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

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

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

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