Little is actually known about the first of the Lamp family to come to America but there are some stories that have been handed down.
One, written by Stanley G. Lamp of Licking County, Ohio, is that the first Lamp to come to this country was a young Hessian soldier brought to fight the Americans in behalf of Great Britain. This job was highly distasteful to him and several of his chums, who promptly deserted Great Britain and rendered gallant service to the rebels.
Another story is from Dorothy Lamp in Missouri. "Joshua Lampp coming to the U. S. from Holland bringing a genuine Stradivarius violin with him. It wasn't one that just had the name stamped on it, it was the real thing. According to the story, he left Holland because his aristocratic parents would not allow him to marry a 'Peasant girl'".
Johannes Lamp was born in Germany. His parents were most like Peter Lamp and Becke Speth, both of Germany.
The following records show Johannes Lamp emigrating to America:
1750 Pa. Archives Second Series Vol 17 pp 322,323
List of passenger's imported in the ship Priscilla,William Wilson, Captain, from Rotterdam, Qualified Sept 12, 1750
*** Johannes Lamb ***
A Collection Of Upwards Of Thirty Thousand Names of Beman Swiss, Dutch,French, And Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania From 1727 To 1776. Prof. I., Daniel Rupp, Philadelphia 1876 pp 240, 241, Sept 12, 1750, Ship Priscilla, William Wilson, Captain from Rotterdam, last from Cowes - 210 passengers.
*** Johannes Lamb* The asterisk indicates name was written by clerk and not by individual. All passengers required to take oath of allegiance to Great Britain. Inasmuch as Johannes did not write this name himself it seem possible it should have been Lamp.
The following records show Johannes Lamp in America.
1752 Pa. Archives Sixth Series Vol. 6 p 9
From the records of the Egypt Reformed Church at Egypt, Lehigh
County, Pa. This baptism performed at Heidelburg also in Lehigh Co. This child was baptized with Job. Hen. Reinhard's child. Neuhard, Johannes, s. George Neuhard and w. Anna Catherine; B. May 29, bap. Sept 28, 1752; sp. Johannes Lamp and w. Susanna.
The next two statements are not documented but are reported by two other descendants.
1760 - Eva Lamp age 18 daughter of Johannes Lamp confirmed Old Swamp Church, New Hanover, Montgomery Co., Pa.(Could Eva be a child of an earlier marriage as she was so much older than George?)
1763, August 31, George Lamp son of Johannes and Susannah baptized Old Swamp Church, b. June 23, 1763
1777 July Pa. Archives Sixth Series Vol 1 p 199 City of Philadelphia, A general return of the Third Battalion,
Capt'n Jacob Bender Comp'y John Lampe gone to the enemy. (Could this be Johannes or a son of Johannes or some other family?)
1782 Heads Of Families Virginia, Tax List for Virginia: Lamp, John 3 white, no black (Is this the John who was "gone to the enemy?) The other mentioned are probably George Lamp, Sr. and Catherine Lamp who married Peter Milhorn 21 July 1789 in Frederick Co., VA
The following records show tax and property related to Johannes [John] Lamp.
1784 - Frederick Co., VA Personal Property Tax
1784 - John Lamp 1 male over 21
1788 - John Lamp 1 male over 16, 1 horse
1791 - John Lamp 1 male over 16
1792 - missing
No further record of John Lamp
There was a John Lamp who stayed in Frederick County. His will, which was recorded in October of 1837, names a wife of Sarah and a son John. Today there are still families bearing the name Lamp living in and around Frederick County.
In 1810 there is record of George Lamp and his wife Elizabeth selling land in Frederick County and moving to Belmont County, Ohio.
In Belmont County, Ohio there are records of all five George's children.
Henry who married Sarah Ridgeway in Virginia died in 1855 in Belmont County perhaps as a result of a fall from a ladder. Henry built the first mill in Goshen Township on the Ben-Fork of Captina Creek. Horse mills were used before water mills were erected and even afterwards in dry weather.
George married Nancy Stellar in Ohio, moved to White County, Illinois where he died sometime before December 1877.
Jacob married Susanna Snider(sp) and had ten children. Like his brother Henry he ran a mill. He built the second mill in Goshen Township on a branch of the Captina Creek. However, Jacob and Susanna separated and Jacob and his second wife moved to Licking County, Ohio, here he and Catherine Stacher(sp)raised their family of 10 children. In Licking County Jacob settled on hilly land so they could operate a water-powered saw mill and so he could raise sheep. Jacob died in Licking County in 1886.
Joseph married Martha Hesson and migrated to Pleasant's County, West Virginia on McKim Creek. Susanna, Jacob's first wife, and her ten children moved to McKim Creek near them.
Elizabeth Lamp married James Hesson 11 February 1819 in Belmont Co., Ohio. In 1850 Elizabeth and James were living in Enoch Township, Monroe County, Ohio.
Abraham Lamp, the youngest child of George and Elizabeth was born 11 March 1804 in Frederick County, Virginia. On the 27th of March 1823 in Belmont County he married Jane Hesson.
Submitted by Ann Adams November 8, 1993. Information supplied by Connie [Lamp] Richardson, January 1998.
According to the research of Clarence McCullough (died 5-12-1958 St. Marys, West Virginia approximately one week before he and my father were to meet for the first time after years of correspondence), whose mother was Susan Ann Lamp McCullough, sister of Margaret Lamp Varner, the Lamp family began in this country with the arrival of George Lamp in Winchester, Virginia in about 1775. He is known to have come alone and that no one from his family followed him from Holland.
George Lamp "Married" An "American Indian Girl" Elizabeth of the Powhatan tribe (a sub-tribe of the Shawnee), (as per land sale in Frederick Co., VA 1813). It is very probable they were never formally wed since "legal" marriages with Indian women were very rare in those days. They had a large family including Joseph, Jacob, Delilah, Henry, and George Jr.
George Lamp, Sr. was a millwright. His son George Jr. was also a millwright and is reported to have been a powerful man weighing more than 300 pounds. He was addicted to showing off his strength by lifting heavy weights, eventually rupturing himself and died as a result.
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