Campbells of Cumberland County North Carolina

Our elusive ancestor Donald (also known as Daniel) Campbell lived in Cumberland County, North Carolina, during the Revolutionary War. He was a Loyalist, fled North Carolina for Jamaica at the end of the war, and eventually resettled with 500 acres on Lot 16, Prince Edward Island, Canada, where he died in 1833. We know he was in Cumberland County, North Carolina because his eldest child, Archibald, was born there, and we know the bulk of the story from his Loyalist Claim, which describes his Cumberland County property and outlines his service to the King.

In his Loyalist Claim, written from Jamaica in March of 1784, Donald states that he fought at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge (NC, Feb. 1776), was taken prisoner, escaped, remained disguised until he joined Cornwallis at Cross Creek, NC (March, 1781), fought under Col. Hector McNeill (Mar-Sept, 1781), was evacuated from Wilmington, NC (Nov. 18, 1781) to Charleston, SC, and was granted passage to Jamaica by General Leslie (Dec. 1783). [English Records - British Public Records Office, Audit Office Papers, 1765-1790, Loyalist Claims, Box 4. Campbell, Donald 1784.]

But there are many records mentioning a Donald (or Daniel) Campbell in Revolutionary-era North Carolina, and they conflict. We are left with the inescapable conclusion that there were at least four Donald or Daniel Campbells in Cumberland County, NC in the Revolutionary era. Which one, if any, was ours?

Listing of references to Daniel and/or Donald Campbell in the records of Cumberland County, North Carolina:

1767: Donald Campbell, single man, landowner in 1767 The Cumberland County, NC tax rolls for 1767 include a Donald Campbell, living as a single adult with one negro. Other Campbells appearing on the 1767 Cumberland tax rolls are: Alexander, Archibald, Charles, Ferquhard, John, Matthew, Patrick & William – any of whom might have been related to this Donald. We know that OUR Donald arrived in PEI with two other Campbells, William & John. OUR Donald’s father may have been named Archibald if the family followed Scottish naming conventions. [This was not Donald Campbell of Scalpay, who didn’t arrive in NC until 1774 and had a large family. See more about Donald of Scalpay below, under "Discussion") [Source: 1767 tax rolls: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/tax-lists-cumberland-county-1767/355294

April, 1770: Donald Campbell (son of John Campbell in 1770?) A bastardy bond acknowledging that John Campbell Sr. had impregnated Mary McPherson and would provide for the child was signed by John Campbell, Sr., Donald Campbell, and John Campbell, Jr. on April 27, 1770. [Source: http://www.capefearclans.com/Deeds.html#bastardybond] (This might have been Donald Campbell landowner in 1767, or Captain Donald, but not the others who did not arrive in NC until 1774. If this is our Donald, he was in NC in 1770, would probably have been born in 1749 or earlier (to have been 21 and therefore considered an adult capable of securing the bond in 1770), and have had a father named John and/or a brother named John. We know from later records in Prince Edward Island, Canada -where our Donald and his family eventually settled- that he had a brother named John.) (See also: **Note regarding McPherson-Campbell at the end of this document.)

November, 1770: Captain Donald Campbell, Cumberland County Militia 1770. A record from November, 1770 lists a Donald Campbell being recommended for the rank of Captain in the Fourth Company of the Cumberland County Militia. It might have been the Donald Campbell who was a single landowner in 1767. (This could not be Donald of Scalpay, or Donald the passenger on the Ulysses, because those Donalds arrived in 1774.) [Source: https://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr22-0142#p22-412]

May, 1771: Military Service under Farquhard Campbell Certificate from Robert Cochran concerning the military service\t of Daniel Campbell\r\nCochran, Robert\r\nMay 10, 1771\r\nVolume 22, Page 447\r\nNo. 29. These are to Certify that Daniel Campbell came before me and took the Oath of Allegiance and acknowledged himself duly Enlisted in the Company of Cumberland County Commanded by Capt. Fergnd. Campbell and that he has received Forty Shill. proc. in full which is the Bounty money allowed in that service.\r\n\r\n\r\nThis May 10th, 1771.\r\nROBT. COCHRAN, J. P. [Source: Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, Documents, Vol. 22, p. 447 http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr22-0221]

