Lawerence had no children. "member of the great charter of the Vrigina company"5-23-1609. from John Burkes History of Vrigina,vol no. 1 appendix upon his death his 700 acres went to his brother Thomas. Lawrence Kemp, son of William and Mary Farmer Campe was a member of the Company of Honorable Drapers and Weavers. Lawrence had no children of his own but was a prominent figure who made a number of investments that left him very well off. In John Burke's History of Virginia, Vol. No. 1 appendix,Lawrence Camp is the named as a large subscriber to the fund for colonizing Virginia and was therefore called a "Member of the Great Charter of the Virgina Company" when it was granted by King James I on May 23, 1609. He had owned seven shares of stock in the Company which he was allowed to draw 700 acres of land in Gloucester County, Virginia. This land fell to his brotherThomas Camp upon his death. In England, Lawrence Camp endowed a fund at Cambridge University for the maintenance of poor scholars. He also gave 7000 pounds to found an Alms House in Parish of Fraim Barnet in his home county. He was also the bulder and patron of the Church of All-Hallows-In-The Wall where he was buried. On his death his estate was divided among his three brothers. Richard took the property in England and remained there, Nicholas took the New England investments, and Thomas received the land and estates in Virginia.
This Thomas may have had a son, Thomas Camp, who is one of the early known settlers. Therefore the Thomas Camp of King and Queen Co. Virginia is probably the great grand nephew of the Lawrence Camp. Most of the Colonial Records of Gloucester and county were destroyed which could prove this association. [Williams. p.43] |