David Camp (abt. 1755 - abt. 1816)

Born about 1755 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Biography

Marriage

Husband: David Camp

Wife: (Female) UNKNOWN

Child: Jesse Camp

Marriage: ABT 1780

Note

Note: HISTORY: KEMP

Gender - Masculine Usage: English Pronounced "KEMP"

From a surname which meant "warrior, champion, athlete" in Old English

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The Camp Family and our Early Ancestry

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There are several reasonable explanations for the origin of our CAMP family name, all hinting at a derivation from the common noun referring to a place or location, probably where soldiers were stationed or encamped. The word "camp" appears to be a good old English word from 'cempa,' meaning 'warrior' or 'champion.. From Roman influence (castra - a place where soldiers were quartered) names such as Chester, Manchester, Chesterfield, Winchester result. Saxon, or perhaps Gallic influence, rendered the name Kampe, Kamp, Kemp(e). The name is also found at various times spelled Campa, Campe, and Campo. Generally, at least in America, the accepted spelling is either Camp or Campe.

The family name of Camp, with varying spellings, appears in English history at least as far back as the thirteenth(13th) Century. There is mentioned the name of "Felicia Campo" of Cambridge as early as 1273. Later reference is made to "William de Kampe" of Oxfordshire. In the year 1379 "Johannes de Kampe", or "de Campe", of Howdenshire, is mentioned. "William Campe" of London appeared in the records prior to 1584, while in the Seventeenth(17th) Century "John, Mary, and Anne Camp" of London are mentioned.

In the early history of Yorkshire, Essex, and Suffolk, there appears the name of CAMP as that of landed gentry and yeoman. That they contributed their share to the wealth, honor, and growth of England there can be little question.

Particularly is this assuring when their offsprings in early America are considered. For posterity to emulate, the early American CAMPS left a record saturated with the characteristics of ambition, industry, energy, integrity, piety, preseverance, fortitude, patience, loyalty, and courage. Who will deny that these qualities were inherited?

With pride can we look back at our ancestry in this country. Since the earliest time members of our family, as occasion required, have fought for this country in which we live.

I am aginst war, and it is my prayer America shall never engage in another. But our family history records that when our country needs us, a Camp will fight. That I might have been prepared to serve my country, I, as a student, received military training in High School in the Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC). Even before graduation, I joined the California National Guard and served for 14 years in the National Guard and later in the United State Army Reserve. I completed Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps (Hospital Administrator) and was later promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and then Captain.

As far as I can learn, all the Camps in this country have an ancestry traceble to England, with one exception. That exception was "Johannes Van Campen", a settler in the Passaic Valley, New Jersey, some time prior to 1737. He was said to have been of Dutch origin. His name later appeared as "John Camp" or "Campe".

The perusal and study of sources do not disclose from which of the illustrious lines in England came the first immigrant in America, but it can be reasonably assumed that all of the Camps, at least those of English descendency, are of common ancestry.

LIVES OF THE EARLY CAMPS IN AMERICA

The first one of our family to set foot on American soil was "Edward Camp", as far as history and our genealogy records. Edward, together with his wife, and his cousin "Nicholas Camp" and Nicholas' wife, Sarah, were members of the expedition of Sir Richard Saltonstall that landed at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1630.

With their families, nine years later, Edward and Nicholas left Salem to become first settlers of Milford, Connecticut. Nicholas' wife died September 6, 1645. It is recorded that she was the first white person to die in Milford.

Edward migrated to America from Nazeing, a small community in Essex, about twenty miles from London. It is reported "William Camp", the father of Edward, was born in Nazeing about 1560 and died in 1603. According to the town register Edward was baptized there in 1603. I have been told the old Camp house in Nazeing still stands as well as the old Camp house, built in 1639, in Milford, Connecticut, and the Johnathon Camp house. Nearly three hundred years old, these sturdy houses, and handiwork of those pioneering settlers, still stand, and in a remarkable state of preservation.

Although the Nicholas Camp family settled in Milford, it is interesting to note not a single person by the name of Camp has been known to live there during the past fifty years.

On the same ship with Edward and Nicholas Camp and their wives, came John and William Curtis, to whom they were related by marriage, and Nicholas' brother-in-law, John Elliott, who later was noted for his work as an apostle to the Indians.

Records indicate Edward left Milford with his family, with the early settlers of New Haven, and, as a consequence, has been referred to as Edward of New Haven, and also Edward I. It is evident our branch of the family descended from Edward.

He was in residence in New Haven prior to the year 1643 for on the sixth of September of that year he was fined by the general court of the colony in the abount of one shilling 'for coming late the last training day.' The name of Edward Camp also appears in the list of persons who, on July 1, 1644, took the oath of allegiance to the Colony of New Haven.

There appeared in the record of the Town of New Haven the statement that on May 6, 1650, Edward Camp, in behalf of himself and four others asked for a grant of twenty acres of land apiece 'at a place called Chestnutt Hill,' about four miles from town. The grant was allowed on the condition the land would be fenced within one year, improved for cultivation and the regular rates charged against it be paid.

The inventory of his estate was taken on September 22, 1659, indicating Edward died prior to that date.

