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==Paper trail==
 
==Paper trail==
 
===First Generation===
 
===First Generation===
[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-13 Manasseh Kempton] was baptized at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England 26 Feb 1589/90, son of George Kempton (TAG 67:134). He died Plymouth 14 Jan 1662/3 (PCR 8:23). He married before the 1627 Cattle Division [[Dilly, wife of Alexander Carpenter (mtDNA)#Second Generation |Juliana Carpenter]], widow of [[Morton (Y-DNA)#First Generation |George Morton]]. They had no known children.
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-13 Manasseh Kempton] was baptized at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England 26 Feb 1589/90, son of George Kempton (TAG 67:134). He came over to New Plimoth in the ''Anne'' in 1623. He died Plymouth 14 Jan 1662/3 (PCR 8:23). He married before the 1627 Cattle Division [[Dilly, wife of Alexander Carpenter (mtDNA)#Second Generation |Juliana Carpenter]], widow of [[Morton (Y-DNA)#First Generation |George Morton]]. They had no known children.
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-22 Ephraim Kempton] son of George Kempton was baptized at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland 26 Oct 1691 and died Scituate bef 5 May 1645. He married Holy Trinity the Less, London 12 Apr 1617 and they had two sons: John (bp 1618, likely died unm. bef father's emigration) and Ephraim (1620/1). Father and son Ephraim emigrated to Plymouth Colony about 1642.
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===Second Generation===
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-21 Ephraim Kempton (II)] was born 18 Mar 1620/1 and died Scituate 24 Jun 1655. He married Scituate 28 Jan 1645/6 Joanna Rawlins and they had: Joanna (1645-1646), Joanna (1646), Patience (1647-1648), Patience (1648 d.y.), Ephraim (1649), Manasseh (1650-1651), Manasseh (1651 unm.) and Ruth (1654).
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===Third Generation===
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-27 Ephraim Kempton (III)] was born Scituate 8 Apr 1649 and died Salem 12 Apr 1714. He married Salem 7 Nov 1673 Mary Reeves and they had eight children: Ephraim (1674), Stephen (1675/6), John (c1677), Samuel (1680/1), Thomas (c1682), Manasseh (c1684), Ruth (c1686) and Elizabeth (1687).
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===Fourth Generation===
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-60 Ephraim Kempton (IV)] was born Salem 14 Nov 1674 and died Dartmouth bef 11 Dec 1758. He married Plymouth 2 Jun 1702 Patience Faunce and they had four children: Ephraim (1702/3-1720), Thomas (1704/5 m Esther Throop, Mary Hathaway & Phebe Price), William (1707 m Mary Brewster) and Joanna (1710).
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-36 Stephen Kempton] was born Salem 1 Feb 1675/6 and died Southampton, NY in 1737. He married four times: Aug 1702 Ruth Ingledaw, Boston 15 Oct 1715 Rebecca Alliset, 15 May 1718 Rebecca Bly and 10 Dec 1722 Martha Littemy. By his first wife he had: Ruth (1707/8), Abigail (1710) and Sarah (1712). By his second wife he had: Rebecca (1717). By his third wife he had: Mary (1718) and Priscilla (1720). He had no children by his last wife. In conclusion, Stephen had no sons, so no surviving Y-DNA line from him.
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-63 John Kempton] was born Salem abt 1677 and died Uxbridge abt 1746. He married twice, first Boston 31 Jan 1705 Sarah CHANTRELL Thornton<ref>Widow of Richard Thornton.</ref>, then Salem 27 Sep 1728 Dorcas HODGES Dedman<ref> Widow of John Dedman</ref> by whom he had no children, By his first wife he had six children: John  (1707 m Bethiah Deland & Hannah Holbrook), Ephraim (1708 m Abigail Bolster), Oliver (1710 m Mary Deland), Joseph (1711 m Elizabeth Brewer), Sarah (1712) and Manasseh (1715 m Tabitha Ballou & Sabine Paine).
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-48 Samuel Kempton] was born Salem 4 Mar 1680/1 and died Plymouth 17 Apr 1766. He married Plymouth 8 Apr 1706 Mercy Dunham and they had eleven children: Mary (1707), Lois (1710), Bathshua (1712), Samuel (1714 m Mabel Partridge), John (1716 m Elizabeth Randall), Marcy (1718/9), Sarah (1720/1-1721), Sarah (1722-1722), Sarah (1723/4-1724), Sarah (1725) and Rebecca (1731).
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-62 Thomas Kempton] was born Salem about 1682 and died Boston abt 1708. He married Boston 9 May 1706 Margaret Bartoll<ref>After Thomas' death, Margaret married Roger Peele.</ref> and they had: Thomas (1706/7 m Mary Holmes).
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kempton-61 Manasseh Kempton] was born Salem about 1684 and died Edgartown aft 1729. He married twice, first Plymouth 4 Feb 1714 Mehitable Holmes then Tisbury 1721 Esther Cottle. By his first wife he had: Manasseh (1715-1717) and Ruth (1717). By his second wife he had a child (1725 d.y.). It is possible Thomas may have had more children.
  
