I Give and Devise all and every my Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Real Estate whatsoever and wheresoever either in possession Reversion Remainder or Expectancy unto my loving wife Martha Kemp and her Assigns for and during the term of her Natural life if she so long continue my Widow and Unmarried
And from and immediately after her Decease or Marriage again which shall first happen I Give and Devise my said Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Real Estate unto all and every my Children William Kemp Ozias Kemp James Kemp Mary the wife of Thomas Gann Elizabeth Kemp Martha Kemp Isabella Kemp and Anne Kemp equally to be divided between them share and share alike as Tenants in Common and not as Joint Tenants and to their several Heirs and Assigns for ever
And from and immediately after the payment of all my just Debts Funeral Expences the charges of proving and executing this my Will and all other incidental charges I Give and Bequeath the Use Dividends Interest and proceed of all and singular such Goods Chattells Smacks Vessells Boats Debts due and owing unto me Moneys Annuities for Money Effects and personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature kind or quality soever the same shall consist ad be at the time of my Decease unto my said wife Martha Kemp for and during the term of her Natural life if she shall so long continue my Widow and unmarried
and from and immediately after her Decease or Marriage again which shall first happen I Give and Bequeath all and every my said Personal Estate unto all and every my said Children William Kemp Ozias Kemp James Kemp Mary the wife of Thomas Gann Elizabeth Kemp Martha Kemp Isabella Kemp and Anne Kemp equally to be divided between them share and share alike and to their several Executors Administrators and Assigns
And I do hereby make ordain Constitute and appoint my said Sons William Kemp and Ozias Kemp Executors of this my last Will and Testament and also Guardians of the Persons and Estate of my said Children Elizabeth Kemp Martha Kemp Isabella Kemp Anne Kemp and James Kemp until they shall have attained their several and respective Ages of Twenty one Years
In Witness whereof I the said Ozias Kemp the Testator have to this my last Will and testament
set my hand and seal the Day and year first above written
Ozias Kemp
Signed sealed published and declared by the said Ozias Kemp the Testator as and for his last
Will and Testament min the presence of us who have hereunto in his presence at his request
and in the presence of each other subscribed our Names as Witnesses
Jno. Cumming - Eliz. Cumming - Wm. Cumming
Exd. W.H. Cumming
The before Registered Will of Ozias Kemp deceased was proved the Sixth day of February 1804 before the Reverend Joshua Dix Clerk Surrogate to the Right Honble. [Honorable] Sir William Scott Knight Doctor of Laws Official General to the Reverend the Archdeacon of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oaths of William Kemp and Ozias Kemp the Sons and Executors named in the said Will They being first sworn duly to perform the same
Notes:
Ozias Kemp was christened 3rd February 1751, s. of Michael and Mary Kemp, at All Saints, Whitstable.
Michael and Mary�s children (all christened all Saints, Whitstable):
30-Dec 1747 C Elizabeth
10-Mar 1749 C Isobella
03-Feb 1751 C Ozias
16-Sep 1753 C William
28-Dec 1755 C Mary
09-Nov 1757 C John
14-Dec 1759 C Phillip
Ozias Kemp married Martha Hopper 17th January 1775 at Whitstable, and their children (all
christened at All Saints, Whitstable) were:
15-Dec 1775 C William
07-Sep 1777 C Ozias
18-Jan 1779 C Mary
18-Mar 1781 C Elizabeth
07-Dec 1783 C Martha
05-Jun 1785 C Isobella
11-Mar 1787 C Ann
27-Apr 1789 C John
27-Nov 1791 C James
Ozias Kemp was buried on 2nd January 1804 at All Saints, Whitstable
Transcribed by Carolyn Kemp July 1997. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.
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