Campton/Kempton of Cookstown area

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
Surnames/tags: Campton Kempton

Contents 1 Campton/Kempton of Cookstown area 1.1 Searching profiles 1.2 Profile heads 1.3 Known problems 1.4 Other interesting notes 1.5 Profiles with newspaper obituaries listing family 1.6 Resources

Campton/Kempton of Cookstown area

This page is to summarize WikiTree research on people of surname Campton or Kempton from Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland; and nearby locations.

Unfortunately, these two spelling variants seem to be used interchangeably in civil records and newspapers, with little consistency.

Searching profiles

WikiTree currently does not recognize them as variants of the same name, so if using the Find function you will have to search twice, once for each variant. I have tried to manually mark individual profiles with both names but don't always remember.

Profiles can be searched from the Search page , put Campton or Kempton in the Surname field; and Tyrone or Londonderry in the Birth Keywords. It is also possible to use WikiTree+ Search to find profiles associated with county at any stage of their life.

Profile heads

Profiles without parents identified. This is not an exhaustive list; use the search function as above to find more.

• Unknown Campton (bef.1776-)
  • James Campton (abt.1797-1873), Dunmore
    • Thomas John Campton (abt.1826-1913), Dunmore, m. Eliza Black, m. Margaret Hervey
    • Robert Campton (abt.1828-1911), m. Margaret Bradford, m. Jane Cannon, went to New York
    • Mary Anne Campton (abt.1828-1909), Dunmore to Ballybriest
    • John Campton (abt.1834-abt.1883), Dunmore, m. Maria Mitchell
  • Samuel Campton (abt.1800-1885), Ballybriest, m. Ann Jane unknown possibly Goulding (uncertain child)
    • Olivia Ann (Campton) Black (abt.1843-), m. Robert Black of Corkhill
    • Magdalene (Campton) Faulkner (abt.1848-), moved to Belfast
    • Samuel Golden Campton (abt.1852-1929), Ballybriest
  • John Campton (abt.1806-1899), Dunmore
  • William Campton (1811-1880), Dunmore
• John Campton (bef.1825-), Ballynagilly. Could be the same person as John Campton (abt.1806-1899) but no proof of this.
• Robert Campton (bef.1789-), Ballybriest
  • Martha (Campton) Otterson (abt.1810-1900), Mabuoy, m. William Otterson.
  • Robert Campton (abt.1820-) (uncertain child), m. Margaret Bell of Derrycrummy, may have moved to Derrycrummy
• Andrew Campton (abt.1800-1890), Claggan (Lissan), m. Sarah unknown
• William Campton (bef.1800-), Ballybriest
  • William John Campton (abt.1820-), Ballybriest (uncertain child)
  • James Campton (abt.1822-1896), Ballybriest, m. Mary Anne Campton (Dunmore)
• John Campton (abt.1855-), Derrycrummy, possible son of Robert Campton (abt.1820-)
• Samuel Campton (abt.1851-1929), Claggan, father's name John, m. Ann Jane Purvis. Obituaries suggest John Campton (bef.1825-) as possible father.
• William Campton (abt.1846-1916), died unmarried at Cookstown Workhouse, "from Claggan"
• John Compton (sic) dies age 105 at Claggan in 1892, informant Samuel Compton, son. (No profile created yet)
• William R Kempton (1826-1911), supposedly from Stewartstown to Wisconsin.
• Unknown Campton (bef.1780-) of Toberlane, Derryloran. His children William and Rachel had issue; and his grandson Bryce had a cousin Samuel not identified yet.

Known problems

• Joseph Campton (1874-) (not sure if this is the spirit merchant of Newmills or not)
• Robert Campton (abt.1828-1911) - he moved to New York and evidence seems to suggest he had two wives, although the father's name on his death record is not what we expected. Some contradictions I could not resolve on this profile.
• Robert Campton (abt.1820-) not known when/where died

Other interesting notes

There were two "Andrew D. Campton":

• Andrew Davison Campton (1870-1953) (Ballybriest)
• Andrew David Campton (1889-aft.1957) (Claggan)

There was also Andrew Campton (1888-) of Toberlane.

