Dorothy Kempe, Lady Kempe

Sir Thomas Kempe married Dorothy Thompson, daughter of John Thompson, Esq., Sheriff of Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Burgess of New Windsor, Auditor of the Exchequer and Dorothy Gilbert, before 19 June 1589 at of Chilham, Kent, England; They had 4 daughters (Anne, wife of Sir John Cutts; Dorothy, wife of Sir Thomas Chicheley; Mary, wife of Sir Dudley Digges; & Amy, wife of Sir Henry, 1st Baronet Skipwith).

Sir Thomas Kempe died before 10 December 1607; Buried at Wye, Kent.

Will

Will of Dorothie Kempe, widow, dated 14 November 1626; probate May 1629. link

• Body to parish church of Wye, Kent., by theshes of my dear husband Sir Thomas Kempe.
• For all charges £100 and out of which £10 to Dr. Jackson.
• To my daughter Lady Ann Cutts £150.
• To my daughter Lady Dorothy Chichely £100.
• To my daughter Lady Mary Diggs £100
• To my daughter Lady Ann Skipwith £100.
• To Marie Chernock £100.
• To my son Sir John Cutts £100.
• To my grand child Mrs Dorothie Chichely £50.
• To my grandchild Mr.Thomas Diggs £50.
• To my grandchild Mr. Wm Skipwith £50.
• To my son Sir Dudley Diggs £40.
• To my sister Tompson and Lady Tompson £10 each.
• To Lady Bowles and Mary Charnock £10 for mourning.
• To Sir John Cutts Sir Dudley Diggs, Sir Henrie Skipwith and Sir John Tompson my brother Mr Tompson and Sir Charles Boles £4 each for cloaks.
• To my chambermaid £3.
• Small legacies to servants for cloaks etc.
• To my daughter Cutts my wedding ring and my great jewel.
• To daughter Chichely diamond border, many other jewels given.
• To Mrs Mary Charnock all my wearing apparel and my Cabinet where my writings lye at Childerley____
• Gifts to children and grandchildren already referred to
• __ __linen at Olentey in Kent at Shelford.
• To Sir John Cutts the great standard at Shelford.
• To poor of Olentey £20.
• To ppoor of Lollworth £3.
• To poor of Little Shelford £3.
• To poor of Swansey £3. Sir John Cutts and Sir Dudley Diggs, executors.
• Witnesses: Jacob Bridgman, Tho: Ady, John Macarnesse, John Collier.
• Addition-I give £5 to the Steward of my Courts and £4.10s. for a cloake.
• And £4 to Grisell.
• All money that remains to my daughter Cutts
• "This Codicil was annexed to my Lady Kemps last Will-12th March 1626 And was read to her as she appointed and signed with her own hand.
• Witnesses: James Bridgman, Mary Charnocke, Roda Packe.
• RIDLEY, 49.

[This is quite a notable will as it illustrates the manner in which groups of kinsfolk emigrated from England. Dorothy (Thompson), the testator, married Sir Thomas Kemp, Of 0liantigh, Kent, and had issue four children, daughters. They were: (1) Mary, married Sir Dudley Digges, Kt., of Chliham, Kent, and was mother of Edward Digges, Governor of Virginia; (2) Ann, married Sir John Cutts; (3) Dorothy, married Sir John Chichley, of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, and was mother of Sir Henry Chichley, Kt., Governor of Virginia; (4) Amy, married Sir Henry Skip- with, Bart., of Prestwould, Leicestershire, and was mother of Sir Grey Skipwith, Bart., who emigrated to Virginia. The family of Kemp, of 0liantigh, was one of distinction, and to it belonged John Kemp, Archbishop of York, of Canterbury, and Cardinal, and Thomas Kemp, Bishop of London.'

References

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5KB-JBL : 10 February 2018), Thos Kempe and Dorothy Thomson, 20 May 1571; citing Southill,Bedford,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 599,349.
• Abstracts of wills in the Prerogative court of Canterbury at Somerset house ... By Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Page 207 - 208 GoogleBooks “619 Dorothie Thomson of Husborne Crawley, co. Beds., wid. (Dat. 31 Oct. 1618.)”
• "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNL-15JY : 19 April 2019), Dorothye Kempe, 20 Mar 1628; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Burial, Wye, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
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