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Martha “Patsy” Womack Kemp

Birth
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Death
20 Jan 1791 (aged 42–43)
Burke County, Georgia, USA
Burial
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Martha's husband, Capt. Jonathan Kemp's 100 acres in Burke Co., GA was recorded 9 May 1785.

Martha's nephews, Pvt. Johnson Womack and Pvt. Richard Cody served in the Revolutionary War under her husband.

Johnson was the son of Sarah Johnson and Maj. Jacob Womack, and Richard was the son of Sarah Womack and James Cody.

The Widow Alday was their aunt, Anne (nee Womack) Alday.

Johnson stated in one of his two RW pension apps:

"On or about the 1st July 1781........Declarant {Johnson Womack}, Jesse Boykin, Richard Coody, and ----Finn were detached, with orders to explore the country in the neighborhood of John Pinnion a Tory Capt, collect information relatively to the force, position, and designs of the Tories and report themselves to Maj. Boykin at the Widow Aldays near Waynesborough on the waters of Brier Creek...... we were fired on by the Tories, and declarant receiving a ball in his right side fell from his horse. The Tories did not repeat their fire, but retired, and declarant was assisted by his party and put on Coody's horse, his having run off when he fell from him. He was conducted by Coody and his party to the Widow Aldays where they were met by Maj. Boykin."
Martha's husband, Capt. Jonathan Kemp's 100 acres in Burke Co., GA was recorded 9 May 1785.

Martha's nephews, Pvt. Johnson Womack and Pvt. Richard Cody served in the Revolutionary War under her husband.

Johnson was the son of Sarah Johnson and Maj. Jacob Womack, and Richard was the son of Sarah Womack and James Cody.

The Widow Alday was their aunt, Anne (nee Womack) Alday.

Johnson stated in one of his two RW pension apps:

"On or about the 1st July 1781........Declarant {Johnson Womack}, Jesse Boykin, Richard Coody, and ----Finn were detached, with orders to explore the country in the neighborhood of John Pinnion a Tory Capt, collect information relatively to the force, position, and designs of the Tories and report themselves to Maj. Boykin at the Widow Aldays near Waynesborough on the waters of Brier Creek...... we were fired on by the Tories, and declarant receiving a ball in his right side fell from his horse. The Tories did not repeat their fire, but retired, and declarant was assisted by his party and put on Coody's horse, his having run off when he fell from him. He was conducted by Coody and his party to the Widow Aldays where they were met by Maj. Boykin."


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