and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Spelling variations in Scottish names from the Middle Ages are common even within a single document. Cammyke has been spelled Cammock, Cammack, Cammac, Cammok, Camic, Camac and others.
Notable amongst the family at this time was William Camac of Carlisle; and
Sussex Camock (or Cammock) (1600-1659), an English privateer who was involved in establishing the Providence Island colony. He was...
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For Scottish immigrants, the great expense of travel to North America did not seem such a problem in those unstable times. Acres of land awaited them and many got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American
War of Independence. These Scots and their ancestors went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Among them: Turner Camac, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1813; Christopher Cammack, who settled in New York State in 1816 with his brother William; Thomas Cammock, who settled in Maine in 1630..