John Franklin Camden

Brief Life History of John Franklin

When John Franklin Camden was born on 20 June 1721, in Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, John Henry Camden, was 26 and his mother, Margaret Esther Wood, was 21. He married Mary Ann Cash in 1739, in Maryland, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Amherst, Virginia, United States for about 27 years. He died on 16 February 1812, in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Franklin Camden
1721–1812
Mary Ann Cash
1722–1790
Marriage: 1739
William Camden
1740–1813
Elizabeth Camden
1743–1846
Sarah Esther Camden
1745–1827
Barbara Camden
1748–1846
Benjamin William Camden
1750–1820
Easter Camden
1753–1792
John L. Camden Junior
1755–1827
Amarella Camden
1760–1831
William Camden
1760–1805
Barbara Camden
1760–1825
Elizabeth Camden
1765–1819

Sources (19)

  • John F Camden, "United States Census, 1810"
  • John Cambden, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
  • John F, "Virginia, Rockingham County, Marriage Registers, 1864-1926"

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

Name Meaning

English: possibly a habitational name from Broad Campden or Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, both named with Old English camp ‘enclosure’ + denu ‘valley’. Camden Town in London is not the source: this is a late name deriving from the title of Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, of Camden Place, Chislehurst (Kent), which takes its name from William Camden, the Elizabethan antiquary, whose surname is from Campden (Gloucestershire).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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John Camden was born 30 Jun 1721 in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Maryland to John and Ester Camden. [1] [2] "The Camdens are of English descent. Previous to the Revolution and about the time L …

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