The mystery of Hugh Campbell and his wife(wives) needs further consideration - My grat great gradnmother, Ann Campbell born Teang(Teanga) District of Torosay, Parish of Kilninian and Kilmore, 12 May 1885. she died here in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where she was one of the several Mull settlers in 1820 who gave this place its name. She married in 1818, Parlan MacPharlain(MacFarlane in English) , son of Peter and Mary(Gregor) of Achnacroish, same parish and district as noted above. Their first child, Peter, for the paternal grandfather was born in 1819. on Mull before they left. their second son, Hugh (for his maternal grandfather) was born in Mull River in 1826 and lived here all his life their first daughter Grace, named for her maternal grandmother Campbell was born 1823, the first child born in Mull River their second daughter Mary, named for her paternal grandmother was born in Mull River in 1830 when her mother was 45 - a statistic that was remembered about the unusal age of the mother The parochial register for Parish of Kilninian and Kilmore states that Hugh Campbell of Tenga and Grace MacColl were married 21 May 1785. The name Grace as found in this family continued for several generations. Ann ( Campbell) MacFarlane's death certificate states that she was born Isle of Mull, daughter of High and Grace Campbell there are therefore three bits of evidence about this wife of Hugh Campbell - In addition to the MacFarlanes, there came to Mull River Allan Campbell (known as Allan the Minsiter, for his piety and his ability to preach and read in Gaelic) he was born in Teang in 1795, Among his children were Hugh (for his father) and Neil(perhaps for the MacColl ancestry). Allan,my grt grt Uncle was married to Mary MacCallum also of Mull At least two others of the Hugh Cambpell family came here to Mull River. - one was Mary (soemtimes also called cAtherine, it seems) who married John Livigngstone and they came to Mull River via Prince Edward Island. Her eldest daugther was Grace, named for her mother, Grace MacColl Campbell The fourth child of Hugh Campbell who came here is less well known - she may have been married to a MacDonald of Mull - her name is probably Sarah - she was known as Sally - but the name is only transmitted by a dim tradition - So... did Hugh Campbell marry twice - each time to a MacColl? Or were there two Hughs each married to a MacColl? Grace - in Gaelic Giorsil - is sometimes turned in Grizell in English - - the keeper of the records or a transcriber seems to have transalted some names from Gaelic into Englih but there is enough good evidence to support the presence in Teng or Teanga of a Hugh Campbell - the family was recalled by old Mull residents down to 1970 when I had the opportuntiy to speak with an old man by the name of MacQuarrie who had stories of them - and their reputation as being people who preserved some pre-Christian customs - and who had a knack for putting spells on people and were thought to be second-sighted. My grt grt grandmother, Ann Cambpell MacPharlain(MacFarlane) was a very mean-spriited person whose reptuation for such a personality continued to be ntoed by her descendants down to the present day. Jim St.Clair