| 4. | John C. Campbell, (immigrant) was born on 16 Nov 1674 in Ulster, Northern Ireland; died in 1741 in Beverly Manor, Augusta Co, Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1726, Donegal, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania; from Ireland
Notes:
In 1996, while reviewing this microfilm copy, I found the following note in Governor David Campbell's handwriting, on microfilm reel number 1. (My comments are in brackets.)
"The farthest back the Campbell family can be traced is to Duncan Campbell of Inverary, Scotland, the place where the old Duke of Argyle and most of the Scotch [sic] Campbells lived. It was in the latter part of Queen Elizabeth's reign that Duncan Campbell moved from Inverary to Ireland. Not long afterwards, in the reign of James First, when he had come to the throne, forfeitures were declared at Ulster in 1612, and Duncan Campbell bought a lease of the forfeited land from one of the English officers. One of his sons, Patrick, bought out the lease and estate in remainder, whereby he acquired the [land in] fee simple. How many other sons Duncan may have had is not known.
"Patrick had a son Hugh, and he a son Andrew. The generations from Andrew to our great-grandfather John [husband of Grace Hay] are not stated. It should be to Duncan, father of John Campbell, [who] emigrated to America with his family in the year 1726 and settled in the Sweet Ara river where Lancaster now stands in Pennsylvania. He [meaning John Campbell, husband of Grace Hay] had six sons, Patrick, John, William, James, Robert and David. Three - to wit - John, William and James were never married. John died in England having gone there with Lord Boyne and became [his] steward."
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Campbell clans of the Highlands of Scotland. They emigrated to Ireland near the close of Queen Elizabeth's reign--about the year 1600. Here the Campbells lived for several generations until John Campbell brought his large family to America in 1726, first settling in Donegal, Lancaster Co, PA, then moving to Augusta Co., VA." Source: Michael Woods, Ancestry World Tree Project, Ancestry.com.
["Pilcher [Margaret Campbell Pilcher in her book "Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher and Kindred Families,1911] On page 11 of her book, Pilcher states,] "John Campbell, son of Duncan Campbell and Mary McCoy...married Grissell (or Grace) Hay, daughter of Patrick Hay, in the year 1695. She lived to be ninety-three years of age....John Campbell and his wife, Grissell Hay, with their children, moved from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania about 1730, to Fincastle County, Virginia...."
"The last statement of the above quotation is in error. While Lancaster Co., PA was formed in 1729, Fincastle Co., VA was not formed until 1772. The land records of Orange Co., VA indicate that John Campbell and at least three of his sons (Patrick, Robert and David), had removed to Beverley Manor by 1738 or perhaps a year or two earlier. Upon the full activation of the Augusta Co, VA Courthouse in December 1745, the subsequent records pertaining to these Campbell inhabitants of Beverley Manor are found in Augusta County.
Died:
estate appraised/inventoried 1741 Augusta Co, Virginia
John married Grissell "Grace" Hay in 1695 in Ulster, Northern Ireland. Grissell was born in 1677 in Ulster, Northern Ireland; died in 1770 in of, Augusta Co, VIrginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1748 - 1799 (51 years)