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

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

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 >