Moses Van Campen (1790-1871) (Second Cousin)
Homestead

Moses Van Campen (1790-1871) Homestead. Home built ca. 1816. Located in Pahaquarry Township, Warren County, New Jersey (41.054592, -75.003225). Moses Van Campen (1790-1871) was Second Cousin to Moses Van Campen (1757-1849).

• Home of Moses Van Campen (1790-1871) (Second Cousin). Photo by George Eisenman for United States Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1968.
• Outbuildings of Moses Van Campen (1790-1871) (Second Cousin) Homestead. Photo by George Eisenman for United States Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1968.

The Moses Van Campen House was included in the United States Historical American Building Survey (HABS) from 1967 to 1971. Photographs were taken in 1968 and 1971. The written data was edited for transmittal to the Library of Congress in 1980. All HABS records are archived in Library of Congress and many are available online. The Moses Van Campen House is Record HABS-NJ-826. The full record is available here. The data pages have been carefully transcribed below.

Moses Van Campen House

HABS No NJ-826, 21-MILBRO. V, 6
 .2 Mile East of Old Mine Road, Millbrook Vicinity, Pahaquarry Township, Warren County, New Jersey
 
PHOTOGRAPHS
HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA
 
Historic American Buildings Survey
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. 20243

Location: .2 mile east of Old Mine Road, 2.7 miles south of Bushkill, Pa., Millbrook vicinity, Pahaquarry Township, Warren County, New Jersey. USGS Bushkill Quadrangle, Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinates: 18.499710.45444610.
Present Owner: United States Government (1980).
Present Use: Residence.
Significance: One of a complex of structures associated with the Van Campen family settlement in present Pahaquarry Township, the main portion of the Moses Van Campen house is an example of the typical two-and-a-half story frame dwelling built in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century in the Delaware Water Gap area.
 
I.             HISTORICAL INFORMATION
 
A.           Physical History
 
1.           Date of erection: Probably built ca. 1816. Stylistically, the house would date from the early nineteenth century. In 1816, Moses Van Campen, who had his own house (:{ABS No. NJ-430), deeded this property to his brother’s grandson Moses, who was then aged 26. It seems logical that Moses then built his own house.
 
2.           Architect: Not known.
 
3.           Original and subsequent owners: Reference is to Records Rooms of the County Clerk and Surrogate, Warren County, New Jersey, unless otherwise noted.
 
1766, Deed: 26 November 1766, Recorded 4 Aug. 1846, Book 26, page 453
 
Colonel Abraham Van Campen, of Wallpack Township, Esq.,
to
Moses Van Campen, “Yeoman”
 
Consideration: natural love and affection, and five shillings
Acreage: (1) 139 1/2 (2) 20 (3) “the house lot” (4) 1/2 share of grist mill (5) half of woodland (6) part of island
Grant: portion of premises granted to Col. Abraham Van Campen by John Van Horn et als., March 1732, Burlington, Deed Book R, page 87; for additional background see report for the  Col. Abraham Van Campen House, HABS No. NJ-430; if grantee should leave no children, the premises were to descend to the grantor’s surviving children.
 
1816, Deed: 1816, Book 2, page 40, Sussex County
 
Moses Van Campen, (1743-1818)
to
Moses Van Campen, Jr., (1790-1811)
 
1871, Will: 25 February 1871, Probated 24 May 1871, Book 4, page 474
 
Moses Van Campen Bequests: “I give and bequeath unto my Son Benjamin B. containing one hundred and forty nine acres …”; all real estate not specifically bequeathed to be sold; B.B. Van Campen’s inheritance dependent upon the payment of Moses Van Campen’s debts and grants to other heirs; “it is my will and order that my Son Benjamin B. Van Campen have three years from my death to Settle up with the heirs in the disposition of the property as far as the bequest of the homestead farm is concerned… by paying interest after one year…”
 
1872, Deed: 19 January 1872, Recorded 17 Jan. 1872, Book 83, page 63
 
Samuel H. Lanterman, Sheriff of Warren County,
to
James M. Robeson, of Belvidere, New Jersey
 
Consideration: $1,250.
Acreage: (1) 120 (2) 29 1/2.
Grant: (1) conveyed to Moses Van Campen by William O. Van Campen, 1855, Book 45, page 551; (2) “known as the house lot”; “the two said lots being the homestead farm of the Defendant Moses Van Campen and is now in the occupation of the defendant Benjamin B. Van Campen”; James K. Swayze recovered damages and suit costs against Charles R. Hill, Moses Van Campen, William O. Van Campen, Benjamin B. Van Campen and Isaac Bunnell; writs of fieri facias issued commanding sheriff to sell goods and chattels of above to make requisite payments; 2 tracts advertised for sale in Belvidere Apollo and Warren Journal; sold at house of William H. Dawes in Belvidere.
 
