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PIERRE DE CAMPS, esquire, Seigneur de Clairbourg, and former body guard to the king, Valet of the Wardrobe to Monsieur . Arms: On a shield azure a chevron gules, accompanied by three merlets of sable.
From the above facts it will be noted that there existed a large family of Protestant "De Camps" at Montauban between 1625-1675; a great Catholic family of "Du Campe" at Boulogne between 1600-1780, and an indication of "De Camps" at Rouen. Perhaps a clue to the ancestry of the New Jersey "De Camp" family may lurk about that Laurent De Camps who was Chief Surgeon at Mauberge and that Laurent De Camps who was Sieur de Bernoville in 1746. The fact of a Maurice Descamps being a witness to the marriage of his brother Jean Descamps and Catherine Delarre on 28 September, 1681, may also be important, as this Maurice was a son of Jean and Margueritte Descamps, deceased in 1681, and it will hereafter be seen that the name of Morris is a favored one in the early New Jersey De Camp families.
The purpose of the present work is to trace and record the descendants of "Laurens Jansen De Camp," a French Huguenot, who arrived in this country about 1664, and appears to have been the first and only one of his name who came to the shores of the New Netherlands.
He must have been quite young at the date of his emigration for he married about 1676 Elsie de Mandeville, daughter of Gillis and Altje de Mandeville , and had most if not all his children born within the period of from 1676-1696. In the Assessment Roll of New Utrecht made up 24th August, 1675, his name appears as "Laurens Jansen 1 Pole, 2 Horses, 2 Cows, ?52; 24 Morgens of Land ?48; Total; ?100;" and in the Assessment Roll of the same place made up 29th September, 1676, he appears as "Laurens Jansen 1 Pole; 2 Horses; 2 Cows; ?52; 12 Morgens of Land; ?24; Total ?76."
His children were:
i JOANNES^3, bapt. 1677, Apl. 2, at Brooklyn, N. Y. by Dom. Gideon Schaets. Witnesses: Joannes Gillisz and Tryntje Gillis.
In 1715 "Johannes Van Campen and Saara Van Namen" were witnesses at baptism of Tys, child of Johannes Sweem, at Staten Island.
The children of John De Camp were:
iv MARTHA^4, bapt. 23 Apl. 1707, at Staten Island. Witnesses: Thys Sweem and Saraatie Sweem.
i LAURENS^4, bapt. 1705, Feb. 18, at New Amsterdam .
ii LAURENS^4, bapt. 1709, Apl. 19, at Staten Island. Witness: Laurens Van Campen .
iv AELTIE^4, bapt. 1715, at Staten Island. Witnesses: Giedie Van Campen and Elsie Van Campen.
vii DAVID^4, bapt. 1719, Aug. 2, at Staten Island. Witnesses: Bastiaan Elles and Hendrikje Elles.
viii GIDEON^4, bapt. 1721, May 21, at Staten Island. Witnesses: Jacob Bakker and Catherine Vlierboom.
ix CHRISTOFFEL^4, bapt. 1725, Feb. 13, at Staten Island. Witnesses: Laurens de Camp, Loca Patris; Cornelis Egmont and Crystyntje de Camp.
One Bastian Ellis of Staten Island, Richmond Co., N. Y., left a will dated 25 Mar. 1760, proved 2 Dec. 1763, recorded Liber 24 of Wills, page 227, in N. Y. Co., in which is mentioned wife "Sary" and children Cornelis, Bastian, Catran, Sarah, Eagye, Areeanche, Hendrickai and Mary. Whether he was the father or brother-in-law of Gideon De Camp is as yet undetermined.
His children were as follows:
iii BASTIAAN^4, bapt. 1724, Aug. 30, at Staten Island. Witnesses: Zeger Gerritsen and Jannetje Faas.
v ALTJE^4, bapt. 1735, Aug. 10, at New Brunswick, N. J.
ii MOSES^5.
iii JOHN^5.
iv JOB^5.
v LEVI^5.
vi LOT^5.
vii MARY^5.
viii SARAH^5.
ix AMY^5.
x DOCIA^5.
The names of his children are learned from a Petition of Aaron De Camp, dated 23 Jan. 1790 , to partition the lands of his father Aaron De Camp, who died 1788.
His children were as follows:
ii JOB^5.
John^4 De Camp was buried on the road between Westfield and Rahway, in a wood, near the grave of his brother Benjamin^4 De Camp. His tombstone reads: "Died Oct. 23, 1782, age 67."
He doubtless had several children, the only known child being
i GERRIT^5, bapt. 1752, Jan. 19, at New Brunswick, N. J. ii AELTJE^5, bapt. 1753, April 15, at New Brunswick, N. J.
i HENDRICKS^5, bapt. 1754, Oct. 13, at New Brunswick, N. J.
ii CATRINA^5, bapt. 1756, May 16, at New Brunswick, N. J. Died young.
iii CATRINA^5, bapt. 1758, Sept. 3, at New Brunswick, N. J.
iv LAURENCE^5, bapt. 1760, Aug. 10, at New Brunswick, N. J.
v JANNETIE^5, bapt. 1762, Sept. 19, at New Brunswick, N. J.
vi PETER^5, bapt. 1768, March 13, at New Brunswick, N. J.
i Maria^5, bapt. 1751, July 21, at New Brunswick, N. J. She died young.
ii Catrina^5, bapt. 1753, March 18, at New Brunswick, N. J.
iv EVA^5, bapt. 1756, Oct. 17, at New Brunswick, N. J. Witness, Altje De Campe.
vi GIDEON^5, bapt. 1762, Sept. 19, at New Brunswick.
Aaron^5 De Camp died about 1827, leaving a will not dated but proved 29 March, 1827 , Newark, N. J., Probate Office. In it he mentions his wife Ketura, sons Moses, Benjamin, Daniel; grandsons John and Daniel, sons of his son Moses; daughters Sarah Riker, Abigail Beach, Mary Shippen, and Deborah De Camp. He names as executors Zemas Harrison and William Gould. Witnesses, Josiah Steele, Abram Personett and Nathaniel M. Gould. The children of Aaron^5 and Ketura De Camp were:
i JOHN^6, died unmarried.
ii DANIEL^6, died unmarried.
Later a petition was filed , dated 17 April, 1815, for division of his real estate, which states he left him surviving the following children:
The children of Moses De Camp and Sarah Ross were as follows:
i WALTER^6, who died at Westfield, N. J., 24 May, 1802, aged 37 years.
viii REBEKAH^6, who died at Westfield, N. J., 23 March, 1789, aged 4 years.
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