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Matthew Kemp Sr 1782–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 8 Dec 1856

Death Location: Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, USA

Father: Benjamin Kemp

Mother: Ann Fairbanks

Spouse(s): Dorcas Cashatt

Children(s): George Kemp, Jacob Kemp, Unknown Kemp, Catherine Kemp, Mary Kemp, Matthew Jr, John Kemp, Thomas Kemp, Kemp None

The story of Matthew Kemp Sr began in 1782 in Kent County, Delaware, USA. Matthew Kemp Sr married Dorcas Dorkie Cashatt, and had children including Catherine Kitty Kemp, George Washington Kemp, Jacob B Kemp, John W Kemp, Kemp, Mary J Kemp, Matthew Kemp Jr, Thomas B Kemp, Unknown Kemp. Matthew Kemp Sr passed away in 1856 in Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Kemp Sr began in 1782 in Kent County, Delaware, USA.
  • Matthew Kemp Sr married Dorcas Dorkie Cashatt, and had children including Catherine Kitty Kemp, George Washington Kemp, Jacob B Kemp, John W Kemp, Kemp, Mary J Kemp, Matthew Kemp Jr, Thomas B Kemp, Unknown Kemp.
  • Matthew Kemp Sr passed away in 1856 in Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Kemp
1745–1796
Birth Location: Talbot County, Maryland, USA
BK
Ann Fairbanks
1745–1796
Birth Location: Talbot County, Maryland, USA
AF

Spouses(s)

Dorcas Cashatt
1785–1870
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
DC

Children(s)

George Kemp
1818–1892
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
GK
Jacob Kemp
1812–1880
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
JK
Unknown Kemp
1805–1820
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
UK
Catherine Kemp
1822–1860
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
CK
Mary Kemp
1828–1870
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
MK
Matthew Jr
1824–1895
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
MJ
John Kemp
1819–1892
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
JK
Thomas Kemp
1810–1884
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
TK
Kemp None
1807–1820
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
K

Matthew Sr's Ancestors

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Matthew Sr
1782–1856
Birth Place: Kent County, Delaware, USA
Parents
Benjamin Kemp
1745–1796
Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Ann Fairbanks
1745–1796
Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
John Kemp
1706–1784
Bay City, Talbot, Maryland, United States
Magdalen Stevens
1715–1790
Oxford, Talbot, Maryland, United States
James Fairbank
1710–1768
Talbot County, Maryland, United States of America
Elizabeth (Mary) Neal
1710–1770
Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Kemp
1681–1751
Mary Ball
1685–1752
John Stevens
1688–1742
Elizabeth (Stevens)
1688–1743
John Fairbank
1680–1769
Mary (Fairbank)
1670–1715
Francis Neal
1680–1745
Ann Ferrall
1695–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Kemp
1649–1702
Elizabeth Webb
1657–1711
Thomas Ball
1659–1723
William Stevens
1651–1701
Mary SHARP
1651–1719
Thomas Alcock
1661–1718
Hannah (Alcock)
1665–1722
David Fairbank
1647–1713
Anne
1644–1715

