Brief Life History of John
When John Kempton was born in 1724, in Middlesex, England, his father, Edward Kempton, was 28 and his mother, Mary Barslek, was 28. He married Mary Turner on 30 November 1749, in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 24 October 1759, in Hopewell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America, at the age of 35.
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- John Kempton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Kempton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- John Kempton, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"
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1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
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Historical Boundaries 1755: Hopewell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America 1776: Hopewell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States 1838: Hopewell Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Name Meaning
English (southeastern):
perhaps occasionally a habitational name from a place called Kempton in Shropshire, named from an Old English personal name Cempa + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.
variant of Kimpton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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