The Camp family was among the early settlers of Camptown, now Irvington, New Jersey. In the 1740s, Joseph Camp (1710-1780) established and ran a sawmill, a vinegar and cider mill, a distillery, and the town's only general store. Caleb Camp, Joseph's eldest son, not only ran the general store and owned a lot of land, but ran a grist mill and the sawmill, manufactured cider, vinegar, and spirits, financed a shipyard, sold timber from his many landholdings, and was partners in a distilling company with Matthias Bruen. Caleb Camp also held many public offices including that of High Sheriff of Essex County, Congressman in New Jersey's Provincial Congress, and Speaker of the Assembly. Caleb Camp married three times, first to Sarah Johnson, then to Abigail Moore, the mother of his three sons, and lastly to Lydia Cooper. His sons were Jabez Johnson Camp, David Camp, and Joseph Wheeler Camp. Joseph W. Camp also followed in the family businesses running the general store, the sawmill, the cider mill and the distillery. Stephen B. Camp, probably Joseph W. Camp's son, left Camptown and went into business with Isaac W. Baldwin, opening a general store called Baldwin & Camp in New York City.
From the description of Record books, 1752-1837 1800-1830. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 52625860
