Campbells of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania
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Purpose
The purpose of the Campbells of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania is to identify the various Campbell families that settled or passed through Westmoreland County. 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 Westmoreland County, we are collecting marriage, land, probate and tax records of the Campbells of Westmoreland County. Click on the links below to see the Campbells of Westmoreland County Records.
Also, be sure to check out the Campbells in the neighboring counties:
- Campbells of Allegheny County Pennsylvania
- Campbells of Bedford County Pennsylvania
- Campbells of Cumberland County Pennsylvania
- Campbells of Franklin County Pennsylvania
- Campbells of Washington County Pennsylvania
- Campbells of York County Pennsylvania
- Yohagonia County, WV
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!
County Info
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| Westmoreland County formed 1773 |
Campbell Families by Haplogroup
Note: The following Westmoreland 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-FT214304
- Note: Big Y testing has shown that the following three lines share the FT214304 haplogroup. According to FTDNA, these individuals share a most recent common ancestor estimated to have been born around 1750 CE
- Andrew Campbell, Sr. (c1730-1789) of Franklin County, PA., married Esther Jane Gettys
- Notes: Big Y sample provided by #B949248
- John Campbell, Jr (1787-1867) of Fannett Twp, Franklin Co., PA who married Jane Ritchie/Ritchey is almost certain to be the John Campbell who married Jane Ritchey and moved to Hamilton Ohio. Big Y testing supports this thesis that John Jr is the grandson of Andrew Campbell, Sr. via his son, John Campbell, Sr.
- Note: Big Y sample provided by kits #180374 and #960865 supported via STR testing by kit #11212)
- John Campbell (1747-1853) Path Valley, Franklin Co., PA then Westmoreland Co., PA, married (1) Sarah Fruity and (2) Florida Morrow
- Note: Big Y sample provided by #691717
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Note: Big Y sample provided by #691717 this is connected to the Campbell line that came to Derry, Westmoreland County, PA and then moved into Indiana County which formed to the north of Derry.