John Camp's tombstone in the Lebanon
Methodist
Church Cemetery near Princeton, Laurens Co., South
Carolina.
|
John
Camp
Family
Virginia,
North
Carolina,
South Carolina,
and Georgia
|
According to family
stories
this particular family was
instrumental in the Battle of Kings Mountain and Cowpens
in South
Carolina during the Revolutionary War but
the DAR has problems with the truth of this story.
Anyone
applying for DAR membership for this ancestor will have to
find proof
that he was not "a traitor".
See the notes of 1783.
JOHN CAMP
b. 13 Oct 1743 Orange Co (now part of Culpeper Co.), VA
d. about 29 Dec 1818 Jackson Co., GA[based on the will below]
buried: Lebanon Church, Greenville, SC
m. Mary Tarpley 30
Jan.
1764 Lunenburg, now Charlotte Co., VA(John Camp's cousin)
b. 30 Oct 1740 North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co. VA
d. (according to Mann p8) 17 Aug. 1789 probably in S. C. (note
the will
below 1918 lists Mary as a wife)
buried: (according to Mann p8)
96th
Dist., S.C.
her father:
James Tarpley
her
mother:
Mary Camp
father: Thomas
Camp
mother: Winifred Starling
| Children |
Anneyomy Camp
(sometimes written as Annie Naomi)
|
b. 1762 Orange Co., NC*p. 50
|
d. after 1850 Walton Co., GA |
m. John Hill c1782* |
| Thomas Camp |
b. 1765 N C* |
d. aft 1820 Hall Co., GA# |
m. Susan Wagoner
1781
Greenville, SC# (b.c1766 NC d. aft.
1818 Jackson Co., GA)
(dau. of John Wagoner - who d. 1794, Spartanburg, SC)# |
| James Camp |
b. 1768 Orange Co., N C* |
d. about 1830, Georgia |
m. Mary
Berry
about 1783 in Orange Co., N. C. (b. ABT
1755/60, probably Orange Co., N. C. - d. BEF 16 April
1812, probably
Jackson Co., GA) possible
daughter of Robert Berry (b. ABT 1735 -d. ABT 1814,
Orange Co., N. C.). (much
more on this family
here)
her first marriage
about
1775, in Orange County, Virginia, to George
Waggoner, (d. 1781) by whom she had daughters,
Elizabeth and Ann.
George Waggoner likely related to Susannah D.
Waggoner, wife of Thomas
Camp, brother of James.
|
| Starling Camp |
b. 24 Nov 1771 Rutherford Co., NC* |
d. 15 Apr 1851 McMinn Co., Tenn |
m. Anna Helm 25 Dec 1800* |
| William "Snipe Bill" Camp |
b. 1773 Rutherford Co., NC* |
d. after 1812 Elyton, Jefferson Co., AL |
m. Sarah Eliz. Reeves d 12 Dec 1858 AL
her 2nd m. ? Dun/Dunn |
| Abner Camp |
b. 12 Jul 1775 Rutherford Co. NC* |
d. 17 Sep 1853 Winder, GA |
m. Elizabeth Ragsdale* 1798 (dau of Peter Ragsdale)
(1775-1854) |
| Kezziah Camp |
b. 20 May 1777 Rutherford Co. NC* |
d. 14 Aug 1835 Greenville Co., SC |
m. Benjamin Arnold - 5 Feb 1795*
(son of Benjamin Arnold and Anne Hendrick) |
| John Camp Jr. |
b. |
d. |
m. Eliza Thomason |
| Sara Camp |
b. c1770 |
d. 21 Oct 1854 |
m. Thomas Graydon@
b.c1770* |
| Winifred Camp |
b. abt 1765
|
d. |
m. Thomas Kinman* 1795 Laurens Co., SC
|
*records of Nevelle Mann
@this marriage is by affidavit of Mrs. Steve Skelton who knew
this
family personally, listed in Mann, p.243 "Addenda and Errata".
#records of E. Russ Williams
1743 - John Camp is the third born to Thomas
Camp
and Winifred Starling in Orange Co., VA.
