Robert Campbell, of Augusta County

Big Y700 YDNA Haplogroup R-A18348 Earliest Known Ancestor.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Campbell-23942

Robert Campbell was born about 1678 in Coleraine Townland, Ulster, Ireland and died about 1768 at his home in Augusta County, Virginia. On 19 Aug 1768 his estate was in the probate court of Augusta County, Virginia

Robert Campbell married about 1700 in Ireland to Margaret Trotter (1675-1710) and their children included ...

1. John Campbell, b: Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
2. Charles Campbell, b: c1703 Ireland
3. Hugh Campbell, b: c1714 Ireland.

About 1726 he moved his family from Ireland and settled in Orange County, Virginia (later incorporated into Augusta County, Virginia).

Robert Campbell died about 1768 at his home in Augusta County, Virginia. On 19 Aug 1768 his estate was in the probate court of Augusta County, Virginia.

His son, William Campbell, was a Revolutionary War soldier who married Elizabeth Wilson. Their son, James Wilson Campbell (1776-1850) was born in Augusta County, Virginia.

About 1790 this family migrated to Kentucky, USA. James married Mary Duncan (1780-1863) in 1801 at Flemingsburg, Mason County, Kentucky.

In 1824 their family migrated to Ohio and purchased a farm on Hilman Ridge Road, Georgetown, Ohio, USA, where james died.

Some of his descendants, especially those of his son Washington Greenleaf Campbell (1806-1868) lived in Ohio, Illinois, and elsewhere in the USA.

Deed Book 4, page 201, 27 November 1751. Robert Campbell purchased 220 acres of land in the North River - Long Glade area of Augusta coounty from William Brown and Elizabeth, his wife, and Robert Brown. Corner Jno anderson; corner John Erwin; Thos. Erwin's line. Witnesses: Andrew Erwin, Hugh Cample (sic) [Chalkley, v. 3, p. 301]

Deed Book 12, page 90, 20 August 1765. Robert Campbell and Margaret sold this 220 acre tract to Charles Campbell for 20 pounds; corner Charles Campbell, corner John Erwin. Witnesses: James Trotter, John Craney, Jno Trimble. [Chalkley, V. 3, p. 427]

Will Book 4, page 145, has the Administrator's bond for a Robert Campbell, dated 19 August 1768, with Margaret Campbell (her mark) and Hugh Campbell's bond, administrators, with Charles Campbell, surety. Letters of Administration of his estate were filed 19 August 1768, Augusta Co. Virginia, by his widow. The inventory of Estate was filed 15 November 1768. [Chalkley, v. 3, p. 105.]

Robert Campbell came to the US between 1730 and 1740 and landed in Philadelphia. After living near Landcaster, Pennsylvania, for a short time, moved west and then down the Great Wagon Road to Fort Defiance. This is north of Staunton by 4 miles. Robert and Margaret had three sons and a daughter.

Robert moved from fort Defiance in 1740, moved in 1751 to North River-Long glade next to his son Charles.

The relationship of the three sons, John, Charles, and Hugh, to Robert has been established by Y-DNA testing. DNA testing has proven that this North River Campbell family is not related to the D/M South river Line.

Source: Clan Campbell Society Family Data Sheet for Robert Campbell (1675-1768) and Margaret Buchanan

Deed Book 4, page 201, 27 November 1751. Robert Campbell purchased 220 acres of land in the North River - Long Glade area of Augusta coounty from William Brown and Elizabeth, his wife, and Robert Brown. Corner Jno anderson; corner John Erwin; Thos. Erwin's line. Witnesses: Andrew Erwin, Hugh Cample (sic) [Chalkley, v. 3, p. 301]

Deed Book 12, page 90, 20 August 1765. Robert Campbell and Margaret sold this 220 acre tract to Charles Campbell for 20 pounds; corner Charles Campbell, corner John Erwin. Witnesses: James Trotter, John Craney, Jno Trimble. [Chalkley, V. 3, p. 427]

Will Book 4, page 145, has the Administrator's bond for a Robert Campbell, dated 19 August 1768, with Margaret Campbell (her mark) and Hugh Campbell's bond, administrators, with Charles Campbell, surety. Letters of Administration of his estate were filed 19 August 1768, Augusta Co. Virginia, by his widow. The inventory of Estate was filed 15 November 1768. [Chalkley, v. 3, p. 105.]

Robert Campbell came to the US between 1730 and 1740 and landed in Philadelphia. After living near Landcaster, Pennsylvania, for a short time, moved west and then down the Great Wagon Road to Fort Defiance. This is north of Staunton by 4 miles. Robert and Margaret had three sons and a daughter.

Robert moved from fort Defiance in 1740, moved in 1751 to North River-Long glade next to his son Charles.

The relationship of the three sons, John, Charles, and Hugh, to Robert has been established by Y-DNA testing. DNA testing has proven that this North River Campbell family is not related to the D/M South river Line.

Source: Clan Campbell Society Family Data Sheet for Robert Campbell (1675-1768) and Margaret Buchanan

References

• Family of Duncan Campbell and Mary McCoy of Drumboden, Ireland and their Descendants 1660-1993 by J. A. R. Overdorf (76 pages) with proven facts for profiles of Robert's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
• The great historic families of Scotland, Virginia and Virginians by James Taylor 1813-1892; & published by H. H. Hardesty in 1888; v1 Eminent Virginians, Executives of the Colony of Virginia; p176 for Robert Alonzo Brock
• "Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia" citing ...
• > "History of the Campbell Family" by Henry James Lee p72
• > "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800" by Lyman Chalkley.