'Kemp01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Kemp of Gissing, Kemp(e) of Weston

                               
Allan Kemp of Weston
m. Isabell Hastings (dau of Sir Philip Hastings son of Sir Edward)
1. John Kempe of Weston
  m. Alice Duke (dau of Robert Duke of Brampton by Julian, dau of Sir Robert Butvilleyne or Butvillen of Cotisbrooke)
  A. Robert Kempe of Weston
  m. Mary White (dau of Bartholomew White of Shotisham)
  i. Jeffery Kempe of Weston
  m. ?? Sherington (dau of ?? Sherington of Craneworth)
a. Robert or Roger Kempe of Weston
  m. Elizabeth Curson (dau of _ Curson of Stonton or Stutton)
  (1) Robert Kemp of Gissing, Norfolk
  In notes on the 1568 London Visitation reported at the beginning of the record on the 1598 London Visitation, Robert's wife is identified as Elizabeth, dau of Sir Nycholas Apulyard. The 1568 and 1633-4 Visitations identify her as ...
  m1. Elizabeth Apliard (dau of John Apliard of Blacknashe or Braconash)
  (A) Ann Kemp
  m. Richard Bacon of Harleston
  (B) Mary Kemp
  m. Thomas Jernegan or Gernegan of Cove
  (C) Elizabeth Kemp (d unm)
  m2. Ann Clifford of Kent
  (D) Bartholomew Kemp of Gissing
  m. Ann Alleyne (dau of John Alleyne of Bury St. Edmunds)
(i) Robert Kemp of Gissing
  m1. Elizabeth Smythwin (dau of Edmund Smythwin of Berkshire)
  (a) Richard Kempe of Wasbrooke
  m. Alice Cookram (dau of Philip Cookram of Hampsted)
  ((1)) Robert Kemp of Gissing (d 24.04.1614)
  m. Dorothy Harris (dau of Arthur Harris of Crixeth)
((A)) Sir Robert Kemp, 1st Bart of Gissing (d 20.08.1647) - continued below
  m. Jane Browne (dau of Sir Matthew Browne of Beechworth Castle)
  ((B))+ other issue - John, Richard, Arthur, Edward, Edmond, Dorothy
  (b) John Kempe
  m. Anne Codon (dau of Thomas Codon of Suffolk)
  (c) Margaret Kempe
  m. Thomas Rowse of Cranford
(d) Anne Kempe
  m. Anthony Drury of Besthorpe (d 1616)
  m2. Elizabeth Gray (dau of Edmund Gray or Grey of Martyn or Merton)
  (e) Robert Kempe (4th son)
  m. Anne Stanton (dau of William Stanton of Weston)
  (f) Elizabeth Kempe probably the Elizabeth who married (twice?) ...
  m1. John Buxton of Besthorpe (d(vp?) 1596)
m2. Robert Kempe of Spainshall in Finchingfield (a 1634)
  (g)+ other issue - Thomas, William
  (ii) Edward Kemp of London (4th son)
  The following comes from Visitation (London, 1568, Kempe). Unsure on the order of the marriages. See the note below on an 'earlier' Edward/Edmund with whom we suspect this Edward has been confused.
  m1. Mary Gray (dau of Edmund Gray of Martin)
  (a)+ issue - Robert, Charles, Edmond, Margaret
m2. Agnes Page (dau of ?? Page of Shorn)
  (iii) Francis Kemp of Little Hadham
  The following comes from Visitation (London, 1633-4, Kempe).
  m. Armynell Brooke (dau of John Brooke of London)
  (a) Francis Kemp of Fulham (a 1634)
  m. Barbara Cocks (dau of Leonard Cocks of London)
  ((1)) Bartholomew Kempe (rector of Grayingham, 2nd son)
  m. Katherin Smyth (dau of Nicholas Smyth of West Theglethorpe)
  ((2)) Frances Kempe
  m. Rafe Pemberton (son of Roger of St. Albons)
  ((3)) Eliza Kempe
  m. Humfry Shalcrosse of London
  ((4))+ other issue - Leonard, Henry of the Inner Temple, Susan
  (b) Thomas Kemp
  (iv) Bartholomew Kemp of London
  m. Barbara Sharpe of London
(a) Bartholomew Kemp of Croydon (a 1623)
  m. Bridgett Adlin (dau of John Adlin of London)
  ((1))+ issue (a 1623) - Bartholomew (b c1606), William (b c1608), Francis (b c1620)
  (b) Nicholas Kemp (dsp)
  (v) Elizabeth Kemp
  m. Lionel (or Anthony) Throckmorton (Throgmorton) of Flixton
  (vi)+ other issue - William, Anthony
  (E) Lewis Kempe
  (F) Margaret Kemp
  m. Robert Blenerhasett
  (G) Florence Kemp
  m. Sir Richard Woodall of Framston
  (2) Edmund (Edward) Kemp had issue in London
  Visitation (Norfolk) refers to a London Visitation for the issue of this Edmund/Edward. Noting that there is an Edward covered by the 1568 London Visitation shown as of a later generation (identified as son of Bartholomew of Gissing by a daughter of an Allen), we suspect there is some confusion between the two people.
  (3) Cicely Kemp
  m. John Melton of Sturaton
  (4)+ other issue - John, William, Alice (nun)
  B. Margaret Kempe
  m. William Loveday of Norwich
  C.+ other issue - John, Richard, Alice

