Hi David: My Kemps started with gr-gr-gr- grandfather Johan Wulf Kaempff, who located near Albany in the 1750-60s. He and the next two generations were at various times in Rensselaer, Albany, Schoharie, Schenectady and Fulton counties. In the early 1800s one an- cestor married into the Flower(s) family of Greene County, so there was a con- nection to that area. My records are rather spotty: the Kemps seem to have moved around a fair amount, and didn't have a strong denominational affiliation, so christening and marriage rec- ords are hit-and-miss. I'll check what I have, however, to see if there's mention of an Elijah in my great-grandfather's generation (b. 1828). Worth a shot, though there are quite a few unrelated Kemps (of English ancestry) in the same area. Will let you know in the next few days. Best regards, Steve Hicks
Steve, I would sincerely appreciate that and look forward to your response. I will forward the last couple of census listings that I have to see if it helps make a connection. Regards, David On 1/7/07, Hixmaddog@aol.com <Hixmaddog@aol.com> wrote: > > Hi David: > > My Kemps started with gr-gr-gr- > grandfather Johan Wulf Kaempff, who > located near Albany in the 1750-60s. > He and the next two generations were > at various times in Rensselaer, Albany, > Schoharie, Schenectady and Fulton > counties. In the early 1800s one an- > cestor married into the Flower(s) family > of Greene County, so there was a con- > nection to that area. > > My records are rather spotty: the Kemps > seem to have moved around a fair amount, > and didn't have a strong denominational > affiliation, so christening and marriage rec- > ords are hit-and-miss. I'll check what I have, > however, to see if there's mention of an Elijah > in my great-grandfather's generation (b. 1828). > Worth a shot, though there are quite a few > unrelated Kemps (of English ancestry) in the > same area. > > Will let you know in the next few days. > > > Best regards, Steve Hicks > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- =========================== LCDR David S. Kemp, USN Marie-Christine N. Kemp, OT/R, CIMI dsmckemp@gmail.com