Kemp Will 1688/9

Will of Christopher Kemp

of Herne, Kent

Source: Consistory Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives PRC 32/55/361b
Submitted by Shelagh Mason

In the name of God Amen this eleaventh Day of July in the fourth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord James the Second by the Grace of God now King of England etc. Ann Dini 1688
I Christopher Kemp of Hearne in the County of Kent Husbandman being old and weake of body but of sound and p�fect memory (thankes be to Almighty God for the same) And knowing that it is appointed for all men to dye, and that nothing is soe uncertain as the hour of death, Doe therefore make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following hereby revokeing all former wills by me made
First I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God that gave it, hopeing to be saved by and through the merritts death & passion of Jesus Christ my Redeemer, and my body I Comitt to the earth to be decently bured att the Discretion of my Executor herein after named And as touching my worldly goods wherewith it hath pleased Almighty God to blesse me I Give bequeath and dispose in manner and forme following That is to say

I give and bequeath unto my loveing Wife Mercy the use of one Moiety or halfe parte of all my goods & chattells whatsoever soe long as shee shall continue A widow But if she shall happen to marry then my Executors hereinafter named shall onely pay her Ten pounds with[in] a twelve month next after her said marriage

But after the death of the said Mercy my wife or her day of marriage which shall first happen I give and bequeath the said moiety of my said goods and chattells together with all other my goods and chattells whatsoever unto my loveing Son John Kemp whome I make and ordaine sole Executor of this my Will he paying out of the same the sum of five pounds which I give unto my Daughter Martha Kemp when she comes to the age of one and twenty yeares or be marryed which shall first happen

In Witness whereof to this my last Will and Testament contained in one sheet of paper I have hereunto sett my hand and seale dated the day and yeare first above written
Christopher Kemp

Seale signed published and declared to be his last will and Testament of the above named Christopher Kemp in the p�sence of us
John Kemp John Kemp ye elder John Knocke Exd. [Examined]

Probatum fuit: Septimo die Jany 1688(9)

Notes:
Christopher Kemp was buried at St. Martin Herne on 14th December 1688
Christopher Kemp was the son of William Kemp and Mary Bolderstone, who were married 6th October 1622 at St. Martin, Herne.
Their children (all christened at Herne): John 2 Jul 1624; Elizabeth 5 Feb 1625; William 16 Dec 1627; Christopher 21 Dec 1629; Thomizen 27 Jan 1633.

Christopher Kemp married a Joane (unknown � probably in the Commonwealth) � she was buried at Herne 8 Oct 1670. Their known children: John 1 Feb 1666; Martha 30 May 1669.

Transcription by Carolyn Kemp originally in July 1997 and updated 25th Sept. 2018 by Shelagh Mason
This Will is made freely available for use by Individual researchers only.

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