 

 

Sir Robert Kemp, 1st Bart of Gissing (d 20.08.1647) - continued above
m. Jane Browne (dau of Sir Matthew Browne of Beechworth Castle)
1. Sir Robert Kemp, 2nd Bart of Gissing (b 02.02.1627, d 26.09.1710)
  m1. (15.07.1650) Mary Kerridge (b 02.1631, dsp or dsps 06.1655, dau of Thomas (not John) Kerridge of Shelley Hall)
  m2. (20.11.1657) Mary Sone (b 06.04.1637, d 29.07.1705, dau of John Sone of Ubberston Hall by Mary Dade)
  A. Sir Robert Kemp, 3rd Bart of Gissing (bpt 25.06.1667, d 18.12.1734)
  m1. Letitia King (dau of Robert King of Great Thurlow by Elizabeth Steward)
i. Mary Kemp (d 14.09.1727)
  m. (27.11.1712) Sir Edmund Bacon, Bart of Gorboldisham (d 30.04.1755)
  m2. (by 1699) Elizabeth Brand (d 1709, dau of John Brand of Edwardston)
  ii. Sir Robert Kemp, 4th Bart of Gissing (b 09.11.1699, d unm 15.02.1752)
  iii. Sir John Kemp, 5th Bart of Gissing (b 19.12.1700, dsp 25.11.1761)
  m. Elizabeth Mann (d by 03.1768, dau of Thomas Mann)
  iv. Thomas Kemp (d 1761, rector of Gissing and Florden, later of Penryn)
  m. Priscilla (later wife of Andrew Merry)
  a. Sir John Kemp, 6th Bart of Gissing (b 1754, d unm 16.01.1771)
  v. Sir Benjamin Kemp, 7th Bart of Gissing (b 29.12.1708, dsp 25.01.1777)
  m. Elizabeth (d by 1790, widow of John Colt of Tooting)
  vi. Jane Kemp probably of this generation, probably of this marriage
  m. William Blois (dvp 24.05.1734)
  vii.+ 1 son and 1 daughter
  m3. Martha Blackwell (d 1727, dau of William Blackwell of Mortlake)
  ix.+ 3 children
  m4. (09.07.1728, sp) Amy Phillips (d 1745, dau of Richard Phillips of Edwardston)
  B. William Kemp of Antingham
  m. Elizabeth Shardelow (dau of Henry Shardelow, Alderman of Norwich)
  i. Sir William Kemp, 8th Bart of Gissing (d 05.11.1799)
  m. Mary Ives (bur 22.11.1751, dau of _ Ives of Colts Hall)
  a. Sir William Robert Kemp, 9th Bart of Gissing (bpt 18.05.1744, d 11.10.1804)
  m. (09.12.1788) Sarah Adcock (dau of Thomas Adcock of Carleton)
(1) Sir William Robert Kemp, 10th Bart of Gissing (b 14.11.1791, d (sp?) 29.05.1874, rector of Gissing)
  m. (10.03.1859) Mary Saunders (d 01.1866, dau of Charles Saunders of Camberwell)
  (2) Sir Thomas John Kemp, 11th Bart of Gissing (b 14.10.1793, d unm 07.08.1874)
  b. Thomas Benjamin Kemp of Swafield (d 24.06.1838)
  m. Sarah Cooke (d 25.12.1827)
  (1) Thomas Cooke Kemp (b 28.03.1787, d 17.10.1867, vicar of East Meon) had issue
  m. (20.12.1808) Sarah Jane Pretyman (d 26.07.1872, dau of Hatchen Nunn Pretyman)
(2)+ 8 daughters
  c. John Kemp
  ii. Elizabeth Kemp probably of this generation
  m. James Gay of North Walsham (b 12.1719, dsp 1769)
  C. son
  D. Mary Kemp
  m. (11.05.1680) Sir Charles Blois, Bart
  E. Jane Kemp
  m. John Dade
2. Matthew Kemp (3rd son)
  m. _ Heydton (dau of_ Heyton of Greenwich)
  A. Matthew Kemp
3. Jane Kemp
  m. Thomas Waldegrave of Smallbridge
4. Elizabeth Kemp probably of this generation
  m. Maurice Shelton of Shelton
5.+ other issue - Thomas, Richard (dsp)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Norfolk, 1563+1589+1613, Kempe), Visitation (Surrey, 1530+1572+1623, Kempe)
(2) For lower section : BP1934 (Kemp) with a little input from TCB (vol ii, Kemp or Kempe of Gissing), Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, Kemp of Gissing)
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