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The Camp family of Essex Co., England began with Thomas Campe, Roydon, yeoman. He was b. ca 1510 in England, his LWT dated 6/15/1560 Essex Co., wherein he named his wife, Margery and children: Richard Campe, eldest son, chr. 12/1/1540 at Epping, was bequeathed the meadows in Nazing, marshland, etc.; James Campe; William Campe; Robert Campe, chr. 5/11/1537 at Roydon; Thomas Campe, youngest son; Joan Campe; and Mary Campe.

The Nazing branch began with John Campe, chr. 1548 at Nazing, Essex, m. 8/23/1573 at Nazing, Mary Tishunt. The church records at Nazing identify his children, viz: Thomas Campe chr. 1601 Nazing, Essex; Mary Campe chr. 1603 Nazing; Sarah Campe chr. 9/1/1611 Nazine.

Thomas Campe chr. 1601 Nazing, Essex, England, had issue:

Thomas Campe chr. 1630 Chignal St. James, Essex Co. married in 1653 at Waltham, Holy Cross, Essex Co., Sarah Williamson, and had issue:

1. Richard Campe chr. 3/23/1671 Nazing Parish, Essex Co., England.

2. Ann Campe chr. 5/17/1666 Nazing Parish.

3. Johanes Campe chr. 4/9/1667 at Mashbury, Chignal St. James, Essex Co.

4. Sarah Campe chr. 10/4/1668 Nazing Parish, Essex Co.

5. Thomas Campe chr. 11/20/1665 Mashbury, Chignal St. James, d. 1711 King and Queen Co., Va. M. 1689 in James City Co., Va., Catherine Barron, b. 1672 James City Co., Va., d. 1715 King and Queen Co., Va., the dau of Andrew Barron and his wife, Mary Ewens.* Issue:

A. Mary Camp b. 1708 King and Queen Co., Va., d. 1758 Richmond Co., Virginia, married on 1/5/1733 King and Queen Co., Va. James Tarpley.

B. Thomas Camp b. 1691 King and Queen Co., Va. D. 1751 Culpepper Co., Virginia, married m. 1715 in Westmoreland Co., Va., Mary Marshall, b. 1697 Westmoreland Co., Va., d. 1757 Culpepper Co., Va., daughter of Thomas Marshall and his wife, Martha Sherwood. Issue:
  1. John Camp b. 1719 King and Queen Co., Va. m. 2/11/1782 Elizabeth Sims;
  2. Marshall Camp b. 1721 King and Queen Co., Va. m. 11/21/1805 Lucy Wilkerson;
  3. Ambrose Camp b. 1723 King and Queen Co., Va. d. In 1769 Culpepper Co., Va. m. Ann Marshall;
  4. Thomas Camp, born 2/8/1717 King and Queen Co., VA, d. 1794 Rutherford Co., N. C. m. (1) 1738 in Accomack Co., VA, Winnifred Starling, b. 1720 Accomack Co., VA d. 1761 Culpepper Co., VA. LWT of Thomas Camp probated 4/1798 in Rutherford Co., N. C. m. (2) 1762 Margaret Carney, b. 1/20/1744 Limerick Co., Ireland, d. 1824 Rutherford Co., N. C. The family lived near Rutherfordton in a two-story whiteboard house, which dated pre-Revolutionary War period and way still standing when I visited there in 1966. Between two wives, Thomas Camp had twenty-six children! These children are the progenitors Of the family in North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. The Camp tradition of having large families went well into the 19th century. For Issue by second wife, Margaret Carney.

Issue of Thomas Camp and first wife, Winnifred Starling:

i. Edmund Camp b. 1739 Orange Co., VA, d. 1834 in Franklin Co., Ga. m. 1760 in VA, Mary Ragsdale.

ii. Mary Camp b. 1/5/1740 Orange Co., VA, d. 9/11/1786 Charlotte Co., VA m. 4/3/1759 in Culpepper Ca., Va., Thomas Camp

iii. Joseph Camp b. 1741 Orange Co., Va. d. before 1/7/1820 m. Susannah Rountree.

iv. Lucy Camp h. 1742 Orange Co., Va., m. Mr. Hearn.

v. John Camp b. 10/13/1743 Ornnge Co , VA, d. in 1818 m. 1764 in Lunenburg Co., Va., Mary Tarpley.

vi. Nathaniel Camp b. 1745 Orange Co., Va., d. after 1632 m. Winnifred Tarpley.

