About Moses Van Campen … In Tribute
This website was created “In Tribute” to Moses Van Campen (1757-1849). May it serve as an anthology of the countless artifacts written, published and preserved which help to tell the life story and legacy of a truly remarkable man. May it inspire others to contribute to family, community and country; mirroring, even in a small way, the tremendous donations to the same by Moses Van Campen.
It’s spirit is captured in John Stearns Minard’s dedication from the 1893 edition of Sketches of Border Adventures in the Life and Times of Major Moses Van Campen.
DEDICATION
TO THE MEMORY OF
THE BORDER MEN
OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION,
whose Valiant Services contributed so largely
to the success of the Continental Armies,
and resulting independence of
OUR COUNTRY;
and who later, armed with that
“Wondrous Instrument,”
the Axe, opened our
dark and silent forests for the
LIGHT OF CIVILIZATION,
and the
GLORIOUS ARTS OF PEACE.
This story of the strangely eventful life of one of the
bravest of their number, and sketch of one of the
MOST DISTINGUISHED OF PIONEERS,
is respectfully inscribed.
Fillmore, NY, March 6, 1893. J. S. M.
About David Hopkins, Webmaster
David C. Hopkins is a sixth generation descendant of Moses Van Campen. “MosesVanCampen.com … In Tribute” allows David to explore his interest in technology, passion for history, and desire to contribute to the lives of others. David works for a global Health Services company in the field of technology. He lives with his wife in Vermont.
