When Thomas Camp III was born on 8 February 1717, in Halifax, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Camp II, was 26 and his mother, Mary Marshall, was 20. He married Winifred Starling in 1737, in Accomack, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 14 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States in 1790. His occupation is listed as millwright- built and owned the first mill erected in island ford in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States. He died on 8 January 1798, in Island Ford, Jackson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.
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"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Dutch (also Van de Camp) and North German: from camp ‘enclosed, fenced, or hedged piece of land, field’, from Latin campus ‘plain’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by such a field. Compare Kamp .
English: from Middle English kempe ‘warrior’; see Kemp . The spelling Camp may be due to the influence of Old English camp ‘battle’ and campian ‘to fight’, or of Old French campion ‘warrior, champion’.
French: mainly southern form of Champ .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesElroy Christenson ADDED this on 31 Dec 2011: Battle of Kings Mountain and the quote attributed to me. Yes, I did write this and even though the Camp family may have been involved in the Battle of King …
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