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    1. George Campbell (d. 1791) - PART 1
    2. I've posted this several times, but it keeps not appearing. I think there may be a size limit, so I'm splitting it up... How does any of the Duncan Cameron info relate to George Campbell? I thought George Campbell (d. 1791) could have been involved in the Jacobite rebellion. Lynden Harris provided me with some passenger lists of ships that departed Great Britain prior to the Jacobite Rebellion, between 1741 and 1744, which included three separate George Campbells: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/shiplists/misc0 000.txt Unfortunately, other than the names of passengers and the years, not a great deal of info is provided. No ship name, no port of entry. The person who posted the info was Gwen Hurst. After some quick research, I discovered that she died in 2004: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hurstpage/gwen.htm The original documents are located in a library in San Marino, California. The story, and dates involved, have made me begin to doubt the “oral history” provided in Mary C. Chiles’ book on the Childs/Chiles family history (and posted earlier this month here). The story says that George Campbell (d. 1791) came to the American colonies in 1749 from Ireland to settle his father Charles’ estate in Virginia. I have not found any property records in Virginia for a Charles Campbell in the early 1700’s. According to the story, Charles Campbell would have purchased land in Virginia between 1712 and 1724. Perhaps someone else has found these records. If so, I hope they post their information here.

    12/22/2005 04:01:41