Matthew Sr's Descendants

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Matthew (Kemp) Sr (1782–8 Dec 1856) m. Dorcas ((Dorkie)) Cashatt (1785–1870)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Kemp 1818–1892 m. Sarah ((Sallie) Ann) Pearson 1828–1854 m. Ann Edwards 1831–1901
    1. 1. John (Wesley) Kemp 1847–1928 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Scott 1852–1920
      1. 1. Henry (Smith) Kemp 1892–1938 m. Ida (Mae) Walls 1896–1977
        1. 1. Ethel Kemp 1920–2001 m. Charles (Lawrence) Walls 1915–1995
        2. 2. William Kemp
        3. 3. John (Willard Kemp) Sr 1937–2016
        4. 4. Dorothy (Louise) Kemp 1932–2013
        5. 5. Catherine (Marie (Kitty)) Kemp 1930–2011 m. John (W) States 1920–
        6. 6. James (Henry (Jimmy) Kemp) Sr 1935–2006
        7. 7. Irene Kemp 1917–2005 m. William Williams 1912–
        8. 8. Floyd (K Kemp) Sr 1915–1991
        9. 9. Lula (Mae) Kemp 1914–1989 m. Thomas (N ERVIN) Jr. 1907–1963
        10. 10. Carlton (Corkie) Kemp 1928–2002
        11. 11. Ruth (Anna) Kemp 1926–2001 m. James Smith 1917–
        12. 12. Irving Kemp 1924–1975
        13. 13. Boy Kemp 1922–
      2. 2. Robt Kemp 1872–1955 m. Stella Kemp 1896–
        1. 1. Cora Kemp 1898–1988
        2. 2. John (Wesley Kemp) Sr 1900–1986
      3. 3. George (Franklin Kemp) Sr. 1877–1946
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Kemp 1871–1942
        1. 1. John (W) Tribbitt 1892–1965
      5. 5. Martha (Prudence) Kemp 1896–1969
        1. 1. Robert (William) Allen 1933–2004
        2. 2. Mary Allen 1926–2003
        3. 3. Pearl Thorpe 1915–2000
      6. 6. Margaret (May (Maggie)) Kemp 1884–1949
      7. 7. Lula (Mae) Kemp 1878–1913
      8. 8. Sarah (E.) Scott 1878–1936
      9. 9. William (R.) Scott 1892–1944
      10. 10. Annie (Virginia) Knox 1893–1933
      11. 11. Mary (E) Kemp 1854–1949
      12. 12. Mathew Kemp 1896–1969
    2. 2. Martha (Prudence (Marthy)) Kemp 1863–1928
    3. 3. George (Baker) Kemp 1852–1930
    4. 4. Mary (Catherine (Katie)) Kemp 1847–1918
      1. 1. William (James) Wyatt 1868–1930
        1. 1. Earnest Wyatt 1902–1934
      2. 2. Sarah (A.) Billings 1871–1937
        1. 1. Harry (Clement) Billings 1887–1968
    5. 5. Philomen (W (Filley)) Kemp 1866–1945
      1. 1. Gertrude ("Gertie") Kemp 1884–1943
        1. 1. Hilda Wyatt 1916–
    6. 6. Elizabeth (B (Lizzie)) Kemp 1861–1943
    7. 7. Matthew (C) Kemp 1858–1932
    8. 8. Charles (J) Kemp 1871–
    9. 9. Eunity (Kemp Longfellow) Walls 1855–1938
      1. 1. John (Kemp) Longfellow 1876–1963
        1. 1. John (William Longfellow) Jr. 1905–1967
      2. 2. William (Edward) Walls 1882–1944
        1. 1. Unity (C.) Dore 1912–1983
      3. 3. Eugenia Downes 1873–1958
        1. 1. Rosa (Ella) Downes 1899–1988
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Glanden 1883–1958
    10. 10. Mary (E) Kemp 1855–1924
    11. 11. Samuel (S) Kemp 1868–1930
  2. 2. Jacob (B) Kemp 1812–1880
  3. 3. Unknown Kemp 1805–1820
  4. 4. Catherine ((Kitty)) Kemp 1822–1860
  5. 5. Mary (J) Kemp 1828–1870
  6. 6. Matthew (Kemp) Jr 1824–1895
    1. 1. George (B) Kemp 1850–1928
  7. 7. John (W) Kemp 1819–1892
  8. 8. Thomas (B.) Kemp 1810–1884
  9. 9. Kemp 1807–1820

Matthew Sr's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of Matthew Kemp Sr in Kent County, Delaware, USA
Kent County, Delaware, USA
1856
8 Dec 1856
Age 74
Death of Matthew Kemp Sr in Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Kent County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1856
    Event Place: Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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