Slaves of Perciphull Campbell in Iredell County, North Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Campbell Slavery Black_Heritage

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Contents 1 Campbell Family in Iredell County, North Carolina 1.1 Perciphull Campbell Sr Will 1.2 Hires 1.3 Perciphull Campbell Jr 1.4 Sold 2 Slave Census 2.1 1820 Census 2.2 1830 Census 2.3 1840 Census 2.4 1850 Census 2.5 1860 Census 3 DNA Analysis 4 Sources

Campbell Family in Iredell County, North Carolina

In 1778, Adam Campbell II applied for a North Carolina Land Grant on 300 acres on the south side of Hunting Creek which he had been living since about 1775. Before the American Revolution, he was living in Culpeper County, Virginia. Although it is not known if he had slaves, his land and slave holdings were valued at 529 pounds in the 1778 Tax List of Captain Nichols District in Rowan County (became Iredell County in 1788). Adam had been in North Carolina since before the American Revolution. After he died in 1779, his wife, Elizabeth (Morgan) Campbell, and his son, William Campbell, were issued the land grant in 1783. After Elizabeth's death in 1798, her son Perciphull Campbell, Sr. created the plantation on this tract of land and built a home (Perciphull Campbell House, in Iredell County, North Carolina) in about 1820. Perciphull Campbell Sr. (1767-1853), and then Perciphull Campbell Jr. occupied the property. When Perciphull Campbell Sr. built another home on Rocky Creek, he turned the property on Hunting Creek over to his son, Perciphull Campbell Jr. This plantation eventually went to his heirs.^[1][2][3]

Perciphull Campbell Sr Will

The enslaved of Perciphull Campbell Sr. listed below were named in his will that he wrote on Nov 1, 1844. He had eight children. His eldest son, William R. "Billy Campbell (1790-1844), had predeceased Perciphull. He only gave one dollar and no slaves to each of Williams children, Alfred and Thersy. After his death on Jun 6, 1853, the probate of his estate started in 1854 and took several years to be completed in 1866, so some slaves were hired out before the probate was completed.^[4]

1. to Percephal Campbell Jr. (1792-1862), his wife was Tabitha (Morgan Campbell (1797-1879):

Big Isaac Susannah

Marion Canah

2. to Theophilus M. Campbell (1797-1855), his wife was Tabitha Arena (Allen) Campbell:

James Peter

Silvy Andrew

3. to Sarah (Campbell) Morgan (1801-aft 1870), wife of Bartlett Morgan (1808-1870):

Huldey, Hulda Morgan (1824-1905) Jane Eli

Catherine Emily Sarah (Perciphull bought Sarah during the War of 1812 and manumitted her before his death.)

4. to John R. Campbell (1802-1872), his wife was June Lucy (Williams) Campbell (1815-1901):

Nelson Betty

Lee Mirandy

5. to Mary "Polly" (Campbell) Parks (1806-1844), wife of Gabriel B. Parks (1798-188) Mary predeceased her father, each of her children were given $1 each pls their mother's share of the estate proceeds. Before Mary's death, Gabriel moved to Monroe County, Georgia. Gabriel was a slave owner and owned 18 slaves in 1850 and 26 slaves in 1860. One of his slaves, Hannah, ran away on Dec 20, 1830 in Monroe County, according to a local newspaper. Hannah was described as a large black young wench, about 26 years of age, middling thick lips, and a small scar on her left wrist.^[5]

6. to youngest daughter Frances (Campbell) Dobbins (1809-1846), wife of Milas Dobbins (1800-1862):

• Little Isaac, boy
• Mary, girl

7. to Williams Rutherford Campbell (1813-1833), his wife was Mary Polly (Howard) Campbell (1815-1894):

Bryant Frank

Burton Rachael

Perciphull bequathed to his wife Sarah (Cook) Campbell (1767-1848), all the enslaved (not named, but probably those given to his children, and the enslaved that were hired out. Note: Sarah predeceased Perciphull, so no slaves went to her.^[6])

Hires

The enslaved persons of Perciphull Campbell Sr. listed below were hired out for a year in 1853:^[6]

Hired out to John R. Campbell: boy Nelson, $115 per year boy Sid, $53 per year boy Silas, $10 per year	Hired to Wms R. Campbell: boy Stephen, $20 per year boy Frank, $77 per year
Hired to John P. Parks (John Pettis Parks (1827 - 1913), son of Mary Polly (Campbell) Parks (Note: John P. Parks moved to Texas between 1870 and 1880): boy Peter, $80 per year	Hired to Charles Howel: boy Andrew, $43 per year
Hired to Milton Graham: girl Catherine, $26 per year girl Emeline, $16 per year	Hired to M. G. Campbell (probably Mildeon G. Campbell (1826-1854): boy Losen/Lanson, $10 per year
Hired to Jno C. Turner: boy Eli, $84.25 per year girl Jane & child, $21.35 per year	Hired to H. Hartmon: girl Sary boy Charles, total for both $44.50 per year
Hired to Wm Sr Campbell: boy Isaac Sukey, $74 for both per year Maryann & 2 children, $14 per year

