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

by George Austin Morrison

55 Ralph⁷ De Camp (Eliphalet⁶, James⁵, Lambert⁴, Henry³, Laurence², John¹). He was born at or near Rahway, N. J., and married there Mary Lee, perhaps a daughter of that Samuel Lee, to whom he deeded Westfield, N. J., property on 24 February, 1849 (recorded in Newark Register’s Office, in Book Y 6 of Deeds, page 341). He removed to Aurelius, Cayuga Co., N. Y., about 1849, and had issue (1) Oscar⁸, b. near Cayuga, N. Y.; d. 1873; m. Olivia.

56 Moses Halsey⁷ De Camp (Zachariah⁶, Enoch⁵, Henry⁴, Henry³, Laurence², John¹). He lived at Chester, N. J., and died there in 1886, leaving a will dated 28 Jan., 1878, proved and recorded at Morristown, N. J., on 3 May, 1886, in which he mentions his wife, Beulah, and children of his daughter, Mrs. Warner (Experience Ann, who married Henry Warner); children of his daughter, Mrs. Smith, and children of his daughter, Mrs. Collis. He married Beulah Warner, who died 1893, leaving a will dated 1 May. 1890, recorded and proved at Morristown, N. J., 1 May, 1893, in which he mentions children and grandchildren as follows. His issue were:

	i	Experience Ann8 who married Henry Warner, and had issue (1) Beulah M.; (2) Ann L.; (3) William Halsey; (4) Henry Dudley; (5) H. Archie, (6) Melissa L., of Newark, N. J.
	ii	Daughter8, who married —— Smith, and had issue (1) Beulah M.
	iii	Daughter8 who married —— Collis, and had issue (1) Louisa W.

57 David⁷ Schuyler De Camp (Zachariah⁶, Enoch⁵, Henry⁴, Henry³, Laurence², John¹) married Rebecca Horton, daughter of Hiram and Mary (Rose) Horton, b. 1809, Dec. 29. (Early Germans of N. J., by Chambers.) His wife left a will dated 1878, March 29, proved 1879, Jan. 11, at Morristown, N. J., in which she states she is of Chester, N. J., and the widow of David S. De Camp, deceased. She mentions below named children, and Frank H., son of Silas O. De Camp, and Alfred E., son of David S. De Camp, and names son Stephen H. De Camp, of Syracuse, N. Y., executor. She made a codicil to will, dated 1879, Nov. 30.

The children of David S. and Rebecca (Horton) De Camp, were:

	i	Harriet8, who married William Dietz.
	ii	Alfred Eugene8, who married Kate Ming, daughter of Chas. and Susan Ming.
	iii	Abby Louisa8 unmarried.
	iv	Stephen Halsey8 married Catharine Crouse.
	v	Silas O8., married Emma Hall, of Denville, and had son (1) Frank H9.
	vi	Hiram H8., married Althea Lane, daughter of Abram and Sarah Lane.
	vii	David S8., had son (i) Alfred E.9.
	viii	Alonzo D8., married Lauretta Dixon, daughter of Cyrus Dixon, of N. Y.
	ix	Mary Eugene8, died at age of 8 years.

58 John Henry⁷ De Camp (Abram⁶, Henry⁵, Gideon⁴, Gideon³, Laurence², John¹) married and had issue:

	i	Harriet, who married Charles W. Minor, of New York city, and died at Bad Nauheim, Germany, on July 5, 1900.
	ii	John P., who died unmarried at Tarrytown, N. Y., on November 14, 1897.

59 Samuel W.⁸ De Camp (John⁷, Moses⁶, Aaron⁵, Aaron⁴, John³, Laurence², John¹) was of Caldwell, N. J. He must have died unmarried in 1878, leaving a will dated 17 Feb., 1878, proved 14 March, 1878, recorded in Book V. of Wills, page 419, Newark Probate Office, in which he calls himself of Caldwell, N. J. He further mentions father, John De Camp, of East Orange; mother, Jane, and divides his estate between his brother Daniel and his sister, Sarah Catherine Vandenhoof, wife of Wm. R. Vandenhoof. He names as executor his brother Daniel De Camp, and witnesses of will were Daniel Griffith and John McChesney.

60 John De Camp⁸ (Samuel⁷ G. J., John⁶, Henry⁵, Lambert⁴, Henry³, Laurence², John¹) was born in New Jersey in 1812, and died at Burlington, N. J., on 25th June, 1875. He was a U. S. naval officer, being appointed to the navy from Florida in October, 1827. He served on the sloop “Vandalia,” of the Brazil squadron, in 1829–30, and received his promotion as past midshipman in 1833. He was in the West India squadron until 1837, and was commissioned lieutenant in 1838, and served on the frigate “Constitution” in 1854, along the African coast. He was commissioned commander in 1855, and served in the navy yard at New York as lighthouse inspector and as commander of the store ship “Relief.” He was in command of the steam sloop “Iroquois” at the attack upon Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the capture of New Orleans (April, 1862), and participated in various actions on the Mississippi, including Vicksburg, while in command of the “Wissahickon.” He was commissioned captain in 1862, and was in the South Atlantic squadron, 1863–64; was promoted to commodore in 1866; commanded the receiving ship “Potomac,” 1868–69, and was retired in 1870 with the rank of rear-admiral. (Appleton’s Biographical Encyclopœdia.) He married (1st) Mary Augusta Green, d. June, 1843, and (2), on 14 July, 1846, Laura L. Wood, born 1821, Aug. 13; died 1884, April 30. He had issue: