Re: Duke of Argyll-Marquess of Argyll 1600's
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Re: Duke of Argyll-Marquess of Argyll 1600's
sarah campbell 9/20/06
Sorry it is hard to say Campbell is the most famous name in Jamaicaand there are 100000s of them.
I have 31 Archibalds on file.
NO Joseph Campbell at all.
My family was there from 1700 to about the mid 1850s...my 5th grt Duncan Campbell left the last plantation to his son in 1803, after emanicaption, c 1831 my ancestors cleared out.Duncan married his cousin Rebecca Campbell on that plantatin 11 Mar 1753.
John of Blackriver 1673-1740 was our first Campbell out there...he married and died at St Elizabeth's.This is what his memorial states :
"Here lies the Hon. John Campbell, born at Inverary, Argyllshire, North Britain, and descended of the Ancient family of Auchenbrock, when a youth he served several campaigns in Flanders. He went as Captain of the Troops sent to Darien and on his return to this Island, in 1700, he married the daughter of Col. Claiborne by whom he had several children. In 1718 he married Elizabeth (now alive) relict of Col. Gomes. He was for many years Member of the Assembly, Colonel and Custos of St Elizabeth. In 1722 he was made one of the Privy Council. He was the first Campbell who settled in this Island, and thro' his extream generosity and assistance, many are now possessed of opulent fortunes. His temperance and great humanity have always been very remarkable. He died January 29, 1740. Aged 66 years. Universally lamented."
Of Colonel John's own children, we know he had a son William (no other information), a son, Hon. Colin who married Margaret Foster and had a son John, who was later owner of the property, Hodges. This Colin is presumably the Colin Campbell who on 22 August, 1757, from Westmoreland, Jamaica, wrote to his cousin James Campbell of Kaims, re "Cousin John of Black River left Jamaica on 18 April 1756 for N. America... owing to a bad state of health"... and Colin had been left in charge of his affairs. Meantime, nothing could be done with an unnamed ship and Collin's share in it. But evidently, "Cousin Duncan proposes to sell her [the ship] on getting home". Colin also mentioned "Cousin Saltspring" and "Distiller Dugald proposes a trip home. He's now worth very nigh £1,000 Stg. . . . " Colonel John also had a daughter Ann (1700-1783) who married West Indies merchant David Currie (d. 1771) of London.( this line is the Stephney Shakespear familywhich can be found on line )
There were several different Campbell families there and some coming after 1850 and later.It is hard to say from your details which line you belong to.
For a very small fee you can join the Jamacian Family History Society...
you can contact , it is full of Campbell records :
Patricia Jackson
jamaicanfamilysearch.com
yours,
David
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Re: Duke of Argyll-Marquess of Argyll 1600's
sarah campbell 9/21/06
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David Arathoon 9/22/06
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Re: Duke of Argyll-Marquess of Argyll 1600's