1764, Jan 30 - John Camp marries Mary
Tarpley
of Williamsburg, VA, sister of Rev. John Tarpley, founder of
Methodism
in VA. and a descendent of Wm. Tarpley of Brewton parish. [DAR
records
of the Camp Fam. data]
1776 - Camp, John Lt. , Revolutionary
soldier-
served under Col. Roebuck. AA. 1014; x3424; C. S fought at the
Battle
of Kings Mtn., South Carolina 1780
1777 - Camp, John Caswell 1777
North Carolina Taxpayers, 1701 - 1786 Vol.1 -2
Genealogical Pub. Co. Inc. , Baltimore, Ohio 1989
p. 65 of the Arnold Family Book,
"'Col. Benj. Arnold, m. Kezziah Camp b. 20 May 1777. They lived
on
Horse Creek in Greenville county, S. C., both buried near ...
(These
are WDS grandparents)' & again on page 58 'Benj. Arnold Jr.
(my
grfather) m. Kezziah Camp.'" [Camp family file, DAR library, May
4,
1953]
1778- Old first Register. No. 360 (granted
April 1) John Camp claiming 150 acres on land on the north side
of
Broad River joining and below Richard Henderson's land including
his
own improvement. Also joining land of Mr. hill, Dec. 4, 1778
[records
of Rutherford Co., NC]
1780 - Sept - John, Nathan, and Thomas Camp
(probably John's brother), another Thomas Camp, a Benjamin Camp
and an
Edmund Camp participated in the Battle of Kings Mtn. [Alderman,
Pat
"The Overmountain Men"]
1781- Although the following
paragraph
has been passed down as fact, Deason Smith believes that we need
to
look at this story more carefully. See his lengthy
and
detailed article largely researched by Mrs. Mildred
Brownlee in
1991. It is too long to be included in this page so use this
link. Sullivan's
Company
Roster and Problems of
Entrenched Disinformation
"The Sullivan Independent Company of
Volunteer
Scouts - 1781 was organized when 96 Dist., S.C. was being
terrorized by
Tories and Redcoats. After the fall of Charleston and loss of
Lincoln's
Army, there were no Americans in arms in the state except a few,
small
detached bodies of patriots, mostly old men and young boys. Men
of the
regular army had become prisoners of war, or had escaped from
the
state. Rapacious plundering, outrages, and murders were the
order of
the day. Volunteer bands sprang up like mushrooms, many of whom
are not
mentioned in history, but it was these who played a large part
in the
salvation of the state.
The Sullivan Scouts was organized among relatives, friends, and
neighbors, It was a loose organization of some 100/150 men, with
4
co-captains, each of whom, in an emergency would call together
the men
nearest him or whom he could reach, and go at once into action,
while
the rest of the company was being assembled by signals or
courier. each
of the captains was directly responsible for defending a certain
territory. Sometime the farm bell, the cow-horn, or a woman on
horseback sounded the alarm. The women were placed on alert and
used
their ingenuity to warn neighbors of impending trouble,
sometimes the
call of bird or a smoke signal was used . The men working the
fields or
elsewhere, would at once drop everything, gather their arms,
mount a
fleet horse and rush to the assembling place. Many of the Tories
were
caught and hung. the site is a ford on Reedy River, to the rear
of the
Prospect Baptist Church (colored) where baptisms took place in
the
river. This place was near an old tan yard and about 2 miles
from the
old Lebanon Methodist Church of Today. There is a list of men
who were
hung here and some their families are very prominent today. "
[Mrs. Sara Sullivan Ervin of War Shoals, SC. a descendant of
John Camp
and Mary Tarplely through their daughter Kezziah Camp who
married
Benjamin Arnold, reprinted from Camp-Kemp Family Hist. p. 48
-50]
1782 - Deed book A-D, page 203. Dated
October 28, 1782.
State of North Carolina, Grant No. 253 - for 50 shillings for each
100
acres, to John Camp - 150 acres in Tryon County on north side of
Little
Broad River joining Richard Henderson's land and Mr. Hill's land.