In 1889, a memorial bridge was dedicated in Milford, Connecticut, to the memory of the early settlers. Stone number twenty-two(22) in the bridge bears the name Nicholas Camp, Sarah, his wife. Nathan C. Pond, in his book (1889), concerning the bridge, wrote:

"It is not known when he died. Lambert says in 1706, but that was his son Nicholas, as a computation from the gravestone will show. Some of his descendents are on the original house lot to this date. Others left Milford and were early settlers in many towns. From them have sprung many influential men. William S. Camp, Esquire, Manager of a New York Clearing House, come from the Durham branch. Ellory Camp of New Haven gave the stone."

William S. Camp, Mentioned above, descended from Edward Camp, the New Haven settler.

William CAMP

b. 1560 Essex, England

d. 1603

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Edward CAMP

Immigrated to America 1630 (Salem, Massachusetts)

SOURCE: BIBLIOGRAPHY

The following sources were consulted and studied in preparation of these comments:

Bardsley - "English and Welsh Surnames", 1901

Savage - "Genealogical Dictionary of New England", 1861

Hughes - "American Ancestry", 1890, 1894

Coe - "Coe-Ward Memorial", 1897

Anderson - "Waterbury, Connecticut", 1896

Hinman - "Early Settlers of Connecticut", 1832

Littell - "Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Passaic Valley", 1852

Boyd - "Annals of Winchester, Connecticut", 1878

Orcutt - "History of New Milford, Connecticut", 1882

Heitman - "Officers of the Continental Army", 1914

Burke - "Encyclopaedia of Heraldry", 1851 - "The Americana", 1932

Horatio Gates - "The Camp Monograph"

William S. Camp - Study of the Camp family from the arrival of Nicholas Camp in America in 1630

COAT-OF-ARMS: CAMP

ARMS - "Sable, a chevron between three griffins' heads erased or (another argent)"

CREST - "A griffin's head erased, ducally gorged and holding in the mouth a branch of laurel, all proper."

(According to Burke: "Encyclopaedia of Heraldry", 1851)

NOTES: CAMP, oft. KEMP, EDWARD, New Haven 1643, had Edward, b. 1650; Mary, 1652; Sarah, 1655; and perhaps more, but not prob. for he d. 1659. EDWARD, Milford, prob. s. of the preced. m. 1674, Mehitable, d. of John Smith, first of the same. JOHN, Hartford, freem. 1669, m. Mary, d. of Robert Sanford, had Hannah, b. 24 Nov. 1672, John, 13 Feb. 1675; Sarah, 17 Feb. 1677; Joseph, 7 Jan. 1679; Mary, 30 June 1682; James, 23 June 1686; Samuel, 29 Jan. 1691; and Abigail, 1696; and ano. 31 July 1699. NICHOLAS, Milford 1639, m. 14 July 1652, as his sec. w. Catharine, wid. of Anthony Thompson, had Joseph, b. 11 Aug. 1653, at New Haven, wh. d. young; but at M. Samuel, 15 Sept. 1655; Joseph, 1658, H. C. 1677; Mary, 1660; John, and Sarah, tw. bapt. 1662; and Abigail, 1662. By first w. no ch. is ment. and he had third w. was rep. 1670, 1, and 2. Lambert says, he d. 1706, and it may be so. SAMUEL, Milford, perhaps s. of the preced. perhaps of the first Edward, m. 13 Nov. 1672, Hannah, d. of Thomas Betts, wh. is not nam. in the will of her f. 1688, and may have d. early. WILLIAM, New London 1683, m. Elizabeth d. of Richard Smith, and d. 9 Oct. 1713, leav. s. William, and James. Of this name, in 1829, were eight gr. at Yale, one at Dart. none at Harv. (from SAVAGE: A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692 - Volume #1, Pgs 322-334 by James Savage)

BIOGRAPHY: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Name: David Camp

Birth Date: 1750

Birthplace: Connecticut

Volume: 24

Page Number: 234

Reference: Heads of Fams at the first U.S. census. Ct. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (227p.): 56, 71, 101 Record of Conn. Men in mil. And naval service during the Rev. war, 1775-1783. By Henry P.Johnston. Hartford. 1889. (17,779p.): 468, 615

Source Information:

Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.

BIOGRAPHY: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Name: David Camp

Birth Date: 1760

Birthplace: Connecticut

Volume: 24

Page Number: 234

Reference: Heads of Fams at the first U.S. census. Ct. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (227p.): 56

Source Information:

Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.

Sources

Source S17

Title: Ancestry.com - David Camp

Author: Bruce Brandenburg - bruce85@ onlinemac.com,

bruce85@ onlinemac.com Bruce Brandenburg

Publication: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:2778922&id=I537092095

Source S288

Ancestry Profile

Title: Ancestry.com - David Camp

Author: chance-bryant(reid) (Owner: TAMMYBRYANT74)

Note: Born 17 Jul 1752 New Milford, Connecticut -

Father: David Camp d 1782

Mother: Deborah Bolt

Spouse: Sibbil Smith

Son: Samuel Camp 1777 - 1862

Acknowledgement

• This person was created through the import of CampFamily.ged on 14 March 2011.