler Co., OH ********** IN BROOKE CO., (NOW WEST) VIRGINIA: MARRIAGES: KEMP Adam…m. Surrilla Burk (Mrs.) 13 Nov. 1856 Adam…m. Surrilla (James)? 13 Nov. 1856 Ann Elizabeth…m. Mort. Benton Abrahams 12 Aug. 1863 Jesse…m. Amanda Lodge 6 Feb. 1848 Rachel…m. Edward Lewis 5 Sep. 1859 Wm. H. …m. Bridget McConville 29 July 1858 KEMP, Ann Elizabeth; b. Brooke Co., VA; res. Brook Co., WV; ae. 18; single; child of Adam and Elizabeth Kemp. MARRIED 12 Aug. 1863. Mort. Benton Abrahams; b. Hancock Co., VA; res. Hancock Co., WV; ae. 22; single; child of Robert and Matilda Abrahams. (Brooke Co. Marriage bk 1, p13, ln4) KEMP, William H.; b. Wheeling, VA; res. Bethany, VA; pumpmaker; ae. 29; child of Adam and Elizabeth Kemp. MARRIED 29 July 1858 VA. Bridget McConville; b. New Ireland; res. Bethany, VA; ae. 18; single; child of Arthur and B. McConville. (? “remark: mother: Eliza Hitchcock.”) ********** There was an Edward Kemp (say d ca. 1826) of Addison Twp., Somerset Co., PA. Edward Kemp’s daughter was a Masha (?Marsha/Massey) Kemp who married (?Jonathan or John T.) Kemp, also of Somerset Co., PA. J. and M. Kemp had a daughter, Olive Kemp/Camp who married Jeremiah Gard (it was his 2nd m. He was b. 21 Mar 1792 and d. 25 Sept 1823; m1 ?Frances Fike). Jeremiah was a son of Timothy Gard (1753-1819) and Hannah Watson, of Wharton Twp., Fayette Co., PA. Apparently referring to the same: John T. Kemp (son of John S. Kemp of Addison Twp, Fayette County, PA) married Massey Kemp (dau of Edward D. Kemp). They had a daughter, Elizabeth Kemp (b. abt 1790) who married Isaac Tissue/Tishue ********** The names “Reuben Kemp” and “Edward Kemp” appear in a PETITION FOR A NEW STATE, circa 1780, or prior. Petitioners included residents of what is now the area in and around Fayette, Washington & Greene Co., PA, and Ohio & Monongalia Co., VA. The names in this petition, which is not dated, seem at times to be taken from the militia rolls, and if circulated after 1780 contains names of some men who were deceased or had moved from the district. There is no attempt to conceal the fact that the signatures were written by the prime agitators of the movement as many of those names which appear here could only make their mark. (List alphabetized from "The Ten Mile Country and Its Pioneer Families", taken from an original petition for a new state located in the Library of Congress. No date on document. Papers of the Continental Congress No 48, Folios 251-6, pages 89-96). ********** SOME KEMP NOTES ON A GERMAN IMMIGRANT TO PA: Theobault (Dewalt) or Theobolt KEMP Birth: ABT. 1685 in Strasburg, Germany, /, France Death: 1760 in Maxatawny Twp, Berks, PA Centennial History of Kutztown, p. 34 (note death date given as 1760): "Dewalt (Theobolt) Kemp is said to have come to America circa 1720, and to have been a native of Strasburg on the Rhine. He was not only one of the first settlers in Maxatawny, but in point of years probably the oldest settler. He was born about 1685 and died in 1760. His daughter, Gertrude, was married to Casper Wink. Their first child, Catharine, was born in Maxatawny August 7, 1728. "The home now owned by Nathan Kemp passed at the time of the death of the immigrant to his son, George, whose wife's maiden name was Levan. Among their children were two sons, George and Daniel. George Kemp had a female slave named Hannah. This is the only incident of slavery in the early history of Maxatawny. Upon her death she was buried in the private cemetery of the Kemps. To George Kemp, son of George, and his wife (nee Griesemer) were born five children: John, William, Annie, married to Daniel Siegfried; Sallie, married to Daniel Kemp, and George. "Daniel Kemp. son of George and grandson of Dewalt, was married to Rachel Wink. They had issue: Sallie, Dewalt, Jacob, Daniel, Isaac, George and William." Historical and Biographcal Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers and Co. (1909) Volume II, p. 964): Under "PIERCE GEORGE SUNDAY KEMP... "(I) Theobault Dewalt Kemp came to America in 1720 from Strassburg, Germany, at that time belonging to France. He was a Protestant, and he was accompanied to the New World by his two brothers, Thomas and Joseph, and two sisters. He settled on land that now belongs to Nathan Kemp, and there died in 1760. He had one son, George..." Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Berks County, Pa. (Biographical Publishing Company, Buffalo, N.Y. 1898, p.198) (note death date given as 1762): "Theobaldt Kemp was a native of Strasburg, France, and crossed the water to America sometime between 1730 and 1735. Tradition gives it that he came to Maxatawny, Pennsylvania, in the strength of his young manhood, when his heart and hands were well-calculated to begin the battle of life with prospects of attaining success. The country was very thinly settled upon his arrival there, and its solitude was seldom broken, except by Indians and wild animals that sought shelter among the primitive forests. He rented a tract of land consisting of 135 acres, paying 5 shillings a year for rent; which lease gave him the privelege to hunt, fish, and to cut the timber. After his lease had expired he purchased the land for 500 pounds, and immediately set about clearing a part of the purchase, built a log cabin, and carried on farming the rest of his active days. He passed from this life in 1762, and he and his wife were buried on his farm, just outside of the present burying grounds. When