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DESCENDANTS OF CAMPBELL, WOODSTOCK, BRISCOE, FOSTER

[See early maps showing property belonging to Campbells and Briscoe in Westmoreland]

Descendants of Colin Campbell

Generation No. 1

        1.  Colin1 Campbell was born Bet. 1703 - 1705, and died June 1760.  He married Mary Tomlin November 24, 1739 in Westmoreland1.  

More About Colin Campbell:
Burial: June 17, 1760, New Hope Estate, Westmoreland2,3
Residence: 1739, St. Elizabeth

More About Colin Campbell and Mary Tomlin:
Marriage: November 24, 1739, Westmoreland4
        
Children of Colin Campbell and Mary Tomlin are:
        2 i. Margaret2 Campbell, born in Jamaica.  She married Baron Hay Bet. June 1768 - 1799.

More About Margaret Campbell:
Addressed as: Lady Hay

+ 3 ii. John Campbell, born Bef. May 13, 1742; died 1801.
        4 iii. Tomlin Campbell, born Bef. December 26, 1743.

More About Tomlin Campbell:
Baptism: December 26, 1743, Westmoreland5

        5 iv. James Campbell, born Bef. January 23, 1746.  He married Catherine (Herring) August 22, 1766 in Westmoreland6.

Notes for James Campbell:
An assumption is being made that James Campbell, son of Colin Campbell is the one who married Catherine Herring, widow.

More About James Campbell:
Addressed as: 1766, Esquire
Baptism: January 23, 1746, Westmoreland7
Residence: 1766, Westmoreland

More About James Campbell and Catherine (Herring):
Ceremony by: John Pool, rector
Marriage: August 22, 1766, Westmoreland8
Status of bride/groom: Widow

+ 6 v. Mary Campbell, born Bef. August 20, 1750; died September 13, 1778.
        7 vi. Henrietta Campbell, born Bef. March 20, 1753 in Jamaica.

More About Henrietta Campbell:
Baptism: March 20, 1753, Westmoreland9
Fact: unmarried as of 1818

        8 vii. Elizabeth Campbell, born September 17, 1754.

Notes for Elizabeth Campbell:
Baptism by John Pool, rector.

More About Elizabeth Campbell:
Baptism: September 17, 1754, Westmoreland10

Generation No. 2

        3.  John2 Campbell (Colin1) was born Bef. May 13, 1742, and died 1801.  He married Helen (Campbell).  She died Bet. August 1802 - May 1810.

More About John Campbell:
Date born 2: Abt. 1755, Jamaica
Addressed as: 1799, the Honorable
Baptism: May 13, 1742, Westmoreland11
Residence: New Hope, Westmoreland
Will: February 19, 1799, St. George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
Will Probated: August 16, 1802, London, England
[See Will at Hon. John Campbell, New Hope, 1802]
        
Children of John Campbell and Helen (Campbell) are:
        9 i. John Graham3 Campbell.

Notes for John Graham Campbell:

The Jamaica Almanacs have several listings for him, including the following listing in 1817:
Campbell, John Graham, New Hope, 202/173
...Same, Albany, 97/127
...Same, Bog, 305/396
...Same, Ackendown, 125/323
Campbell, J. G. and J. Moore, Bluefields, 61/126

The 1818 Almanac
Campbell, John Graham, New Hope, 196/212
...Same, Albany, 146/168
...Same, Bog, 306/367
...Same, Ackendown, 130/320
...Same, Bluefields, 121/153
...Same, Retrieve, 172/212

The 1820 Almanac:
Campbell, John Graham, Ackendown 128/ 377
........................, Albany 162/ 178
........................, Bluefields 92/ 181
........................, Bog 289/ 380
........................, New Hope 249/ 226
........................, Retrieve 238/ 239

The 1821 Almanac:
Campbell, John Graham, Ackendown 129/ 379
......................................., Albany 160/ 151
......................................., Bluefields 74/ 178
......................................., Bog 290/ 380
......................................., New Hope 244/ 219
......................................., Retrieve 232/ 215

The 1828 Almanac:
Campbell, John G., Ackendown, 145/303
..ditto, Albany, 147/14
..ditto, Bog, etc., 414/280
..ditto, New Hope, 229/72
..ditto, Retrieve, 210/62

        10 ii. Tomlin Campbell.
        11 iii. Archibald Campbell, born Bef. April 10, 1784; died April 21, 183312.