 
==DNA Results==
 
==DNA Results==
Given the fact he had no children, it is not possible to determine his Y-DNA.
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Family Tree DNA does not (yet) have a Kempton surname DNA project.
  
 
==References and External Resources==
 
==References and External Resources==

Revision as of 11:06, 5 April 2026

Status summary

As of April 2, 2026:

  • An early settler of New Plimoth. Married but never had any children.


Paper trail

First Generation

Manasseh Kempton was baptized at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England 26 Feb 1589/90, son of George Kempton (TAG 67:134). He came over to New Plimoth in the Anne in 1623. He died Plymouth 14 Jan 1662/3 (PCR 8:23). He married before the 1627 Cattle Division Juliana Carpenter, widow of George Morton. They had no known children.

Ephraim Kempton son of George Kempton was baptized at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland 26 Oct 1691 and died Scituate bef 5 May 1645. He married Holy Trinity the Less, London 12 Apr 1617 and they had two sons: John (bp 1618, likely died unm. bef father's emigration) and Ephraim (1620/1). Father and son Ephraim emigrated to Plymouth Colony about 1642.

Second Generation

Ephraim Kempton (II) was born 18 Mar 1620/1 and died Scituate 24 Jun 1655. He married Scituate 28 Jan 1645/6 Joanna Rawlins and they had: Joanna (1645-1646), Joanna (1646), Patience (1647-1648), Patience (1648 d.y.), Ephraim (1649), Manasseh (1650-1651), Manasseh (1651 unm.) and Ruth (1654).


Third Generation

Ephraim Kempton (III) was born Scituate 8 Apr 1649 and died Salem 12 Apr 1714. He married Salem 7 Nov 1673 Mary Reeves and they had eight children: Ephraim (1674), Stephen (1675/6), John (c1677), Samuel (1680/1), Thomas (c1682), Manasseh (c1684), Ruth (c1686) and Elizabeth (1687).

Fourth Generation

Ephraim Kempton (IV) was born Salem 14 Nov 1674 and died Dartmouth bef 11 Dec 1758. He married Plymouth 2 Jun 1702 Patience Faunce and they had four children: Ephraim (1702/3-1720), Thomas (1704/5 m Esther Throop, Mary Hathaway & Phebe Price), William (1707 m Mary Brewster) and Joanna (1710).

Stephen Kempton was born Salem 1 Feb 1675/6 and died Southampton, NY in 1737. He married four times: Aug 1702 Ruth Ingledaw, Boston 15 Oct 1715 Rebecca Alliset, 15 May 1718 Rebecca Bly and 10 Dec 1722 Martha Littemy. By his first wife he had: Ruth (1707/8), Abigail (1710) and Sarah (1712). By his second wife he had: Rebecca (1717). By his third wife he had: Mary (1718) and Priscilla (1720). He had no children by his last wife. In conclusion, Stephen had no sons, so no surviving Y-DNA line from him.

John Kempton was born Salem abt 1677 and died Uxbridge abt 1746. He married twice, first Boston 31 Jan 1705 Sarah CHANTRELL Thornton[1], then Salem 27 Sep 1728 Dorcas HODGES Dedman[2] by whom he had no children, By his first wife he had six children: John (1707 m Bethiah Deland & Hannah Holbrook), Ephraim (1708 m Abigail Bolster), Oliver (1710 m Mary Deland), Joseph (1711 m Elizabeth Brewer), Sarah (1712) and Manasseh (1715 m Tabitha Ballou & Sabine Paine).

Samuel Kempton was born Salem 4 Mar 1680/1 and died Plymouth 17 Apr 1766. He married Plymouth 8 Apr 1706 Mercy Dunham and they had eleven children: Mary (1707), Lois (1710), Bathshua (1712), Samuel (1714 m Mabel Partridge), John (1716 m Elizabeth Randall), Marcy (1718/9), Sarah (1720/1-1721), Sarah (1722-1722), Sarah (1723/4-1724), Sarah (1725) and Rebecca (1731).

Thomas Kempton was born Salem about 1682 and died Boston abt 1708. He married Boston 9 May 1706 Margaret Bartoll[3] and they had: Thomas (1706/7 m Mary Holmes).

Manasseh Kempton was born Salem about 1684 and died Edgartown aft 1729. He married twice, first Plymouth 4 Feb 1714 Mehitable Holmes then Tisbury 1721 Esther Cottle. By his first wife he had: Manasseh (1715-1717) and Ruth (1717). By his second wife he had a child (1725 d.y.). It is possible Thomas may have had more children.

DNA Results

Family Tree DNA does not (yet) have a Kempton surname DNA project.

References and External Resources

  • Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004) pp. 297-301.
  • Smith, Dean Crawford, The English Origins of the Kempton Brothers of Plymouth Colony The American Genealogist, 67:132-135.


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  1. Widow of Richard Thornton.
  2. Widow of John Dedman
  3. After Thomas' death, Margaret married Roger Peele.