Theobaldt Kemp came to this country his two brothers accompanied him; they were Joseph and Thomas. One settled in the State of Virginia, and was a large slave holder; and the other located in Berks County, and was buried in Lehigh County..." ********** On 3 April 1780 an agreement was made between John Severns and Edward "Camp", both of "Kentucky Co., VA", stating that Severns was to locate 600 acres of land for Reuben Kemp "on the waters of Severns Valley"; Severns was to pay all expenses and have his choice of 200 acres --witt. by William Baird, John Severns, Reuben Kemp and Edward Kemp. A deposition taken from Atkinson Hill regarding the land warrants states that Reuben sent his brother Edward with the land warrants to locate them, but Edward did not like Kentucky and so contracted with John Stevens as mentioned above. Later, John Severns wished to recover the 200 acres per this agreement. On 5 March 1796, John Severns of Nelson Co., KY gave power of attorney to Phillip Reed of Hardin Co. to recover the 200 acres from "Edward Kemp of Somerset Co., Pa." (I note that the Edward, brother of Reuben, may well be the same as "Edward Kemp, Sr." of Addison Twp., Somerset Co., PA who was living there by 1800 and died there in 1826.) ********** Kentucky County, Virginia and its children Kentucky Co, VA, was formed in 1776 from the "soon to become extinct" Fincastle County. In 1780, Kentucky Co. itself became extinct when it was divided into three parts: forming Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln Counties. In 1785, Nelson Co was formed from Jefferson Co. In 1786, Madison and Mercer Counties were formed from Lincoln Co, AND Bourbon Co was formed from Fayette Co. In 1789, Mason Co was formed from Bourbon Co AND Woodford Co was formed from Fayette Co. There were political maneuverings and frequent proposals to split this region out from Virginia's control. On 18 December 1789, the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act ceding the District of Kentucky to the people of Kentucky, allowing them to apply for statehood, and on 1 Jun 1792, Kentucky's nine counties became a state. ********** There is some confusion about men named Reuben Kemp. It is certain that at least three or four or more different men of this name lived in PA, VA and KY and also owned land in VA (and what became WV) and one of them (who was a Revolutionary veteran) left Hardin Co., KY aft 1810 for Crawford Co., Indiana by 1820 where he died in 1836. Records of Yohogania County, Virginia, show a Reuben Kemp in the area as early as 1775. Reuben Kemp was at Uniontown in what is now Fayette Co., PA by 1782 as is evidenced by military rolls. A Reuben Kemp was of the company composed of men from Fayette Co. and vicinity who served in the War For American Independence. Reuben Kemp and Jacob Hewitt were issued a license to operate a tavern in Fayette Co., PA in December 1784. A Reuben Kemp of Bourbon Co., KY left a will proved in 1807 which names wife Jenny and a son Edward among others. Earlier, a Reuben Kemp owned land with a William Stewart and also with a Tunis Stewart in Fayette Co., PA suggesting a connection here with a Reuben Kemp who was born in abt. 1740 in/of Passaic, New Jersey (and say died in Apr 1807 in Bourbon, KY) as he is said to have married a Jane (or Jenny) STEWART 31 May 1762 in , Sussex, Co., NJ; among their children were an Edward Kemp, say b. abt. 1770 in/of Sussex Co., NJ and another Edward Kemp b. say abt. 1782 in/of Staten Island, NY. The name "Reuben Kemp" appears on deeds in Fayette Co., PA, Brook Co., VA (now WV), and elsewhere in PA, VA and KY, in the late 1700s and early 1800s. It seems doubtful that they all refer to the same man. An Edward Kemp lived in Bucks Co., PA in the late 1600s and early 1700s. His daughter, Margaret Kemp, married Samuel Green, a surveyor, of Sussex Co., NJ. (It is sometimes claimed that Margaret was a widow of one Edward Kemp, but this seems to be mistaken.) Samuel "The Surveyor" Green: Birth: Abt 1671 Death: 1760 in Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey Will: Made 3 Sep 1760 Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey Probate: 22 Nov 1760 Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey By 1738, Samuel Gren, Sr. had moved to Johnsonburg, formerly called Log Goal, at one time the county seat of Sussex County. He is recorded as a voter in 1738 in Greenwich Township, when it was still in Hunterdon County, but which would now be in Warren County, NJ, as is also Johnsonburg. Samuel Green apparently later removed to and died in Somerset Co., NJ. An Edward Kemp patented land in Wharton Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania in 1811 (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Patent Book H.5, page 668, 29 February 1811). It is claimed that this patentee Edward Kemp was the "Sr." of Addison Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. Census records show that Edward "Sr." was living in Somerset Co. in 1800 and 1810. The Edward Kemp, Sr. of Somerset Co., PA seemed to have some connection to Fayette Co., and particularly to Wharlton Twp. (his daughter married a man from Wharton Twp.); and a William Kemp was living in Warton Twp., Fayette Co., PA in 1820. An Edward Kemp "Jr." posted a marriage bond in Bracken Co., KY 11 June 1818 to marry Elizabeth Jackson. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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