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

Source of VanCampen information in previous email provided by Geri Brennan. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties by Mathews > John Arenson VanCampen arrived in NY, June 19, 1658 on the Brown Fish.