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                  <text>DR. PETER TER'I' I US KBHPS ON : pr o1Jerty a s ma r k e d on the Vil lage 1Jlap

Wa terloo ( Fort Er ie) :G ook C. page
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Pat. Aug. 24, 1796 .
Lease Sept. 6, 1796
B. 81.S . Nov. 23, 1816.

Mort. May 9, 1821
B.&amp; .S . Nov. 20, 1838.

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Jan.3 1828.
Reg. Feh. 12, 1845.

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Crown to John Warren : lL~O ac :c~ :;; s lot i+. Con. ! N. R.
John Warren to Hugh Gilmore : 440 abr e s. lot 4.
Hu!ih Gilmore &amp; wife to John WarrenL 353 acres .
Held by Willia m Sm.i th : ( 5935)
John Warren to William Smith.
l?O acres: pt. of lot 4 con . 1 : 8 : ~ ;:&amp;: lot '; con.}+.
begining at the distance of 5 chs . fro m the N.E .
of lot 4 Con.1: and at the distance of 1 c hn.
from the Niagara River: thence west, to the west
end of said lot L~ con 3: thence south ? chns,
50 lin~s more or less: thence east to 1 chn of the
said river: thence northerly always at the distance
of 1 chn from the N.R., to the place of the
begining; excepting and reserving an allowance
for three roads or streets on lot 4 in the 1st â€¢
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cori. agreeable to the plan of the village of
Waterloo, and other lands( desription following
next page.)
William Smith willed all hi .s propertyÂ· to his
wife, for her us e; and for the bringin ~ up of
her children: John Francis: Ellen Maria:
Elizabeth Theresa: Mary Anne Jane: Henrietta
Amelia: executor: Charles B~ith of Quebec,Brother.
John Francis Brni th, Mary ,S rni th (widow) Marj_a
Smith and Willia m Anderson husband: Elizabeth T.
-Smith: Jienrietta Amelia Br:1i t h : to Wm. Alex2.nder
Thomson: in trust . for Peter Tertius Kempson M.D.
part of lot 4 con. i.

Oct. 2, 1856.deed of trust. to Peter T. Kempson. M. D. .
Peter T. Kempson to John Harvey.
Au g&gt; 31, 1869.
etc. etc â€¢

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June 27 ' 1871 . John Ha r vey to Sylveter Larned : 2 ac r esKempson lot .
Mar . 1_,&lt;:;./ ' 1872 . Syl vester Larned to Henry A. Betts : Ke mpson lot .
etc : et c :
'' book E page 276 , Village of Fort Eri e "

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Aug . 30 , 1905 . B. 2.:.S. Jane Smith to Jennie 8c George t ta Smith :
Dr . Peter T . Kempson l ot .
June 10 , 1922 . Inst . 5723 ; Jennie S . A. Smi th s pinster &amp; George tt a
Smith s ~oinster to Theodore C. Li esinger : 2 a cr es ,
Dr . Peter T . Ken pson lot : $6500. 00 .
June 18 , 1934 . Henry G. H. Liesinger , heir of Theodore L. Liesinger
to .Henry G.H. Liesinger u.ndevided t interest i n
Dr . Peter T . Ke mpson lot . inst. # 843 .
May 5 , 1937 . 1:.tui t Clai m: Henry G.
Liesinger &amp;: Ruth Lie singer
to Georgetta Smith : 2 acres, Dr . Ke mpson lot and
premises: $ 1 â€¢ 00 .
June 22 , 1940 . Grant : Georgetta .Smi th to Phoebe. B. Simpson ;Kemp.son
lot .
Aug . 30 . 1956 . Grant : Phoebe .S i u1).son, house 11vi fe to l'Jfyrt ha Good wan
Kempson lot .
Nov . 23 , 1966 . My:rt ha Good wan wido w to Albany Development Iji mited .
Se pt .
1978 . In t r ust for Har old Johns t on â€¢

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Dr. Peter T. Kempson was an Englishrnan, who IDrought considerable
country. l"Irs. Kempson vm.s
memrn vath him to this

a very cultured :i~ady and an excelle:1t musician, with '? beautiful
trained voice. The doctor being neither popular or a successful :physician
le ft Fort Erie shortly after 1866; going to l'ew York: and enteri"
the
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�lot 4. con. 1 . N.R.
south side of Gilmore Rd .
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KEMPSON

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Sept .

9, 1853.

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1856.

John Frances Smith etux to Wm. Thompson , in trust
for Peter Kempson . 2 acres â€¢

Wn â€¢. A . Thom:i;:is on and Peter

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KeE1pson sold to
Rev . Elliot Grasett: 2 acres of Township lot #'Li-

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Reeve of Fort Erie

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Peter T. Kempson

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marr. Clara Taylor.

b.

1835

bur.

(34 yrs)

Known children of Peter &amp; Clara Kempson:::

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Peter Tertius Kempson Jr.

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Lucy Clara

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12, 1855.

Amy Esther

b. Feb.

19, 1857.

George Kempson

b. Apr.

23, 1858.

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