Hi, Steven, George Washington Campbell was nicknamed "Guiliford". I doubt he was the Guiliford Campbell who built the original Woodson's Mill, since he was born in 1789, and the Mill was built in 1794. However, he was the son of John William Campbell and Frances (Fannie) Wright. John was born in 1750 in Albemarle County and was married in 1779 in Amherst County. According to Dr. Cecil Massie in the Amherst County Virginia Heritage Book, "During the Revolutionary War, he was a private in the Amherst County Militia. He marched under Capt. James Dillard on the Guiliford Expedition." It would make sense that the local folks would refer to him as "Guiliford", and that his son would be nicknamed "Guiliford". I also think John may have built the original Woodson's Mill. This may not be correct, but it is a direction to start looking. Warm personal regards, Rosemary -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hesler [mailto:hesler@mail.bellsouth.net] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:10 PM To: CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Fwd: Woodson's Mill in Nelson Co. built by John Campbell? >Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:05:45 -0600 >X-From_: STEVEN.CAMPBELL@sbcglobal.net Thu Sep 29 08:05:45 2005 >X-ORBL: [207.115.61.21] >DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=sbc01; d=sbcglobal.net; c=nofws; q=dns; > h=to:message-id:date:from:subject; > b=HJd6iYyLdiz7TDSIPf0P+pZ+aAtNO4vYHMUMYqwLcwL5nCkn1mD5Qv9Su6gKVSSAs > 4LTNYbXSYuTsBKaypyaPQ== >To: <CAMPBELL-L-request@rootsweb.com> >Old-Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:05:41 -0500 >From: STEVEN.CAMPBELL@sbcglobal.net >Subject: Woodson's Mill in Nelson Co. built by John Campbell? >X-Spam-Score: 1.192 (*) >DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE,DNS_FROM_RFC_POST,DNS_FROM_RFC_WHOIS,NO_REAL_NAME >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.16.34 >X-Diagnostic: undecipherable, help sent >X-Envelope-To: CAMPBELL-L-request > > >I've been going through Lilly Martin's various >Campbell reports on Rootsweb and have a question. She >gave a history of Woodson's Mill in Nelson Co., and >said that it was built by an ancestor of mine, John >Campbell, in 1794. I thought the story was great, so >I went about confirming it and finding more >information. However, everything I've managed to turn >up so far has said a Guilford or Guiliford Campbell >built the mill in 1794. I haven't found any mention >of a John Campbell. I haven't been able to find a >Guilford Campbell anywhere in the country until the >mid-1800's, so I thought perhaps it was a nickname. >John Campbell was on the Guilford Expedition during >his service in the Revolutionary War. Does anyone >have any reliable sources that show John Campbell >built the mill? Regards, Tom Hesler ______________________________