Kemp was son of Thomas Kempe, a gentleman of Ollantigh, in the parish of Wye near Ashford, Oldcastle, and in 1415 was made dean of the Court of Arches but did not do a good job as dean.
Kemp was son of Thomas Kempe, a gentleman of Ollantigh, in the parish of Wye near Ashford, Kent. Kemp practised as an ecclesiastical lawyer, was an assessor at the trial of Oldcastle, and in 1415 was made dean of the Court of Arches but did not do a good job as dean.