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- NOTE 1./
William Kemp was still a Columbus County justice on Sept. 29, 1834.(94) William Kemp wrote his will on 6 May 1833. He left his wife Lucy all his land adjoining White Marsh, lots in Whiteville, stock, household furniture, slaves Fanny, Rachel, Flora & Fillis; his well-known horses and the plantation where he was living. At her death the land was to be divided between his nephews, Joseph4 and Richard4 Singletary. Richard W. Singletary was to have 150 acres, "including the plantation formerly owned by Robert Carlisle and now in possession of myself and all my lands on West side of big Branch including the plantation where I now live . . ." Joseph K. Singletary was to have all the lands on the east side of Big Branch. Slaves Dorcas, Peggan, Jim & Mariah were to be divided among the heirs of Elizabeth3 (Kemp) Salter, Joseph3 Kemp, Jr. (deceased) and Mary3 (Kemp)(Pointer) Ellis (deceased). Nephew Benjamin4 FitzRandolph (born Kemp) was to have a riding Sulkey and all wearing apparel. Hannah Williams, daughter of Joseph Williams, was to have 100 acres on Sowles Swamp that William3 Kemp had purchased of John Summerset. Executor was Luke R. Simmons, and witnesses were W.D. Gore and Richard W. Singletary. A codicil dated 15 Aug. 1833 changed the recipient of property willed to Richard W. Singletary to the heirs of Joseph Kemp, Jr. (deceased), Mary Ellis and Elizabeth Salter. A second codicil, dated 16 Nov. 1834 revoked the part of the will dealing with Joseph K. Singletary. It gave a life estate in the land to his wife Lucy Kemp, and was to go to Benjamin FitzRandolph at her death. The will was proved in Feb. 1837, when David Smith and James Smith were appointed executors, the former executor having moved away.(95) On 2 May 1837 David Lewis was appointed administrator of the estates of John Kemp, decd. and David W. Kemp, decd. In each case, Absalom Powell provided security on a $3,000 bond.(96) These administrations seem to refer to the two brothers of William3 Kemp who settled in Wayne Co., GA.
NOTE 2./
Joseph Kemp married Jane White before 4 April 1756, as on that date her parents gave her a four-year old slave girl named Bess, and they gave Joseph Kemp 203 ½ acres on the NE side of the North West Branch of the Cape Fear River, adjoining lands of Evan Ellis and John White. The deeds, which call Joseph Kemp a cooper, were witnessed by Robert Edwards and James White.(44) It seems likely that these were wedding gifts, since their daughter Mary3 Kemp was born about six months later.
NOTE 3./
Joseph2 Kemp, Sr. (William1) was born, say, 1730/33, possibly in SC;(37) died about 21 Feb. 1805 in Bladen Co., NC. He married before 4 April 1759 Jane White, the daughter of John White and Mary Jones of Bladen Co., NC.(38) She was born, say, 1735/40, probably in Bladen Co.
Joseph2 Kemp was a planter and a cooper, a person who makes and repairs barrels and casks. His coopering activities may have been in connection with North Carolina's well-known trade in naval stores.(39) By far the most important products produced in the Cape Fear area were tar, pitch and turpentine. Turpentine and tar barrels were lashed together to make huge rafts and floated down the Cape Fear River to Wilmington for transfer to ocean-going vessels.
In his youth Joseph2 Kemp, Sr. may also have been associated with his brother Stephen's pack horse ventures. Joseph2 Kemp lived in Anson Co. until his marriage, after which he settled in Bladen Co., where he appears to have amassed a comfortable estate. Like his father, he was a small slaveholder. He signed his earlier deeds with a mark, but may have learned to write later in life.
On 5 Nov. 1754 Joseph Kemp of Anson Co. sold to William Haley of VA for 75 pounds 213 acres in Bladen Co. on the east side of the Great Pee Dee River, part of a 600-acre tract laid out for Solomon Hughes and granted 22 May 1741. Joseph Kemp signed the deed with his mark. Witnesses were Joseph Hall, John Webb and Thomas Moorman.(40)
The State of North Carolina granted Joseph Kemp 100 acres on Raft Swamp in Cumberland County, "joining the sd. swamp" on 31 March 1755.(41)
He witnessed a deed from Edward Elerbee to Alexander Gordon on 24 Jan. 1757.(42)
He witnessed a deed from William Hicks of Anson to John Hicks, Jr., of land on the north side of the Pee Dee River, on 27 July 1757. The other witnesses were Alexander Gordon and John Bidingfield.(43)
Joseph Kemp married Jane White before 4 April 1756, as on that date her parents gave her a four-year old slave girl named Bess, and they gave Joseph Kemp 203 ½ acres on the NE side of the North West Branch of the Cape Fear River, adjoining lands of Evan Ellis and John White. The deeds, which call Joseph Kemp a cooper, were witnessed by Robert Edwards and James White.(44) It seems likely that these were wedding gifts, since their daughter Mary3 Kemp was born about six months later.
At the time of his wedding (if not before) Joseph Kemp moved permanently to Bladen Co., apparently settling on the land his father-in-law had given him. The 1763 tax list of Bladen Co. shows "Kemp, Jos. Spaight, McCoulskey & Porter" with four white polls.(45)
Joseph2 Kemp had land transactions in Anson Co. with his brother Stephen2 in 1763 and 1764. According to an abstract, in the 1763 deed both Stephen2 and Joseph2 Kemp are described as "of Augusta".(46) Possibly this means Joseph2 Kemp was affiliated in the business of his brother, a "pack horse man".
