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He served as an Ensign in the Rockbridge County, Virginia Militia
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DAR # 655913
Order Book, No. 1 of the Rockbridge county Revolutionary Service Records, pg 56
Gwathmey, John Hastings, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783, Virginia. Richmond: The Dietz press, 1938, pg 126
Spouse: Martha Cooper Children: Nancy; Andrew; James; John;
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Author: Timothy Edward Peterman
Samuel McCampbell was born about 1743 in County Antrim, Ireland, son of James and Mary (Shannon) McCampbell, and grandson of John McCampbell (a variant of Miscampbell or MacCathmhaoill), the 1753 immigrant from Ulster or Northern Ireland, and Samuel Shannon. They moved with a large group of Ulster-Scot Presbyterians to Augusta Co., Virginia, which then became Rockbridge Co., Virginia. In about 1792, Samuel McCampbell moved to Shelby Co., Keentucky. Service: Ensign, Rockbridge Co., Virginia militia, appointed by commission from the Governor on Dec. 8, 1778; also a surveyor. He died July 7, 1804, in Shelby Co., Kentucky. In about 1761, he married Martha Cooper. They had ten children:
Nancy (about 1762-after 1850).
James (about 1768-1825).
John (about 1770-after 1824).
Mary (about 1772-after 1803).
Jane (1774-1846).
William (about 1776-after 1803).
George Washington (about 1783-1839).
Samuel Jr. (1785-1875).
Margaret (about 1788-after 1803).
Andrew (about 1790-1873).
An 11th child, Martha McCampbell, who married Jackson Weatherford in 1806, is shown in many McCampbell genealogies; however, her place in this family is in question, because she was omitted from Samuel McCampbell's 1803 Will and 1804 codicil.
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