Nancy Campbell

Not the same as Mary "Polly" Campbell

Nancy Sherley was born 1762 in Wales, and died 1850-1860 in KY. She married John Campbell on 31 Aug 1789 in Shenandoah Co., VA. He was born Abt 1755 in Scotland.

The 1810 Clay County census shows John Campbell #2, age 45 and over, with three sons under age 10, one son age 10-15, two daughters under age 10, one daughter age 10-15, and one female age 45 and over, presumably his wife, Nancy (possibly Sherley or Shirley). I have been able to identify four sons, John C. Jackson, William, Caleb, and Lewis. This John C. “Jackson” Campbell is often confused with John ”Jackson” Campbell, son of John Campbell #1.

Family

https://wcbeta.rootsweb.com/trees/617218/I5520/nancy-sherley/indivi...

Children of Nancy /Sherley/ and John Campbell/ are:

1. Mary Polly Campbell was born Abt 1790 in NC, and died Aft 1860 in Breathitt Co., KY.
2. Patsy Campbell was born 1793 in KY.
3. John "Zack" Campbell was born 20 Aug 1795 in Buncombe Co., NC, and died 10 May 1883.
4. Lewis Campbell was born 14 Nov 1799 in Floyd Co., KY, and died 1891.
5. Susannah Campbell was born 24 Mar 1800 in Haddix, Floyd Co. (Breathitt Co.), KY, and died 1896 in Wolfe Co., KY.
6. Caleb Campbell was born 1802 in KY, and died Apr 1880 in Perry Co., KY.
7. Nancy Campbell was born 1805 in KY.
8. Sallie Campbell was born Abt 1810.

Notes

http://jamesrobinson.biz/campbell/Two_Campbell_Lines_Part1.doc

The 1810 Clay County census shows John Campbell #2, age 45 and over, with three sons under age 10, one son age 10-15, two daughters under age 10, one daughter age 10-15, and one female age 45 and over, presumably his wife, Nancy (possibly Sherley or Shirley). I have been able to identify four sons, John C. Jackson, William, Caleb, and Lewis. This John C. “Jackson” Campbell is often confused with John ”Jackson” Campbell, son of John Campbell #1.
8. John #2 is no longer on the census in 1820. Family legend has it that he left the area for places unknown and never returned. There is on this census a family headed by Nancy Campbell with one son age 10-15, one son age 16-18, two sons age 19-25, two daughters, one under age 10 and one age 10-15, and herself, age 45 and over. I take this to be Nancy Shirley, wife of John #2 Campbell. The boy’s ages seem to fit very well with sons John C. Jackson, William, Lewis, and Caleb.
20. A Noble family member, who’s name I withhold for privacy reasons, told me that her grandmother, Frankie Gwin, born 1889, told this family member that Frankie’s grandmother was a Shirley, and that when she got mad, she spoke in a foreign language. I feel that it could have been the Welsh language.

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The parents of John Zachariah Campbell (b. Scotland) and Nancy Sherley (b. Wales) are all unknown. Contrary to what is listed here.

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/campbell/10088/

One more point:The John Campbell who is the ancestor of most of the Breathitt Co. Campbells is NOT the same John Campbell who married Nancy Sherley in Shenandoah Co., VA in 1789.Those two apparently migrated elsewhere since their descendants seem to be known.It's true that the Breathitt Co. John was married to a Nancy, but her maiden name remains unknown

References

• MY "TWO CAMPBELL LINE" THEORY http://jamesrobinson.biz/campbell/TwoCampbells.html. Some have said that all the Campbells in old Clay County, KY (present day Breathitt and Perry Counties), are from one family, a set of brothers, John, William, and Zach Campbell. These were purported to be all sons of Patrick Campbell and Elizabeth James. I disagree with this theory and present evidence to support my theory that John and William, sons of Patrick were one family and another John Campbell, who may or may not have been called Zack or Zachariah is the progenitor of an entirely different line of Campbells William and John (who I will call John #1), sons of Patrick settled in southeastern Clay County, KY near Campbells Bend. John Campbell (who I will call John #2), settled in northwest Clay County near Haddix, just south of present day Jackson, KY. http://jamesrobinson.biz/campbell/Two_Campbell_Lines_Part1.doc, http://jamesrobinson.biz/campbell/Two_Campbell_Lines_Part2.doc