Profiles with newspaper obituaries listing family

There may be other profiles not in this list -- I only started it recently and searching for profiles with obituaries may have missed some that I compiled previously:

• Bryce Campton (1850-1908) of Toberlane
  • Cousin: Samuel Campton.
• Margaret Campton (1876-1908)
  • Cousins: Andrew G Campton, Richard R. Campton, John Campton, Thomas J Campton, William Otterson, William Brisbane, Samuel Campton, Andrew D Campton
• William John Bell (abt.1849-1909)
  • Cousins: William , Andrew, James, Joseph Campton (identified)
• Andrew Goulden Campton (1890-1910)
  • Cousins: Andrew D. Campton, Samuel Campton
• Sarah (Unknown) Campton (abt.1815-1912)
• Thomas John Campton (abt.1826-1913)
  • Cousins: William Campton, Samuel Campton, Samuel G. Campton, Andrew Campton, Richard Campton, A. Campton.
• John Campton (abt.1846-1914)
  • Cousins: Samuel Campton, William Otterson, Andrew D Campton, Andrew Davidson Campton, Robert J Campton, William Brisbane, Thomas J Campton
• (BNA) Jane Kempton, Stewartstown d. 1925, no profile identified.
  • Husband: Robert, stepson: James, flowers sent: Joseph.
• James Campton (abt.1863-1928)
  • Cousins: Samuel Campton, Wm Brisbain, William Otterson, Andrew David Campton, Samuel R Campton, Thomas J Campton, Samuel Campton, Andrew D Campton, William John Campton (Belfast), Fred Campton (Belfast), Andrew Campton and James Campton
  • I do not see how either Andrew D. can be first cousins; but if William Campton (bef.1800-) (Ballybriest) and Andrew Campton (abt.1800-1890) (Claggan) were brothers, then there would be a 1C1R relationship to Andrew Davidson Campton.
  • William Brisbane; suggests Robert Campton (bef.1789-) is another brother of said William and Andrew. I don't feel this is strong enough to link the profiles together though.
• Samuel Golden Campton (abt.1852-1929)
  • Cousins: Andrew Campton, Samuel Campton, Andrew D Campton, T J Campton, Robert Campton, William Otterson Campton, William Brisbane Campton
• 28 Sep 1931 (BNA) Robert Campton age 85 -- not identified to a profile yet.
  • Cousins: William Brisbon, William Otterson, Andrew D. Campton, Thomas J. Campton, Samuel R. Campton, A. D. Campton.
• Eliza (Rollins) Campton (abt.1855-1938) of Toberlane, Derryloran
• Anne Campton (abt.1842-1930).
  • Cousins: William Brisbane, William Otterson.
• Anne Jane (Purvis) Campton (abt.1848-1932)
• William McKinney (1918-1938)
• Hugh Marks (1876-1950) (has Campton nephews, identified)
• James Campton (1881-1951) (no Campton cousins listed)
• Thomas John Campton (1872-1959)
• (BNA) Robert J. Thom of Toberlane, Cookstown - father-in-law Samuel Campton, BILs Thomas, William and Samuel J. Campton. Might be unconnected to the Toberlane Camptons.

"cousin" could be used vaguely in these obituaries. It included cousins of spouses and via step-relationships; as well as 1C1R and sometimes even 2C.

Resources

Resources used include but not limited to:

• Irish civil registration
• Cookstown Cemetery search
• GRONI BDM search
• Mid-Ulster Mail search for obituaries
• Claggan Presbyterian cemetery inscriptions -- there are a lot more burials than inscriptions!
• Griffith's Valuation search
• PRONI Valuation Revisions
• Tithe Applotment Books
• PRONI Will Calendars
• PRONI Names Index
• 3rd Cookstown Presbyterian Church: Notes on the Congregation

Resources not used:

• Presbyterian parish registers and records, PRONI Microfilm. I live far away and cannot access these. In particular: Claggan Presbyterian and 1st Cookstown Presbyterian will be useful.
• Genealogy of William Crooks and of his wife Annie Weir will undoubtedly cover these families. Exists in print form in a Belfast library.

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