1872, Deed: 30 March 1872, Recorded 24 April 1872, Book 84, page 161
 
James M. Robeson, and Sarah, ux, of Belvidere,
to
Hannah J. Van Campen, wife of Benjamin B. Van Campen, of Pahaquarry Township,
 
Consideration: $3,000.
Acreage: (1) 120 (2) 29 1/2 (3) 415 50/100 (4) 114 (5) 10 (6) 20
Grant: (2) “known as the house lot”; (1) and (2) “being the homestead farm of the late Moses Van Campen, deceased”.
 
1876, Deed: 10 October 1876, Recorded 20 Oct. 1876, Book 98, page 450
 
John Gardner, Sheriff of Warren County,
to
James M. Robeson, of Belvidere,                                                      
 
Consideration: (1) $500. (2) $600 (3) $800. (4) $100. (5) $25. (6) $50.
Acreage: (1) (2) 29 1/2 (3) 415 15/100 (4) 114 (5) 10 (6) 20
Grant: “the two lots being the Homestead Farm of the late Moses Van Campen deceased”; all six tracts were conveyed to Hannah J. Van Campen by James M. Robeson, 1872; Court of Chancery obtained a decree against B.B. and Hannah Van Campen for $3,507.74 and costs, & in same decree the defendants the Commissioners of the said Sinking Fund of New Jersey recovered $6,395 and costs; Writ of fieri facias issued, 12 July 1876 by Court of Chancery, Trenton, in cause J. Robeson vs. B.B. and Hannah Van Campen, and Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, defendants; remortgaged premises; premises to be sold to pay (1) defendants, Commissioners of Sinking Fund, principal and interest of Mortgage given by Moses and William O. Van Campen et ux., to Commissioners, Dec. 1868 (tr. 2 excluded from mortgage), and (2) J.M. Robeson principal and interest of Mortgage given by Hannah J. Van Campen and B.B. Van Campen to Robeson, March 1872; sale advertised in Belvidere Apollo, Warren Journal.
 
1904, Deed: 7 April 1904, Recorded 11 May 1904, Book 176, page 436
 
Sarah Ethel Smith, of Ellenville, Ulster County, N.Y.
to
James Robeson Smith, of same,
 
Consideration: $1.00.
Acreage: (1) 120 (2) 29 ½
Grant: (2) “known as the house lot”, “the two lots being the homestead farm of the late Moses Van Campen deceased. Being the first two lots mentioned in a deed from John Gardner, Sheriff, to James M. Robeson”, 1876; no mortgages
 
1908, Deed: 20 June 1908, Book 185, page 609
 
James Robeson Smith, of Belvidere, New Jersey
to
Howard V.A. Robotham, of Neward, New Jersey,
 
Consideration: $1.00.
Acreage: 2 tracts
Grant: (1) conveyed by Moses Van Campen to Moses Van Campen, Jr., Sussex Co., Deed Book 2, page 40.
 
1915, Deed: 14 August 1915, Recorded 16 Aug. 1915, Book 204, page 144
 
Howard V.A. Robotham, and Lulu S., ux., of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania,
to
Samuel Gariss,
 
Consideration: $1,800.
Acreage: 2 tracts
Grant: same conveyed by J.R. Smith to Howard V.A. Robotham, 1908, above.
 
1922, Deed: 28 September 1922, Recorded 28 Sept. 1922, Book 227, page 189
 
Samuel V. Gariss, of Pahaquarry Township,
to
George C. Cheney, of New York, New York
 
Consideration: $2,700.
Acreage: 2 tracts
Grant: same as Robotham to Gariss, 1915; Subject to tenancy of Chris Engel, expires 14 Aug. 1915.
 
1926, Deed: 13 September 1926, Recorded 17 Sept. 1926, Book: 242, page 541
 
George C. Cheney, of New York City,
to
Julia Orthwine, of New York City,
 
Consideration: $1.00.
Acreage: 2 lots (1) 120 50/100 (2) 29 1/4
Grant: (2) “known as the house lot”; reference to 1816 Deed, Moses Van Campen to Moses Van Campen, Jr.; Same conveyed by Gariss to Cheney, 1922. Two mortgages, $2,000.
 