Notes for Archibald Campbell:
At his baptism his parents were identified as "John Campbell and his wife."

There is a mural tablet in a ruined castle at Auchindown, Westmoreland, to "Archibald Campbell of the family of Auchenbeck in Argyll, Scotland, 3rd son of Hon John Campbell, died aged 52 years.  The castle built by him is now his monument."

More About Archibald Campbell:
Age: 1833, 52 years
Baptism: April 10, 1784, Westmoreland13
Residence: Auchindown, Westmoreland

        12 iv. James Campbell.
        13 v. Anna Maria Campbell.
        14 vi. Jemima Campbell, born Bef. June 05, 1780.

More About Jemima Campbell:
Baptism: June 05, 1780, Westmoreland14

        6.  Mary2 Campbell (Colin1) was born Bef. August 20, 1750, and died September 13, 177815.  She married Peter Campbell November 13, 1764 in Westmoreland16, son of Peter Campbell and Deborah Woodstock.  He was born August 07, 1733, and died Bet. 1817 - 1818 in England.

Notes for Mary Campbell:
Baptism by John Pool, rector. Her tombstone at Fish River reads "Mrs. Mary Campbell, d. 13 Sept. 1778 in her 28th year."

More About Mary Campbell:
Baptism: August 20, 1750, Westmoreland17
Burial: Fish River, Hanover, tombstone
Residence: 1764, Westmoreland

More About Peter Campbell and Mary Campbell:
For  the descendants of Peter and Mary Campbell, please see Peter Campbell below

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Endnotes

1.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 1.
2.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 39.
3.  Wright, Philip, B124 "Monumental Inscriptions of Jamaica," (London, Society of Genealogists, 1966), p. 201.
4.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 1.
5.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 5.
6.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 59.
7.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 8.
8.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 59.
9.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 22.
10.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 25.
11.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 3.
12.  Wright, Philip, B124 "Monumental Inscriptions of Jamaica," (London, Society of Genealogists, 1966).
13.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 95.
14.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 92.
15.  Wright, Philip, B124 "Monumental Inscriptions of Jamaica," (London, Society of Genealogists, 1966), p. 213, #2119.
16.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, I, p. 52.
17.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 18.


Descendants of John Campbell

Generation No. 1

        1.  The Honorable John1 Campbell was born Bet. 1675 - 1676 in Inverary, Argyleshire, N. Britain, and died January 29, 17401.  He married (1) Katherine Clayborn 1700, daughter of Colonel Clayborn.  She was born Bet. 1680 - 1681, and died 1715.  He married (2) Elizabeth (Garner) 1718.  

Notes for The  Honorable John Campbell:
He was the first Campbell to settle in Jamaica.  He died aged 66 yrs.  He was descended from the Family of Auchenbrack.  [See Monumental Inscriptions.]

More About The  Honorable John Campbell:
Burial: Hodges Pen, old works, St. Elizabeth
Occupation: 1722, Member of the Privy Council

Notes for Katherine Clayborn:
 She died age 34.  The Monumental Inscription on her tomb was  erected by oldest son Colin, December 25, 1740

More About Katherine Clayborn:
Age: 1715, 34 years
Burial: Hodges Pen, old works, St. Elizabeth2

Notes for Elizabeth (Garner):
She was the widow of Colonel Garner.

        
Children of John Campbell and Katherine Clayborn are:
+ 2 i. Anne2 Campbell, born 1700; died 1783.
+ 3 ii. Colin Campbell, born Bet. 1701 - 1708; died Bet. 1748 - 1752.
        4 iii. Leonard Campbell, born Bef. April 01, 1709.

More About Leonard Campbell:
Baptism: April 01, 1709, St. Elizabeth, by Josias Bookerman, rector3
Fact: The first Campbell in the St. Elizabeth Register

Generation No. 2

        2.  Anne2 Campbell (John1) was born 1700, and died 1783.  She married David Currie December 26, 1720 in Glasgow, Scotland.  

        
Child of Anne Campbell and David Currie is:
+ 5 i. Elizabeth3 Currie, born 1726.