July, 1774: Donald Campbell, landowner in 1774. The North Carolina Land Patent Book #22, p. 338 records: Donald Campbell. 100 Acres. Cumberland. On both sides Pattersons Creek a little above Duncan Buies land including an improvement bought from one Davis. Beginning at a pine on the East side of the Creek thence s35 E 127 poles to a pine thence S55 W 127 poles to a white Oak then N35 W 127 poles thence direct to the Beginning.\r\n Dated 21 July 1774\r\Jno. Martin There may be some clues here that link this Donald Campbell back to the Campbell family related to the McPhersons. Catherine McPherson was married to John Patterson before she married Archibald Campbell. The McPherson homestead was close to the Patterson cemetery. (This Donald Campbell owned 100 acres in Cumberland County before Donald Campbell of Scalpay & his family arrived, and also before the Donald Campbell on the Ulysses arrived.)

August, 1774: Donald (Daniel) Campbell, passenger on the Ulysses, 18 Aug 1774. The passenger list for the ship Ulysses, sailing from Greenock Scotland to Wilmington, North Carolina 18 Aug 1774 lists a Donald Campbell, farmer from Kintyre, age 25. So this Donald would have been born abt. 1749. He could not be Donald of Scalpay, who was older and sailed with his family from Liverpool in 1774. He could not have been the Donald who was a landowner in 1767 because this Donald didn’t arrive until 1774. Other Campbells on the same ship were Catherine Campbell, age 46, travelling with her husband Andrew Hyndman, children Mary Hindman (18), Margaret Hyndman (14), Jean Campbell, wife of Robt McNichol, and Ann Campbell, wife of Robert Mitchell. [Source: http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/emigrantsfromenglandandscotland.html]

June, 1776: Donald Campbell ordered jailed as a Loyalist. June 15, 1776. Resolved, That William Maxwell, Colin Campbell and Donald Campbell, who have been carrying on a Correspondence with the enemy, be sent under a proper Guard to the Town of New Bern and delivered to the Gaoler, there to be kept in the public Gaol until further orders, and that —— Smith, John Campbell, William Miller and Malcom McNeill be sent under Guard to the Town of Halifax, and delivered to the Gaoler, there to be kept in the public prison until further Orders; and that Andrew Wilson and Thomas Erskine be sent with the Guard to the Town of Halifax, there to remain within the limits of the said Town on their parole; and that General Ashe see this Resolve carried into Execution. [Source: Minutes of the North Carolina Council of Safety June 05, 1776 - July 16, 1776 Volume 10, Page 631] [Source : Minutes of the North Carolina Council of Safety June 05, 1776 - July 16, 1776 Volume 10, Pages 618d-647] This record seems to tally with the 1784 affadavit our Donald filed from Jamaica, where he states he: "took up arms in defense of his Majesty's government in North Carolina in the year 1776, and after the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge (February, 1776), was taken prisoner and used with the utmost severity by the enemy from whom at the hazard of his life he found means to make his elopement, by the help of some friends..." This record also mentions a John Campbell. We know from later records from Prince Edward Island, Canada where Donald eventually settled, he had a brother named John.

1777: Cumberland County Tax Rolls A Daniel Campbell appears on the Cumberland (later Moore) County tax rolls as the owner of 200 acres in Captain John Cox’s Military District. [Source: https://www.moorecountywallaces.com]

July 25, 1777: Ordered to leave North Carolina, refusal to take Oath of Allegiance Duncan McNabb, Archibald Stewart, John McIntire, John Campbell, Daniel Campbell, Norman Campbell, William Williamson, William Eccles, Daniel McDougald, Duncan McDonald, Daniel McDonald, Duncan Henry, Alexander Cumming, William Henderson, William Thompson, and Garret White, being cited, appeared before this court and refused to take the Oath* prescribed by Act of Assembly passed at Newbern, May 10th, 1777, entitled an Act for the Security of the State. Ordered that the said persons be commanded and directed to depart the State of North Carolina, either to Europe or the West Indies, within 60 days from this date. Source: Cumberland County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions – N.C.Archives http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/cumberland/court/courtpl.txt

• The Highlander’s Oath: I, do swear and as I shall answer to God at the great day of Judgment, I have not, nor shall have in my possession any gun, pistol or arm whatsoever, and never use tartan plaid of any other part of the Highland garb; and if I do so may I be cursed in my undertakings, family and property; may I never see my wife and children, father, mother, or relation; may I be killed in battle as a coward and lie without Christian burial, in a strange land, far from the graves of my forefathers and kindred. May all this come across me if I break my oath.

