• Born: 1698, Rosteague, Gerrans, Cornwall
• Christened: 1 Nov 1698, Gerrans, Cornwall ²
• Married: 4 Apr 1724, Gerrans, Cornwall ²
• Buried: 19 Mar 1768, Gerrans, Cornwall ²

  Research Notes:

son and heir ¹

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Lease and release, Gwarnick manor, St Allen, 20-21 Nov 1724. ³

Parties:

1) Nicholas Kempe of Rosteage, gentleman
2) John Williams of Truthen, Gerrans, esquire and Richard Kempe of Tregony, gentleman

1) to 2): Gwarnick manor.

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Lease, property at Parkanvrane, Gerrans, 2 Jan 1726. ⁴

Parties

1) Nicholas Kempe, gentleman, of Rosteage
2) Richard Paddy, cordwainer, of Gerrans.

Property: house at Parkanvrane lately built by Richard Paddy, formerly occuped by William Paddy, brother of Richard Paddy.

Term: 99 years.

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Lease, Vellyndrisick, St Allen, 1 Dec 1729. ⁵

Parties:

1) Nicholas Kempe of Rosteage, Gerrans, esquire
2) Francis Prideaux of St Allen, gentleman

1) to 2): Vellyndrisick.

Term: 99 years.

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Bargain and sale, Gwarnick manor, St Allen, 25 Jan 1734. ⁶

Parties:

1) Nicholas Kempe of Rosteage
2) Edmund Prideaux of Padstow

1) to 2): Gwarnick manor.

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Lease, land at Tregassa, Gerrans, 24 Sep 1739. ⁷

Parties

1) Richard Jewell, merchant, of Truro and his wife Elizabeth
2) Nicholas Kempe, esquire, of Rosteage.

Property: moiety of three twelfths of Tregassa.

Term: 99 years.

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Lease, land at Treworthas, Gerrans, 24 Jun 1747. ⁸

Parties

1) Thomas Scawen, esquire, of Carshalton, Surrey
2) Nicholas Kempe, esquire, of Rosteage.

Property: moiety of Treworthas.

Term: 99 years.

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Lease, land at Parkanvrane, Gerrans, 18 Nov 1757. ⁹

Parties

1) Nicholas Kempe, esquire, of Rosteage
2) William Rowe, yeoman, of Gerrans.

Property: tenement at Parkanvrane formerly occupied by Richard Jennings, blacksmith.

Term: 14 years.

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From 28 Jan 1761 until 14 Feb 1762 Nicholas Kempe of Rosteage in Gerrans was Sheriff of Cornwall.

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Lease and release, land at Gerrans, 12-13 Jun 1766. ¹⁰

Parties

1) Nicholas Kempe, esquire, of Rosteage and his son Samuel Kempe, gentleman
2) William Masterman, esquire, of Chancery Lane.

Lease and release to make a tenant to the praecipe.

Property: Rosteage, Treveor, Bants Grounds, Tregassa and Parkanvrane.

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Transfer of mortgage, land at Gerrans, 22 Jul 1766. ¹¹

Parties

1) Samuel Stephens, esquire, of St Ives; Nicholas Kempe, esquire, of Rosteage and his son Samuel Kempe, gentleman, of Veryan
2) Thomas Jones, esquire, of Trinity.

Property: Rosteage, Treveor, Bants Grounds, Tregassa and Parkanvrane.

Consideration: £3,660.

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Assignment, land at Gerrans, 25 Jul 1766. ¹²

Parties

1) Nicholas Kempe, esquire, of Rosteage
2) Thomas Jones, esquire, of Trinity.

Assignment by way of mortgage.

Property: Rosteage, Treveor, Bants Grounds, Tregassa and Parkanvrane.

Consideration: £3,660.

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Lease and release, Rosteage and other property in Gerrans, 25-26 Jul 1768. ¹³

Parties

1) Samuel Kempe, gentleman, of Veryan
2) Ursula Kempe, spinster, sister of Nicholas Kempe, deceased.

Property: Rosteage with other property in Gerrans.

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Abstract of the Will of Nicholas Kempe of Rosteage in the Parish of Gerrans in the County of Cornwall, written 6 Sep 1754, proved 16 May 1768. ¹⁴

Gives all his lands, tenements and hereditaments to his brother Charles Kempe of Carsillask, gent. and his sister Ursula Kempe of Rosteage, spinster, in trust, to pay his debts and those of his father Arthur Kempe.

Appoints his siblings Charles Kempe and Ursula Kempe co-executors of his last will and testament.

Gives £900 to his three daughters Mary, Dorothy and Ursula, to be equally divided between them.

Notes in a codicil dated 24 Jun 1765 that his daughter Dorothy has since married to Mr. William Bedford, clerk, and voids her bequest, giving £600 to Mary and Ursula.