• Born: Abt 1675, Gerrans, Cornwall
• Christened: 24 Feb 1675, Gerrans, Cornwall ²
• Married: 29 Apr 1697, Probus, Cornwall ²
• Buried: 10 May 1745, Gerrans, Cornwall ²

  Research Notes:

son and heir ¹

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Leases, property at Parkenvrane [Parkanvrane], Gerrans, 2 Feb 1713. ³

Parties

1) Arthur Kempe, gentleman, of Rosteage
2) Solomon Pascho, labourer, of Gerrans.

Property: house and garden at Parkanvrane lately built and enclosed by Solomon Pascho, with ground for a rick of wood; house adjacent that of Roger Paddy on the north side, that of John Nichols on south side.

Term: 99 years.

Parties

1) Arthur Kempe, gentleman, of Rosteage
2) John Pill, labourer, of Gerrans.

Property: house and garden at Parkenvrane lately built and enclosed by John Pill, with ground for a rick of wood; and a way to his garden through the little lane; house adjacent that of John Nichol on north side and George Paddy on south side.

Term: 99 years.

Parties

1) Arthur Kempe, gentleman, of Roseteage
2) Zacharias Sampson, labourer, of Gerrans.

Property: house and garden at Parkanvrane.

Term: 99 years.

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Lease, house on south of Market House, Truro, 28 Sep 1714. ⁴

Parties:

1) Arthur Kempe of Rosteage in Gerrans, gentleman
2) Samuel Enys of Truro, esquire

1) to 2): house on south of Market House.

Term: remainder of 99 years.

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Lease and counterpart, property at Parkanvrane, Gerrans, 1 May 1716. ⁵

Parties

1) Arthur Kempe, gentleman, of Rosteage
2) Roger Paddy, labourer, of Gerrans.

Property: house with 15 yards of ground for a garden, with ground for a rick of wood; house adjacent to Parkanvrane meadow on east side, house of Solomon Pascoe on south side, house of John Webb on north side, and way to church on west side.

Term: 99 years.

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In 1720 Aurthur Kempe of Gerrans, gent. was co-executor of the will of his father-in-law Charles Huddy of Trethowa in Probus, gent.

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Lease and release, Levardrow, Probus, 4-5 Dec 1721. ⁶

Parties:

1) Arthur Kempe, gentleman of Rosteage, Gerrans, and Phillip Hawkins, gentleman of Pennans, Creed
2) John Andrew, gentleman of Trethurfe, Ladock.

Recites: will of Charles Huddy of Trethowa, Probus, 21 March 1714, leaving all lands to uses declared in will; deed of Charles Huddy to Temperance Vincent, spinster of Truro, 12 September 1697, of premises in Levardro; as mortgage; this not repaid and assignied by Temperance Vincent to Shadrach Vincent, clerk, 1710;

Shadrach and Temperance Vincent assigned mortgage to Arthur Kempe 3 October 1721;

Messuages, lands and tenements in Levardrow.

Lease and release; consideration £315 and 15 shillings.

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Release, property in Rosteage, Treveor, Tregassa, Parkanvrane, Trefronneck and Helston, Oct 1724. ⁷

Parties

1) Arthur Kempe, esquire, of Rosteage and his wife Honor; his son Nicholas Kempe and his wife Dorothy
2) John William, esquire, of Truthen; Richard Kempe, gentleman, of Tregony and Edward John, gentleman, of St Anthony in Roseland.

Property: Rosteage, Treveor, Tregassa, Parkanvrane in Gerrans, Trefronneck in St Allen, and property in Helston, to the use of Honor Kempe to conpensate [compensate] for the curtailment of her jointure by the sale of the 'intire site, mansion house, barton farm and demesne lands of Elerky in Veryan alias St Sephorian' which formed part of her marriage settlement.