A deed from Griffith J. White to Isaac Wright of sundry pieces of land included one tract granted to Joseph Kemp in the year 1766 adjoining lands of Matthew and William White and Evan Ellis.(47)
John and Mary White granted to their son-in-law Alexander Harvey land in Bladen Co. adjoining Joseph Kemp on the NE side of the NW branch of the Cape Fear River on 3 May 1768.(48)
On 14 Nov. 1769 James White, Esq., High Sheriff of Bladen Co. auctioned publicly 100 acres belonging to John Huffman on the south side of Drowning Creek and east of Ashpole or Saddle Tree Swamp. Perhaps the land was seized for tax arrears. The winning bidder, at 6 pounds 6 shillings 4 pence was Joseph Kemp (cooper).(49)
Joseph2 Kemp, Senr., was granted 250 acres in Anson Co. on 18 April 1771. He gave that tract to his son David White3 Kemp in 1796.(50)
The will of William White of Cumberland Co., NC, dated May 5, 1774, named Joseph2 Kemp as an executor. Joseph2 Kemp may have been William White's brother-in-law.(51)
Joseph Kemp appears in the 1781 Bladen Co., tax list.(52) He appears twice in the 1784 Bladen Co. tax list: once in Capt. Irvin's district with 1,403 ½ acres, 2 white polls and 1 black poll, and once in Elizabeth Town with two unimproved lots, Nos. 43 and 52.(53)
Joseph Kemp witnessed a power-of-attorney granted 10 April 1784 by his son-in-law Argulus Poynter, blacksmith, to Isaac Jones "to sue for any amounts due me and collect for same."(54)
On 6 Nov. 1786 Bartholomew Weston of Nansemond County, VA sold to Joseph Kemp for 25 pounds 500 acres on the SW side of Jones Creek, on Panther Branch, adjoining lands of John White and Davis White, which land was patented by Weston on 4 May 1769. Witnesses were James White and William White.(55)
On 9 Sept. 1799 James L. White of Chatham Co., NC sold to Richard Salter 500 acres adjoining lands of Dennis Collums, John White and David White, excluding 32 acres patent entered by Joseph Kemp 19 May 1787. The witnesses were Thomas Richardson and Amos Richardson.(56)
In the 1788 Bladen Co. tax list Joseph Kemp Senr. appeared in Capt. Ervin's Dist. with 1,536 acres, 1 town lot, 1 white poll and 3 black polls.(57)
The 1790 U.S. census of Bladen Co. shows Joseph Kemp with 3 males over 16, 1 male younger than 16, 2 females, and 3 slaves.(58)
The State of North Carolina granted Joseph Kemp 32 acres on Johnson's Lake on 20 Dec. 1791.(59) On the same day he was also granted 100 acres on Panther Branch.(60)
On 18 Aug. 1796 Joseph Kemp, Senr. gave to David Kemp, "my son" for "love, good will and affection which I have & bear to my son" 250 acres in Anson Co. on both sides of Browns Creek adjoining lands of Robert White and the land lately occupied by James White, Senr., being the land granted to Joseph Kemp Senr. on 18 April 1771. Witnesses were Robert Harvey and Thomas C. Shaw.(61)
Joseph Kemp bought rights to a land grant for Revolutionary War service from James Faison, a private in the Continental Line who showed "signal bravery & persevering Zeal". Consequently, Joseph Kemp received Grant No. 3192 for 274 acres "lying & being in our County of Tennessee on the South side of Cumberland river & on the largest west fork of yellow Creek above Chickasaw trace" on 14 Sept. 1797.(62)
Joseph Kemp, Senr. was granted 100 acres on the NE side of Johnston Lake by Grant No. 2269 on 6 Dec. 1799.(63)
On 22 Feb. 1803 "Joseph Kemp Senr. . . . for love good will and affection" granted to his granddaughter Anne Jane3 Poynter Lot No. 32 in Elizabeth, Bladen Co., containing ½ acre. Witnesses were J. Ellis (probably John Ellis, Esq., second husband of Mary3 (Kemp)(Pointer) Ellis, and step-father of Anne Jane3 Pointer) and Mary Poynter (probably Mary Turvil3 Pointer, Anne Jane3 Pointer's sister).(64)
Joseph2 Kemp died in Bladen Co., shortly after making his will, dated 21 Feb. 1805. It names sons David White, William and John, daughters Elizabeth Salter and Mary Ellis wife of John Ellis, grandsons Joseph Richard Kemp and Joseph Salter son of William Salter, and brother John Kemp. It names as executors William Robeson and James Morehead, and was witnessed by Robert Lytle and J. Kemp.(65)
NOTE 4./
Joseph Kemp died in Bladen Co., shortly after making his will, dated 21 Feb. 1805. It names sons David White, William and John, daughters Elizabeth Salter and Mary Ellis wife of John Ellis, grandsons Joseph Richard Kemp and Joseph Salter son of William Salter, and brother John Kemp. It names as executors William Robeson and James Morehead, and was witnessed by Robert Lytle and J. Kemp.
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1730 - 1805 (75 years)
