A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for John Campbell
"Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, from 1726 to 1871", by Joseph A. Waddell, Second Edition, C. Russell Caldwell, Staunton, VA, 1902, pp. 148-149 (obtained from http://www.archive.org/details/annalsofaugustac00wadd):
1. John Campbell, the oldest son of David, was born in 1741, and received a good English education. He accompanied Dr. Thomas Walker in his exploration in 1765, and purchased for his father a tract of land called the "Royal Oak," near the head waters of the Holston. A year or two afterwards, he and his brother Arthur, and their sister Margaret, moved to that place and made improvements. About 1771, the parents and the other children removed to the same place.
John Campbell was a Lieutenant in William Campbell's company, Colonel Christian's regiment, in 1774, which arrived at Point Pleasant too late for the battle of October 10th. In July, 1776, he was second in command at the battle of the Long Island Flats of Holston, which resulted in a signal victory over the Indians. In October of the same year he commanded a company under Colonel Christian in his expedition against the Cherokee towns, and up to 1781 was almost constantly in military service. He was appointed clerk of Washington County Court in 1778, and held the office till 1824. His death occurred in 1825. He was the father of Governor David Campbell.
According to Margaret Campbell Pilcher, he married Elizabeth McDonald on 1 Oct 1778. They had eight children, one of whom was Gov. David Campbell of Virginia.
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