The Elusive John Kemp (1723-1793)

I am posting some of my most elusive 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 John Kemp
John Kemp was born about 1723, and died January 1793 in Fredericksburgh, Addington County, Ontario, CANADA. He married Anna Van Vorst before 1761 in probably Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY, daughter of Jacobus Van Vorst and Anna Beck. She was born before 22 October 1732 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY (baptism), and died July 1789 in Fredericksburgh, Addington County, Ontario, CANADA.

Notes for John Kemp:

All of the data listed here has been obtained from Mrs. Cheryl Taber of Kingston, Ontario and Mr. Bob Kemp of Peterborough, Ontario, who are planning a book on the Kemp family.

The origin of John Kemp is not known. He was in the Albany -- Schenectady area of New York in the 1760's. John Kempe was one of the petitioners who requested a minister for St. George's Anglican Church in Schenectady in 1765. He resided in Guilford township, district of Ballston, Saratoga County, New York in the 1772 census (as John Camps) with a wife and eight children. John Camp was on the 1779 tax list for Ballston District.

John Kemp is in the muster roll of Captain Samuel Harden's Company, under the command of Lt. Col. Commandant Robert Rogers in His Majesty's Service in the Corps stiled the King's Rangers, dated at New York, 18 Oct. 1780, with the rank of Private. Jno. Kemp served in a detachment of the King's Rangers commanded by Major James Rogers, quartered at St. John's 21 January 1783. He was listed as from the Country of Merriland (is that Maryland?), age 60, size 5 feet 5 inches, and had served one half month. His sons Joseph and John were also in the same King's Rangers.

The family resided in Fredericksburgh, Addington County, Ontario as early as 1784. He was a farmer, and attended the Anglican and/or First Reformed Church.

The old United Empire Loyalists List shows John Kemp Sr of Fredericksburgh, soldier, on the Land Board of Mecklenburgh in 1790 and of 1793. He is also listed as being of the King's Rangers, Provision List of Kingston, 1786.

There are two petitions by John Kemp for land in Richmond township, Lennox County, Ontario in 1790 and 1793.

Notes for Anna Van Vorst:

Anna Van Vorst was married first to Nicolaas Van Der Bogaert (son of Tjerk Frassen and Margaret Grietje (Vedder) Van Der Bogaert) on 29 July 1751 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. He died before July 1758 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. They had four children.

Children of John Kemp and Anna Van Vorst are:

i. Joseph Kemp, born before 20 July 1761 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY (baptism); died after 1836 in Ontario, CANADA. He married Catherine Bovee 03 December 1787 in Ballston Center, Saratoga County, NY; born About 1768 in near Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, NY; died after 1842 in ONTARIO.

ii. Jacobus/James Kemp, born before 09 January 1763 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY (baptism); died 23 March 1803 in Fredericksburgh, Addington County, Ontario, CANADA. He married (1) Phoebe Van Siclen 26 December 1790 in Fredericksburgh, Addington, ONTARIO; died before 03 January 1798 in Fredericksburgh, Addington, ONTARIO. He married (2) Jane Anderson 19 August 1799 in Fredericksburgh, Addington, ONTARIO; died before 08 September 1799 in Fredericksburgh, Addington, ONTARIO.

iii. Rachel Kemp, born before 23 August 1767 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY (baptism).

iv. John Kemp, born about 1768 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY; died Aft. April 1861 in probably Northumberland County, Ontario, CANADA. He married Mary Dafoe 26 January 1795 in Fredricksburgh, Addington County, Ontario, CANADA; born about 1776 in VT; died before 1851 in probably Northumberland County, Ontario, CANADA.

v. Nancy Kemp, born about 1770 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY; died after 1836 in Ontario, CANADA. She married Abraham Loucks about 1788 in Fredericksburgh, Addlington, ONTARIO; born 07 December 1760 in Churchtown, NY; died after 1852 in Fredericksburg, Addington, ONTARIO.
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My own ancestry is through John Kemp, who married Mary Dafoe.

If anyone has additions or corrections to this family data, please, please, please, please (shades of James Brown, eh?) email me at rjseaver@cox.net.