Hello List,
Thanks Carol for stiring the pot.
The book, "The Patriots at Kings Mountain", by Dr. Bobby Moss does list 5
Camps as having probably fought at that battle. Some of the names match the
ones in your data.
The problem is that Moss has a very strict copyright on this book, so I can't
post the names.
You might want to try interlibrary loan.
Bobby is the authority on the Am. Rev. in the Carolinas, and gives talks
about it to genealogy groups all over the country.
I have seen other lists of men at Kings Mountain, but IMO they are not as
reliable as this one.
I'm going to contact Moss to ask his permission to post this information.
If it is ok with you, I'll include the data you got at the Jackson Co. lib.
Thanks,
Ann
Descendant of Capt. Jonathan Camp, who did fight at the Battle of Kings
Mountain.
In a message dated 8/21/01 3:02:23 AM, you wrote:
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From: "Carole Johnson" <fojo(a)mindspring.com>
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Dear List,
I photocopied this information from a file of loose papers at the Jackson
County Historical Library in Jefferson. There was a note at the end of
the page that stated: "Reference: Family Bible, Family Tradition
National Bd. of Mgr. of DAR, number 39400"
Now, whose family Bible and what of the notation of the DAR?
This is the text on the page:
"Just prior to 1717 six young men, Thomas Camp; two younger brothers
from England and their cousins, Samuel, Edmond and John DeCobbs from
Wales landed at Charleston SC and went on foot throught the Carolinas
into Virginia. Thomas Camp, Edmond and John DeCobbs settled in
Halifax and Bedford Counties Virginia, the others going farther north.
Thomas Camp, the emigrant, born 1691, married a Miss Marshall of
Virginia and had three sons, born Feb. 8, 1717, John and Marshall. The
last two were officers of the Revolution in Va. Thomas removed to Ireland
Ford (?), Rutherford County, NC, soon after the death of his first wife.
There
he married Margaret Corney, a very capable Irish woman. Both of them
are buried in the burying ground of the ole homestead, which is still owned
by the family. Thomas Camp was too old for active military service, but
for the aid he gave the colonies, his home was pillaged by the British. He
had five sons in the battle of King's Mountain. According to family
tradition,
Nathaniel was a participant. A few days after the battle, Nathaniel with
several relatives and friends, was wlaking over the battlefield and found a
silver mounted conch shell. All the men tried to blow it with indifferent
success.
Because Hosea, the little son of Nathaniel succeeded, it was given to him
and is
still in possession of his decendants. This conch shell was the property of
Col. Ferguson, the British commander and was used by him for signal work
with his troops."
I have tried to type the paper exactly as it was typed previously. The name
of the first son of John and "Miss Marshall" was not listed, just John and
Marshall.
What do ya'll make of this? Is this why we haven't been able to find
records
of the ocean crossing of any of our ancestors?
Trying to stir the pot,
Carole
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