        3.  Colin2 Campbell (John1) was born Bet. 1701 - 1708, and died Bet. 1748 - 1752.  He married Margaret Foster, daughter of John Foster and Elizabeth (Foster).  
[See the Foster family below]

More About Colin Campbell:
Addressed as: Esquire
Residence (1): 1742, Jamaica
Residence (2): 1748, St. George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
Will: September 16, 1748, St. George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
Will Probated: April 16, 1752, England
[See Colin Campbell Will]         
Children of Colin Campbell and Margaret Foster are:
        6 i. John3 Campbell.
        7 ii. Colin Campbell.

Notes for Colin Campbell:
He was Colonel in the Guards.  He died without issue.

        8 iii. Elizabeth Campbell.
        9 iv. Margaret Jane Campbell.

Generation No. 3

        5.  Elizabeth3 Currie (Anne2 Campbell, John1) was born 1726.  She married John Shakespeare April 23, 1747 in St. Agnes Church, London, England.  

More About Elizabeth Currie:
Burial: February 23, 1807, Stepney churchyard, London, England

More About John Shakespeare:
Occupation: Ropemaker
Occupation (2): Alderman of the City of London

More About John Shakespeare and Elizabeth Currie:
Marriage: April 23, 1747, St. Agnes Church, London, England
        
Child of Elizabeth Currie and John Shakespeare is:
+ 10 i. David4 Shakespeare, born February 21, 1751 in London, England.

Generation No. 4

        10.  David4 Shakespeare (Elizabeth3 Currie, Anne2 Campbell, John1) was born February 21, 1751 in London, England.  He married Catherine Wagstaff February 11, 1773 in Hanover4, daughter of George Wagstaff.  

More About David Shakespeare:
Residence: 1773, Hanover

More About Catherine Wagstaff:
Residence: 1773, Hanover

More About David Shakespeare and Catherine Wagstaff:
Marriage: February 11, 1773, Hanover4
        
Children of David Shakespeare and Catherine Wagstaff are:
        11 i. Elizabeth5 Shakespeare, born Bef. January 20, 1775.

More About Elizabeth Shakespeare:
Baptism: January 20, 1775, Hanover4

        12 ii. John Shakespeare, born Bef. January 07, 1778.

More About John Shakespeare:
Baptism: January 07, 1778, Hanover4

        13 iii. Catherine Shakespeare, died 1805 in England.
        14 iv. David Shakespeare, died December 21, 1823 in Jamaica.

More About David Shakespeare:
Burial: Hodges, Westmoreland


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Endnotes

1.  Archer, J. H. Lawrence, Captain, B129 "Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies",  (London, Chatto and Windus 1875), p. 340 #1.
2.  Archer, J. H. Lawrence, Captain, B129 "Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies",  (London, Chatto and Windus 1875), p. 340 #2.
3.  B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 3.
4.  B0054 Hanover Parish Register BMB I, 1725-1825.


Descendants of Peter Campbell

[See an early map showing property belonging to P. Campbell in Westmoreland]

Generation No. 1

        1.  Peter1 Campbell was born Bet. 1697 - 1698, and died August 08, 17391.  He married (1) Mary (Barclay) March 29, 1726 in Hanover2.  She was born Abt. 1701, and died May 25, 1732.  He married (2) Deborah Woodstock Aft. May 1732 in St. Elizabeth, daughter of ? Woodstock.  

Notes for Peter Campbell:
His tombstone at Fish River reads "Mr. Peter Campbell, d. 8 Aug. 1739, aged 41."

More About Peter Campbell:
Burial: Fish River, Hanover, tombstone
Occupation: 1726, Gentleman
Residence: Bet. 1726 - 1733, Westmoreland

More About Mary (Barclay):
Burial: May 26, 1732, Hanover3
Residence: 1726, Hanover

More About Peter Campbell and Mary (Barclay):
Marriage: March 29, 1726, Hanover4
Status of bride/groom: Widow

Marriage Notes for Peter Campbell and Deborah Woodstock:
In the St. Elizabeth register of marriages, it appears that there were some entries missing between 1727 and 1735, as there were lines left blank in the Registrar's Copy Register.  The entries in between may have been damaged by water, and were unreadable.  It is not known if the marriage of Peter and Deborah would have been in St. Elizabeth at that time.