Perciphull Campbell Jr

Perciphull Campbell Jr. died in 1862. The enslaved of Perciphull Campbell Jr. hired out during his probate.^[7]

Bill $20 for 9 mos, to Tabitha Campbell Leu $20 for 9 mos, to Tabitha Campbell Fran & children $0.05 for 9 mos, to Tabitha Campbell Dick $0.05 for 9 mos, to Tabitha Campbell

Jake $101.60 for 9 mos, to Wmsm Campbell Jinny $20.25 for 9 mos, to Wmsm Campbell Sol $100 for 9 mos, to Wm Hatchett

Sold

These enslaved persons of Perciphull Campbell Sr. were sold 12 Dec 1854:^[8]

boy Stephen, $10, to Wms R. Campbell girl Sally, $27, to John R. Campbell boy Jack, $355, to B. Morgan Sukey, $340, to B. Morgan Silas, $604, to John R. Campbell Charley, $608, to Joseph James

Lanson, $662, to Wms R. Campbell Enis, $312, to Noah Cline Martha, $525, to John P. Parks Sarah, $380, to John P. Parks Jincy, $302, to Wms R. Campbell

Slave Census

1820 Census

In an 1820 Census for Perciphull Campbell, Sr. enumerated with 7 slaves:^[9]

• 2 males under 14
• 2 males 14 thru 25
• 1 female under 14
• 2 females 26 thru 44

1830 Census

In an 1830 Census for Perciphull Campbell, Sr. enumerated with 18 slaves:^[10]

• 5 males under age 10
• 3 males ages 24-36
• 1 Male age 36-55
• 4 females under age 10
• 1 female age 10-24
• 2 females ages 24-36
• 2 females ages 36-55

1840 Census

In 1840 Perciphull Campbell Sr. was noted with 19 enslaved:^[11]

• 4 males under age 10
• 2 males ages 10-24
• 1 male age 24-36
• 2 males ages 36-55
• 5 females under age 10
• 1 female age 10-24
• 2 females ages 24-36
• 2 females ages 36-55

1850 Census

In 1850 Perciphull Campbell Sr was noted to have 21 persons enslaved:^[12]

1 male age 55 1 female age 55 1 female age 53 1 male age 50 1 female age 45 1 female age 45 1 male age 23 1 female age 22 1 male age 21 1 female age 19

1 male age 18 1 male age 18 1 male age 16 1 male age 13 1 female age 10 1 female age 10 1 male age 9 1 male age 7 1 male age 5 1 female age 2 1 male age 1

In 1850 Perciphull Campbell Jr was noted to have 10 persons enslaved:^[13]

• 1 male age 45
• 1 female age 40
• 1 female age 36
• 1 male age 20
• 1 female age 18
• 1 male age 15
• 1 male age 14
• 1 male age 12
• 1 male age 9

In 1850 John R. Campbell is listed with 1 enslaved person:^[13]

• 1 female age 7

In 1850 Bartlett Morgan is listed with 2 enslaved persons:^[13]

• 1 female 23
• 1 female 6

1860 Census

In 1860 P. Campbell (Perciphull Campbell, Jr., since his father died in 1853) is listed with 10 enslaved persons:^[14]

• 1 age 45 female
• 1 age 31, male
• 1 age 28, female
• 1 age 23, male
• 1 age 20, male
• 1 age 23, male
• 1 age 20, male
• 1 age 4, male
• 1 age 2, male
• 1 age 2/12, male

In 1860, John R. Campbell is listed with 3 enslaved person:^[15]

• 1 age 70 female, M
• 1 age 70 male, B
• 1 age 22 male, B

DNA Analysis

Male descendants of Adam Campbell are participating in the FamilyTreeDNA.COM Campbell Y-DNA Project, R1b1-group79. A comparison of Y-DNA analysis from Adam Campbell's descendants to Y-DNA matches is shown in the table below. Theophilus Marion Campbell in Madison County, Alabama is probably a son or nephew of Adam Campbell. Simon Campbell is probably a descendant of a marriage of a slave and one of Adam's ancestors or descendants in the 1700s or early 1800s that moved to Mississippi. Alexander Campbell may be a relation to Adams ancestors in the 1600s or 1700s, before he came to Virginia.

