There has been much written & much confusion with your Amherst Campbells & my
Ashe co NC / Perry co Ky Campbells.
My Campbell's brothers John abt 1750 & William married sisters Mary & Nancy
Couch.
The boys mother was Elizabeth ( possible James.) Their father was said to be a Patrick
Campbell. (each of our geneologist had a different opinion who his wife/mother was.
Now DNA says " NO " my group of 3 Campbells stand alone in their group.
What I would like to know, for now, more to come later
1. who were the Patrick's wives? My old/past guys have Hayes/Grissel / others.
thank you for any help
Vicki Williams
From: Atpowelljr(a)aol.com <Atpowelljr(a)aol.com>
Subject: Fwd: [Campbell] hello Campbells
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Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 5:10 AM
OK CUZ, Where was your Patrick Campbell Located? Has there been any <D. N. A. >
Test results Compared. My Late mother Was an amherst County va campbell Leading Backto
ONE George Campbell Born in 1720 Died in 1791 Our researcher Just recently found
information in Caroline county Va that Has sheded GREAT NEW LIGHT on the history of OUR
ancestry. Remember TO <ASK & ANSWER QUESTUIONS SOME ONE KNOWS> AND these 4
words < IT JUST CAIN'T BE> are the Foundation for the Greatst Genealogical Brick
wall one will eve encounter. When a Bit mors research SHOWS their Great Grand Parents to
have been 1st COUSINS. one thing that baffels OUR current researchers, when our ancesters
first arived here they were shy, people were Scarce, Cousins were often the pnly people
that were known to many families, human nature being as it was & still is, often
times Families got started a head of the PREACHER, and now unless we venture into the out
side we over
look the True facts, that is that often Our ancestors were inter maried. i have a 2nd
cousin who married SO: His Great grand mother & Her Great grand Father were first
cousins & I do not believe that they Know IT. LETS share & compare our family
information. So many of Virginia Counties got their Records Burned in The Civil war; Some
one thought that the records would be Safer in Richmond, va. But when the war was surely
Lost the Suplies were set on Fire The firesb got out of Control AND THE county records
WERE DESTROYED. AND from 17 20 The Area that MY/YOUR campbell's were in hanover county
VA. if you are Familiar with the Map of Va,??> JUST Think about a Person rideing a
Horse from WESTnof charolettsville, Va to just north of Richmond, VA. to the Hanover court
house to register any record, A 2 or 3 day trip.
This happend It can be found in the records of things that happend
one year in an election in the MID WEST. This Farmer, was in need of going to the Mill to
have his corn ground for his bread, & it was election day; the mill wa in one
direction & the Place to Vote was inthe other Direction, The Farmer Knew that he Could
not Make Both the Mill & Vote in One Day; so he desided to go vote> The
Congressman that he voted for won the Election by one VOTEm In 1845 when TEXAS was Admited
to the Union , Bu ONE VOTE, The Congressman That his one vote Elected was the Vote that
GOT TEXAS in to the UNION. I hope that I haven;t BORED YOU CUZ,