October 31, 1778: Application for Citizenship denied due to Loyalist Sympathies, Oct. 31. Letter from Archibald Maclaine to Richard Caswell Maclaine, Archibald, 1728-1790 October 31, 1778 Volume 13, Page 261 A. MACLAINE TO GOV. CASWELL. [From Executive Letter Book.] Campbelton, 31st Oct., 1778. Sir: The bearer Donald Campbell waits on your Excellency to be admitted to take the oath of Allegiance to the State. He intended to apply to the County Court for that purpose, but I dissuaded him from it, as the Justices seem to be miffed that any person whom they have ordered to leave the country should be admitted as Citizens. They seem to be of opinion that the power is wholly vested in themselves, and that no other power in the State should interfere in their proceedings, and indeed said openly that they might as well refuse to intermeddle in these matters, but send all persons whatever to the Governor. I know that they do not think it improper to admit persons whom they have ordered away, because they did it last July Term. Apprehensive therefore that they would confine Mr. Campbell, I have advised him to wait on you and hope he will be able to give sufficient reasons to induce the Council to think that he ought to be admitted as a Citizen. I am with much respect Dear Sir, Your Excellency's Mo. Ob. Servt. A. MACLAINE. [Source: Executive Letter Book, Letter from Archibald Maclaine to Richard Caswell, vol. 13, p.261 http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr13-0314]

May 23, 1780: Quartermaster Donald Campbell, in Charleston, S.C. with Hamilton's Regiment of Royal North Carolina Volunteers Mr. WRAY Please to issue twenty four Stand of Arms, and a Fuzee for Col: HAMILTONs Regt. or Royal North Carolina Volunteers. P. TRAILLE Major Commanding the R. Artillery Charlestown May 23d 1780  Charlestown 23d May 1780 Received out of His Majesty's Stores from George WRAY Esqr. Commissary to the Royal Artillery the Arms and Accoutrements undermentioned the same being for the service of Colonel HAMILTON's Regiment of Royal North Carolina Volunteers. Musquets Short Land with Steel Rammers24Bayonets with Scabbards24Cartouch boxes with belts and Frogs24Fuzee  1 Dond. CAMPBELL Qr. Mr. R.N.C.V.  [Source: University of Michigan, William L. Clements Library, Wray Papers, Volume 4.]

October-December, 1781: Muster Roll Muster: Captain William Hamilton’s Company, Royal North Carolina Regiment, Wilmington, NC, 24 Oct 1781, 25 Oct – 24 Dec 1781 Lieutenant Campbell, Donald, prisoner on parole, Charlestown [sic], SC

Ensign Campbell, Donald, prisoner on parole, Charlestown, SC

Note on Hamilton’s Company: This unit was raised in Georgia by a prominent North Carolina Loyalist, John Hamilton, in February 1779. The recruits came from North Carolina refugees who had fled to Savannah for British protection. It served at the siege of Savannah in the autumn of 1779 before moving to join Clinton's forces besieging Charleston in the spring of 1780. The Royal North Carolina Regiment, often called "Hamilton's Volunteers" after its commander, fought at Camden and Hanging Rock in 1780. The unit reported a total strength of 256 on 1 September 1780 and moved into North Carolina with Cornwallis, picking up more recruits, and by early 1781 had eight companies. Six of the companies were left at Wilmington but two companies (total strength 82) were with Cornwallis at Yorktown and surrendered there in October 1781, [thus becoming "prisoners on parole"]. The remaining six companies reported a total strength of 296 on 1 September 1781. It has been estimated that the maximum strength of this unit during the war was 471. They were evacuated to Florida in 1782 and to Nova Scotia in 1783, where they received land. [Source: National Park Service: Guide to Canadian Sources Related to Southern Revolutionary War National Parks. p.133] http://npshistory.com/publications/sc-revwar-phase1.pdf

1781: Muster Roll Muster, Captain Daniel McNiell’s [sic] Company, Royal North Carolina Regiment, Hillsborough, NC, 24 Feb 1781, 61-days pay, 24 Feb – 24 Apr 1781 Rank: Ensign Campbell, Donald. [Source: Clark, Murtie Jean. “Loyalists in the Southern Campaigns of the Revolutionary War (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1981, Vol. 1]

1783: Lieutenant Donald Campbell, born 1735. The New Loyalist Index, Vol. 2. by Paul J. Bunnell. (Research provided by Mike Millner, N.C. Government & Heritage Library) includes this entry: Campbell, Donald – Lieutenant in North Carolina Volunteers, 1783, age 48, from Scotland, served Provincial Corps 7 years.