More About Peter Campbell and Deborah Woodstock:
Marriage: Aft. May 1732, St. Elizabeth
        
Children of Peter Campbell and Deborah Woodstock are:
+ 2 i. Peter2 Campbell, born August 07, 1733; died Bet. 1817 - 1818 in England.
        3 ii. Elizabeth Woodstock Campbell, born Bet. 1734 - 1739.  She married John Yorke 1769; born Abt. 1733.

Notes for John Yorke:
He and his wife Elizabeth Woodstock Campbell lived mostly at The Green, the Yorke's house in Richmond, and at Bewerley Hall in Nidderdale, both in England.

More About John Yorke and Elizabeth Campbell:
Marriage: 1769

+ 4 iii. Colin Campbell, born Bet. 1734 - 1739.

Generation No. 2

        2.  Peter2 Campbell (Peter1) was born August 07, 1733, and died Bet. 1817 - 1818 in England.  He married Mary Campbell November 13, 1764 in Westmoreland5, daughter of Colin Campbell and Mary Tomlin [See Mary in Colin Campbell genealogy above].  She was born Bef. August 20, 1750, and died September 13, 17786.

Notes for Peter Campbell:
Baptismal Register states that he was the son of Peter Campbell "and his wife."

He was referred to in the "Gentleman's Magazine" as Peter Campbell of Kilmory, Argyle.

More About Peter Campbell:
Addressed as: Esquire
Baptism: August 18, 1733, St. Elizabeth7
Residence: 1764, Hanover
Residence (2): 1817, Abinger Hall, Surry, England
Will: January 20, 1817, Abinger Hall, Surry, England
Will Probated: February 26, 1818, England
[See will of Peter Campbell II ]

Notes for Mary Campbell:
Baptism by John Pool, rector. Her tombstone at Fish River reads "Mrs. Mary Campbell, d. 13 Sept. 1778 in her 28th year."

More About Mary Campbell:
Baptism: August 20, 1750, Westmoreland8
Burial: Fish River, Hanover, tombstone
Residence: 1764, Westmoreland

More About Peter Campbell and Mary Campbell:
Ceremony by: John Pool, rector
Marriage: November 13, 1764, Westmoreland9
        
Children of Peter Campbell and Mary Campbell are:
        5 i. Mary Ann3 Campbell.
+ 6 ii. Peter Campbell, born May 02, 1766; died December 1821 in Jamaica.
        7 iii. Colin Woodstock Campbell, born October 02, 1768; died Bet. 1792 - 1795.

More About Colin Woodstock Campbell:
Baptism: January 17, 1769, Westmoreland10 by W. Bartholomew, rector.

        8 iv. Deborah Campbell, born October 24, 1769; died January 20, 1843 in Walton-on-Thames, England11.

More About Deborah Campbell:
Age: January 20, 1843, 73 years
Baptism: May 22, 1770, Westmoreland12 by W. Bartholomew, rector.
Fact: She died unmarried

+ 9 v. Louise Henrietta Campbell, born Bef. April 04, 1772; died March 08, 1829 in London, England.
        10 vi. Elizabeth Campbell, born Abt. 1777; died November 19, 1845 in Ashley Cottage, Walton-on-Thames, England13.

More About Elizabeth Campbell:
Age: November 19, 1845, 68 years

        4.  Colin2 Campbell (Peter1) was born Bet. 1734 - 1739.  He married Elizabeth Campbell April 27, 1769 in Westmoreland14.  

More About Colin Campbell:
Addressed as: Esquire
Residence: 1769, Hanover

More About Elizabeth Campbell:
Residence: 1769, Westmoreland

More About Colin Campbell and Elizabeth Campbell:
Ceremony by: W. Bartholomew, rector
Marriage: April 27, 1769, Westmoreland14
Status of bride/groom: Spinster
        
Children of Colin Campbell and Elizabeth Campbell are:
        11 i. John Yorke3 Campbell, born February 26, 1770.

Notes for John Yorke Campbell:
Baptism by W. Bartholomew, with the name of John Campbell, only.  His middle name was found in the will of Wastel Briscoe.

More About John Yorke Campbell:
Baptism: May 22, 1770, Westmoreland15

        12 ii. Mary Campbell, born Bef. June 11, 1772.

More About Mary Campbell:
Baptism: June 11, 1772, Westmoreland16

        13 iii. Elizabeth Campbell.

