Brief Life History of James
When James Campbell was born on 13 December 1775, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, his father, Patrick Campbell, was 22 and his mother, Anne Powell Ware, was 19. He married Sarah Sally Seat in 1797. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 15 July 1823, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 47.
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Sources (3)
- James Campbell, "United States Census, 1820"
- James Campbell in entry for Samuel B. Campbell and Mrs Lucena Young, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Ancestry Family Trees
Spouse and Children
1775–1823 Male
1776–1842 Female
Children (8)
1798–1864 Female
1800–1874 Male
1802–1841 Male
1804–1867 Male
1804–1808 Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1753–1777 Male
1756–1814 Female
Siblings (1)
1775–1823 Male
World Events (8)
1776
Age 1
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 5
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 13
Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. As a result of folk etymology, the surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp .
Irish (North Armagh): adopted for Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’): see Caulfield and Cowell .
English: variant of Camel , under the influence of the Scottish name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Land Near Nashville Campbell family/Seat
From the article, "The Wallace House" is information on James' family and his wife Sally Seat Campbell. The Article states that James fought in the Rev War serving as Captain in a unit from North Caro …
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