1932, Deed: 1 July 1932, Recorded 15 July 1932, Book 267, page 402
 
Rudolph Orthwine,
to
Julia D. Orthwine, of Pahaquarry Township,
 
Consideration: $1.00.
Acreage: (1) 1 50/100 (2) 6 7/10 (3) 19 1/2B- (1) 71 (2); C- (1) 130
Grant: A (3) same conveyed by Samuel Gariss to Orthwine, 1926; (see Agreements 1, page 114); B- Allen R. Shea to John Lamb et als., 1898; and 1921, Levi Mackey, Sheriff to R. Orthwine; C- Walter Van Campen et ux., to Poxono Reality, and Mackey to R. Orthwine, 1928.
 
1969, Deed: 4 March 1968, Book 494, page 643
 
Julia Orthwine
to
Rudolph Orthwine, and Samuel Kinston
 
Consideration: $10.00.
Acreage: several tracts; (1) (2)
Grant: (2) “known as the house lot”; (1) and (2) reference to Moses Van Campen to Moses Van Campen, Jr., Sussex Co., Deed Book 2, p. 40; and reference to George Cheney, from Gariss, 1922. Trust Agreement (Robert D. Stern, successor, in event of Rudolph Orthwine’s death; Orthwine d. 13 July 1970).
 
4.           Original plans and construction: The Moses Van Campen House stands within yards of the Colonel Abraham Van Campen House (HABS No. NJ-430), the Abraham Van Campen House (HABS No. NJ-822), the James Van Campen House (HABS No. NJ-825), and the Andrew Van Campen House.
 
In 1766, Colonel Abraham Van Campen divided his land in Pahaquarry Township between two of his sons, Abraham (1736-1811) and Moses (1743-1818). Moses, who had received Colonel Abraham’s own dwelling as well as half the farmland, apparently provided his brother’s grandson with a tract of land, since he had no decendants of his own.
 
The two-and-a-half story farmhouse under consideration is known to have been the homestead of Moses the Grandson (1790-1871) (Will, 1876). Its date of erection in unknown, but available documentary evidence suggests ca. 1816, which is compatible with the architectural evidence.
 
5.           Alterations and additions:     The one-and-a-half story wing which contains the present kitchen was added at a later date, as was the dining room extension built by the Orthwine family. The front porch and bay window date from the Victorian period (Souder, p. 113., Orthwine).
 
B.           Historical Events and Persons Connected with the Structure:
 
Moses Van Campen (b. 31 October 1790, d. 27 April 1871), farmer. A great-grandson of Colonel Abraham Van Campen, Moses lived at the center of the Van Campen family settlement in Pahaquarry Township. Active in Township government, he served as: Town Clerk (1860-1861), Collector (1859-1860), Chosen Freeholder (1825-1831, 1833-1836, 1849-1850), Committeeman (1825-1831, 1836, 1851-1853), and Road-Master (1825) (Snell, pp. 698-699).
 
Benjamin B. Van Campen (b. 20 April 1834, d. 10 February 1901), farmer. He served as Collector (1863-1864), Freeholder (1869-1871), and Committeeman (1847, 1868) for Pahaquarry Township (Snell, pp. 698-699).
 
James M. Robeson Served Warren County as: Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (appointed 1834, and 1872), Prosecutor of the Pleas (1860-1865), and Commissioner of Deeds (1846) (Snell, pp. 481-483).
 
C.           Sources of Information
 
Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of Moses Van Campen, 20 May 1871. Inventory Book 10, p. 219. Warren County Courthouse, Belvidere, New Jersey.
 
Orthwine, Julia. Interview, (telephone). 10 August, 1971.
 
Snell, James P. History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey. Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1881.
 
Souder, Norman. “Historic Structures, Delaware Wate Gap National Recreation Area.” Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. July 1967.
 
Van Campen, Howard. “Van Campen Family in Pahaquarry,” Typed ms., Monroe County Historical Society, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Also available at the National Park Service, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
 
Prepared by

Lynn Beebe Weaver

Project Historian, HABS, 1971
 
II.            PROJECT. INFORMATION
 
This project was undertaken by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in cooperation with the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, supervised by the National Park Service and funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project, which extended from 1967 to 1971, was under the general direction of James C. Massey, Chief of HABS. The historical data was written by Lynn Beebe Weaver, project historian, 1971. The written data was edited for transmittal to the Library of Congress in the summer of 1980 by Alison K. Hoagland of the HABS staff. The photographs were taken by George Eisenman in 1968 and 1971.