Brief Life History of Jabez
When Jabez Kemp was born on 19 March 1737, in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Kemp, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Holden, was 26. He died on 27 June 1756, in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 19.
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- Jabesh Kemp, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Jabish Kemp, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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Name Meaning
English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German: status name for a champion, Middle English and Middle Low German kempe. In the Middle Ages a champion was a professional fighter on behalf of others; for example the King's Champion, at the coronation, had the duty of issuing a general challenge to battle to anyone who denied the king's right to the throne. The Middle English word corresponds to Old English cempa and Old Norse kempa ‘warrior’; both these go back to ancient Germanic campo ‘warrior’, which is the source of the Dutch and North German name, corresponding to High German Kampf .
Dutch and North German (North Rhine-Westphalia): from the personal name Kempe, Kampe; see 1 above.
Dutch and Flemish: metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or processed hemp, from Middle Dutch canep ‘hemp’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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