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William Campbell

Male 1674 - 1759  (85 years)

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  • Name William Campbell 
    Born 1674  Ulster, Ireland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Will 5 Oct 1754  Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • From Cleek's "Early Western Augusta Pioneers" - the will of a William Campbell.

      "In the name of God Amen, I William Campbell of the county of Augusta & Colony of Virginia considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound and perfect mind & memory blessed be almighty God for the Same but being now indisposed do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following

      That is to say first of all I leave & bequeath unto my sons James Campbell & John Campbell one shilling each.

      I also give & bequeath unto my daughters Mary Clements, Margaret Gillham, Elizabeth Price, Mary Ann Watson, and Rachel Carlile one shilling each and it is also my will that the above mentioned Legacies be paid or tendered on the day of my Burial

      and it is also my will that one hundred acres of land that my son-in-law Thomas Gillham now lives on it being part of that tract of land where my dwelling house now stands be equally divided amongst my daughter Margaret Gillham's children equally at her decease

      and I also leave and bequeath unto my son Samuel work horses and the plough & Irons and my plantation at my wife's decease that is to say my wife having the one third of said plantation during her life

      and I also leave & bequeath unto my well beloved wife Sarah Campbell all the residue of my estate whatsoever & to have it in her power to dispose of it as she shall think proper at her decease

      and I do hereby appoint my well beloved wife Sarah Campbell my sole Executrix & Executor of this my last will & testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made & witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this fifth day of October one Thousand Seven hundred and fifty four 1754."
    Died 1759  Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20489  DNA Family 1 Genealogies
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2011 

    Family Sarah Gay,   b. 1676, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Campbell,   b. Abt 1728, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1772 and 1785, York County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years)
     2. Mary Campbell,   b. 1706, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     3. Nancy Rachel Campbell,   d. Aft 1802
    Last Modified 4 May 2006 
    Family ID F1051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • From Mark Freeman: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~markfreeman/index.html

      Though some indicate he died in 1740 in PA, others are convinced he is the husband of Sarah Gay and father-in-law of Jacob Clements. Several eminent researchers, including Margaret Campbell Pilcher and Phil Norfleet (whose web page is linked) assert that William Campbell whose will includes my ancestors - Clements - can not be linked to John Campbell and Grace Hay through any documentation they are aware of. Ms. Pilcher indicates that this William Campbell "died in Pennsylvania." I do not offer anything to refute that, but presume they are related to the same Clan and travelled at about the same time as the other Campbell families of Augusta Co., VA. In any event, this William Campbell had descendants who travelled with and intermarried with descendants of the other lines.