The Kemp line  of our family tree ended with my third great grandfather, Nathaniel L.  Kemp, born 1774, died 1858.  For years all the family genealogists tried to make a positive connection with a father for Nathaniel. One small piece of evidence we had was old Nathan's marriage license to my third great grandmother, Margary Brashears. Nathan gave his name as Nathan Camp. We all suspected his father was Edmund Camp, son of Thomas Camp lll. But there was not positive proof and any genealogist worth his salt must have documented evidence. Well this went on for over twenty years......but one day, a forth cousin of mine, John Scott Kemp, was in a library working on old Nathan's father, when he happened on an article on DNA testing.  John got the idea to contact one of the Camp family, a well researched and documented family of genealogists whose pedigree included Thomas Camp lll. John Scott Kemp contacted several from that family and finally made arrangements with one Buck Camp to do the DNA testing. When the test was concluded it was determined that John Scott Kemp and Buck Camp had identical DNA. Their common ancestor was Thomas Camp. Edmund Camp is my fourth great grandfather. John Scot Kemp passed the word along to all the Kemp Family Genealogists and we have that line several generations farther along. 

Nathaniel L. (Nathan) Kemp Nathaniel was b.1774 NC d.1858 AR. He also lived in Franklin Co. GA 1797-1810; Madison Co. AL 1811-1828; McNairy Co. TN 1828-1857; and 1857-4/1858 in Hot Spring Co. AR.

He m. 1st Nancy Waters d.ca.1810 in GA 

Allen H. Kemp ... d.Tishomingo Co., MS

Edward W. Kemp ... d.Tishomingo Co., MS 

Elemuel G. Kemp ... d.Scott Co. AR 

Joseph W. Kemp ... d.McNairy Co., TN;

Susannah Kemp ... d.MO 

Prudence Kemp ... m. Benjamin Anderson; early settlers of Hunt Co., TX 

He m. 2nd Margery Brashears/Brashiers b.ca.1794 NC d. 4/15/1869 Hot Spring Co., AR, on 11/4/1813 in Indian Territory (Madison Co.) AL 

Thomas Kemp ... d.McNairy Co., TN 

John Coffey Kemp ... d.1884 Garland Co., AR

George Washington Kemp b1820 Paint Rock,Al.d.1897 Henry Co.,TN (My Great Great Grandfather)

Betty Kemp ... m. Shults 

Nancy Caroline Kemp ... m. Anthony Chamness 

Elgin Kemp ... d.Bradley Co., AR 

James H. Kemp ... d.1876 Hot Spring Co., AR

 1 Thomas CAMP b: 1661 in Nazeing Parish , Essex England d: 1711 in King & Queen County, Virginia . +Catherine BARRON b: 1672 in Nazeing Parish, Essex England d: 1715 in King & Queen County, Virginia (

Nathan's Great-Grandparents:

2 Thomas CAMP b: 1691 in King & Queen County, Virginia d: 1757 in Culpepper County, VA .... +Mary Iva MARSHALL b: 1697 in Westmoreland County, VA ( Westminister County ?) d: 1757 in Culpepper County, VA 

Nathan's Grandparents:

3 Thomas CAMP b: February 08, 1716/17 in King & Queen County,VA d: January 08, 1798 in Camp Cemetery just off Hines Rd. Rutherford County, NC ....... +Winifred STARLING b: 1720 in Accomac County, VA d: 1761 in Culpepper County, VA 

Nathan's Parents:

4 Edmund (Edward) CAMP b: May 03, 1738 in Halifax, VA. d: 1834 in Franklin Co, GA .......... +Mary RAGSDALE b: 1742 in Orange, VA. Married about 1758.

The picture above is Nathaniel L. Kemp's marriage bond to Margary Brashears. This is the only document we have where Nathaniel listed his name as Nathan Camp.

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