[Mann
p. 45]
1783, January- Rutherford Co., N.C. A
summons is issued for 116 individuals to appear before the
Committee
and Council for Safety by the sheriff. According to
the
essay of W. Griffin, partially included here, that the area now
known
as
Rutherford county "was reputed to be one of the strongest
Tory
regions in the state." Pressure was brought on them to
contribute
to the revolutionary cause or else. When they didn't
respond, "Governor Caswell in 1779, ordered 250 infantry and 25
horsemen
to disarm all persons in the that county as well as in Anson,
Tryon and
Guilford who might give trouble to the Cause."
"'Whereas,
summons having issued to the sheriff to notify the following
persons to
answer an inquisition of treason, felony and forfeiture found
against
them by the Grand Jury, to-wit: ( a list of 116
individuals
including John Harris, Grandshaw Camp, John Camp,
John
Camp, Jr., James Camp. .....) '
'And now being solemnly called to shew cause
why
their property should not be confiscated failed to appear or
show any
cause, it is therefore ordered by the court that their property
be
adjudged forfeited.'
While these did not appear, there was
a
large
number of others who had been similarly summoned who appeared
and
apparently gave satisfactory explanations for their conduct.
" By
all appearances the Camps mentioned did not show up to prove
this
incorrect. Hopefully someone may find a document that will
confirm the loyalty to the revolutionary cause. It
apparently was
somewhat common for the farmers of the area to first support one
side
then the other. The DAR only will accept one conversion to
the
cause. [Griffin.
pp. 38-42] [no one has applied
under this
name since 1991, Elroy's conversation with the librarian of the
DAR
Wash, DC 3/29/06]
1784- Deed Book 22-23, page 334. Dated
October 10, 1784, recorded July 20, 1805. state of North
Carolina, Grant No. 397 - John Camp, 200 acres in Tryon County, on
both
sides of 2nd Broad River. [Mann
p.
45]
1787- Deed Book J- L., page 202. Dated February 21, 1787,
recorded June 6, 1794. John Camp to Alexander Cooper, both
of
Rutherford County, North Carolina, for 50£ , 100
acres. Witnesses: William Cooper and John
Standford. [Mann p. 45]
1787- Deed Book J-L, page 42. Dated April 12, 1787, recorded June
27,
1793. John Camp Planter, to Samuel Hunter, both of Rutherford
County,
North Carolina, for 25£, 100
acres
on south side of 2nd Broad River. Witnesses: William Yancdy
and
Sam'l Swamy. [Mann p. 45]
1784-1799 in the Minutes of the County
Court of
Spartanburg Co., S. C. Vol. I
p. 68 John Camp against John Chism. On a
Summons. Came the Plaintiff by James Yancey Gentleman his
attorney and
the Defendant by Daniel Brown Gentleman his attorney and upon
the
Parties being heard it is considered by the court that the
Plaintiff
recover £2 s3 d3 1/4 besides his costs.
John Camp, Sarah Camp and Reubin Hull is allowed s 12 d6 each
for 5
days attendance in suit John Camp Against John Chism.
p. 41 John Camp against John John Chism. Trover & C. On
Motion of
Daniel Brown Defendant's attorney, that the Plaintiff give
surety for
costs, being an Inhabitant of North Carolina, Maximilian Conner,
Entered himself as surety for the Plaintiff. p. 50 John Camp
against
john Chisham. Trover Continued until next court at Defendant's
cost.
p. 72 John Camp against Thomas David. Trespass. This case
refired to
the arbitrament of John MacKinney & John McElheny with power
of
Umpirage, Their award to be returned to our next court to be
considered
as a rule thereof.
p. 75 John Camp against john Chism. Petition. Ordered that this
suit be
discontinued.
p. 85 John Camp against John Chism. Case. Ordered that a Dedimus
Potetatum issue to Rutherford County in North Carolina, to
Examine John
Camp, Thomas Camp, Susannah Camp, Reubin Hill and Sarah Camp on
the Prt
and behalf of the said Plaintiff, He being also required to give
the
Defendeant Ten days notice of the time and place of examination.
p. 88 John Camp against Thomas Davis. Trespass. Ordered that
this suit
be dismissed at each Party paying their own cash.
vol. 1789-1794 (p. 100-190)
p. 104 On motion of Sarah Boid for administration on the estate
of John
Boid Deceased, Ordered that she have letters accordingly, upon
ther
giving John Camp and James Wofford surities for her lawful
administration, which was accordingly don.
p. 108 John Camp against John Chism. Petition. Continued by
consent of
the parties. John Camp against John Chism. Trespass. Continued
by
consent of the parties until next court. John Camp against John
Chism.
