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William Kempe 1590 – 1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1590

Birth Location: Lavethan, Blisland, Cornwall, England

Death Date: SEP 1629

Death Location: North Tawton, Devonshire, England

Father: Humphrey Kempe

Mother: Jane Peyton

Spouse(s): Florence Wood

Children(s): Emanuell Kempe

In 1590, William Kempe entered the world in Lavethan, Blisland, Cornwall, England, born to Humphrey Kempe and Jane Anne Peyton. William Kempe married Florence Wood, and had children including Emanuell Kempe. William Kempe passed away in 1629 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1590, William Kempe entered the world in Lavethan, Blisland, Cornwall, England, born to Humphrey Kempe and Jane Anne Peyton.
  • William Kempe married Florence Wood, and had children including Emanuell Kempe.
  • William Kempe passed away in 1629 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kempe's Ancestors

Self
William Kempe
1590 – 1629
Birth Place: Lavethan, Blisland, Cornwall, England
Parents
Humphrey Kempe
1563 – 1624
Blisland, Cornwall, England
Jane (Anne) Peyton
1575 – 1675
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Kempe
1540 – 1571
Lavethan Manor, Blisland, Cornwall, England
Catherine Courtney
1541 – 1571
Boconnoc, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Kempe
1515 – 1561
Margaret Smythe
1519 – 1586
Lawrence Courtenay
1468 – 1542
Dorothy Sydenham
1466 – 1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kempe
1490 – 1557
Alice Aubyn
1487 – 1587
Richard Courtenay
1465 – 1497
Maude Mitchell
1500 – 1600

William Kempe's Descendants

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William Kempe (ABT 1590 – SEP 1629) m. Florence Wood (ABT 1600 – BEF 1700)
  1. 1. Emanuell Kempe (ABT 1629 – 22 SEP 1677) m. Johane [________] (ABT 1629 – BEF 1729)
    1. 1. Thomas Kempe (10 DEC 1653 – 3 SEP 1716) m. Elizabeth Tregian (23 AUG 1657 – 7 DEC 1738)
      1. 1. Richard Kempe (12 MAR 1681 – 24 MAY 1753) m. Grace Trudgeon (1694 – 1 APR 1772)
        1. 1. Mary Kemp (12 JUN 1714 – ABT 1768) m. Samuel Holla (BEF 25 JAN 1718 – JUN 1766)

William Kempe's Timeline

2 Records

1590
ABT 1590
Birth of William Kempe in Lavethan, Blisland, Cornwall, England
Lavethan, Blisland, Cornwall, England
1629
SEP 1629
Age 39
Death of William Kempe in North Tawton, Devonshire, England
North Tawton, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1590
    Event Place: Lavethan, Blisland, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: SEP 1629
    Event Place: North Tawton, Devonshire, England

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