Jefferson County, NY Pioneers


PIONEER VAN CAMP FAMILY



1. HENRY DIEFENDORF VAN CAMP, (son of CORNELIS DE PUE and BARBARA (DIEFENDORF) VAN CAMP) was born 3 Oct 1794 in Dutchtown, Montgomery County, NY. He moved his family to Clayton, Jefferson County in 1836. He died 16 Feb 1855, and was buried in the Perch River Cemetery, Town of Brownville, Jefferson County, near his farm in the Town of Clayton.

He married 26 May 1816, in the Reformed Dutch Church, Fort Plain NY

CATHERINE E ABEEL, (daughter of JACOB and ELIZABETH (FOX) ABEEL), who was born 27 Mar 1795 at Fort Plain, Montgomery County, NY. She died 30 Jan 1885, Town of Clayton, and was buried with her husband in Perch River Cemetery

Children, VAN CAMP:
2 i CORNELIUS VAN CAMP

3 ii BELINDA VAN CAMP

4 iii JACOB VAN CAMP

5 iv DAVID VAN CAMP

6 v MARIA VAN CAMP

7 vi ELIZABETH VAN CAMP

8 vii WILLIAM VAN CAMP

9 viii BARBARA ANN VAN CAMP

10 ix CATHERINE ELIZA VAN CAMP

11 x HENRY VAN CAMP

2. CORNELIUS VAN CAMP, (son of HENRY DIEFENDORF and CATHARINE E. (ABEEL) VAN CAMP) was born 7 Jul 1817, Minden, Montgomery County NY. He died 21 May 1859, Perch River, Town of Brownville and is buried in Perch River Cemetery.

He married 23 Jan 1840, in Perch River
MERCY SPICER, (daughter of SILAS FISH and CHARLOTTE (WESTCOTT) SPICER) who was born Apr 10 1819 in Brownville, Jefferson County. She died 13 Oct 1896 at Perch River.

Children, VAN CAMP:

12 i CORNELIUS VAN CAMP

13 ii DAVID A. VAN CAMP married SYLVIA A. LOWE

14 iii HERBERT A. VAN CAMP

15 iv WILLIAM DeELTON VAN CAMP

16 v CLARA ROZALIE VAN CAMP married TAYLOR E. CALKINS

17 vi JENNIE MAY VAN CAMP

3. BELINDA VAN CAMP, (daughter of HENRY DIEFENDORF and CATHARINE E. (ABEEL) VAN CAMP) was born 27 Oct 1818. She died in 1899.

She married
ELI GILLETTE, who was born in 1818, of the Town of Clayton. He died 18 Oct 1885, and is buried in Perch River Cemetery, Town of Brownville.

Children, GILLETT:

18 i WILLIAM HENRY GILLETT

19 ii FRANK GILLETT

20 iii IDA B. GILLETT married PERCIVAL B. SALISBURY

21 iv B. FRANKLIN GILLETT

4. JACOB VAN CAMP, (son of HENRY DIEFENDORF and CATHARINE E. (ABEEL) VAN CAMP) was born 23 Apr 1821.

He married
MARY HOWELL.

Children, VAN CAMP:

22 i HOWELL DAVID VAN CAMP married CLARISSA/Clara LEEPY.

5. DAVID VAN CAMP, (son of HENRY DIEFENDORF and CATHARINE E. (ABEEL) VAN CAMP) was born 12 Aug 1823 in Minden, Montgomery County NY. He died 10 May 1871 at Theresa, buried in Theresa Cemetery.

He married 15 Mar 1848
ALMIRA J. ELLIOTT, who was born 23 Aug 1827 and died 10 May 1871 at Town of Theresa.

Children, VAN CAMP:

23 i ALICE L. VAN CAMP married GEORGE HUNTINGTON

24 ii MARY E. VAN CAMP

25 iii JOHN WALTER VAN CAMP married (1) LOUISE W. DREXEL, (2) LOTTIE CAMPBELL

26 iv ELOISE E. VAN CAMP married WILLIAM J. MORLEY

27 v GEORGE E. VAN CAMP married CARRIE LENA BRANDO,

6. MARIA VAN CAMP, (daughter of HENRY DIEFENDORF and CATHARINE E. (ABEEL) VAN CAMP) was born 19 May 1827 in the Town of Minden, Montgomery County, NY. She died 25 Feb 1910, in the Town of Pamelia.

She married
JACOB ABEEL WAGONER, (son of JACOB PETER and CAROLINE (ABEEL) WAGONER) who was born 4 Dec 1827 at Ft. Plain, Montgomery County, NY. He died 30 Dec 1898 at Wagoner Farm, Dingman Point, Town of Alexandria. He was buried in Walton St Cemetery, Alexandria Bay, NY.

Children, WAGONER:

28 i WILLIAM H. WAGONER

29 ii DAVID A. WAGONER

30 iii De ELTON A. WAGONER married SARAH BINNS, daughter of THOMAS and ALMIRA (HALEY) BINNS

8. WILLIAM VAN CAMP, (son of HENRY DIEFENDORF and CATHARINE E. (ABEEL) VAN CAMP) was born 16 Jan 1829 in Minden, Montgomery County NY

He married Dec 1853
HARRIETT WINNIE, who was born 28 Dec 1832. She died 13 Apr 1903.

Children, VAN CAMP:

31 i CHARLES VAN CAMP married MARY PAPIK

32 ii CLARA BELL VAN CAMP married WILLIS WAYNE BROWN

10. CATHERINE ELIZA VAN CAMP, (daughter of HENRY DIEFENDORF and CATHARINE E. (ABEEL) VAN CAMP) was born 26 Aug 1834. She died 21 Aug 1887, and was buried in Grove Cemetery, LaFargeville, Town of Orleans.

She married 15 Oct 1859
JOHN H. SNYDER, (son of WILLIAM and RACHEL ANN (TREMPER) SNYDER) who was born 24 Dec 1835. He died 21 Jul 1903, and was buried in Grove Cemetery.

Children, SNYDER:

33 i WILLIAM H. SNYDER married JENNIE BABCOCK

11. HENRY VAN CAMP, (son of HENRY DIEFENDORF and CATHARINE E. (ABEEL) VAN CAMP) was born 23 Aug 1838 at Stone Mills, Town of Orleans. He died 22 Oct 1893, Thousand Island Park, Town of Orleans amd was buried in Grove Cemetery, LaFargeville, Jeff Co NY.

He married
MARY E. SNYDER, (daughter of WILLIAM and RACHEL ANN (TREMPER) SNYDER) who was born 13 Feb 1840, at Stone Mills. She died in 1922, and was buried in Grove Cemetery, LaFargeville, Town of Orleans.

Children, VAN CAMP:

34 i GEORGE VAN CAMP married (1) NORA FREDENBURG, (2) IDA RICHARDSON SCHNAUBER

35 ii ELLA MAY VAN CAMP

36 iii IDA CATHARINE VAN CAMP married ARTHUR WHITMORE

37 iv CORNELIUS HENRY VAN CAMP married MINNIE ELVA FREDENBURG

38 v FREDERICK W. VAN CAMP

39 vi MARY ELIZABETH VAN CAMP married BERNARD C. NUNN

40 vii EUGENE J. VAN CAMP married JULIA TENNEY BARTLETT

41 viii HUGH WARREN VAN CAMP married BEULAH C. DEXTER

42 ix NELLIE A. VAN CAMP



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