Generation No. 3

        6.  Peter3 Campbell (Peter2, Peter1) was born May 02, 176617,18, and died December 1821 in Jamaica19.  He married Elizabeth Woollery.  

Philip Wright says he was "of Kilmory, Argylleshire, NB [Scotland], and of Fishriver, Holland and Petersville in this island [Jamaica.]"

More About Peter Campbell:
Baptism: June 02, 1766, Westmoreland20 by John Pool, rector.
Burial: December 1821, Petersville, Westmoreland21
Will: April 08, 1819, London, England
[See Will of Peter Campbell III]

Children of Peter Campbell and Elizabeth Woollery are:
        14 i. Elizabeth Woollery4 Campbell, born Aft. 1800.
        15 ii. Caroline Barclay Campbell, born Aft. 1800.

        9.  Louise Henrietta3 Campbell (Peter2, Peter1) was born Bef. April 04, 1772, and died March 08, 1829 in London, England22.  She married Sir James Scarlett October 23, 1792 in St. Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England23, son of Robert Scarlett and Elizabeth Anglin.  He was born December 13, 1769, and died April 07, 1844 in Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England23.
[For more about the Scarletts, see Scarlett genealogy

More About Louise Henrietta Campbell:
Baptism: April 04, 1772, Westmoreland24

        
Children of Louise Campbell and James Scarlett are:
        16 i. Peter Campbell4 Scarlett.
        17 ii. Robert Campbell Scarlett.
        18 iii. James Scarlett.


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Endnotes

1.  Wright, Philip, B124 "Monumental Inscriptions of Jamaica,", (London, Society of Genealogists, 1966), p. 213, #2118.
2.  B0054 Hanover Parish Register  BMB I, 1725-1825, p. 1.
3.  B0054 Hanover Parish Register  BMB I, 1725-1825, p. 2.
4.  B0054 Hanover Parish Register  BMB I, 1725-1825, p. 1.
5.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, I, p. 52.
6.  Wright, Philip, B124 "Monumental Inscriptions of Jamaica,", (London, Society of Genealogists, 1966), p. 213, #2119.
7.  B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 5.
8.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 18.
9.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, I, p. 52.
10.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, I, p. 63.
11.  B756 "The Gentleman's Magazine".
12.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, I, p. 66.
13.  B756 "The Gentleman's Magazine".
14.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, I, p. 63.
15.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, I, p. 66.
16.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, I, p. 73.
17.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 57.
18.  Wright, Philip, B124 "Monumental Inscriptions of Jamaica,", (London, Society of Genealogists, 1966), p. 202.
19.  B775 "London Magazine", March 1822.
20.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 57.
21.  Wright, Philip, B124 "Monumental Inscriptions of Jamaica,", (London, Society of Genealogists, 1966), p. 202.
22.  Oliver, Vere Langford, editor, B128 "Caribbeana: being the Misc. Papers relating to the History, Genealogy. Topography and Antiquities of the British West Indies", London, 1910, Volume V.
23.  B901 Pedigree Resource File, #5.
24.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 72.


Descendants of ? Woodstock

Generation No. 1

        1.  ?1 Woodstock
        
Children of ? Woodstock are:
        2 i. Barnard Andreis2 Woodstock, died Bet. 1753 - 1754.
+ 3 ii. ? Woodstock, born Abt. 1705.
+ 4 iii. Deborah Woodstock.

Generation No. 2

        3.  ?2 Woodstock (?1) was born Abt. 1705.  She married William Wynter, son of Edward Wynter and Sarah (Wynter).  He was born Bef. October 05, 1704.

Notes for William Wynter:
He patented land in St. Thomas in the Vale and St. Mary.

More About William Wynter:
Addressed as: Bet. 1765 - 1772, The Honourable
Baptism: October 05, 1704, St. Catherine
Burial: May 15, 1772, north Aisle of the Parish Church, Spanish Town, St. Catherine
Occupation: 1750, Justice of the Peace, St. Catherine1
Occupation (2): 1750, Member of Assembly from St. Thomas in the Vale1
Occupation (3): March 22, 1765, One of the trustees for a home for the poor2
Occupation (4): 1772, Custos of St. Catherine
        
Child of ? Woodstock and William Wynter is:
        5 i. Edward Hampson3 Wynter.