Earliest Known Ancestor (EKA)	Kit	Haplogroup (HG)	Test	Family Line	Genetic Distance (GD)	Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA)
Adam Campbell	1919917	R-Z253	Big Y	John D. Campbell (1874-1940)	0	1874-1940
Adam Campbell	1019912	R-Z253	Y-111	John D. Campbell	1	1874-1940
Adam Campbell	1019913	R-Z253	Y-67	John D. Campbell	1	1874-1940
Adam Campbell	1020661	R-M269	Y-111	William Rutherford Campbell/Grover Cleveland Campbell	4	1767-1853
Adam Campbell	unknown	R-M269	Y-37	John D. Campbell	1	1874-1900
Possibly Adam Campbell	743553	R-Z253	Y-67	Possibly William Rutherford Campbell	5	1767-1853
Theophilus Marion Campbell	163152	R-M269	Y-37	Theophilus Marion Campbell (1777-1855) of Madison County, AL	4 >	1777-1855
Simon Campbell	971469	R-BY118534	Big Y	Simon Campbell (1841-1918) of Yolobusha County, MS (African American)	5	1450-1800
Alexander Campbell	962242	R-M269	Y-111	Alexander Campbell (1767-1845) b. Cecil County, MD or Chester County, PA; d. Highland County, VA	3	1650-1900
John Sinclair Clarke	427341	R-BY118534	Big Y	John S. Clarke (1887-1972), b. Scotland, d. Rhode Island	5	1450-1800

Based on Y-DNA analysis, Adam Campbell was not related to Aeneas Campbell, Jr. (1757-1828) of Iredell County (HG R-FGC10116), "Black" David Campbell (1710-1753) of Augusta County, Virginia (HG E-CTS9320), "White" David Campbell (1706-1790) of Washington County, VA (HG R-FTB66990), or Col Patrick Campbell (1696-1767) of Augusta County, Virginia (HG R-FTB79457).

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Historic Places in Iredell County
2. ↑ Perciphull Campbell House on WikiPedia
3. ↑ Vacant Land Entry No 1462; on both sides of Hunting Creek; for Adam Campbell, adjoining Theophilus Morgan's conditional line between him and Peter Good and James Woodburn; at point of rocks in Rowan County, including his own improvement. (I could not find this record online.)
4. ↑ Wills:"North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970"
   Catalog: Wills Wills
   Image path: North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970 > Iredell > Wills, 1845-1868, Vol. 03 > image 571 of 634
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 28 January 2022)
   • Will Bk 3 p.87, will, No.756, written Nov 1844, proven Aug 1854.
5. ↑ Warren County, Georgia newspaper article, Dec 20, 1830
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979:"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979"
   Catalog: Iredell County, North Carolina estate records Estate records 1790-1970 Campbell, L.V. - Carson, Erskine Grier
   Image path: North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 > Iredell County > C > Campbell, Percival & William R (1853, 1883) > image 20 of 101
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 28 January 2022) , probated in Jul 1853
   • 1853 enslaved hired out
7. ↑ North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979:"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979"
   Catalog: Iredell County, North Carolina estate records Estate records 1790-1970 Campbell, L.V. - Carson, Erskine Grier
   Image path: North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 > Iredell County > C > Campbell, Percival (1862) > image 674 of 2060
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 28 January 2022)
8. ↑ North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979:"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979"
   Catalog: Iredell County, North Carolina estate records Estate records 1790-1970 Campbell, L.V. - Carson, Erskine Grier
   Image path: North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 > Iredell County > C > Campbell, Percival & William R (1853, 1883) > image 38 of 101
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 28 January 2022)
9. ↑ United States Census, 1820: "United States Census, 1820"
   Image path: United States Census, 1820 > North Carolina > Iredell > Not Stated > image 59 of 153; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YTT-HJL Link (accessed 29 Nov 2024)
   • Slaves: 7
10. ↑ United States Census, 1830: "United States Census, 1830"
    Image path: United States Census, 1830 > North Carolina > Iredell > Not Stated > image 59 of 153; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBQ-97D1 (accessed 9 July 2022)
    • Slaves: 18 on 2nd page
11. ↑ United States Census, 1840: "United States Census, 1840"
    Image path: United States Census, 1840 > North Carolina > Iredell > Not Stated > image 51 of 151; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB9-9CL7 (accessed 9 July 2022)
    • 1840 census, the enslaved on 2nd page
12. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > North Carolina > Iredell > Iredell county > image 13 of 50; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67K7-PNJ (accessed 9 July 2022)
    • 1850 slave schedule for Perciphull Campbell Sr, Iredell Co, NC
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > North Carolina > Iredell > Iredell county > image 10 of 50; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67K7-LL3 (accessed 9 July 2022)
    • 1850 slave schedule for Perciphull Campbell Jr, Iredell Co, NC
      
    • 1850 slave schedule for John R. Campbell, Iredell Co., NC
    • 1850 slave schedule for B Morgan, Iredell Co., NC
14. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
    Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 > North Carolina > Iredell County > District on Hunting Creek > image 3 of 4; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS4-DWS (accessed 9 July 2022)
    • 1860 slave schedule P Campbell, Iredell Co, NC
15. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
    Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 > North Carolina > Iredell County > District North of Yadkin River > image 3 of 4; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBS4-8YF (accessed 29 Nov 2024)
    • 1860 slave schedule John R Campbell, Iredell County, NC