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

by George Austin Morrison

His children were as follows:

10	i	Gerrit4, bapt. 1717, Apl. 17, by Dom. Antonius, at Staten Island. Witnesses: Bastjan Eleyen and Gersteyntjes Christofeer.
11	ii	Laurens4, bapt. 1719, June 7, at Staten Island, Witnesses: Laurens de Camp and Aeltje Mandeviel.
	iii	Bastiaan4, bapt. 1724, Aug. 30, at Staten Island. Witnesses: Zeger Gerritsen and Jannetje Faas.
12	iv	Gideon4, bapt. 1727, Oct. 15, at Staten Island. Witnesses: Cornelis Egmont and Elsje De Camp.
	v	Altje4, bapt. 1735, Aug. 10, at New Brunswick, N. J.

5 Aaron⁴ De Camp (John³, Laurence², John¹) died about 1788, leaving following issue:

13	i	Aaron5.
	ii	Moses5.
	iii	John5.
	iv	Job5.
	v	Levi5.
	vi	Lot5.
	vii	Mary5.
	viii	Sarah5.
	ix	Amy5.
	x	Docia5.
	xi	Jemima5, who married —— Squire and had issue. (1) Aaron6, (2) Stephen6, (3) Moses6, (4) Ludlow6, (5) Sarah6.

The names of his children are learned from a Petition of Aaron De Camp, dated 23 Jan. 1790 (No. 427 Newark Probate Office), to partition the lands of his father Aaron De Camp, who died 1788.

6 Lambert⁴ De Camp (Henry³, Laurence², John¹) was baptized at Staten Island on 17 Apl. 1711. Witnesses: Johannes Van Campen and wife Mary (his uncle and aunt). He married Mary ——, and must have died about 1790. His will is dated 4 Oct. 1784, and was proved 4 Oct. 1790. In it he speaks of himself as of Elizabeth Boro, Essex Co., N. J., a son of Hendrick De Camp. He gives to his son Henry certain lands in Somerset Co., N. J.; to son Lambert lands in Essex Co., N. J. Mentions sons James, David, Moses, daughters Elizabeth and Leah, and his wife Mary. He also mentions a brother Henry. Names as executors his sons Joseph and David. Witnesses: John Allen, Enoch De Camp and Dan Marsh.

His children were as follows:

14	i	Henry5.
15	ii	Lambert5.
16	iii	James5.
17	iv	David5.
	v	Joseph5.
18	vi	Moses5, born 1735, Sept. 25, at Westfield, N. J.
	vii	Elizabeth5.
	viii	Leah5.

7 Henry⁴ De Camp (Henry³, Laurence², John¹) was baptized 1715, at Staten Island. Witnesses, Cornelis Egmont and Marytie Van Campen. He married and lived at Woodbridge, N. J., and died about 1785. In his will, dated 1776, October 31, proved 1785, May 30, he calls himself “Quaker,” of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., N. J., and mentions sons Enoch, Job; daughters Phebe, wife of Akron; Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Scudder; Mercy, wife of William Hetfield; Sarah, wife of William Gillman; grandson, Kimble, son of his son Zachariah. Names as executors Joseph De Camp and William Smith. Witnesses, Uzziah Codington, Enoch Moore, and Moses Jacques. His children were as follows:

19	i	Enoch5, had a son Zachariah6.
	ii	Job5.
	iii	Phebe5, who married —— Akron.
	iv	Elizabeth5, who married Thomas Scudder.
	v	Mercy5, who married William Hetfield.
	vi	Sarah5, who married William Gillman, and mentions in will “my kinsman” Joseph De Camp, of Rahway, N. J.
20	vii	Zachariah5, who married and had a son Kimble6.