... "A fair Virginia, of name and kinship with the rebel Hansford of Bacon's day was one of [Rev.] Camm's parishoners, and it is said, induced by a love-smitten swain, he called upon her [Elizabeth Hansford] to urge the suit of the discarded one. Among other authorities, he invoked the Bible, which he said, enjoined matrimony as one of the duties of life. Persuasion was wasted, however, for the young lady declared that if the parson would consult Chapter XII, verse 7, of the Second Samuel, he would note an injunction of the text which might suggest the reason for her refusal. Mr. Camm went home, and examined the Scriptures, when the words stood plainly reveale - 'And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man.' Mr. Camm took the hint," and in 1769 he was married to Elizabeth of Betsey, the daughter of Charles Hansford III.
"A memorable consequence of this marriage should be noticed. According to the monastic views entertained by colleges at this time, the President alone was authorized to enjoy the luxury of marriage. Camm was then a professor only, and accordingly the 'visitors' fulminated an order that 'All professors and masters hereafter to be appointed be constant residents of the College, and upon the marriage of such professor or master, that his professorship be immediately vacates."
The children of John Camm and Elizabeth Hansford were:
- Anne or Nancy, married Robert Hall Waller.
- Thomas, a clergyman, married Eliza Pescud.
- Robert, drowned when eighteen or nineteen years of age.
- John, ... married Elizabeth Powell.
- Elizabeth, married Anthony Whitaker. ...