More About Edward Hampson Wynter:
Occupation: 1775, Magistrate for St. Catherine, St. Thomas in the Vale, St. John and St. Dorothy3
Occupation (2): Bet. 1779 - 1781, Magistrate for St. Catherine, "Assistant Judge and of the Quorum"4
Occupation (3): 1783, Magistrate for St. Catherine, St. Thomas in the Vale, St. John and St. Dorothy5
Will Probated: 1802

        4.  Deborah2 Woodstock (?1)  She married (1) Peter Campbell Aft. May 1732 in St. Elizabeth.  He was born Bet. 1697 - 1698, and died August 08, 17396.  She married (2) Wastel Briscoe Aft. August 1739, son of John Briscoe.  He died Bet. 1795 - 1796.


[For the descendants of Peter Campbell and Deborah Woodstock see above]

More About Wastel Briscoe:
Residence: 1753, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Residence (2): March 1795, Wimpole St., Cavendish Square
Will: March 25, 1795
Will Probated: 1796
[See Will of Wastel Briscoe]

For the Briscoe family see below.]


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Endnotes

1.  B178 Jamaica Almanac, 1751.
2.  Archer, J. H. Lawrence, Captain, B129 "Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies",  (London, Chatto and Windus 1875).
3.  B178 Jamaica Almanac, 1776.
4.  B178 Jamaica Almanac, 1779 and 1781.
5.  B178 Jamaica Almanac, 1784.
6.  Wright, Philip, B124 "Monumental Inscriptions of Jamaica,", (London, Society of Genealogists, 1966), p. 213, #2118.


Descendants of John Briscoe

Generation No. 1

        1.  John1 Briscoe died 1760.

Notes for John Briscoe:
Referred to as "of Crofton" in 1760.

More About John Briscoe:
Will: July 20, 1760
Will Probated: August 27, 1760
        
Children of John Briscoe are:
        2 i. John2 Briscoe.
        3 ii. Wastel Briscoe, died Bet. 1795 - 1796.  He married Deborah Woodstock Aft. August 1739.

More About Wastel Briscoe:
Residence: 1753, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Residence (2): March 1795, Wimpole St., Cavendish Square
Will: March 25, 1795
Will Probated: 1796

[See Will of Wastel Briscoe]

        4 iii. Musgrave Briscoe, died Bef. March 25, 1795.
+ 5 iv. James Briscoe, died Bef. 1796.
        6 v. Revd. William Briscoe, died Bef. July 20, 1760.

Notes for Revd. William Briscoe:
He had three daughters.

Generation No. 2

        5.  James2 Briscoe (John1) died Bef. 1796.
        
Children of James Briscoe are:
        7 i. Ann3 Briscoe.
        8 ii. Dorothy Briscoe.

[See an early map showing property belonging to Briscoe in Westmoreland]

Descendants of John Foster

Generation No. 1

        1.  Colonel John1 Foster  He married Elizabeth (Foster).  She was born Abt. 1701, and died 1756.

Notes for Colonel John Foster:
His name, and the names of his wife and children are on a Monumental Inscription for Henry Barham and his wife Elizabeth, in Staines, Middlesex, England.

Although she is not mentioned on the Inscription, Florentius Vassal was reportedly married on Deptember 16, 1729 to another daughter of John Foster.  She was Mary, born in 1713.

His ancestor, Captain Thomas Foster, of Northumberland, was concerned in the capture of Jamaica, and had large grants of land allotted to him in the island.

In 1722 and 1731 John Foster was Member of Assembly for St. Elizabeth.  He died in 1731.

More About Elizabeth (Foster):
Age: 1756, 55 years
Burial: 1756, Staines, Middlesex, England1
        
Children of John Foster and Elizabeth (Foster) are:
        2 i. Thomas2 Foster.

Notes for Thomas Foster:
M. P. for Dorchester.  Died without issue.

More About Thomas Foster:
Burial: Staines, Middlesex, England2
Residence: 1748, St. Elizabeth

        3 ii. John Foster.

Notes for John Foster:
Died without issue.

        4 iii. William Foster.

Notes for William Foster:
 In 1754 William Foster owned land in St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland.  

        5 iv. Samuel Foster.
        6 v. Joseph Foster, died in Hardwick Hall, Shropshire, England.  He married (1) Dorothy Vaughan.  He married (2) Lady Hill; died in Hardwick Hall, Shropshire, England.

