I'm submitting my Campbells again who stayed north until about the mid 1800s. Thomas Campbell was probably born around 1705 in Ireland. His future wife, Jane Davidson, was born in Ireland but we don't know when. However, she immigrated with her parents and siblings in 1728 to America. Thomas Campbell married Jane Davidson in Billerica, MA, 1733 and moved to Londonderry, NH, where they had the children Mary (1738-1828), John, Nathaniel (1741-1820), and Hugh Argyle (1744-1810). They had more children who didn't survive to reproduce. 1) Mary married John Tufts, moved to Maine and there had the children: Jane, William, Thomas, Jonathan, Susanna, and Annis. 2) John unknown. He has eluded us completely, although he is said to have had a large family. 3) Nathaniel married Agnes McCurdy and between Londonderry, NH, and NY state had the children: Jesse, Elizabeth, James, David, Thomas, Alexander, John, Abner, and Robert. 4) Hugh Argyle married Mary Smith and between Londonderry/Bedford, NH, and NY state had the children: Jane, Benjamin, Caty, Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, Hugh, Robert, Thomas, Adam, and David. I descended from Hugh Argyle Campbell through his son Benjamin Smith Campbell (1773-1852). The families and descendants of Nathaniel and Hugh moved from NH to NY, then Ohio, then Indiana, and then after the mid 1800s spread out over the USA and parts of Europe. I conservatively estimate that Thomas and Jane Campbell had at least 30,000 descendants of whom at least 20,000 must still be living. Currently we have over 1300. We have considerable information about many of the descendants. Some of the more common family names are: Tufts, Fancher, Brown, Johnston, Fish, Perkins, Moore, Kitterman, Burns, and Moses. If your Campbell ancestors lived in NH during the 1700s, eastern NY (especially Cherry Valley area) during the end of 1700s and beginning of 1800s, Westfied/Portland, NY later, the Sandusky/Bellevue area of Ohio around the mid 1800s, and Valparaiso area of IN in the later 1800s, then we may have a connection. Also I'd like to recommend that every male Campbell on this list join the Campbell DNA project, but be sure to take at least the 25-marker test. I did and the results are extremely interesting. It turns out that I most likely belong to the so-called Irish Campbells, who descended from the Irish Clan Cathmhoal and are not related to the Scottish Clan Campbell. When during the 16th and 17th centuries the English kings moved protestant Scots into Ireland to suppress the catholic Irish, the Clan Cathmhoal (pronounced "Cammel" similar to Campbell) assumed the spelling Campbell. So if your ancestors emigrated from Ireland, it's very possible that they were not of Scottish descent. George Campbell

FYI: James Campbell b. Kerry Co. Ireland, c.1790, d. Blairsville, Indiana Co., PA, 1865. Probable path of family: MD > PA > PA. DNA shows Argylshire, Scotland. Family pronunciation "Cammel". Jan > > I descended from Hugh Argyle Campbell through his son Benjamin Smith Campbell (1773-1852). > > > Also I'd like to recommend that every male Campbell on this list join the Campbell DNA project, but be sure to take at least the 25-marker test. I did and the results are extremely interesting. It turns out that I most likely belong to the so-called Irish Campbells, who descended from the Irish Clan Cathmhoal and are not related to the Scottish Clan Campbell. When during the 16th and 17th centuries the English kings moved protestant Scots into Ireland to suppress the catholic Irish, the Clan Cathmhoal (pronounced "Cammel" similar to Campbell) assumed the spelling Campbell. So if your ancestors emigrated from Ireland, it's very possible that they were not of Scottish descent. > > George Campbell > _______________________________________ >

George Campbell- I have a James Campbell who died in Ft Ann, NY- is buried in the 'Brown Cemetery'- there- died in ca.1779. I've always heard that he came from Scotland, but who knows. Could be wrong, of course. He married Margaret----. He's one of my 'brick walls'. Barb in St Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Campbell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 1:43 AM Subject: [Campbell] Thomas Campbell, NH in 1700s > > > > > I'm submitting my Campbells again who stayed north until about the mid > 1800s. Thomas Campbell was probably born around 1705 in Ireland. His > future wife, Jane Davidson, was born in Ireland but we don't know when. > However, she immigrated with her parents and siblings in 1728 to America. > > Thomas Campbell married Jane Davidson in Billerica, MA, 1733 and moved to > Londonderry, NH, where they had the children Mary (1738-1828), John, > Nathaniel (1741-1820), and Hugh Argyle (1744-1810). They had more > children who didn't survive to reproduce. > > 1) Mary married John Tufts, moved to Maine and there had the children: > Jane, William, Thomas, Jonathan, Susanna, and Annis. > 2) John unknown. He has eluded us completely, although he is said to have > had a large family. > 3) Nathaniel married Agnes McCurdy and between Londonderry, NH, and NY > state had the children: Jesse, Elizabeth, James, David, Thomas, Alexander, > John, Abner, and Robert. > 4) Hugh Argyle married Mary Smith and between Londonderry/Bedford, NH, and > NY state had the children: Jane, Benjamin, Caty, Elizabeth, Mary, > Margaret, Hugh, Robert, Thomas, Adam, and David. > > I descended from Hugh Argyle Campbell through his son Benjamin Smith > Campbell (1773-1852). > > The families and descendants of Nathaniel and Hugh moved from NH to NY, > then Ohio, then Indiana, and then after the mid 1800s spread out over the > USA and parts of Europe. I conservatively estimate that Thomas and Jane > Campbell had at least 30,000 descendants of whom at least 20,000 must > still be living. Currently we have over 1300. We have considerable > information about many of the descendants. Some of the more common family > names are: Tufts, Fancher, Brown, Johnston, Fish, Perkins, Moore, > Kitterman, Burns, and Moses. > > If your Campbell ancestors lived in NH during the 1700s, eastern NY > (especially Cherry Valley area) during the end of 1700s and beginning of > 1800s, Westfied/Portland, NY later, the Sandusky/Bellevue area of Ohio > around the mid 1800s, and Valparaiso area of IN in the later 1800s, then > we may have a connection. > > Also I'd like to recommend that every male Campbell on this list join the > Campbell DNA project, but be sure to take at least the 25-marker test. I > did and the results are extremely interesting. It turns out that I most > likely belong to the so-called Irish Campbells, who descended from the > Irish Clan Cathmhoal and are not related to the Scottish Clan Campbell. > When during the 16th and 17th centuries the English kings moved protestant > Scots into Ireland to suppress the catholic Irish, the Clan Cathmhoal > (pronounced "Cammel" similar to Campbell) assumed the spelling Campbell. > So if your ancestors emigrated from Ireland, it's very possible that they > were not of Scottish descent. > > George Campbell > _______________________________________ > > Remember to search the archives use this address > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=CAMPBELL > > Browse the archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CAMPBELL/ > > Contact the List Manager > mailto:[email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message