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| Just prior to 1717 six young men, Thomas Camp; two younger brother from England and their cousins, Samuel, Edmond and John DeCobbs from Wales landed at Charleston S.C. and went on foot through 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 (?), Ruther- ford County, N.C., soon after the death of his first wife. There he married Margtaret Carney, 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 with several relatives and friends, was walking 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 descendents. This conch shell was the property of Col. Ferguson, the British commander and was used by him for signal work with his troops. Reference: Family Bible Family Tradition National Bd. of Mgr. of DAR, number 39400" | ||||||||||
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