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Dorothy Harris Kempe 1561–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: November 1616

Death Location: of Gissing, Norfolk, England

Father: Arthur Percy

Mother: Dorothy Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Robert Kempe

Children(s): Sir Kempe, Thomas Kemp, Samuel Kempe, Elizabeth Kemp, John Kempe, Francis Kempe, Dorothy Kemp, Arthur Kempe, Edmund Kempe, Edward Kempe, Col Kempe, Dame Kempe, Sir Kempe, Richard Kemp

In 1561, Dorothy Harris Kempe entered the world in Suffolk, England, born to Arthur Harris Percy And Dorothy Waldegrave. Dorothy Harris Kempe married Robert Kempe, and had children including Arthur Kempe, Col Matthew Kempe, Dame Jane Kempe, Dorothy Kemp, Edmund Kempe, Edward Reuben Kempe, Elizabeth Kemp, Francis Kempe, John Kempe, Richard Kemp, Samuel Kempe, Sir Robert 1St Baronet Kempe, Sir Thomas Sheriff Of Kent Kempe, Thomas Kemp. Dorothy Harris Kempe passed away in 1616 in of Gissing, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1561, Dorothy Harris Kempe entered the world in Suffolk, England, born to Arthur Harris Percy And Dorothy Waldegrave.
  • Dorothy Harris Kempe married Robert Kempe, and had children including Arthur Kempe, Col Matthew Kempe, Dame Jane Kempe, Dorothy Kemp, Edmund Kempe, Edward Reuben Kempe, Elizabeth Kemp, Francis Kempe, John Kempe, Richard Kemp, Samuel Kempe, Sir Robert 1St Baronet Kempe, Sir Thomas Sheriff Of Kent Kempe, Thomas Kemp.
  • Dorothy Harris Kempe passed away in 1616 in of Gissing, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Kempe's Ancestors

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Dorothy Kempe
1561–1616
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
Arthur Harris Percy
1525–1550
Prittlewell,,Essex,England
Dorothy Waldegrave
1530–1626
Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Percy
1504–1537
Alnwick, County Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor Harbottal
1501–1567
Beamish, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Sir (William IV Waldegrave, Member of Parliament, Sir Knight of Smallbridge) -**
1507–1554
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
Julian ((Juliana, Julyan) Rainsford) (Raynesford
1505–1581
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1478–1527
Catharine Northumberland
1477–1542
Guiscard Durham
1485–1513
MARGARET Harbottle
1485–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Kempe's Descendants

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Dorothy (Harris) Kempe (1561–November 1616) m. Robert Kempe (28 December 1567–23 October 1612)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas "Sheriff of Kent") Kempe 1513–1590 m. Cecily (Katherine) Cheyney 1521–1559 m. Lady (Anne Alice (twin to Sarah)) Kempe 1544–1622
    1. 1. Anne Shirley 1544–1622 m. Sir (Thomas Shirley The) Elder 1542–1612
      1. 1. Jane Shirley 1571–1661 m. Sir (John) Shirley 1568–1631
        1. 1. Lady (Anne) Shirley 1603–1660 m. Sir (Giles) Overbury 1590–1653
        2. 2. Thomas Shirley 1590–1604
        3. 3. Hannah Shirley 1602–
        4. 4. Jane Shirley 1594–1666
        5. 5. Cicily Shirley 1598–1629
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Shurley 1599–1664
        7. 7. John Shirley 1600–1631
        8. 8. Mary Shirley 1609–1662
        9. 9. Charity Shirley 1602–1655
      2. 2. Cecily Shirley 1580–1662
      3. 3. Thomas Shirley 1564–1654
      4. 4. Anthony Shirley 1565–1627
      5. 5. Elizabeth Shirley 1568–1630
      6. 6. Robert Shirley 1578–1628
      7. 7. Isabel Shirley 1562–1630
      8. 8. Mary Shirley 1566–1649
      9. 9. Anne Tracy 1573–1640
    2. 2. Ellen Kempe 1542–1548
    3. 3. Moyle Kempe 1550–1585
    4. 4. Margaret Shirley 1551–1621
    5. 5. Osias Kemp 1552–1596
  2. 2. Thomas Kemp 1611–1641
  3. 3. Samuel Kempe 1610–1668
  4. 4. Elizabeth Kemp 1608–1681
  5. 5. John Kempe 1605–1705
  6. 6. Francis Kempe 1596–
  7. 7. Dorothy Kemp 1604–1681
  8. 8. Arthur Kempe 1598–1645
  9. 9. Edmund Kempe 1606–1660
  10. 10. Edward (Reuben) Kempe 1610–1668
  11. 11. Col (Matthew) Kempe 1612–1683
  12. 12. Dame (Jane) Kempe 1604–1681
  13. 13. Sir (Robert 1st Baronet) Kempe 1595–1647
  14. 14. Richard Kemp 1600–1656

Dorothy Kempe's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of Dorothy Harris Kempe in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1616
November 1616
Age 55
Death of Dorothy Harris Kempe in of Gissing, Norfolk, England
of Gissing, Norfolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1616
    Event Place: of Gissing, Norfolk, England

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