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I John
Campbell of the parish of
I give
an bequeath unto my loving wife Martha Campbell[1]
in lieu of dower the sum of £150 current money of the island to be paid to her
yearly during her natural life and if it should happen that she should survive
my son Colin[2]
then I bequeath the further sum of £50…
The rest
and residue of my estate real and personal in the island or elsewhere I give
and bequeath to my son Colin and the heirs male of his body and failing
such heirs…I give and bequeath my estate both real and personal to be equally
divided between my sister Janet widow of the Reverend Mr.
Daniel Campbell deceased, my sister Mary wife to Mr. George Scott
merchant in Greenock and each of the children of my sister Elizabeth
deceased…
I
appoint my wife executrix and my son Colin executor of this my last will
and testament
John Campbell, 15 May 1766
Witnesses, Grace Campbell, John Campbell,
Archibald Campbell [3]
[Capt. John Campbell was buried at
Additional
notes
Colin Campbell
was sent to
Campbell,
Colin. Son of John Campbell of
His cousins John Campbell of
Colin and Martha Campbell appear in the letter
books of Duncan Campbell,
Duncan
Campbell to John Campbell Salt Spring 15 September 1767
Mr
& Mrs Kerr & Capt. John’s son embark in the ‘Thames’, Laird
beginning of next month…I have not seen Capt. John’s son a long while, he
seldom comes near me, his turn and mien seem very different. I wish he may turn
out equal to the expectations his hon[oured] father formed of him.
Martha Campbell came to live in
Duncan
Campbell to John Campbell Salt Spring, 16 September 1770
I
communicated your message to Mrs Martha who desires to be kindly
remembered to you.
Grand
daughter Harriet Campbell, daughter of my son Colin Campbell
Colin
Campbell Esq. of Hanover and Elizabeth Campbell of Westmoreland, married 27 Apr
1769.
Elizabeth
Campbell was Colin’s Cousin, a daughter of Colin Campbell of New Hope
and Mary Graham. A son, John, was born
in February 1770 (but died two years later). The following letter from Duncan
Campbell in
The
friendship you have always shown me by your Notice and Assistance to my nephew
Capt. Somervell in his Dispatch and the disposall of his lumber in which I am
so greatly intrusted requires my grateful thanks for the same. It gave Mrs
Campbell & me great pleasure to find by a letter your Mother [i.e.
in London] received from you in short time since while she was spending a
few days with us in the country that you and Mrs Campbell were in perfect health and thriving in every
way. If you go on so fast Colin you will soon come up with me though I find I
am led to understand lately that I am not done yet. It gave me much
satisfaction to hear property in the
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4
One of Duncan Campbell’s ships. Capt John Campbell had taken a share in the
first
Colin
owned Campbelton by 1772 (a former estate of his cousin John Campbell
III of Black River who had left
[1] Martha Campbell: possibly Martha
Launce, a sister of Ann Launce the wife of Dugald Campbell of
Salt Spring. The Launce family were established planters in
[2] Colin was born about 1743 and was in
[3] The witnesses: Grace Campbell
was wife to John Campbell of Orange Bay. The other witness was
probably Grace’s brother, Archibald Campbell the younger of Knockbuy,
who owned Minard in
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