Col Abraham Van Campen

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Among their children were:
1-Abraham Jr. VanCampen 2-Jan 'John' VanCampen 1726-1805 *Rev War* m. Sarah Dupuy 3-Benjamin VanCampen 1728-1789 *Rev War* m. Rachel Johnson 4-Mary Elizabeth 'Christina' VanCampen 1731-1815 m. Johann Enoch Weaver 5-Catherine VanCampen 1731-1804 m. Benjamin Depue 6-Moses VanCampen 173-1749 m. Catherine McClure 7-Marie VanCampen m. John Dupuy

Benjamin and John were half brothers of Sarah as their mothers were different. (marriages to the VanCampens)

VanCampen Ancestors: Capt. Jan Geritzen VanCampen 1661-1741 m. Tietje Jansen Decker Gerrit Janszen VanCampen 1631-1700 m. Machetelt Stoffels (ship records as Stoffelsen.) He sent of her and paid the passage. Name of the ship was the "Brownfish".

HIS HOME IS THE OLDEST STANDING DWELLING IN MILLBROOK, WARREN CO., NEW JERSEY. LOCATED ON THE OLD MINE ROAD WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THE "DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL PARK". IT WAS BUILT IN 1725. ABRAHAM AND SUSAN WERE BOTH BURIED IN A FAMILY CEMETERY BY THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THERE ARE NO MARKINGS LEFT NOW BUT THIS IS IN THE PAPER WORK ON THE FAMILY.

I believe the VanCampens were fairly important people while they lived. Just north-east of their home, there was a Ft. Van Campen. It was a stone building, 60x22 and housed 6 men during the French Indian wars. The river there had to be protected and there were possibly 5 or 6 "Forts" built. Our Ft. Van Campen was dug up and found to be the right size and with a red shale foundation. They owned 3,000 acres of land at one point and the house has a slave quarters in one building. This indicates that they were well off. Their house has only been owned by 3 different families since it was built in 1725. Captain of the Dutch Navy, operating against the Portuguese on the African coast, and was governor of the Windward Islands. He emigrated from there to Kingston, NY.