1783: Ensign Donald Campbell, born 1756. The New Loyalist Index, Vol. 2. by Paul J. Bunnell. (Research provided by Mike Millner, N.C. Government & Heritage Library) includes this entry: Campbell, Donald – Ensign in North Carolina Volunteers, c.1783, age 27, from Scotland, served Provincial Corps 4 years.

1784: North Carolina issues “Failure to appear to answer charges of treason” notice. CHAPTER XLVI. An Act to Release James Underwood and Job Ward from the Forfeiture of a Recognizance Entered Into for the Appearance of a Certain Daniel Campbell, Before the Superior Court of Hillsborough District, and from a Judgment Given Upon the Said Forfeiture. I. Whereas James Underwood and Job Ward were bound by a recognizance for the appearance of a certain Daniel Campbell before the superior court of Hillsborough district, to answer certain treasonable charges there to be exhibited against him, and by the failure of the said Campbell to appear according to the said recognizance before the said court, judgment has been given against them for the sum of five hundred pounds, and their effects are now liable to be sold to satisfy the said judgment; and whereas it is represented to this General Assembly that the said James Underwood and Job Ward are in very indigent circumstances, and that the execution of the said judgment will reduce them and their families to very great distress: II. Be it therefore Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby Enacted by the authority of the same, That the same James Underwood and Job Ward be and they are hereby released and fully and entirely discharged from the forfeiture and judgment aforesaid, in the same manner as if the said forfeiture had never happened. [Source: Acts of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1784, October, 1784, Vol. 24, p.705 http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr24-0015#p24-705]

1784 or 1786 Loyalist Claim filed from Jamaica (Records indicate a date of 1784, but the original document appears to have a date of 1786) Loyalist Claim of Donald Campbell The original of this letter can be found in English Records - British Public Records Office, Audit Office Papers, 1765-1790, Loyalist Claims, Box 4. Campbell, Donald 1784.  To the Commissioners appointed by Act of Parliament inquiring into the Loyalty & Services of the American Loyalists, The Memorial of Donald Campbell of the County of Cumberland, North Carolina Humbly shewith that your memorialist is one of the Loyalists who, to suppress the Rebellion in America took up arms in defense of his Majesty's government in North Carolina in the year 1776, and after the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, was taken prisoner and used with the utmost severity by the enemy from whom at the hazard of his life he found means to make his elopement, and by the help of some friends, kept himself disguised till the approach of Lord Cornwallis' Army whom he joined at Cross Creek in said province, and did duty under Col. Hector McNeil during his different routes in that province. That your memorialist on the evacuation of Wilmington, proceeded with the Army to Charles Town, leaving his wife and family behind, who sometime thereafter reported to him in the most deplorable conditionn, plundered of all their effects, even the cloaths off their backs. That on the giving up of Charlestown, General Leslie was pleased to order your memorialist & distressed family a passage to Jamaica, where he now remains. And whereas your memorialist in consequence of his loyalty is deprived of all the property he acquired in America by the adherents of Congress as will appear more particular in the following schedule. He therefore prays that his case may be taken into your consideration in order that he may be enabled, under your report, to receive such aid or relief as his losses & services may be found to deserve. And your memorialist will ever pray. The 12th March 1784 Claimant abroad SCHEDULE REFERRED to: (List of belongings taken from Donald Campbell) 500 acres of land in three different lots full improved, Cumberland County, N. Carolina (80 pounds, sterling money) 5 head of horses (50 pounds, sterling money) 33 head of horned cattle (49 pounds, sterling money) 16 head of hogs (about 4 pounds, sterling money) 8 acres of crop (17 pounds, sterling money) Household furniture and plantation utensils (27 pounds, sterling money) Complete chest of carpenter’s tools. (21 pounds, sterling money) Book accounts and notes of hands (130 pounds, sterling money) Receipt for cash taken from my wife by the Rebels (10 pounds, sterling money) Endorsed N1392 / Memorial / Donald Campbell of Cumberland County N. Carolina / 1784 / Received 13th March 1784 / A Claim

Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church (date unknown) Daniel and Mary Campbell appear on an early membership list of the Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church, but the date of the list is unknown. The Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church in Bladen (formerly Cumberland) County, North Carolina is known to have been organized sometime prior to 1756. Many Campbells & Blues appear in the records. [Source: Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church, Bladen County, North Carolina Historical Records by Wanda Suggs Campbell. Held in the Duke University Divinity School Library, Durham, NC. Index included. http://www.ancestraltrackers.net/nc/bladen/brown-marsh-presbyterian-church-historical-records.pdf (see p. 13) ]

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF DONALD/DANIEL CAMPBELLS BY AGE (WHERE KNOWN)

Birth Year 1696 or 1714: Donald Campbell of Scalpay; 1735: Lieutenant Donald Campbell; 1749: Donald (Daniel) Campbell, passenger on the ship Ulysses; 1756: Ensign Donald Campbell.

**A McPherson connection? From other records of the time, we know that there were Campbells associated with the McPherson family. It’s worth noting that others mentioned as members of the Cumberland County Militia in 1770 along with Captain Donald Campbell were John Campbell, ensign in the 1st Company, and Lieu. Alexander McPherson in the 4th, as well as an Alexander Mc Pherson recommended for the rank of Ensign in the 4th. The Mary McPherson named in the bastardy bond might have been the daughter of Old John McPherson, Alexander’s father. Another daughter of John McPherson, Catherine, married Archibald Campbell, son of Duncan & Christian Campbell. http://www.capefearclans.com/JohnMcPherson2.html Also, a Donald Campbell is found in the land records for 1774 living next to Pattersons & McPhersons. Another connection between John McPherson and Duncan Campbell (husband of Christian Smith, father of Archibald Campbell who was John McPherson’s son-in-law) is found in the 1783 land records for Bladen County, NC when Duncan Campbell deeded land to his grandson John Campbell, and the transfer of property was witnessed by John McPherson: Duncan Campbell to grandson John Campbell , 8 Sept 1783, Bladen County Cumberland Co. Register of Deeds: Book 9, page 303 [Is this Duncan Campbell a son of Archibald Campbell of the Argyll Colony? The piece of land being sold in this deed is a 150-acre section of 'Tweedside,' the plantation of Daniel McNeill of Taynish, a leader of the Argyll Colony. Tweedside was several hundred acres in size and Duncan Campbell bought 2 sections of it, a 100-acre tract before 1754 and a 50-acre tract in 1763 described in the deed below, 150 acres gifted in 1783 to his grandson John Campbell of Campbells Bridge in Robeson County. John sold it to Stephen Gilmore of Cumberland County in 1800, the deed for which can be found in Cumberland County Register of Deeds site, Book 18 page 251.] "Duncan Campbell to John Campbell } Know all Men by These presents that I Duncan Campbell of Bladen County and State of North Carolina, in consideration of the Natural love and affection which I have and bear unto my grandson John Campbell causes me to grant unto the said John Campbell one hundred and fifty acres of Land in Cumberland County lying on the North side of Cape fear River joyning Thomas Rutherfords land on the upper side and Turkle McNeill on the lower side to have and to hold and enjoy all the said land unto the said John Campbell his executrs adminrs or afsigns to the only proper use of the said John Campbell his Executors, administrators forever, and I the said Duncan Campbell the said land and premises to the said John Campbell his Executors adminrs and afsigns against me the said Duncan Campbell my exectrs adminrs and afsigns and all every other person or persons whatsoever shall and Will Warrant forever defend by these presents of all and singular which said land and premises I the said Duncan Campbell have put the said John Campbell in full pofsefsion of the said land firmly by these presents sealed with my seal and dated this 8th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty three." signed Seal'd & deliver'd in presence of us John McPherson 
 Cumberld County July Term 1789 then was this deed proved by Neill Smith and admitted to Record. John Ingram CC http://www.capefearclans.com/Deeds.html#Duncan2JohnCamp

