Sarah (Foster) Kemp (1642 - 1697)

Born 23 May 1642 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Wife of Samuel (Kempe) Kemp — married 23 May 1662 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1697 at about age 54 in Massachusetts

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Biography

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Sarah Foster was born 23 May 1642,^[1] in Andover, Massachusetts, the daughter of Andrew Foster and Ann,^[1], the falsely convicted witch of Andover. She married Samuel Kemp on 23 May 1662 in Billerica, Massachusetts.^[1][2] Sarah passed away in 1697 and was buried in Old Burying Place Cemetery, Watertown, Massachusetts.^[1] Sarah's husband was also buried there, along with sons Samuel and Jonathan.

Children:

1. Samuel b. 23 Feb 1662, Billerica,^[2] d. Before 1665
2. Samuel (twin) b. 27 Mar 1665, Billerica,^[2] d. 1714 Groton
3. Abigail (twin) b. 27 Mar 1665, Billerica^[2]
4. Jonathan b. 6 Apr 1668, Groton^[2][3]
5. Ann b. 16 May 1671, Andover^[2]
6. Mehitable b. 4 Jan 1673, Groton.^[2][3] Multiple spellings of name.
7. Zerubbabel b. 23 May 1677, Andover^[2]
8. Sarah b. 18 Apr 1679, Andover^[2]
9. Bethiah, b. 9 May 1683, Groton^[2][3]

Notes:

Alternate birth date for Sarah Foster (b. abt. 1645 Andover, MA)[2][3]^[4]

The birth and death dates for son, Samuel Kemp Jr are debatable. There were only 3 Kemp births in Billerica before 1700. Tradition of the time was to reuse the name of a dead child. Some people don't know there were two Samuels and are using the birthdate 1662 of first child, for Samuel who died in 1714. Find A Grave uses 1662. The date you use depends on if you think the first child died, or if you believe there wasn't a second child named Samuel due to inconsistent records.

A lot of people lists Sarah's death incorrectly as 5 Sep 1683, Billerica. Billerica Death Record is for Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Alice Foster. Haven't found any death records for Sarah, daughter of Andrew and Ann Foster.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave Memorial# 103147894
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database online. BILLERICA Marriage; Sarah Foster, and Samuel Kemp; 23 May 1662; page 256. Births; Abigail Kemp; d. Samuel; 27 Mar 1665; page 113. Samuel Kemp; s. Samuel and Sarah; 23 Feb, 1662; page 114. Samuel Kemp; s. Samuell and Sarah; 27 Mar 1665; page 114. GROTON Births; Bethiah Kemp; d. Samuel and Sarah; 9 May 1683; page 124. Jonathan Kemp; s. Samuel; 6 Apr 1668; page 125. Mehettabell Kemp; d. Samuel; 4 Jun 1673; page 126. ANDOVER Births, Sarah Kemp; d. Samuell and Sarah; 18 Apr 1679; page 236. Zerubbabel Kemp; s. Samuel and Sarah; 23 May 1677; page 236. Ann Kempe; d. Samuell and Sara; 16 May 1671; page 236.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Butler, Caleb. History of the Town Of Groton, Including Pepperell and Shirley. Page 409; Boston: Press of T. R. Marvin, 1848.
4. ↑ #S301 Heritage Consulting: Millennium File: Ancestry.com; #S302 U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700: Ancestry.com; #S299 Yates Publishing: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Ancestry.com; #S291 Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013: Ancestry.com; #S223 Ancestry Family Trees[1]

• Stearns, E.S., Whitcher, W.F. & Parker, E.P. (1908). Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, (Vol. 4, pp. 1665). NH: Lewis Publishing Co. Google Books.[4]

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Foster-1806 created through the import of Tom.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by Tom Elliott. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.
• Biography created by Charleen Bertsch