Case. Continued by consent of the parties until next court.
p. 122 John Camp against John Chism. Petition. Came the
Plaintiff by
James Daugherty Esq. His Attorney and the defendant by Thomas P.
Carnes
Gentlman his attorney and Parties agreeing to refer this case to
william More, John McCarter, Nathan Ward, Thomas McKnight, John
McMahan, John Vernon, Thomas Selman, William Shed, Thomas
Williams, Hon
Cannon, David Golightly and Moses Timmons Gentleman Jurors. We
find
£9 for the Plaintiff and Cost of Suit...
p. 130 John Camp against John Chism. Trespass Same against Same.
Case.
Ordered, that the above cases be continued until next court.
p. 136 John Camp against John Chism. Trespass. Dismissed at the
Plaintiff. Cost. John Camp against Benjamine Wofford. Detinue.
Ordered
that his suit be discontinued at the Plaintiff costs by his
assent.
p. 146 John Camp aginst John Chism. Case. On motion of Zacheriah
Toliaferro Esq. attorney for the Defendent, ordered that this
case be
discontinued at the Plaintiff costs by his assent.
[ Spartanburg Co., South Carolina Minutes of the County Court
1785-1799]
1792 - Deed Book MQ, page 49 - 28 -1792,
recorded
June 3, 1795.
John Camp of Greenville county, South Carolina to Daniel Miles of
Rutherford County, N. C. for 35 lb 150 acres in Rutherford Co.,
N.C. on
Second Broad River. Witnesses: James Camp, Thomas Camp and John
Camp.
[records of Rutherford Co., NC]
1788-1799- Location book D, Greenville Co.,
courthouse, Greenville, S. C.
Camp,
Bradford
p. 449 500 acres Fork Rayburn
Creek, Laurens
Camp, John Sr. p.
449
276 acres on Pitchin's Creek, Laurens
Camp, Cranshaw p. 28
555
acres on Bush Creek
Camp,
James p.
299 305 acres on Reedy River, Laurens
Camp, Larkin p.
444 500 acres Rayburn Creek of Reedy R. , Laurens
Camp, Shearwood p. 448 305 acres N. side Reedy
R.,
Laurens
Camp, William p.
485
132 acres Water of Reedy R., Laurens
Camp, William p.
444
225 acres Rayburns Creek, Reedy, Laurens
[Patent Land Survey (Index of Land Acquisitions 1770-1870,
Greenville
Co., courthouse, Greenville, S. C.]
1798 - John Camp files applies for a plat
for
276 acres on a branch of Peachline Creek, Laurens County, Ninety
Six
District, Surveyed by Benjamin Arnold. [South Carolina Archives on line, doc. #S213192,
vol.
0037, page 00116. item 001]
1799 - William Camp applies for a plat for
132
acres on a branch of Peachins and Rabourns Creeks in Laurens
County,
Ninety Six District, surveyed by Benjamin Arnold on March 30,
1799. Other names listed are probably witnesses,
Benjamin
Arnold, John Camp Sr., and Nathan Camp. [South
Carolina Archives on line, doc. #S213192, vol. 0037, page 00270.
item
004]
1800 - US Census. South Carolina
Greenville Dist. Series: M32 Roll: 47 Page: 273
Camp,
John
1 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 1 0 1 - 0 3
Camp, Thomas
1 2 1 0 1 - 0 2 0 0 1 - 0 0
1801- Deed Book D, page 182. Dated
December
3, 1801. John Camp to Joseph Camp, both of Jackson County,
Georgia, for $100, 100 acres. Witnesses: John Strother and
Johnson Strong, J. P. [Mann p. 47]
1803- Deed Book D, page 184. Dated August 9, 18803.
John
Camp of Jackson County, Georgia, for good cause bequeaths to
Anneomy
Hill, his daught, one negoe boy Matt. Witnesses: Thomas Camp, Sen.
and
Thoms Camp, Minor. [Mann p.47]
1810- Deed Book 41-42, page 7 Dated Sept. 6,
1810 recorded Jan. 7, 1833.
