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Purpose
The purpose of the Campbells of Russell County Virginia is to identify the various Campbell families that settled or passed through Russell County, Virginia.The long-term goal of this project is to collect male Y-DNA from Campbell male descendants of these Campbell male settlers to help resolve the Campbell colonial lines and their migration to other states.
In an effort to untangle the genealogies of the Campbells of Lee County we are collecting marriage, land, probate and tax records of the Campbells of Russell County. Click on the links below to see the Campbell Russell County Records.
It's important to recognize the county formation changes that occured during the late 1700's. Some land records indexed here that appear in Russell County, Virginia, exist in modern day Lee and Scott counties.
- Russell County Land Grants-Campbell
- Russell County Land Records-Campbell
- Russell County Probate Records-Campbell (Under Construction)
- Russell County Court Records-Campbell
Also be sure to visit the Campbells in the neighboring counties:
- Campbells of Lee County Virginia
- Campbells of Washington County Virginia
- Campbells of Madison County Kentucky
Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag, or send me a private message. Thanks!
Campbell Families by Haplogroup
Note: The following Russell County Campbell lines have Big Y-700 tests that have assigned them a haplogroup. The "kit" followed by a number is the Family Tree DNA test number. To review the raw DNA data by kit number visit FTDNA
Haplogroup: R-FT200325 and R-FTA70086
(Greenbrier and New River Campbells)
- John Campbell (-aft.1783) m. Anne (Unknown) (-aft.1792)
- Cecil Co., MD > Botetourt Co., VA (now Greenbrier/Monroe Co., WV) > Washington Co., VA
- Son of John and Anne:
- John Campbell (abt.1750-abt.1820)
- Cecil Co., MD > Botetourt Co., VA (now Greenbrier/Monroe Co., WV) > Washington Co., VA> Russell Co., VA (Now Lee Co.)> Madison Co., KY
- Hugh Campbell (abt.1735-abt.1810) m: Hannah (unknown)
- Cecil Co., MD > Botetourt Co., VA (now Greenbrier/Monroe Co., WV) > Washington Co., VA> Russell Co., VA (Now Lee Co.)> Madison Co., KY> Cumberland Co., KY
- Thomas Campbell (abt.1732-abt.1796) m: 1) unknown, 2) Eleanor Black (abt. 1741- 22 Aug 1827)
- Cecil Co., MD > Botetourt Co., VA (now Greenbrier/Monroe Co., WV) > Washington Co., VA> Russell Co., VA (Now Lee Co.)> Madison Co., KY
- James Campbell (abt.1714-1791) m: 1) unknown, 2) Catherine Butcher) Campbell (abt.1750-aft.1810)
- Haplogroup: R-FTA70086
- Cecil Co., MD > Botetourt Co., VA (now Greenbrier/Monroe Co., WV) > Russell Co., VA (Now Lee Co.)
- Sons of James:
- James Campbell of Cecil County, MD (1748-1820), m: Mary (Taylor) Campbell
- Cecil Co., MD > Lee Co., VA > Warren Co., TN
- Sons of James and Mary Campbell:
- Joseph Campbell (1773-1826)
- (kit no: 974749)
- Cecil Co., MD > Lee Co., VA > Warren Co., TN > Lincoln Co., TN
- John Campbell (1775-1847); m: Isabella Gibson
- Cecil Co., MD > Lee Co., VA > Hempstead Co., AR
- Matthew Campbell (1780-aft.1830)
- Cecil Co., MD > Lee Co., VA > Hempstead Co., AR > Union Co., AR
- James Campbell (1786-1856)
- Haplogroup change: R-FT200325; (kits no: 982433 and 26209)
- Cecil Co., MD > Lee Co., VA
- John Campbell (abt.1760-abt.1840)
- Cecil Co., MD > Botetourt Co., VA (now Greenbrier/Monroe Co., WV) > Lee Co., VA > Warren Co., TN
- William Campbell (1775-1857)
- Fincastle Co., VA (now Lee Co.) > Madison Co., KY > Smith Co., TN (now Warren Co.) > Cannon Co., TN
- Isaac Campbell (1783-bef.1840)
- Washington Co., VA (Now Lee Co.) > White Co., TN (now Warren Co.)
Haplogroup: R-FTB67122
(South River Campbells)
- John Campbell (1674 - 1741) m: Grace Hay
R-FGC10124 > R-FT66561 > R-FT107995 > R-FT107995> R-FTB67122 (~1750)
- Sons of John and Grace:
- David "White David" Campbell (1706 - 1790), m: Mary Hamilton
R-FGC10124 > R-FT66561 > R-FT107995 > R-FT107995> R-FTB67122 > R-FTB66990 (~1850)
Sons of "White" David:- John Campbell (1742-bef.1825); m: Elizabeth McDonald (1753-1827)
- Arthur Campbell (1743-1811); m: Margaret Campbell (1760-abt.1813)
- James Campbell (1745-1794); m: Margaret LNU (1748-1799)
- David Campbell (1750-1812); m: Elizabeth Outlaw (kits: 9333, 11103)
- Robert Campbell (1755 - 1831); m: Rebecca McDonald
- Patrick Campbell (1758-1838); m: Martha Long
- David "White David" Campbell (1706 - 1790), m: Mary Hamilton
- Col Patrick Campbell (abt. 1696 - abt. 1767), m: 1) Delilah Thompson, 2) Elizabeth Taylor
R-FGC10124 > R-FT66561 > R-FT107995 > R-FT107995> R-FTB67122 > R-FTB79457 (~1800)
Sons of Patrick Campbell:- James Campbell (1714-1776); m: Lettice Taylor (1735-aft. 1782) (kits 983067, 43846, 6361)
- Charles Campbell (1715-1767); m: Margaret Buchanan
- William Campbell (1723-1744); m: Mary Ann Buchanan
- Patrick Campbell, Jr (1727-1799); m: Anne Steele
- Col Patrick Campbell (abt. 1696 - abt. 1767), m: 1) Delilah Thompson, 2) Elizabeth Taylor
Block Tree-Haplogroup R-FTB65943 |
County Info
Russell County formed 1786 |
The following counties were later formed from Russell County: Lee 1792, Tazewell 1799
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