William Kempe (abt. 1556 - abt. 1597)

Born about 1556 in Wye, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Giles) Kempe — married 3 Oct 1595 in Rushall, Norfolk, England

Died about 1597 at about age 41 in Wye, Kent, England

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Biography

Baptism: 16 Feb 1556 ^[1]

Location: Wye, Kent, England

Death: 1597 (41)

Burial: 20 Mar 1597

Location: Wye, Kent, England ^[2]

Immediate Family: Son of Sir Thomas Kempe, MP, of Wye in Kent and Lady Anne Moyle ^[3][4]

Husband of Agnes Giles (Jies) (birth possibly 1567 Norwich, Norfolk, England) ^[5]

Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812:

Name Agnes Kempe

Gender Female

Event Type. Marriage

Marriage Date 3 Oct 1595

Marriage Place Rushall, Norfolk, England

Spouse William Kempe

Household Members

Name William Kempe

Name. Agnes Kempe

--- Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812:

Name. Wm Kempe

Gender. Male

Child. Agnes Kempe

Household Members

Name. Agnes Kempe

Name. Wm Kempe

--- Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812:

Name. Kempe

Gender. Female

Spouse. William Kempe

Child. Anne Kemp

Household Members

Name Anne Kemp

Name. Kempe

Name. William Kempe

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Father of Judith Agnes Birdsall (kempe-32) is claimed, but birth and marriage dates are not consistent, and the baptism record of the supposed child is not in the expected location. They have been disconnected.

Brother of Sir Thomas Kempe; Reginald Kempe; Edward Kempe; Elyn Kempe; Moyle Kempe and 1 other

Half brother of Anne Shirley; Dorothy Chicheley; Margaret Cromer and Alice Lee

Sources

1. ↑ Kent Baptisms. Wyllyam Kemp s/o Thos. Place: Wye, Ss Gregory & Martin.
2. ↑ Kent Burials
3. ↑ Hitchen-Kemp, Richard. General History of Kemp and Kempe families of Great Britain and Her Colonies. New York: Leadenhall Press; C. Scribner's Sons, 1902. Note: William Kempe, baptized 17th February 1556, (?) buried at Wye, 22nd March 1597. Probably the founder of the Dartford Kempes, p. 30. https://archive.org/details/generalhistoryof00kemp/page/n47
4. ↑ Wye, Kent Baptisms 1551-1600. http://www.hastingleigh.com/OPR/Wye-Bapt-1551-1600.html. Date: 17 Feb 1556 (master) Wyllyam Kemp, son of Syr Thomas Kemp, Knyght. Godparents: Mr John Tuffton, Mr [unreadable], Lady Katheryn Moylle
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

See Also:

• Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812; Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England
• Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
• Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812; Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Document Reference: DR 447.
• http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I99944&tree=00
• Source: S85 Record ID Number: MH:S85 User ID: D09526E2-5AB7-40BD-BFB6-1E88FA193EA0 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: #R1 Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6855369&pid=8700
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Acknowledgements:

• Thanks to Laura's Family Tree for providing the recorded sources.