Anne (Newby) Camm (1627 - 1705)

Born Aug 1627 in Kendal, Westmorland, England

Wife of John Audland — married 1650 in Kendal, Westmorland, England

Wife of Thomas Camm — married 30 May 1666 in Cams-gill, Westmorland, England

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Biography

Anne was a Friend (Quaker)

The Quaker preacher and member of the Valiant Sixty Anne Newby, daughter of Richard Newby of Kendal, was born August 1627 and baptized at Kendal 28 Oct 1627.^[1] From age 13 to 20, Anne went to London to live with an aunt and continue her education and there she became associated with the Puritans. Upon her return to Westmorland she became associated with the Westmorland Seekers where she met John Audland.^[2]

She married John Audland in 1650^[3] "about the 20th year of his age."^[4]

In 1653 John Audland became a preacher, he and Anne having first heard and met George Fox in 1652,^[5][4] and Anne also travelled extensively proclaiming Quaker beliefs. Anne was imprisoned numerous times, the first at Aukland, Durham. A year later, accompanied by Mabel Camm, wife of John Camm, she travelled through Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Oxfordshire and was again arrested at Banbury. Her labors were credited with the later formation of a large meeting in Banbury.^[2] At the assizes in 1653 she was accused of saying that 'God did not live.'^[2] Anne's 1655 work A True Declaration of the Suffering of the Innocent recounts this event and her subsequent several months imprisonment until 1656. Anne then stayed in Banbury to campaign for the release of fellow Quaker Jane Waugh, and then travelled to Bristol before visiting George Fox in Launceston gaol.

John Audland passed away in early 1664 and Anne gave birth to their son, John, only two weeks later, 3 Apr 1664.^[6]

In 1666, Anne married Thomas Camm who was fourteen years her junior and they spent the next forty years "in the utmost harmony and affection" despite long separations caused by imprisonments.^[2] With Thomas, Anne had daughter Mary born 17 Sep 1669^[6] and Sarah born 29 Sep 1673^[6] who died of smallpox and was buried 19 Sep 1682.^[6]

"It was her manner often to retire...in fervent prayer," and "she was not forward to appear in preaching or prayer in public meetings, but when she did it was fervent, weighty, and with the demonstration of the spirit..."^[7]

Anne last appeared at the Quaker meeting in Kendal on 2 Nov 1705 and the following day became ill. She passed away on 30 November 1705 at age 78 and was buried on 3 December.^[7][8]

Children

With John Audland^[6]

• John b 3 Apr 1664

With Thomas Camm^[6]

• Mary b 17 Sep 1669
• Sarah b 29 Sep 1673, d Sep 1682

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBY5-DQ7 : 19 March 2020), Anne Newby, 1627. FHL Film Number: 1471684
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Ed. Evans & Evans, A Short Account of Anne Camm, The Friends Library, Rakstraw, Philadelphia, 1837 Vol I:473-479
3. ↑ Peters, Kate, Print Culture and the Early Quakers, Cambridge Univ Press, 2005, p 137
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} John Tomkins, Piety promoted, in a collection of dying sayings of many of the people called Quakers : with a brief account of some of their labours in the Gospel, and sufferings for the same (ed. Evans, William, 1787-1867., Evans, Thomas, 1798-1868., Townsend, William P, Townsend, Anna Mary), Philadelphia, 1721, Vol I:55-57
5. ↑ Camm, John, The memory of the righteous revived:..., London, Andrew Sowle, 1689, unnumbered pages.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England. Piece 1246: Quarterly Meeting of Westmorland (1649-1778)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} John Tomkins, Piety promoted, in a collection of dying sayings of many of the people called Quakers : with a brief account of some of their labours in the Gospel, and sufferings for the same (ed. Evans, William, 1787-1867., Evans, Thomas, 1798-1868., Townsend, William P, Townsend, Anna Mary), Philadelphia, 1721, Vol 1:322-323
8. ↑ Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England. Piece 1568: Monthly Meeting of Kendal: Register Book for Preston: Marriages (1660-1809)