Manasseh Kempton1

M, #6765, b. 26 February 1589/90, d. 14 January 1662/63
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Father*George Kempton2
Manasseh Kempton was baptized on 26 February 1589/90 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.2 He was the son of George Kempton.2 Manasseh Kempton married Juliana Carpenter, daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Mrs (?) (?) Carpenter, between 1624 and 1627.3,2 Manasseh Kempton died on 14 January 1662/63 in Plymouth, (now Plymouth County), New Plymouth Colony, at age 72.2
He was a planter.2 He immigrated in August 1623 on the Ship 'Anne'.1 Manasseh Kempton was listed a freeman before 1 January 1632/33.2

Census

DatePlaceEnumeration
1627Plymouth, New Plymouth ColonyCensus: 1627 Division of Cattle Census
as 8 Manases Kempton
Head: Gov William Bradford
Person: Mrs Alice (Carpenter) Bradford, William Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Joseph Rogers, Thomas Cushman, William Latham, Manasseh Kempton, Mrs Juliana (Carpenter) Kempton, Nathaniel Morton, John Morton, Ephraim Morton and Patience Morton
To this lott fell An heyfer of the last yeare wch was of the Greate white back cow that was brought over in the Ann, & two shee goats.3

References

Manasseh Kempton is described in The Great Migration Begins (with George Kempton and Ephraim Kempton.)2

Family of Manasseh Kempton and Juliana Carpenter, daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Mrs (?) (?) Carpenter,
Last Edited31 Mar 2002

Citations

  1. [S130] Caleb Johnson's Mayflower Web Pages, online http://members.aol.com/calebj/, anne.html. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Web Pages.
  2. [S142] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol I-III, CD-ROM (n.p.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2000). Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.
  3. [S143] The Division of Cattle, 1627.