Notes for Joseph Foster:
Henry Barham, dying without issue, bequeathed his estate to him on condition of his taking the name of BARHAM.

Notes for Lady Hill:
of Hardwick Hall, Shropshire, England.

+ 7 vi. Margaret Foster.
        8 vii. Sarah Foster.  She married William Mathew Burt; died in the Leeward Islands.

Notes for William Mathew Burt:
He was M. P. for Great Marlow, and subsequently Governor General of the Leeward Islands where he died.

More About William Mathew Burt:
Addressed as: Esquire

Generation No. 2

        7.  Margaret2 Foster (John1)  She married Colin Campbell, son of John Campbell and Katherine Clayborn.  He was born Bet. 1701 - 1708, and died Bet. 1748 - 1752.

More About Colin Campbell:
Addressed as: Esquire
Residence (1): 1742, Jamaica
Residence (2): 1748, St. George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
Will: September 16, 1748, St. George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
Will Probated: April 16, 1752, England

[See Colin Campbell above in the Descendants of John Campbell]

        

Children of Margaret Foster and Colin Campbell are:
        9 i. John3 Campbell.
        10 ii. Colin Campbell.

Notes for Colin Campbell:
He was Colonel in the Guards.  He died without isue.

        11 iii. Elizabeth Campbell.
        12 iv. Margaret Jane Campbell.


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Endnotes

1.  Oliver, Vere Langford, editor, B128 "Caribbeana: being the Misc. Papers relating to the History, Genealogy. Topography and Antiquities of the British West Indies", London, 1910, Volume III, Monumental Inscriptions in England.
2.  Oliver, Vere Langford, editor, B128 "Caribbeana: being the Misc. Papers relating to the History, Genealogy. Topography and Antiquities of the British West Indies", London, 1910, Volume III, Monumental Inscription.


Descendants of Robert Campbell

        1.  Robert1 Campbell  He married (1) Mary Ferris December 13, 1753 in Westmoreland1.  She was born Bet. 1732 - 1733, and died August 20, 17552.  He married (2) Elizabeth White January 12, 1758 in Westmoreland3.  She died November 1758.  He married (3) Frances Brown December 28, 1759 in Westmoreland4.  

More About Robert Campbell:
Occupation: 1753, Gentleman
Occupation (2): Bet. 1758 - 1759, Merchant
Residence: Bet. 1753 - 1759, Westmoreland

Notes for Mary Ferris:
The Parish Register spelled her named "Ferriss."

Also buried at Sweet River is "Miss Hannah Ferris, d. 7 Aug. 1765."

More About Mary Ferris:
Burial: August 21, 1755, Sweet River, Westmoreland5
Residence: 1753, Spinster

More About Robert Campbell and Mary Ferris:
Ceremony by: John Pool, rector
Marriage: December 13, 1753, Westmoreland6
Status of bride/groom: Spinster

More About Elizabeth White:
Burial: November 13, 1758, Westmoreland7

More About Robert Campbell and Elizabeth White:
Ceremony by: John Pool, rector
Marriage: January 12, 1758, Westmoreland8
Status of bride/groom: Spinster

More About Frances Brown:
Residence: 1759, Westmoreland

More About Robert Campbell and Frances Brown:
Ceremony by: John Pool, rector
Marriage: December 28, 1759, Westmoreland9
Status of bride/groom: Spinster
        
Child of Robert Campbell and Mary Ferris is:
        2 i. Mary Ferriss2 Campbell, born August 17, 1755; died November 1756.

More About Mary Ferriss Campbell:
Baptism: August 21, 1755, Westmoreland10
Burial: November 15, 1756, Westmoreland11

        
Child of Robert Campbell and Frances Brown is:
        3 i. Colin2 Campbell, born December 05, 1760.

More About Colin Campbell:
Baptism: March 08, 1761, Westmoreland12


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Endnotes

1.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 22.
2.  Wright, Philip, B124 "Monumental Inscriptions of Jamaica,", (London, Society of Genealogists, 1966), p. 203.
3.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 31.
4.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 37.
5.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 27.
6.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 22.
7.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 34.
8.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 31.
9.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 37.
10.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 27.
11.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 29.
12.  B0003 Westmoreland Parish Register I, 1739-1825, p. 41.


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