A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Arthur Campbell
"The Tinkling Spring: Headwater of Freedom", by Howard McKnight Wilson, Second Edition, McClure Press, Verona, VA, 1974, pp. 149-150 (he is quoting an earlier source here, but it's not clear to me from the footnote what the original source is):
In the year 1757, there was a fort near the point where the public road from Staunton to the Warm Springs crosses the Cow Pasture river. At this fort, during the year mentioned, was a boy who was born in Augusta county in 1742. The boy was named Arthur Campbell, and he had volunteered as a militiaman to aid in protecting the frontier. Going one day with others to a thicket in search of plums, the party was fired upon by Indians lying in ambush, and young Campbell was slightly wounded and captured. He was taken to the vicinity of the great lakes, and detained a prisoner for three years, when he made his escape and returned home. About six years before the revolution, he removed to the Holston river, now Washington county, his father and family soon following. He was afterwards prominent in the assembly and the state convention of 1788, as well as during the revolutionary war. One of his sons, Col. John B. Campbell, fell at Chippewa, where he commanded the right wing of the army under Gen. Scott. Gen. William Campbell, the hero of King's mountain, also a native of Augusta county, was Arthur Campbell's cousin and brother-in-law.
On p. 149, "Tinkling Spring" makes the connection to this family: "Arthur was the second son of David Campbell and Mary Hamilton, who baptized their three sons at Tinkling Spring. Arthur was baptized January 15, 1744."
According to Margaret Campbell Pilcher, he married Margaret Campbell on 12 May 1773 and had twelve children. Margaret was the sister of Gen. William Campbell of King's Mountain fame.
Note: Some of the information in these pages is uncertain. Please let me know of errors or omissions using the email link above. ...Mike Wilson
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