vii. Starling Camp b. 1749 Culpepper Co., Va.

viii. Hosea Camp b. 2/25/1751 Culpepper Co., VA.

ix. William Camp b. 1753 Culpepper Co., VA, d. ca 1827 m. Rebecca.

x. Alfred Camp b. 1755 Culpepper Co., Va., m. Elizabeth Jennings,

xi. Benjamin Camp b. 1757 Culpeppcr Co., Va., d. 1832 m. 1776 Elizabeth Dykes.

xii. Elizabeth Camp b. 1753 Culpepper Co., Va., d. aEter 1850 m. Ca 1777 i" N. C., Reuben Brock.

xiii. Joel Camp b. 1761 Culpepper Co., VA.

xiv. Thomas Camp b. 1747 Orange Co., VA d. ca 1611 in Walton Co., Ga., bur. Old Bethlehem Cemetery Ga., Walton Co., Ga., m. ca 1763 in Richmond Co., Va. Nancy Anne Tarpley, b. 10/6/1750 North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Va d. 1814 Walton Co., Ga, dau. of James Tarpley and his wife, Mary Camp. Issue:

a. Bradford Camp b. 9/5/1764 Laurens Co., 8. C. d. 4/15/1838 Washington Parish, Louisiana La. ca 1796 in S. C., Mary Drucilla Campbell,

b. Larkin Camp b. 1767 Laurens Co., S. C. d. after 1851 Butler Co., AL, m. Margaret Brewster.

*Camp Bulletins at Ga State Archives, Atlanta, Ga.

c. Sarah Camp b. 1773 Laurens Co., S. C. m. 12/8/1793 Laurens Co., S. C., John C. Calhoun.

d. Hosea Camp b. 1775 Laurens Co., S. C., d. AL, m. 7/11/1806 in Jackson Co., Ga., Elizabeth Kennedy.

e. Burrell Camp b. 1779 Laurens Co., S. C. d. Carroll Co., GA, m. 3/1799 Laurens Co., S. C., Elizabeth Moore.

f. Thomas Camp b. 1781 Laurens Co., S. C. m. Miss Hamby. Laurens Co., S. C.

g. Nancy Camp b. 1780 m. John Brown.

h. Sherwood Camp, Baptist Minister, b. 3/9/1777 Laurens Co., S. C. d. 1860/1870 Dallas, Paulding Co., GA, m. Lydia Kennedy, b. 2/15/1780 Laurens Co., S. C. d. 1870/1880 Dallas, Paulding Co., Ga., listed on 1860-1570 Paulding Co., Ga. Census Records. Issue:

(1) Edmund Kennedy Camp b. 2/25/1804 Walton Co., Ga, d. 6/22/1848 m. 1/24/1827 in Walton Co., Ga. Penelope Willingham, Jackson, Walton Co.,Ga.

(2) Ira Camp born 1805 Ga. d. 1864 m. 1/26/1829 in Walton Co., Ch, Nancy Palmore

(3) Josiah Camp b. 8/6/1808 Jackson, Walton Co., Ga. m. Louisa Cooper. Walton Co., GA,

(4) Nancy Camp b. 1812 Jackson, Walton Co., Ga., d. 1880/1890 Paulding Co., Ga.

(5) Thomas Camp b. 6/21/1813 Jackson, Walton Co., Ga, d. 3/23/1904 m. 2/11/1836 Martha Mahon.

(6) Lydia Caroline Camp b- 1824 Jackson, Co., Ga. 10/3/1822 Walton Co., Ga.

(7) Burrell Marion Camp b. 10/3/1822 Walton Co., Ga., d. 5/22/1912 Powder Springs, Cobb Co., Ga bur. High Shoals Church Cemetery, Paulding Co., Ch, m. (1) 1542 in Paulding Co.,Ga., Mary E. Stegall, b. 1826 Pickens Co., S. C., d. 1869 Paulding Co., Ch., dau. of Bira (Birdwell) Stegall and his wife, Abigail Conger. Burrell Camp was an Elder at the High Shoals Missionary Baptist Church, preaching there for forty years. Members were baptised under a waterfall located in the woods on High Shoals Road, at the foot of a hill near the old cemetery. He was: widely respected. Listed on 1850 Cherokee Co., Ga. Census, 1860-1870 Paulding Co., GA Census. His death certificate in possession of Mrs. Lula Keaten, Atlanta, GA (now deceased), in 1967. He m. (2) 4/12/1871, Sarah Ann Holland, b. 8/22/1837 High Shoals, Paulding Co., Ga. 3/12/1910 Paulding Co., dau. of Archibald Hollond and his wife, Elizabeth Hagin.

