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KEMYS, Sir Charles, 3rd Bt. (1651-1702), of Cefn Mabli, Glam.; Llanfair Discoed, Mon.; and Denmark Street, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

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b. 18 May 1651, 1st s. of Sir Charles Kemys, 2nd Bt., of Cefn Mabli by his 3rd w. Margaret, da. of Sir George Whitmore, ld. mayor of London 1631–2, of Balmes, Hackney, Mdx. educ. Wadham, Oxf. 1669, MA 1669. m. (1) 1678, Mary (d. 1699), da. of Philip, 4th Baron Wharton, sis. of Hon. Goodwin* and Hon. Thomas Wharton*, and wid. of William Thomas of Wenvoe, Glam., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 30 Dec. 1701, Mary (d. 1717), da. of William Lewis† of Bletchington, Oxon. and The Van, Glam., coh. to her bro. Edward Lewis† (d. 1674) of The Van and Boarstall, Bucks. and wid. of William Jephson* and Sir John Aubrey, 2nd Bt.*, s.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. c.June 1658. Post Boy, 1–4 Apr. 1699.
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Sheriff, Glam. 18– 24 Mar. 1689; v.-adm. Mon. by 1700–d.; constable, Cardiff Castle by 1700–d. DWB, 532; Welsh Hist. Rev. xii. 184.

Main residences: Cefn Mabli, Glam.; Llanfair Discoed, Mon.; Denmark Street, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.
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Unless otherwise stated, this biography draws on the sketch of Kemys in P. Jenkins, ‘Mary Wharton and the Rise of the “New Woman”’, NLW Jnl. xxii. 170-86.

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KEMP, Robert (1667-1734), of Hoxne and Ubbeston, Suff.

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b. 25 Jan. 1667, 2nd but 1st surv. s. (1st by 2nd w.) of Sir Robert Kemp, 2nd Bt.†, of Gissing Hall, Norf. and Ubbeston by Mary, da. and h. of John Soane of Ubbeston. educ. St. Catharine’s, Camb. 1685. m. (1) by 1693, Letitia, da. of Robert King of Great Thurlow, Suff., 2da.; (2) by 1696, Mary Elizabeth (d. 1709), da. and h. of John Brand of Edwardstone, Suff., 6s. (1 d.v.p.) 4da.; (3) aft. 1710, Martha (d. 1727), da. of William Blackwell of Mortlake, Surr., 1s. 2da.; (4) 9 July 1728, Amy, da. of Richard Philips*, wid. of John Burrough of Ipswich, Suff., s.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 26 Sept. 1710. F. Hitchen-Kemp, Kemp Fam. pt.2, pp. 8, 43, 46–49; Add. 19185, f. 200.
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Common councilman, Dunwich 1700, bailiff 1700–2, 1707–8, alderman 1701; freeman, Orford 1709. Suff. RO (Ipswich), Dunwich bor. recs. EE6 1144/14; T. Gardner, Dunwich (1754), 85–86; W. Suss. RO, Shillinglee mss Ac.454/1083, John Hooke to Sir Edward Turnor*, 28 Sept. 1709.

Main residence: Hoxne and Ubbeston, Suff.
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KEKEWICH, Samuel (1657-1700), of Hackney, Mdx.

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bap. 31 Mar. 1657, 8th but 3rd surv. s. of Peter Kekewich of Trehawke, Menheniot, Cornw. by Joan, da. of Stephen Trevill of Ethy, St. Winnow, Cornw. m. (1) by 1686, Frideswide (d. 1693), da. of one Croftes, merchant, of London, 2s. 1da.; (2) 2 Aug. 1694, Mary, da. of Stephen Pendarves, merchant, of Padstow, Cornw., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 255.
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Commr. taking subscription to land bank 1696; cttee. E. I. Co. 1698–d. CJ, xii. 509.

Main residence: Hackney, Mdx.
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KEKEWICH, Samuel (1657-1700)

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KECK, Sir Anthony (1630-95), of the Inner Temple, London

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bap. 28 Mar. 1630, 5th s. of Nicholas Keck of Old Cowcliffe, Oxon. and Long Marston, Warws. by Margaret, da. of John Morris of Bretforton, Worcs. educ. I. Temple 1653, called 1659, bencher 1677. m. 11 June 1660, Mary, da. of Francis Thorne, 1s. 7da. Kntd. 5 Mar. 1689. DNB; Foss, Judges, vii. 322; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 418; IGI, London.
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Commr. gt. seal Feb. 1689–May 1690. Luttrell, Brief Relation, i. 506; ii. 52.

Main residence: the Inner Temple, London.
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KECK, Sir Anthony (1630-95)

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KAYE, Sir John (c.1641-1706), of Woodsome, Yorks.

