Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Thomas Oviatt (22652) & Margaret Bronson

32313. Anna Oviatt. Born on 17 Jan 1749/50 in New Milford, CT.68 Anna died in Camptown, Bradford Co, PA, on 25 Nov 1825; she was 75.

On 22 Feb 1773 when Anna was 23, she married Rev. Job Camp (36522) , son of Isaac Camp (32243) (24 Feb 1720-ca 1761) & Sarah Clark (35237) (ca 1720-23 May 1791), in New Milford, CT.68 Born on 16 Nov 1747 in New Milford, CT.68 Job died in Camptown, Bradford Co, PA, on 17 Jan 1822; he was 74.68 Occupation: carpenter.

From Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford Co., Pa, by Clement F. Heverly, Vol 1, Pages 225-26: "Job Camp was born Nov 16, 1749 at Milford, Conn. During the Revolutionary War he served as a Capt. of a company bearing his name, in Lt. Col. Thomas Seymour Regiment of Light Dragoons, Conn. Mil. In 1792, Job Camp came to what is now Camptown, Bradford Co., selected lands, planted a piece of corn, and, after it was harvested, returned to Connecticut for his family, which moved in the next year, and settled at Camptown, which was then a dense, unbroken wilderness. At this time there were, besides Jones Ingham, two or three families above him on the creek....Mr. Camp started from Connecticut with a yoke of oxen, which were used to transport his family and goods. Taking the usual course of the emigrants—across the country from the Hudson to Stroudsburg, and through the great swamp—they reached the Susquehanna at Pittston. The route
was a slow and toilsome one, but thus far there was a road along which they could
drive a team, but up the river there was nothing but the narrow Indian path. They
were therefore compelled to unyoke their oxen and drive them along singly. The cart, younger members of the family, and household goods were then placed on a keel boat, and two men were hired to push it up the river to Wyalusing. The progress was slow and the labor severe, and several days were necessary for the trip. It took all of Mr. Camp's crop of corn raised the preceding year to pay the boatmen, and the family were obligated to get along as best they could until another crop was harvested. Mr. Camp was by trade a carpenter and, the year he moved in, built a barn for himself, which is still standing. This barn is covered with boards split out of pine logs, which are fastened on with wrought nails, made by Salmon Bosworth, who had moved up the Wyalusing.”

For more information about Job Camp and his descendants, see James H. Ottmers’s web site at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/o/t/t/. (June 2001)

Their children include:
36565 i. Albert Camp (28 Dec 1774-1 Feb 1866)
36566 ii. Polly Camp (12 Dec 1776-27 Apr 1864)
36567 iii. Israel Camp (Died young) (5 Feb 1779-4 Jul 1788)
36568 iv. Isaac Camp (21 Jan 1782-3 Jan 1862)
36569 v. William Camp (7 Apr 1783-25 May 1874)
36570 vi. Clark Camp (11 Mar 1785-19 Sep 1867)
36571 vii. Elijah Camp (26 Nov 1788-12 Dec 1873)
36572 viii. Garry Camp (12 Sep 1790-14 Jun 1879)
36573 ix. Israel Camp (21 Jun 1794-27 Dec 1868)

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