Catalogue description Grant   1. Joan Kempe of the borough of Penryn, widow of James Kempe of Penryn,...

Grant

1. Joan Kempe of the borough of Penryn, widow of James Kempe of Penryn, merchant, deceased

2. Samuel Kempe of Carclew, esq., eldest son and heir of 1.

3. Arthur Newman and his wife Thomasin

4. Thomas Worth the younger of Penryn, merchant, who married Margery, another daughter of James Kempe

5. Thomas Tonkin of Trevawnans, esq., husband of Elizabeth, another daughter of James Kempe

6. Thomas Hanne of Falmouth, merchant, husband of Grace, another daughter of James Kempe

7. Francis Gregor the younger of the borough of Truro, gent., eldest son and heir of Jane Gregor, widow, deceased, another daughter of James Kempe, Francis Palmer of Penryn, jeweller, who married Margery, daughter of Jane Gregor, and Jane Gregor, spinster, another daughter of Jane Gregor

James Kempe died intestate and administration granted to 1.

1. has taken for her dividend and the dividend of Nicholas Kempe, son of James, a dwelling house with appurtenances in Penryn, where Mr. Lobb now lives, the wearing apparel, plate and household goods of James Kempe valued at £297 17s, threshed corn at Penryn sold at £60 2s 6d, stock at Muden with corn valued at £132, the horses, mares and nags at Barnground tenement otherwise the Wood Land and Crockhayes Tenement in Budock, and all debts owing to James Kempe in his lifetime [specified]

2. has taken for his dividend and that of James Gregor, gent. and Anne Gregor, spinster, the premises called East wood alias the Wood ground and Crock hayes tenement alias Crockhayes Closes with the broad field and the lands formerly held by John Martyn, esq. and other lands in Budock

3. assigns their dividend to Arthur Newman the younger, debts owing to James Kempe [specified]

4. takes a dwelling house or houses and a meadow called Sprys House and a meadow, Penryn and Behethland [Bohelland] field, St. Gluvias, house, cellars and quay under the bowling green, Penryn, being the lands of the inheritance of the mayor and burgesses of Penryn and held by lease from them, one barge with the boat, tackle and apparel, with debts [specified]

6. takes various debts owing to James Kempe [specified]

Francis Gregor the younger takes for his dividend debts owing to James Kempe [specified]

Francis Palmer takes for his portion debts owing to James Kempe [specified]