The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-30
THE CAMPBELL FAMILY.
One of the Family Once a Resident OF New
berry County-Are any of the De
scendants Here Now:


sceudants Here Now:
Our FREUD J. 3. Campbell, Of Jiiapa
has furnished the following sketch O
| the Campbell family for publication IL
! The Herald and News. 1t will be re-
!nembered that some weeks back The
| Herald and News mentioned the facl
that there was large fortune III store
for the heirs of Douglas Neal Campbell
who was once Il resident OF New berry
| County, and any information of his de-
scendauts will be Il favor to them. Ihe
! fortune IS said to consist ol several mil
lion dollars. This sketch is published
so that 1t may be enable those Interest
ed in tracing the relationship:
The history of this ancient family
! begins with Sir Duncan Campbell ol
London, who was created Lord Camp
bell, OF Argyle by James liot Scotland.
He married Lady Mary Ann Stewart,
daughter Of Robert Duke of Albany,
Regent of Scotland: Grand daughter
Of Robert 2nd, by whom he left TWO
sons-Archibald his successor from
whom the house of Argyle derives
and 2nd-Sir Colin Campbell, born
about HOO, upon whom his father set
tied the estate of Glenarchy consisting
of about 200 acres of land which had
come into the Campbell family by mar
riage of Margaret GIenarchy, with John
Campbell.
Sir Colin Campbell was man of
high renown for military pursuits and
for the virtues Of social aud domestic
life.
He was q stream Of many tules
against the foes OF the people, Out like
the gales that moves the heath, to
those who sought his aid. And after
the murder of James /, A. D. l437,
he exerted himself in pursuing the
regiciders, and was diligent that be
soon apprehended and brought to JUS
tice two of the assassins, Chalman and
Colgohoun-in recompense for which
service King James III afterwards
bestowed on him the Baronetcy of Lau-
rens. Sir Colin built the castle OF Rich
mond in Glenarchy in l447. He mar
ried Mary, the daughter of the Earl Of
Lorne but by her he had no issue. He
married secondly Margaret, 2nd daugh-
ter and coheir of John Lord Of Lorne,
with whom he got third of that Lord
ship, which still remains in the family,
and Sir Colin quartered him forward
in the gallery Of Lorn with his paternal
achievements. BY this lady he had only
one sou Duncan, his successor, and a
daughter Geillis, married to w. Corall
Of Lorn.
He married, third, Lady Margaret,
daughter of Robert Robinson of Straurn,
and by ler he had a son John Bishop
of the Isle, who died A. D. 1909.
He married fourthly Margaret, daugh-
ter of Luke Sterling Kerr, and had by
her son John, who was the ancestor
of the Earl of London. He died before
the llth of June, 1873, and was sue
ceeded by his eldest son Duncan.
Sir Duncan Campbell, who in his life
time was designated of Glenarchy 10y
charter dated February 26, A. D. 14SO,
married Margaret daughter of George,
fourth Earl of Anjas. He fell Septem-
Der 8, A. D. 1913, in the battle of Flod-
den, and was succeeded by his eldest
son Sir John Campbell, who married
Margery, the sixth daughter of John,
Earl of Athole, and died 18th of August,
1921, and was succeeded by his eldest
son Duncan Campbell, who married
Margery, third daughter of John
Colynkom, and died in 1886, and was
succeeded by his brother John Camp
bell, who died in A. D. 1850, and was
succeeded by his brother Colin Camp
bell
Colin Campbell married and had six
sons and seven daughters, and died
April l1th, 1853, and was succeeded by
his eldest son.
Duncan Campbell, who was knighted
A. D. 1880, and was called Black Dun
can. He married Jean, second daugh-
ter Of John, fourth Earl of Athole, Lord
Chancellor of Scotland. By her he had
six sons and four daughters, and died
A. D. 1852, and was succeeded by his
eldest son:
Sir John Campbell, who died 9Th Of
September, A. d. 1910, and was sue
ceeded by his brother.
Sir Robert Campbell who married
Isabel, daughter of Sir Lochlan Mc1n-
tosh, by whom he had seven sons and
nine daughters, and died. He was sue
ceeded by his eldest son, Sir John
Campbell, who married Lady Mary
Graham and had one son and several
daughters, and was succeeded by his
only son, Sir John Campbell, who was
made on the 18th day of August, 1911,
Earl of Breadalbane and Holland and
in remainder to whichever of his sons
he Should think proper in writing to
designate. He married Mary, daughter
of Richard, Earl Of Holland, and had
two sons, Duncan and John; and died
in 1706. And in following out the
patent creating him Earl Of Breadal-
bane and Holland, &C., he passed over
his eldest son, Duncan, aud was sue
ceeded by his second sou, John Camp
bell, who married and had one son and
two daughters, and died the 23d of Feb
ruary, 1853, and should have been sue
ceeded by his son, Douglas Neal Camp
bell, sailor and admiral, who sailed in
the ship Caledonia for some port in
South Carolina, North America, A. D.
1856, with his family Of three sons and
two daughters-and here the succession
has failed for want Of the appearance
OF CHe nelrS OF DOuSlaS Neal CampOeil,
which all being in America, are re-
manning in ignorance of their rights.
The children of Douglass Neal Camp
bell and Mary bis wife, were:
/. John Campbell, born Sd April,
1742; resided near Bush River. S. c.;
married Hester Clark, 9th of June,
176S, and with his family of l3 chill
dren moved to Indiana near Waynes-
Vile in 1904. ,. James D. Campbell,
born 7th August, l744. 3. Hester
Campbell, born 7th September, 1746.
t. Mary Campbell, born 18th October,
l74S. 5. Samuel Campbell, born End
May, 1850.
These four last named remained in
South Carolina.