COUSINS:
I have CUZ Diarmid Campbell's Comment From Scotland NOW Yours Please CUZ
A T
AT,
Thank you for your interesting story of your Campbell family.
I would write that down (I imagine you already have) saying it is the famiy
tradition, because even if you cannot prove anything of the earlier part,
family traditions are important and often give later researchers
ideas of where
to look for facts.
Then you follow that by the facts you have been able to verify, stating
clearly where each fact was found.
And that is the basis of the best kind of family history. Almost all
family histories start with a tradition - meaning the beliefs of the
family about
their origins.
When there is any connection with Ireland there are two possibilities about
origins for Campbells:
(A) That they were Campbells how had originated in Scotland and come over
to Ireland, either when escaping from a political situation, like in Argyll's
rebellion/invasion of 1685, or:
(B) That they were originally Irish MacCumhails who had taken the spelling
'Campbell' because it was a help in finding employment.
But anyone who takes the name Campbell automatically becomes a part of the
kindred of the Campbells (called 'clan' in Gaelic). So either way you are
still one of the Campbells in that sense.
The only way to tell which you are (Irish or Scots Campbell) is by DNA
testing.
I hope this is helpful. All the best,
Diarmid
Atpowelljr(a)aol.com wrote:
HOWDY CUZ,
I remember that you once said that ALL Campbell's WERE in some way Connected
Cousin Cecil Campbell & I both Descend from 5th Grt Grand Father: Born in
1720 TWO of his Sons were my Fourth
Grt Grand fathers.
ONE verison is that his Father was one Charles Campbell Born in Ireland in
1679__??> AND at the age of 12 Years Charles was Shanghied into the
British Navy & when his Ship arived in VA., there was an American that helped
Charles Campbell to Escape to the Mountains, where in time Charles managed to
aquire right much land & in the early <1700's Charles returned to Ireland,
Where
OUR George was born & in time Son George Returned to the
CUZ, Iknow that this is a long Story, LIKE many Ancestoral STORIES,
know LOOK who are Cousins.
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are these 4 Words< IT JUST CAN'T BE> JUST how does one know with out the
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