John CAMPBELL was born in 1750 in Albemarle Co., VA
and moved to Amherst Co. when he was a small boy. He
married Frances (---) in February 1779 in Amherst Co.,
VA. Frances (---) CAMPBELL was born about 1761. She
was still alive on March 11, 1842 according to
pension records. John CAMPBELL was drafted in
Amherst, VA. in 1781. He served as a private in the
militia under Captain John Loving for four months and
was at Yorktown. John was also on the Guilford
Expedition in a volunteer rifle company commanded by
Captain James Dillard for not quite three months.
He died on January 29, 1838 in Amherst Co., VA.
William CAMPBELL was born in 1754 in Albemarle Co.,
VA and moved to Amherst Co. when he was a small boy.
In 1832 he was a resident of Nelson Co., VA. He
married Sarah Salley (---) CAMPBELL on December 22,
1785 by Rev. Benjamin Burgy of the Baptist Church
with a license from Amherst Co., VA. She was born
about 1763. Sarah (---) CAMPBELL was alive on January
29, 1849, but did not appear on the 1850 Virginia
census. William and Sarah Salley named three
children in the pension records: James Campbell, born
October 7, 1786; Nansey Campbell, born December 25,
1788; and William Campbell, Jr., born August 17,
1796. William CAMPBELL entered military service in
1779 and marched from Amherst Co. to Holly Springs,
ten miles south of Richmond, where he served for
three months. He returned home and after a short
time marched under Captain John Loving from Amherst
County to the lower part of Virginia and to several
positions and finally York where he was present at
the surrender of Lord Cornwallis on October 19,
1781. William died on April 16, 1836 in Nelson Co.,
VA.
Henry CAMPBELL was born in February 1764 in Amherst
Co., VA, in the part which is now Nelson. Henry
married Sarah (--) CAMPBELL on May 19, 1786 in
Amherst Co., VA, by the Rev. Benjamin Coleman of the
Baptist Church. Sarah was born between 1764 and 1765
and was still alive on January 25, 1844, according to
pension records. Henry CAMPBELL was drafted in the
militia of Amherst Co. as a private and marched on
a tour of three months, except for a day or
two, under Capt. James Dillard from Amherst Co. to
North Carolina. He arrived on the battle ground of
Guilford just before the termination of the
engagement. The company was not in the battle. He
was again drafted from Amherst Co. in 1781 and
marched under Capt. John Loving for four months and
was at the siege of Yorktown. He lived in Nelson
County until his death on January 13, 1835.