De Camp Genealogy: Laurent De Camp of New Utrecht, N.Y., 1664, and his descendants

by George Austin Morrison

20 Zachariah⁵ De Camp (Henry⁴, Henry³, Laurence², John¹) married and had issue.

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21 Morris⁵ De Camp (John⁴, Henry³, Laurence², John¹). Little is known of him, except the fact that he owned land in Essex County, N. J. He may be identical with that Morris De Camp who was a sergeant in Col. Elisha Sheldon’s 2d Regiment of Dragoons, Capt. Barnet’s Company, and was wounded in the foot at Staten Island fight on 23 August, 1777, during the Revolutionary War. He is mentioned in the muster rolls as Morris Decamp, Serg’t, 25 Jan., 1777, Westfield, N. J.; farmer; discharged. (Hist. of Woodbridge, N. J.) He must have married and lived at Westfield, N. J., his only known issue being

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22 John⁵ De Camp (Benjamin⁴, Henry³, Laurence², John¹) was born about 1750, and lived in Somerset Co., N. J. He died in 1828, leaving a will dated 23 May, 1828, recorded in Somerset County Probate Office on 20 June, 1828, in Book C of Wills, page 349. In it he appoints Joshua Hardenburgh trustee to take and hold all his estate, real and personal, including lands in Ohio and Illinois, and pay income from same to his son Benjamin for life, and at his death to divide estate share and share alike between his son Benjamin’s children. Names Joshua Hardenburgh as sole executor and trustee. Witnesses, Aaron J. Austin, Peter Daley, Catharine Daley. He left issue him surviving.

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23 John⁵ De Camp (Gideon⁴, Gideon³, Laurence² John¹) was born at New Brunswick, N. J., and baptized there 1759, April 19. He died intestate at Troy, N. Y. 1809, and letters of administration were issued 1809, March 18 (L. 3, p. 166) to Eve De Camp and Edward Ostrander. He married Eve ——. At Troy, N. Y., the following deeds are recorded: Jacob Van der Heyden to John De Camp, carpenter, of Troy, N. Y., dated 1790, Oct. 25, rec’d L. 77, p. 369; Peter Wither, of Troy, N. Y., to John de Camp, of Troy, N. Y., dated 1802, Nov. 25, rec’d L. 3, p. 187; Jacob van der Heyden to John De Camp, carpenter, of Troy, N. Y., dated 1790, Oct. 25, rec’d L. 3, p. 189. Release of Dower, John De Camp and wife Eve, dated 1805, Jan. 25, rec’d L. 77, p. 371.

His wife Eve married, for her second husband, John Haskins, at Troy, 1814, Jan. 14, by Rev. Jonas Coe.[^[10]]

His children were as follows:

	i	John6, born 1800, Oct. 11.
	ii	Martin6, born 1803, July 17.
	iii	Christina6, born 1805, Oct. 26; married Henry Rousseau at Troy on 10 May, 1826, and had issue; George H. Rousseau7, who died in N. Y. about 1893.
	iv	Clarissa6, born 1807, Oct. 19.
	v	Mary6 (Polly).
	vi	A Daughter6, who married —— Buel.