Imprimis I give unto my Daughter Mary Kemp my Two Dwelling Houses in the parish of Whitstable in the County of Kent for her and at her Liberty to dispose of as she shall think proper
I give unto my well beloved Wife Ann Kemp all and singular my Household Goods Boat Store Houses Cash Plate and all other things whatsoever and wheresoever to her and the Heirs of her Body by me for ever if in case my said Wife and Child by her Body by me should die then the whole and Real Estate to be the sole property of my Daughter Mary Kemp before mentioned for her to dispose thereof as she shall [think] proper
And I do hereby make nominate ordain and appoint my said Wife Ann Kemp Executrix of this my last Will and Testament
And I do hereby revoke and make void all former Wills and Testaments by me at any time heretofore made
And I do hereby publish this and no other to be my last Will and Testament
In Witness whereof I the said John Kemp the Testator have to this my last Will and testament in one Sheet of Paper contained Set my Hand and Seal the 17th Day of October in the Twenty eighth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith and so forth and in the year of our Lord God One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty eight
This is to Certify likewise that I have appointed John Backman Senr and my Brother Ozs Kemp
[Ozias Kemp] both of Whitstaple (sic) aforesaid Guardians of my Daughter Mary Kemp in this Will before mentioned
And likewise my Sister Esabella [Isabella] Hunt to take and Board the
said Mary Kemp my Daughter and the rents of the two Dwelling Houses to pay for the Maintaining and bringing up the said Child
John Kemp his mark
Signed sealed published and Declared by the said John Kemp the Testator to be his last Will
and Testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names as Witnesses hereunto in the
Presence and at the Request of the said Testator
Witnesses hereunto Wm. Cheall Charles Tevelain
The before Registered Will of John Kemp deceased was proved the Twenty sixth day of November 1788 before the Reverend Joshua Dix Clerk Surrogate to the Worshipful Sir William Scott Knight Doctor of Laws Official General to the Reverend the Archdeacon of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of Ann Kemp Widow the Relict and Sole Executrix named in the said Will she being first Sworn duly to perform the same
Notes:
John Kemp was the son of Michael and Mary (nee Castle) Kemp, thus:
Michael Kemp was the son of Ozias and Elizabeth Kemp, christened 30 Mar 1724 at All Saints, Whitstable.
Michael Kemp married Mary Castle, Widow on 22nd May 1747 at Harbledown, Kent.
Children (all christened at All Saints, Whitstable):
18 Mar 1748 Isabella; 3 Feb 1750(1) Ozias; 16 Sep 1753 William;
23 Dec 1755 Mary; 14 Nov 1757 John; 14 Nov 1759 Phillip.
John Kemp of Whitstable married Ann Murton by Licence on 1st April 1788 at Newington-next-Sittingbourne.
Mary�s christening is not found.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 10th Dec. 2018. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.
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