John Camp of Jackson county, Georgia to Jacob
Fisher of Rutherford County, North Carolina for $800. 158 acres
plus on
2nd Broad River, Rutherford County, N,.C. (patent John Camp Oct.
28,
1782) Witnesses: Stephen Camp, Jurat and Peter Fisher.
[records of
Rutherford Co., NC]
1810- John Camp senior, makes a will which is not recorded in the
county.
It has been maintained over time by relatives of Jennifer O'Kelley
large suitcase with many other family documents. I have
transcribed the
will with all spelling as I have been able to
read it. A puzzling problem for me with this will is "who is
Mary
Camp?" the beloved wife of John. Most have thought
that
Mary Tarpley Camp died in 1789 but that may not be the case a
indicated
here. We need more information to prove there was a second
marriage and who it may have been.
"In the
name
of God Amen I John Camp sener
of the state of Georgia and Walton County
Being in my parfeet reason but being very low in Body and Helth
and
Considering the mortality of my Body and that it is apointed once
for
all men to Die I therefore Constitute and apoint this my last wil
and
testiment and in the first place I will and Bequeath unto my well
Beloved Wife Mary Camp if she the said many Should proove
to be
the
Longest Liver (all my Estate Both Rarall and personal all during
her
natural Liffe for her soport and as I hereby do Constitute and
apoint
my well beloved son Abner Camp
my whole and sole Execeter in law of my
whole Estate Both reall and personall I allso apoint sd Abner Camp
at
my Deces to take my wife mary with all and singular ofmy Estate
into
his Cear and Keeping and that he the sd Abner Shall soprt and
maintain
the sd Mary Camp during her natural Life in a Comfortable way or
manner
of my Estate and after the Deces of my wife Mary and after my
Lawful
Debts is or shall be paid I give and Bequeth all my Estate both
reall
and personal wit all Bils and Bonds and other Debts to be devided
in
manner and form following to wit after the Deces of my self and my
wife
Mary Camp do Constitute and apoint my Executer Abner Camp to
Expose to sale to the Best advantage all my Estate that
.....(torn)
Leave behind me in this world and makering an Equal Devide with
..(torn) . Children Exept my
sone
Thos
Camp which has
REcieved from me all.. (torn)
Page 2
Ever intend to give him also Wilm
Camp has recieved from me all
I Ever will give him also my
daughters Salley Gradon and Anniomey
Hill
and Winey Kinmon
the
several above named person I Do these presants
Exemp from Every obtaing any parte or parcel of my Extate but my
will
and Desier is that after the Execeter Recieved sattisfaction out
of my
Extate for all trouble and Expence that he the sd Execter Abner
Camp
may be to pay to Each Legatee their Eaquil part whose names ar
here
written whom I own as my Lawful Legatees to witt my son James Camp
Starling Camp Abner camp and my
daughter
Kiziah
Arnold in witness and
testimoney hereof I hereunto do set my hand and afix my seal this
29th
Day of Dec.r 1818. " [copy
of
original provided by Jennifer O'Kelley 3/30/08]
1810-S. Carolina
Camp, Bradford [Laurens 44] 10010 -10010
-00
Camp, James [Laurens 42] 22010 -01000 -00
Camp, Thomas [Laurens 42] 00010 -12010 -00
Camp, Thomas [Greenville 273] 12101 -02001 -00
1812 - Robert Berry makes his will in Orange
County, N. C.
"The will of Robert Berry, dated 16 April
1812,
Orange County, North Carolina (Will Book D, page 408),
identifies his
daughter as Mary Kemp, deceased, thus establishing her death as
before
the date of the will."
"From the 'NC Genealogical Society
Journal'
(NCGSJ), Vol. 6, No.3, page 192, August 1980: 'John Camp,
Robert Camp,
Starling Camp, and Shadrack Humphries (husband of the former
Sarah
Camp), all of Jackson County, Georgia, on 14 January 1815,
give power
of attorney to Joseph Camp of Greenville District, South
Carolina to
transact business relative to their grandfather, Robert Berry,
Sr.,
which they claim in right of their mother, Mary Camp, formerly
Mary
Berry; witness: Hosea Camp, J.J.C.' (The NCGSJ lists 'Talbert'
Camp,
instead of 'Robert' Camp. Copies of the document made from
microfilm
were so poor, that it was necessary to examine the original
document in
the North Carolina Archives (Orange County, North Carolina.
