Agnes (Kempe) Birdsall (abt. 1589 - 1632)

Born about 1589 in England

Wife of Henry Birdsall — married 9 Apr 1610 in St Stephen, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Descendants

Died 1632 at about age 43 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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Unknown Parentage

Agnes has been connected with William Kempe as her father and Agnes Giles as her mother. As of this posting (June 2018) a connection to William Kempe has not yet been located. She has been detached from William Kempe and Agnes Giles as parents until/unless proof is located (15 May 2020).

Biography

She married Henry Birdsall in St Stephen, Norwich, Norfolk.^[1][2]

Children of Henry and Agnes (Kempe) Birdsall:

1. Judith, bp 2 June 1611, (St Stephen's, Norwich); m. June 1639, Henry Cook in Salem^[3]
2. Anne, bp 24 May 1616, (St. John, Timberhill, Norwich)
3. Nathan, bp 3 Sept 1620, (St. Andrew's, Norwich)

Her death has been listed as being in 1632, that source for that date has not yet been located.

Research Notes

The following appears to be an attempt to tie Agnes Kempe who married Henry Birdsall with a specific baptism and father, but Egham (birth place below) is 143 miles from St Stephens Norwich (marriage location).

Baptismal 26 Dec 1590 (Egham, St John, Surrey, England; Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812).

Sources provided, 7 Sept 2018:

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

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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

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N2WM-ZMY : 10 December 2014), Henry Birdsall and Agnes Kempe, 09 Apr 1610; citing Saint Stephen,Norwich,Norfolk,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 993,969, 993,970.
2. ↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB114/i/7051/301/235167250
3. ↑ England: Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Original index: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB543/r/375870767

• Ancestry.com. New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

• 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.

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

Acknowledgements

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