With regard to the exchanges as to the service of Thomas Camp and members of
his family in the Revolution, the following book is of interest. It is
apparently a recent acquisition by our local library. I believe in the Mann &
Mann opus, the statement is made that some of Thomas Camp's sons served in the
Battle of Kings Mountain.
"The Patriots of Kings Mountain", by Bobby Gilmer Moss (975.336 M), lists all
the participants using only the names gleaned from pension applications,
muster rolls and other official documents, rejecting those supported only by
tradition or that appeared in lists that could not be documented. The only
Camp/Kemp listed as a participant is Jonathan Camp/Kemp of Burke Co.
Mr. Moss has a second category for those known to be in the campaign, but for
whom no document supported actual participation in the Kings Mountain battle
itself. They are no Camps/Kemps in this category.
A third category is for men who were possibly in the Kings Mountain campaign
or were possibly in the battle, but for whom no official source substantiated
the claims. The names on this list come from a variety of sources, such as
secondary histories, DAR publications, tombstones and historical markers.
Included in this list are the following Camps: Benjamin, John, Nathaniel,
Stephen, and Thomas.
Mr. Moss states that further research may uncover documentary support for the
service of these men, but that he was not successful in locating any, and that
he would welcome "any conclusive evidence that would remove a name from this
list and place it on one of the other two rosters.". I thought you might be
interested.
Dwight Allen