Thank you Sharon and Geri both for the post on this family. I have been studying this family for quite some time, and actually have quite a different account of what is listed in this article. I wonder how accurate the source is. I do not know who John Arenson VanCampen and Claus Nicholas Van Campen are. This is the first I have heard of them. It's nice to know when there are others with the same surname around, because most of the Van Campens around belong to one Migrant Gerrit Jansen Van Campen. As I know of the story (not to say its the correct version!), most of the people in the story in the article are actually decendants of Gerrit Jansen Van Campen. Its really interesting to me that his wife (they married in 1659), Machtelt Stoffels is listed as arriving on the ship the Brown Fish with a date of 6/10/1658. Even if the date is 9 days off, I would assumed its the same ship! If anyone knows anything else about either of these individuals, I would love to hear from them! Again, thanks Sharon, We have another piece added to the puzzle!! Now to decipher which stories are the correct ones. Amy Gonzalez ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Rhodes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:52 AM Subject: VanCampen > This is forwarded from the Northampton, PA list. > Sharon > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [PANORTHA-L] VanCampen > Resent-Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:49:20 -0600 > Resent-From: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:49:18 -0400 > From: [email protected] (geri brennan) > To: [email protected] > > > > John Arenson VanCampen arrived in NY, June 19, 1658 on the Brown Fish. > "Claus Nicholas VanCampen, called a farmer boy, came from Holland > onboard The Faith in 1662. Shows passage of his wife Gretchen (Grace) > who came with their son, and the passage was remitted on account of the > military service of John A. Van Campen. In 1692, John Van Campen > petitiioned for land for himself and military company on Shawangunk > Creek. This was probably John A. Van Campen, who came to America in 1658 > In the year 1700, in Col. Rutson's regiment, and Capt. Joachim > Schoomaker company on 155 men from Dutchess and Ulster Counties, Lt. > John Van Campen's name appears. George Van Campen, of Olean, NY, from > whom these facts were obtained, thinks that this was a son of John Van > Campen. Dutchess was divided from Ulster in 1713. Ulster then comprised > all the land west of the Hudson to the Delaware. In 1728, John VanCampen > was a freeholder in Marbletown, Ulster Co, and in 1737 Jacob VanCampen > was in the list of freeholder in Dutchess Co. In 1726 John VanCampen had > a lawsuit with John Conrad Weiser about obtaining an Indian title to > land west of the Delaware, from a point then known as Pionpocks to a > point opposite Van Campen Island. Cornelius VanCampen is mentioned as a > corporal, in 1737, in a malitia company of Ulster Co. Moses, JOhn, > Benjamin and Cornelis Depui are also mentioned in the list of troops. > > 1761, Cornelius, Aaron, and Benjamin VanCampen are assessed in > Smithfield township, Northampton Co. Garret VanCampen name appears > among the resident in 1777, and John, Moses and Abram Van Campen's named > appear as early as 1778/ > > Abram VanCampen married Miss Jennins and had 4 sons-Benjamin, Moses, > Abram, and John. Benjamin died young, Abram married a Miss Cape of > Phila., and their children were, Moses, Andrew, Mary, Maria, John and > James. > Of these children, Moses married a Miss Overfield and their children > were, William, Jacob, Benjamin, Susan and Sarah w/o Moses Shoemaker. > > Andrew Van Campen married Miss Michaels, their children were, Mary, > Sally, John, James, and George. > > > Maria Van Campen, w.o John Nyce. John married Miss Piper, and their > children were, Mary, Sarah and John. James married Miss Piper and their > children were, Andrew, Frank, James and John. Moses Shoemaker's > children were, Moses, Andrew, and Mary > > John Van Campen of the original family, married Sarah Depui. They had > only one son, Abram and three daughters, Mary, Blandina and Susanna. > Abram married Sarah Dewitt. They had 2 daughters, Susan whose first > husband was Solferyne Westbrook and her 2nd was William Dusenbury of > Sandystone, NJ, and Catharine, w/o Robert T. Green, and brother f Dr. > Trail Green, of Lafayette College in Easton, > > Mary Van Campen was the w/o George Bush of Shawnee, Blandian w/o Henry > Shoemaker, of Pahaquarra, and Suan was the w/o Judge John Coolbaugh, who > was the son of William Coolbaugh who came from Germany > > Cornelius Van Campen came from Holland and settled in NJ. He married a > Depui (Depew or Depue, soon after the birth on Jan 21, 1757 of their > first son Moses (who became an officer in the Rev. and a celebrated > border adventurer during the exciting times before, and after the warof > independence) they moved to the PA side of the Delaware and settled at > Water Gap > > In 1769 Cornelius took his son Moses, and went to the Wyoming region, > where purchased a tract of land. He later moved to Northumberland Co. > While living there Moses VanCampen went with Col. Plunket's forces to > drive the CT party from the Valley of Wyoming. > He was captured by the Indians in 1780 > > In 1782 he was again captured by the Indians, narrowly excape execution, > but was taken to Montreal and paroled. In the spring of 1783 he was made > commander of Wilke-Barra Fort. After the close of the war he married a > daughter of James McClure, and in 1795 moved to Alllegheny Co., NY, He > died upwards of 85. > > > Best Wishes, Geri > > ______________________________