Reverend Joseph Camp

The home of my 7th Great Grandfather on my paternal side, Reverend Joseph Camp. (Camp,Hambright, Dellinger, Flowers, Dean) Joseph was Born in Virginia, he is the son of Thomas Camp III and Winifred Starling . The home is said to have burned in 2008.

Rev. Joseph Camp was the first pastor of Buffalo Creek Baptist Church and a respected Doctor. It is said that his knowledge of herbs and their application saved the lives of many Revolutionary War soldiers that had been wounded in battle. Rev. Camp did not fight in the Revolution, instead, he chose to minister to people's souls and heal their physical ailments.

After the battle of Cowpens, Rev. Camp was suspected of being a Patriot spy and was taken prisoner, he was held for three days by Lord Charles Cornwallis . The British attempted to get information on the whereabouts of Patriot General Daniel Morgan and the British prisoners that had been captured at the battle of Cowpens. Rev. Camp was released from captivity after he did not reveal any information to his British captors.

Many years after the war, Rev. Camp and his wife Susannah Roundtree sold their property and moved to Pulaski County kentucky, where he passed away. Even at an advanced age, Rev.Camp desired to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and open new churches.