Saturday, March 8, 2008

The Elusive Sarah Sephrona Fletcher (1802-????, married Abraham Kemp)

It's National Women's History month, so I am posting some of my most elusive women ancestors in hopes that someone will Google their name and find my post. Ideally, the Googlers will provide me with more information about my elusive female ancestor's ancestry. Realistically, they will commiserate with me about the lack of records and wonder why no researcher has figured the problem out yet.

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Family of Sarah Sephrona Fletcher

1. Sarah Sephrona Fletcher was born 07 July 1802 in perhaps, Quebec, New France, and died after 1861 in probably Norfolk County, Ontario, CANADA. She married Abraham James Kemp 16 April 1818 in probably Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA, son of John Kemp and Mary Dafoe. He was born 04 November 1795 in Fredericksburgh, Addington County, Ontario, CANADA, and died after 1881 in Norfolk County, Ontario, CANADA.

Notes for Sarah Sephrona Fletcher:

Sarah's birth date was obtained from pages from a Kemp Family Bible, in the possession of Orange County (CA) Genealogy Society.

Her birthplace is based on 1851 Ontario census records that say "France."

Notes for Abraham James Kemp:

Abraham James Kemp lived in Addington County and then Prince Edward County, Ontario until after 1851.

Abraham Kemp, from the township of Murray in the Newcastle District, was a Private in a troop of cavalry attached to the 1st Regiment of Lennox militia during the War of 1812, and in the 2nd Regiment of the Prince Edward Militia in 1822. For these services, he received Land Grants in Mono township, Dufferin County in 1831, and again in Mono township in 1848, which he promptly sold. In the book "Sessional Papers", he is listed as a soldier who served in the War of 1812 and was alive in 1875, living in Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario, and was entitled to a $20 pension.

In the 1851 census, he lived in Ameliasburg township, Prince Edward County, Ontario. The family includes Abram (age 55, a farmer, absent when taken), Sephrona (age 44, Catholic, born in France), Abram Jr. (age 21, a labourer), John (age 17, a labourer) Peter E. (age 14, a labourer), and Wesley (age 4), all Wesleyan Methodist except for Sephrona (who is Roman Catholic). He is also found in the 1851 census in Hastings County in Huntingdon township, as Abraham Camp (age 55) with his son Peter (age 14).

In the 1861 census, Abraham Kemp lived in Huntingdon township, Hastings County, Ontario. The family consists of Abraham (age 65), wife S. (?, age 55), and Wesley (age 13), all Wesleyan Methodist religion and born in Canada West. The wife may not be Sarah Sephrona.

In the 1881 census, Abraham Kemp lived in Windham township, Norfolk County, Ontario, age 85, a widower. He is listed in the home of his married son, Peter Kemp and his family.

Abraham James Kemp may have had more than one wife, since the only known wife, Sarah Sephrona was born about 1807 (according to her age in the 1851 census), and Abraham's first child was born in 1820. However, the marriage records for their children list Abraham's wife as Sarah, except for one son's record which says Sephrona.

All of the information in this biography was obtained from Robert Kemp in Peterborough, Ontario and Cheryl Taber in Hamilton, Ontario.

The list of the children of Abraham James Kemp and Sarah Fletcher was copied from "Kemp Family Bible Record" in possession of the Orange County (CA) Genealogical Society. The Bible was printed by A.J. Holman Co of Philadelphia, 1877. This Bible was given to Daisy Rader by John Evans Kemp, who died in 1956. The marriage date of Abraham and Sarah (Fletcher) Kemp from the Bible was 16 April 1818.

Children of Sarah Fletcher and Abraham Kemp are:

2 ... i. Waity Catherine Kemp, born 23 December 1820 in Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA (baptism); died 07 July 1899 in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, CANADA. She married John T. Rose 08 May 1842 in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, ONTARIO; born about 1813 in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, ONTARIO; died 26 December 1893 in Rednersville, Prince Edward, ONTARIO.

3 ... ii. Mary Ann Kemp, born 20 February 1823 in Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA (baptism). She married William C. Knapp 20 March 1848 in Hillier, Prince Edward, ONTARIO.

4 ... iii. Stephen C. Kemp, born 07 February 1826 in probably Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA.

5 ... iv. William H. Kemp, born 04 March 1829 in probably Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA; died 27 September 1886 in St. Clair, MI. William married Mary Knapp before 1854 in ONTARIO; born 19 September 1834 in Kingston, ONTARIO; died 01 April 1922 in St. Clair, MI.

6 ... v. James Abram Kemp, born 22 May 1831 in probably Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA; died 19 September 1902 in Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario, CANADA. He married (1) Mary Jane Sovereen 10 March 1861 in Middleton, Norfolk County, ONTARIO; born 29 December 1840 in probably Delhi, Norfolk County, ONTARIO; died 20 May 1874 in Middleton, Norfolk County, Ontario, CANADA. He married (2) Melissa Wilson 16 November 1876 in Middleton, Norfolk, ONTARIO; born 22 April 1844 in ONTARIO; died 28 September 1902 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONTARIO.

7 ... vi. John L. Kemp, born 28 April 1834 in probably Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA; died 10 April 1920 in Norfolk County, Ontario, CANADA.

8 ... vii. Peter Evans Kemp, born 28 February 1837 in probably Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA; died 10 April 1922 in Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario, CANADA. He married (1) Isabella Eagles 22 February 1865 in Otterville, Norfolk, ONTARIO; born 10 July 1839 in Middleton, Norfolk, ONTARIO, CANADA; died 14 March 1873 in Windham, Norfolk, ONTARIO. He married (2) Catherine Frances Ryder 06 April 1875 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONTARIO; born 24 December 1844 in Middleton, Norfolk, ONTARIO; died 30 April 1919 in Middleton, Norfolk, ONTARIO.

9 ... viii. Andrew Hait Kemp, born 06 November 1839 in probably Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA; died 06 January 1915 in Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario, CANADA. He married Elizabeth Eagles 25 December 1867 in Middleton, Norfolk, ONTARIO; born 08 October 1844 in Middleton, Norfolk, ONTARIO; died 20 July 1905 in Windham, Norfolk, ONTARIO.

10 ... ix. Sarah Jane Kemp, born 02 June 1843 in Consecon, Ontario, CANADA; died 22 October 1891 in Ameliasburg, Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA. She married Henry Pulver 18 September 1864 in Rednersville, Prince Edward, ONTARIO; born about 1842 in Rednersville, Prince Edward, ONTARIO; died 20 September 1896 in Rednersville, Prince Edward, ONTARIO.

11 ... x. Charles W. Kemp, born 14 September 1845 in probably Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA.

12 ... xi. John Wesley Kemp, born 16 November 1847 in probably Prince Edward County, Ontario, CANADA; died 21 September 1891 in St. Thomas, Norfolk County, Ontario, CANADA. He married Augusta Ann Robertson 04 November 1874 in Middleton, Norfolk, ONTARIO; born 14 June 1856 in Beverly, Wentworth, ONTARIO; died 22 November 1934 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONTARIO.

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My own ancestry is through James Abram Kemp.

If anyone has additions or corrections to this family data, please email me at rjseaver@cox.net.

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