***More on Duncan Campbell and Christian Smith. In 1790 Duncan Campbell left a will naming only his wife Christian and his son Hugh. However, an unknown person (probably Myrtle Bridges, genealogist for the Cumberland County portion of the ncgenweb project) suggests here that Duncan and Christian had many more children, possibly including one named Daniel:

Will of Duncan Campbell, 13 April 1790, Robeson County Source: Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC read original: pg1 pg2   |   Family Chart   |   Related Deeds: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5  [This Duncan Campbell came from the Scots colony of Cumberland County and is the father of the Campbell family that lived in the Burnt Swamp/Philadelphus area of Robeson County, NC in the latter half of the 1700s. Duncan's father may have been Archibald Campbell of the Argyll Colony, but this is pure speculation based on the fact that Duncan's oldest son was named Archibald and the name Archibald ran down through the family. Deeds in Cumberland County show that Duncan bought 100 acres of "Tweedside," Daniel McNeill's estate on the Cape Fear River, before 1754, then a second 50 acres in 1754. Duncan deeded this land as a gift to his grandson John Campbell of the Bridge in 1783. Duncan's original will names his wife, but states her name as "Christian" in the first instance and as "Catherine" in the second instance. An old letter provided by Bradley Buie of Raleigh reveals her maiden name to have been Christian Smith. The letter also shows Duncan and Christian had many more children, mostly daughters, than are listed in the will below. A Daniel Campbell may have been a son, and is associated with Duncan and his family in existing records but no firm connection has been made to the family. Although court minutes for Robeson don't begin until 1793 some researchers have stated the will was probated in 1790; it was not recorded until 1826.] 

In the [name] of God Amen, I Duncan Campbell, Planter being in a Weak State of Health and finding my outward Tabernacle fast, to decay but of Perfect and Sound Mind and Memory yet calling to mind the shortnefs of Life and the certainty of Death, do make my Last Will and Testament in Manner and Form following, viz: In the first place I commend my spirit to the Almighty God from whom I received it, and my Body to the Dust from whence it was taken in sure and certain hopes of the resurection a that Last Day. All my Worldly Goods & Effects I will and command to be Distributed as follows, all my Lawfull Debts and Funeral Charges to be discharged as soon as convenient after my Interment, I give and bequeath unto my beloved Spouse Christian, The House wherein I now live with all the Household Furniture, Beds, Bedclothes, and Body Clothes, also one third part of all my Other property whatsoever, such as Horses, Cattle Hogs, Lands, &c. during her lifetime. Unto my Beloved Son Hugh Campbell [Hugh Campbell was living in Chesterfield District, SC in 1802.] I give ___[torn]____ath, the remaining two third parts of all my Lands__[torn]____ , Goods, Chattles and Effects, I also direct, will and command that the the said Hugh Campbell receive and enjoy the third part of my Property that is given and bequeathed unto my beloved Wife Catharine [should say "Christian"], as above, after her Death and not before, I hereby constitute & appoint the foresaid Hugh Campbell my son and my trusty Friend Peter McKellar to be Joint Executors of this my Last Will & Testament and I hereby make Null & Void all other Wills and Testaments whatsoever made and Executed by me preceeding this date _ In witnefs whereof I hereunto set my hand & Seall this thirteenth day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Ninty.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxDC {seal}Signed Seal'd Pronounced and Declared in Presence of Niell McAlpin Finlay McCorvey [Lived at the bridge he operated on Panther Branch. This branch runs along the north side of Hwy 72 in the Philadelphus area of Robeson County.]Recorded in book A page 23 July 1826 Neill Buie Clk

Another source lists the children of Duncan Campbell and Christian Smith as: Archibald, Hugh, Annie, Peggy, Jane, Mary, Christian, and Katie. http://www.capefearclans.com/FC_Campbell/FC_DunCampbell.html

