William was born about 1650, the son of Archibald Campbell and Margaret Campbell. Some sources suggest he was not the son of Archibald but of Archibald's parents, Duncan Campbell and Jean Colquhoun. He married firstly, Marian Bannatyne and they were the parents of Duncan and Jean. He married secondly, Margaret MacLaine, and they were the parents of William.
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Dr Ruby, the CCSNA genealogist has addressed this indirectly suggesting "The Lt. Col. was a younger son of another John Campbell who was severely wounded at the Battle of Inverlochy in 1645."
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