Issue of Burrell Marion Caap and his wife, Mary E. Stegall

a. Abigail Camp b. 1845 Paulding Co., Ga, d.1850/1860 Paulding Co., GA

b. William Washington Camp b. 1849 Paulding Co., Ga. d. 1930 m. 12/14/1872 Paulding Co., Mandy E. Holland.

c. Lydia Camp b.12/26/1849, d. 8/27/1883 Paulding Co., Ga. bur. High Shoals Church, m. George Washington Holland.

d. Milly C. Camp b. 1852 Paulding Co., Ga. D. 1948 m. 11/26/1874 Tom Pinkard, Paulding Co., Ga.

e. Nancy Camp b. 1855 Paulding Co., GA m. John Hogue.

f. Pennington James Camp b. 12/7/1857 Paulding Co., Ga. d. 1/23/1940 m. 1/23/1881 in Paulding Co., GA, Julia Virginia Leathers.

g. Sarah Camp b. 1859 Paulding Co., Georgia, died 1930 m. 1lj24/1887 Paulding Co., CA, John M. Carden.

h. Alex Stephens Camp b. 7/8/1861 Paulding Co., CA, d. 9/17/194(, m. Carrie Matthews.

i. Joseph Thomas Camp b. 1864 High Shoals, Paulding Co., GA, d. 1944, Lydia Floon.

j. Lavonia Bell Camp b. 2/13/1868 Paulding Co., Ch, d. 3/2/1951 m. Wash Ilolland. Issue of Burrell Marion Camp and wife, Sarah Ann Holland:

k. Anna Camp b. 1871 Paulding Co., Ga. d. 9/10/1910 m. Willie Lee.

1. Rendy Ann Camp b. 1876 Paulding Co., GA, m. 8/11/1892 in Pnulding Co., Taylor Langston.*

Issue of Thomas Camp (see page 36) and second wife, Margaret Carney:

xv. Crenshaw Camp b. 1/5/1763 Rutherford Co., N. C., d. 1808.

xvi. James Camp b. 1765 Culpepper Co., VA, d. 4.1817 Spartanburg Co., S. C. m. Sarah Jennings.

xvii. Daniel Camp b. 1766 Rutherford Co., N. C. d. 4/2/1798 Rutherford Co, N. C. m. Sarah McKinney.

xviii. Lewis Camp b. 1/16/1768 Rutherford Co., N. C., bur. Family Burial Grounds, Rutherford Co., N. C. m. 11/6/1800 Joanna Neal.

xix. Adam Camp b. 1769 Rutherford Co., N. C.

xx. Stephen Camp b. 9/17/1771 Rutherford Co., N. C. d. 1846 Rutherford Co., N. C. m. Annie Alexander.

xxi. Larkin Camp b. 1773 Rutherford Co., N. C.

xxii. Eunice Camp b. 6/21/1775 Rutherford Co., N. C. m. Samuel Broadway.

xxiii. Aaron Camp b. 6/1778 Rutherford Co., N.C., d. 7/6/1861 m. (1) 8/2/1803 Frances Willis Terrell (2) 4/3/1817 Sarah Suttle.

xxiv. Ruth Camp b. 4/30/1780 Rutherford Co., N, C., d. 1852 m. David Patterson. 9/24/1782 Rutherford Co., N. C.

xxv. George Camp b. 9/24/1782 Rutherford Co., N. C., d. 1835 in TN m. Mary Norment.

xxvi. Joshua Camp b. 7/10/1786 Rutherford Co., N. C., d. 1/9/1849 Rutherford Co., N. C. M. Nancy Gregory.
Nazeing

Nazing Parish Church, Essex. Nazeing is a parish about four miles north of Waltham Abbey in England, bounded on the west by the River Lea.

Sources: Camp-Kemp Family History by R. N. Mann and C. C. Mann; *Interview with Burrell Camp, Rt. 2, Villa Rica, Georgia by Jeannette Holland Austin;

Waltham Abbey

Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest.

High Shoals Church

The Old High Shoals Church in Dallas, Georgia, located on High Shoals Road; later used as a community school house. Elder Burrel Marion Camp preached here for 40 years.

Burrell Marion Camp

Burrell Marion Camp.