The military record references below to a John Camm MAY be the John Camm who was the father of the William whose 1779 birth & christening are listed in the last entry. This John is in the right area at the right time. I have no further information on this John Camm. I am interested in him as a possible - no proof - father of "my" John Camm who was born in New York about 1767, lived in New York City and whose wife, Margaret, was born in Pennsylvania.

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Collection Title: The Pennsylvania Archives
Series: Series 6 Volume: III Chapter: Militia Rolls- 1783-1790.
page 1225:
"Philadelphia City [-] Muster roll of Captain Conrad Rush's Company of Philadelphia Militia commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William Will 1785" ..."Privates..."
Page: 1226; second column; six up from the bottom
"John Camm"

1774
Collection Title: Pennsylvania Archives Series: Series 3 Volume: XIV Chapter: Transcript of the Provincial Tax, City of Philadelphia 1774. Page: 282
John Camm -acres, horses, cattle, servants- had none of these - so no tax.
Comment: many of the men listed had an occupation listed after their name. No occupation listed after John Camm's name. No possessions taxed suggests either young, lost property in Revolution, or old.

1776, March 9
[Ten series were published]
Collection Title: Pennsylvania Archives Series: Series 3 Volume: XXIII Chapter: Muster Rolls of the Navy and Line, Militia and Rangers, 1775-1783. with List of Pensioners, 1818-1832. Page: 182
Muster Roll of the Cambden [- sic; why this name? Did not find in Pennsylvania. There is a Camden -sic- in New Jersey, which is in the "same area"-HOW CLOSE TO PHILADELPHIA?], commanded by Edward Yorke, from December 1 to January 1 [no year given]
9 March 1776 John Camm - Steward

between 1777 and 1789
Collection Title: Pennsylvania Archives
Series: Series 3
Volume: V Chapter: State of the Accounts of the County Lieutenants During the War of the Revolution, 1777-1789
Page 527 Fifth Batallion - Captain Barker's Company
Page: 528; column one, eleven names up from the bottom.
John Camm 1 [-] 13 [-] 0 [Believe this is amount paid in pounds and shillings]

1778
Collection Title: Pennsylvania Archives, Series: Series 2
Volume: III, Chapter: Names of Persons Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania Between the Years 1776 and 1794, Page: 34
15 December 1778 John Camm

1779
-William Camm [sic], male, born 4 March 1779; christened 28 March 1779; father= John Camm, mother= Elizabeth Camm; recorded in: Christ Church and St. Peters, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
FHL film 1490578 dates 1773-1781