DISCUSSION: Donald Campbell of Scalpay Donald Campbell of Scalpay could not have been OUR Donald for several reasons. 1) He was too old. Various sources give his birthdate as either 1696 or 1714, so he would have been between 62-80 at the time of the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge. He is said to have married Katherine McDonald in 1722 and his eldest son, Kenneth, was born in 1727, which lends credence to a birthdate of 1700 or earlier. [Source: https://www.ncgenweb.us/cumberland/doncamscalpay.html] 2) He died in North Carolina in 1784 and thus never emigrated to Canada. 3) His wife’s name was Katherine McDonald, not Margaret Fullerton. Could Donald of Scalpay have been the father of OUR Donald? Unlikely because Donald of Scalpay left a will naming his children: 4 daughters - Barbara, Christian, Margaret and Isabel, and 2 sons: Malcom and Kenneth. (Kenneth had stayed behind in Scotland when the rest of the family went to NC). The will also names the two natural children of his son John (who died at Moore’s Creek Bridge): John & Alexander. It does not name a Donald Campbell. [Source: https://www.ncgenweb.us/cumberland/1784scalpaydon.html] In addition, Kenneth Campbell – the son of Donald of Scalpay – filed a claim in 1788 for the estates of his father Donald and his brother John, claiming to be the only heir. [Source: Guide to Canadian Sources Related to Southern Rovolutionary War National Parks. p. 43] https://www.nps.gov/revwar/educational_resources/southern_campaigns_research/sc_revwar_phaseI.pdf] Kenneth’s 4x granddaughter, Sandra Kelsey (UK) named Donald of Scalpay’s children in a letter written to Myrtle Bridges in 2009. According to her, Donald of Scalpay had the following children: Kenneth (1727-1807), John (d. 1776 at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge), Anna (d. 1768), Barbara (d. 1785), Malcolm, Christian, Margaret, Isobel, Janet, Mary, and Alexander. [Source: http://ncgenweb.us/cumberland/doncamscalpay.html]

Could Donald of Scalpay have been a close relative, perhaps an uncle or cousin? Possible. Donald of Scalpay left Scotland (sailing from Liverpool) for North Carolina in 1774, taking most of his family and some of his tenants with him. Was OUR Donald among this group? It’s hard to know. There may exist somewhere a ship’s passenger list that includes the names of the people in this group, but I have been unable to find it online. https://www.ncgenweb.us/cumberland/doncamscalpay.html

Lieutenant Donald Campbell Born in 1735, Lieutenant Donald would have been 98 years old at the time of OUR Donald’s death in 1833. He would also have been 42 at the time of the birth of his first child, Archibald. Not impossible, but improbable.

Donald Campbell, farmer of Kintyre, passenger aboard the Ulysses Born in 1749, this Donald is the best possibility in terms of age. However, he didn’t arrive until late 1774. Was it possible for him to establish a large farm & family in such a short time? Note: He appears to be an unmarried man in 1774, Margaret Fullerton/Margaret Campbell is not listed among the Ulysses passengers.

Ensign Donald Campbell Born in 1756, Ensign Donald would be young to have established a family and large farm by 1777 (the date of Archibald’s birth) when he was only 21.

Donald Campbell, son of Dr. Archibald Campbell Dr. Archibald Campbell and his wife Elizabeth McKay Matheson Campbell lived in nearby Rowan County, NC. Several Ancestry trees name them as the parents of Donald Campbell of PEI. Archibald Campbell was the second husband of Elizabeth. Her first marriage to Duncan Matheson resulted in the birth of a son, Donald Matheson b. 1746, but he never took the name Campbell. Donald Matheson was the heir of his grandfather, Neil Matheson and stayed in Scotland when his mother and her second husband emigrated to North Carolina in 1772. [Source: MacKenzie, Alexander. "History of the Mathesons" Gibbings & Coy, Ltd., London, 1900. pp. 141-142.] Archibald Campbell and Elizabeth McKay Matheson Campbell also had a son together named Donald but he was born 26 Sept 1759, too young to have been our Donald. [Source: Archibald Campbell Family Bible inscription,https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/BibleRecords/Campbell,%20George%20Washington%201/Campbell,%20George%20Washington%201.pdf]. Also, the Dr. Archibald Campbell family were patriots, not loyalists. Another of their children was George Washington Campbell (b. 1769) who served as U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and U.S.Secretary of the Treasury

Daniel Campbell of Legat’s Bridge. May 13, 1781 a Daniel Campbell, under the command of David Fanning, was mortally wounded at the skirmish of Legat’s Bridge, NC. Obviously not our Daniel, as he died a few days after the skirmish. https://revolutionarywar.us/year-1781/