Margie-- I believe that Nancy Campbell's parents were John William and Frances Wright Campbell. John was the son of George Washington and Catherine "Caty" Campbell. Unfortunately, I do no have any information on who Dicey's parents were and would be very interested in that. Deb Tower ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie Campbell" <margecam@comcast.net> To: <CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 8:08 PM Subject: RE: Dicey Campbell b 1800 in VA - Does anyone have this Wright/Campbell line? > Dicey Campbell was born in 1800. Interested in the following > Campbell/Wright line. Who were Dicey Campbell's parents? Who were Nancy > Campbell's parents? NOTE: Nancy was first wife of Benjamin Wright > > Marge Cambpell > **** > > U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Record > > Name: Dicey Campbell > Gender: female > Birth Year: 1800 > Spouse Name: Benjamin Wright > Spouse > Birth Place: VA > Spouse Birth Year: 1773 > Marriage > Year: 1821 > > > There is a large difference in their ages.. So Benjamin was old enough to > be > her father, which was not uncommon back then. It does leave the fact that > he may have had children older than Dicey when they married. > > Since he was said to have been married to her cousin.. I checked for that: > > Database: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 October 28, > 2005 > 5:15 PM > > - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > View Record Name Gender Birth Year Birth Place Marriage > Year Spouse Name Spouse Birth Year Spouse > Birth Place > > View Record Benjamin Wright male 1773 VA 1805 Nancy Campbell > View Record Benjamin Wright male 1773 VA 1821 Dicey Campbell 1800 > > > > Source Information: > > Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 > [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: > This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources > including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the > information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree > charts, family history articles, queries, letters, Bible records, wills, > biographies, and manuscript genealogies. > > For specific original source information contact Yates Publishing, > providing > them with the Source Number, Source Type, Number of Pages, and Submitter > Code information listed for each individual. > > ********* > > So now I will forward your note to the Campbell list to see if anyone in > Amherst or Nelson counties have this line. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joyce P. Mitchell [mailto:jpmitchell@bluebottle.com] > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 2:12 PM > To: margecam@comcast.net > Subject: Dicey Campbell > > Hi again. A couple weeks ago I was nosing through some more > Campbellstuff, > and as usual was trying to solve this Ellis saga. I found something very > interesting. Of course at this point, I don't know of what significance > it > may or may not have but I wanted to make you aware of it. If you are > aware > of what I am about to tell you, then please just forgive me. > > As you know, Ellis Campbell ( 1804 in VA) had a daughter named Dicey. > However the Dicey I am writing about today is NOT the daughter of Ellis. > I have seen different dates on her birth, but this Dicey was born > somewhere > around 1806. She married 21 March 1821 to a Benjamin Wright in Amherst > County, Virginia. ( Note this marriage record has her born 1800, and > Benj. > Wright b 1773). > > This was Benjamin's second marriage. He first married a Nancy Campbell. > > The post on Rootsweb.com by Dan Wright says that Dicey was a cousin to > Ben's > first wife Nancy. > Anyway, there is listed 14 children that Dicey and Benjaminhad. I am not > going to list them all, but the thing that interestedme was the following > names of some of their children...Elizabeth,Dicey, Mary, and a son named > Melander who married Polly Campbell. This Dicey who married Benjamin > Wright > had a father named MatthewCampbell. Also in 1830, Lincoln County, > Tennessee, there are severalWright's listed including a couple Benjamins. > What has gotten me excited is the fact that these are the same names as > Ellis'children. It just seems like that this may be of some significance. > That is alot of names from one Campbell family just to happen that another > Campbell family has the same names. I can't help but wonder if there is a > link. As you know, back in those days alot of people were named after > their > relatives, more so than today. I know there is speculation that Ellis' > dad's name might have been Cornelius. If in fact his dad's name was > Cornelius, then perhaps this Matthew who is Dicey's father could have been > his brother??? Of > course, it is just pure speculation on my part. To change the > subject, I just put in the mail today, a request for a death certificate > for > Elizabeth Campbell who married E.R. Haywood. As you know, that was Ellis' > daughter. She died in Missouri in 1921. I want to see what Jefferson > City > has on her death certificate as the maiden name of her mother Elizabeth. > I > am aware it is debated whether it is Young or Cobb. I have a copy of the > death certificate that Jeanette gave me of Ellis' daughter Malinda who > married Joel Polk Woods and that certificate says Cobb as the maiden name > of > Elizabeth. Death certificates were required by law in 1910 in Missouri. > If > I knew when Fountain Campbell died, I would order his death certificate > also. He married Mary Phillips. Jeanette doesn't have a date of death > for > him, but seems to think it was after 1920. > I might just start working on trying to find a date of death for him. > I hope Jefferson City gets those certificates back to me in a couple of > weeks. I will let you know what they have down if anything for the maiden > name of Elizabeth. Just curious, what do you think about this Dicey > Campbell who married Benjamin Wright? Do you think they are worth taking > a > closer look at? Let me know what you think. P.S. > I know James Mehlander spelled his name Mehlander, however Dicey and > Benjamin spelled their sons name Melander. I still think it could be > of some importance. Joyce > > ______________________________