James Campbell (abt. 1666 - 1752)

Born about 1666 in Ardkinglas, Argyllshire, Scotland

Husband of Margaret Campbell — married 14 Dec 1696 (to 1730) in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1752 at about age 86 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Biography

James was born abt.1666, Ardkinglas, Argyllshire, Scotland. Baptised 26 May 1667. He died 5 July 1752 Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland^[1].

Sir James Campbell 2nd Baronet of Ardkinglass

Wikipedia profile^[2]:

Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet of Ardkinglass, (c.1666 – 5 July 1752) was a British Army officer and Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1703 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons from 1707 to 1741

Campbell was the son of Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baronet, of Ardkinglass and his wife Helen Maxwell, daughter of Patrick Maxwell, of Newark, Renfrew who was MP in the Parliament of Scotland. The family seat was Ardkinglas Castle, which stood on the shore of Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland.

By 1697, Campbell had married Margaret Campbell, daughter of Adam Campbell of Gargunnock, Stirling and, around 1700, acquired Dunderave Castle and estate. His wife who inherited the Gargunnock estate in 1704.

Margaret Campbell died in 1730. In 1731 James Campbell married Anne Callander the daughter of John Callander of Craigforth, and widow of Colonel John Blackadder. The Callander of Craigforth family later succeeded to the Ardkinglas estate^[3]

The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (excerpt only of extensive biography)^[4]:

b. c.1666, 1st s. of Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Bt., MP [S], of Ardkinglas by Helen, da. of Patrick Maxwell, MP [S], of Newark, Renfrew. m. (1) by 1697, Margaret, da. and coh. of Adam Campbell (d.1704) of Gargunnock, Stirling, 1s. d.v.p. 8da. (at least 1 d.v.p.); (2) contract 23 Aug. 1731, Anne, da. of John Callendar of Craigforth, St. Ninian’s, Stirling, wid. of Lt.-Col. John Blackadder, dep. gov. Stirling castle 1717–d., s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. Apr. 1709.

Commr. justiciary for Highlands [S] 1701, 1702; lt. and brig. 4 Life Gds. (Scots Life Gds.) 1704, exempt and capt. Mar. 1708, guidon and maj. June 1708, cornet and maj. 1710, lt. and lt.-col. 1711–15; dep. gov. Stirling Castle 1715–17; muster master [S] 1734–?42.

Sources

1. ↑ Sir James Campbell 2nd Baronet of Ardkinglass 1666 – 5 July 1752. ID: LWF4-15T. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LWF4-15T
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_James_Campbell,_2nd_Baronet,_of_Ardkinglass&oldid=1007913380
3. ↑ Sir James Campbell, 11th of Ardkinglas, 2nd Baronet clan macfarlane https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I23324&tree=CC
4. ↑ CAMPBELL, James (c.1666-1752), of Ardkinglas, Argyll. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, ed. D. Hayton, E. Cruickshanks, S. Handley, 2002 http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/campbell-james-1666-1752

• SIR James Campbell Of Ardkinglass, 2nd Baronet (1666 - 1756) https://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/sir-james-campbell-of-ardkinglass-nd-baronet-24-1qc43jf
• Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet of Ardkinglass. https://db0nus869y26v.cloudfront.net/en/Sir_James_Campbell,_2nd_Baronet,_of_Ardkinglass
• R ECORDS OF ARGYLL http://www.clanmacnaughton.net/docs_articles/Records_of_Argyll_II-3rev.pdf