Powers of
Attorney 1781-1909, CR.073.928.5, Camp, Joseph 1815). This
established
that the NCGSJ had named Robert as 'Talbert.' This was further
confirmed by the signature affixed to the Power of Attorney,
which was
clearly 'Robert Berry Camp.') This Power of Attorney confirms
Robert
Berry as the father of Mary Kemp/Camp. As the initials of a
witness,
'J.J.C.' seems to refer to "James John Camp," thought to be
the full
name of James Camp.
[J. C. Marler research - correspondence of 1/10/01 that he
gleaned from
Roots Web, his email marlerjc@SLU.EDU ]
1818 - John Camp dies in Jackson Co., GA but
is
buried in Lebanon Church, Greenville, SC.
The Lebanon Church and the old 1832 cemetary markers near
Princeton,
SC. One of the markers is of John Camp.
photos courtesy of a lost
coorespondent.
1848 - Walton County, Testimony of Anneyomy
Hill before Tillman McDonalds. Walton County Georgia At present I don't know why
Anneyomy Hill
was giving testimony but it sounds like she is proving that
the
children listed are the true heirs of the estate of James Camp
and/or
Mary Camp.
"Tillman
McDonalds
- an acting Justice of the peace in said county
Anneyomy Hill and being
duly
sworn in Terms of the law deposess and
saith on oath. That she knew James
Camp
and Mary Camp his wife and Mary
Camp wife of James Camp had five
children that she knew one by the name
of John Camp and one by
the
name of Robert B. Camp
one by
the name of
Joseph Camp one by the
name of Starling Camp
and one daughter by
the
name of Sarah Camp who
married
a man by the name of Humphris
one that
the same all them five children sd ack Mary Camp wife of James
Camp
often (tom?) one that they were all born in North Carolina four
of them
was born in Rutherford county and that she was present when John
and
Robert B. Camp was born and went to se Mary Camp the next day
after
Joseph Camp was born and they moved from Rutherford County North
Carolina to South Carolina near the line of Lawrence and
Greenville
Districts Sworn to and subscribed to be me the 29th March
1848.
seal
Anneyomy
X
Hill
[copy of original provided by Jennifer
O'Kelley 3/30/08]
Sources:
DAR records of the Camp Fam. data, DAR
National
Library, Wash. D. C
Griffin, Clarence. Essays on North Carolina History. The Forest
City
Courier, Forest City, N. C. 1951.
Landrum, Dr. L. B. O. . History of
Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1900, reprinted 1954.
Marler, J. C. research - correspondence of 1/10/01 that he
gleaned from
Roots Web, his email marlerjc@SLU.EDU
Mann, Col. Robt. Nevelle and Cathrine Cleek Mann, Camp-Kemp
Family
Hist. Vol. I - II, 1969, Cedar Bluff, Alabama 35959.
records of Rutherford Co., NC. reprinted in "Kemp Family
Newsletter",
Vol. VIII , issue 1 Spring 1996
O'Kelley, Jennifer.
"Suitcase in Georgia." Jennifer has generously
provided valuable
documentation for this family through some 3000 documents in
a suitcase
that she inherited. She is still in the process of going
through it for
the Camp family researchers. 3/30/08 suitcase1800@bellsouth.net
---
2849
King
Alfed Dr. Macon, GA 31204-1208
Smith, Deason. Sullivan's Company
Roster
and Problems of Entrenched Disinformation.
adeasons@earthlink.net
South Carolina Dept of Archives and Records, -
http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives
Williams, Russ E., The Kemp, Turner, and Roberts Families on
Little
Silver Creek, Washington, Parish Louisiana. The Story of Three
Pioneer
families of early Louisiana, their Ancestors and Progeny.,
1992.
Monroe, LA., Williams Genealogical Pub., 514 Cole Ave, Monroe, LA
71203
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