Camptown was named after Job Camp who founded it in 1793. There is also
Camps in Susquahanna County, PA too. There is alot of Camps that reside in
or around Camptown, Bradford County and Susq. County.
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From: Julie Adamcin <adamcin(a)Ag.Arizona.Edu>
To: <CAMP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 9:46 AM
Subject: [CAMP-L] Family history
This is less a question about geneaology but rather history. As I
have
read my stuff on the Camps Edward--- Hezekiah -Rev. Samuel-
Samuel-(Samuel,
Herman, Abner, et. al) and found their pilgrimage from Milford to
Ridgefield, Ridgebury to Chataugua County NY to Bradford, PA interesting.
>From the research I have found that they were involved in some of the
early
oil exploration in that area. I always wondered how Camp Hill,
Camptown,
etc. got their names. From what I have found was that the Camp Bros. in
NY
not only messed with candles they also messed around with oil. After
their
Candle factory exploded in the late 1860's (killing Abner)
Herman moved
to Pennsylvania where he died in 1877. His son Cyrus Carpenter Camp (my
great grandfather) had come back from Kansas to help him. Cyrus moved
back
to Kansas in 1890. Any ideas? thanks