John Kempton

From New Bedford Streets: A Piece of Americana: Kempton Street

Ephraim Kempton Sr. & Jr. (1591-1645)

Ephraim Kempton, Sr., a tailor, and his son Ephraim Jr., eventually moved onto land owned by Mannasses (his brother) in Scituate by 1640. Ephraim Sr. had other children: John, who stayed behind in England, Mannaseh and Lettice who did emigrate, and Annis of whom very little is known