Ephraim Kempton, IV

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Ephraim "Ephraime" Kempton IV was born on 14 Nov 1674 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay to Ephraim Kempton III and Mary (Reeves) Kempton. He is the brother of Stephen Kempton, John Kempton, Samuel Kempton, Thomas Kempton, Manassah Kempton, Ruth (Kempton) Dunham and Elizabeth Kempton. He married Patience (Faunce) Kempton on 2 Jun 1702 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He is the father of Ephraim Kempton, Thomas Kempton, William Kempton and Joanna (Kempton) Drew. Ephraim died before 11 Dec 1758 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay.

Profile last modified 22 Jul 2018 | Created 6 Jul 2013

Biography

Ephraim Kempton was born November 14, 1674, the son of Ephraim Kempton and and Mary Reeves of Salem, Essex, Massachusetts[1] [2] [3]

On June 2, 1702, he married Patience Faunce of Plymouth[4] [5], and their children included[6] [7]:

Ephraim, born February 9, 1702 [7][8], who died in 1720. Note he is not Ephraim Kempton who married Abigail Bolster, as is shown in many family trees. The sources noted here all point to him as the son of John and Sarah Chantrell, and confirm he is correctly placed in WikiTree[3] Thomas, born February 20, 1704[7][9], who was baptized on September 24, 1721[6], who married Esther Throop in 1730, and then married Mary Hathaway in 1734, and then married Phebe Price in 1758[3] William, born August 3, 1707 [7] [10] who was baptized on September 24, 1721[6], who married Mary Brewster in 1731[3] Joanna, born July 22, 1710 [7] [11], who was baptized on September 24, 1721[6], who married Joshua Drew in 1733[3] The family moved to Dartmouth, Bristol Massachusetts, where Ephraim died in December 1758. Ephraim's will was dated November 7, 1758[12].

In contrast, his will was dated 6 February 1749 and probated 7 November 1758. It mentioned his wife Patience; Sons: Thomas (executor) and William; daughter Joanna Drew, and grandson, William Kempton. A codicil dated 10 March 1749 left to his daughter, Joanna Drew, "wood land at Billington Sea in Plymouth, Co. of Plymouth."[13]

Sources

↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Salem V1, page 484] found in Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). This source is behind a paywall ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Project Early Vital Records of Massachusetts; From 1600 to 1850; Salem - Births; Image of page 484 showing the same image in the NEHGS reference for the children of Ephraim and Mary ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Kempton/Kimpton families in North America : from Plymouth Colony through the tenth generation throughout the United States and Canada by Morton W. Saunders ; co-editors, Eleanor F. Saunders, Kevin W. Saunders. Publication Info.Baltimore, MD : Gateway Press ; Cranston, RI, see page 13 for the children of Ephraim and Patience ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-GH2C : 3 November 2017), Ephraime Kempton and Pattience Faunce, 02 Jun 1702; citing Marriage, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 416,334. ↑ Plymouth V1, page 87 of the Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Plymouth Church records 1721, page 289 Plymouth, MA: First Church Records, 1620-1859 from the Plymouth Church Records 1620-1859. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Colonial Society of Massachusetts, c2003. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Plymouth V1 page 22 of the Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-G9WY : 3 November 2017), Ephraime Kempton in entry for Ephraime Kempton, 09 Feb 1702; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 416,334. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-G9H6 : 3 November 2017), Ephraime Kempton in entry for Thomas Kempton, 20 Feb 1704; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 416,334. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-G9ZC : 3 November 2017), Ephraime Kempton in entry for William Kempton, 03 Aug 1707; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 416,334. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-G98N : 3 November 2017), Ephraime Kempton in entry for Joanna Kempton, 22 Jul 1710; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 416,334. ↑ File 14832; Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) ↑ Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-<2015>. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2728/i/51964/106/71746396 Ancestral File Number: CQ2H-Z5; Abbreviation: Ancestral File (R) Title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998) Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street CONT Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Address 1: 35 N West Temple Street Address 2: Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Savage, James; Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692 Vol. I-IV (4). Boston, 1860-1862. Orem, UT: Ancestry.com, Inc., 1997. Volume 2, Page 148 notes Patience Faunce, the daughter of Thomas and Jane (Nelson) Faunce married Ephraim Kempton, and adds that Patience was born November 1673 and died in 1779 aged 105 and a half yrs. The Kempton/Kimpton families in North America : from Plymouth Colony through the tenth generation throughout the United States and Canada by Saunders, Morton W., pg 6

Ephraim's parents are Ephraim and Mary (Reeves) Kempton.

The family assumes Ephraim is buried in the Acushnet Cemetery along side his wife Patience (Faunce) Kempton but we need to investigate this further. He is either there or somewhere in Salem, MA.

His family is documented in the book called:

- The Kempton/Kimpton Families in North America by Morton Saunders