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b. c. 1641, 1st s. of Sir John Kaye, 1st Bt., of Woodsome by 1st w. Margaret, da. and coh. of John Moseley of York. educ. M. Temple 1659. m. bef. 1664, Anne (d. 1702), da. of William Lister of Thornton, Yorks. 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt., 25 July 1662. Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Clay, i. 77; J. Foster, Peds. of Yorks. i. (Kaye).
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Freeman, Preston 1682; commr. Aire and Calder navigation, 1699. Preston Guild Rolls (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 190; HMC Lords, n.s. iii. 204.

Main residence: Woodsome, Yorks.
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KAYE, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1641-1706)

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KAYE, Sir Arthur, 3rd Bt. (c.1670-1726), of Woodsome, Yorks.

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b. c. 1670, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Sir John Kaye, 2nd Bt.*; educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 2 Mar. 1686, aged 15. m. lic. 22 July 1690, Anne da. and coh. of Sir Samuel Marrow, 1st Bt., of Berkswell, Warws., 1da. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt., 8 Aug. 1706. Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Clay, i. 77–78.
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Main residence: Woodsome, Yorks.
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Unless otherwise stated this biography is based upon ‘Diary and Speeches of Sir Arthur Kaye 1710-21’, ed. Szechi, Cam. Misc. xxxi. 321-48.

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JONES, Thomas (c.1667-1715), of Shrewsbury, Salop.

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b. c. 1667, 1st s. of William Jones of Shrewsbury and Carreghofa, Mont. by Grace, da. of Sir Peter Pindar, 1st Bt., of Edinshaw, Cheshire; gds. of Thomas Jones† of Shrewsbury and Carreghofa. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1685. m. (1) Mary (d. 1712), da. and coh. of Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Bt.†, of Strensham, Worcs., s.p.; (2) lic. 15 May 1714, Jane, da. of Sir Edward Leighton, 1st Bt.* s.p. suc. fa. 1694. Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. ser. 2, viii. 168; Add. 38855, f. 147; Mar. Lic. Fac. Off. (Brit. Rec. Soc. xxxiii), 288; PCC 128 Box.
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Mayor, Oswestry 1689; freeman, Much Wenlock 1698; sheriff, Denb. 1698–9, Salop 1699–1700. Hist. Oswestry (1815), p. 134; Salop RO, Forester mss, copy of Much Wenlock corp. bk.

Main residence: Shrewsbury, Salop.
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JONES, Thomas (c.1667-1715)

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JONES, Roger (c.1691-1741), of Buckland, Brec.

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b. c. 1691, o. surv. s. of Edward Jones*. educ. Balliol, Oxf. matric. 16 May 1707, aged 15; I. Temple 1707. m. (1) c.1714, Dorothy (d. 1735), da. of Henry Cornish*, s.p.; (2) Eleanor, s.p. suc. fa. 1696.
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Steward, lordship of Penkelly 1731. T. Jones, Hist. Brec. (1909–30), iv. 281.

Main residence: Buckland, Brec.
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JONES, Roger (c.1691-1741)

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JONES, Robert (c.1682-1715), of Fonmon Castle, Glam.

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b. c. 1682, 2nd s. of Oliver Jones (d. 1685) of Fonmon Castle by Mary, da. of Martin Button of Duffryn, Glam. educ. Jesus, Oxf. matric. 7 Apr. 1698, aged 15. m. 1703, Mary (d. 1757), da. of Sir Humphrey Edwin, Mercer, alderman of London 1687–; d., and ld. mayor 1697–8, of St. Peter Le Poer, London and Kensington, Mdx., and sis. of Samuel Edwin†, 2s. 4da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. bro. Philip 1686. G. T. Clark, Limbus Patrum Morganiae et Glamorganiae, 215; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 64–65; Beaven, Aldermen, ii. 113.
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Sheriff, Glam. 1703–4.

Main residence: Fonmon Castle, Glam.
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JONES, Robert (c.1682-1715)

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JONES, Richard (bef.1679-1736), of Ramsbury, Wilts.

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b. bef. 1679, 1st s. of Samuel Jones of Ramsbury by his w. Mary, 3rd s. of Richard Jones† (d. 1692) of Stowey Court, Chew Magna, Som. and yr. bro. and event. h. of Sir William Jones†, attorney-gen. 1675–9. m. (with £4,000) Mary (d. 1724), da. and h. of William Gifford (d. 1693), merchant, of Moulsford, Oxon., 3s. 2da. VCH Wilts. xii. 19; VCH Beds. iv. 160; F. A. Wood, Chew Magna, 178; Som. Wills, ser. 2, 52–53; Collinson, Som. ii. 90; PCC 185 Coker; Wilts. Arch. Mag. iii. 229.
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Sheriff, Wilts. 1701–2.

Main residence: Ramsbury, Wilts.
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JONES, Richard (bef. 1679-1736)

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