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Lt. Col. Richard Campbell
b.abt. 1730-1740
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Col. Richard Campbell was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Land Records
- Page 80 18 Dec. 1774 (Release) Between Richard Campbell & Rebeccah his wife of County of Dunmore to Jacob Funkhouser...Consideration of One hundred and five Pounds current money...265 acres (same as above)... Wit: same as above [Signed] Richd. Campbell, Rebeccah Campbell. Recorded: 27 Dec. 1774. [Source: Shenandoah County, Virginia Land Records]
- American Revolutionary War Veteran
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 1, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Campbell, Richard - entered service in Virginia; killed in action at Battle of Eutaw Springs; Last Will & Testament probated 3/28/1782 in Shenandoah County, Virginia; Last Will & Testament dated 9/22/1778, Woodstock, that [Shenandoah] County, listed wife Rebecca & children mentioned but not named; soldier's surviving children: Archibald (also a Revolutionary War soldier, who died without issue), Joseph (U.S. Army lieutenant who died in Spring of 1805 at Fort Stoddard, leaving wife & son), Richard (deceased in 1805), Jonathan living in 1800, & John resided 1805 in Berkeley County, Virginia. R459.
Military Service
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Vol. 2 - Page 484 - Revolutionary War Service Declaration: June 11th, 1838.--It is certified that Colonel Richard CAMPBELL, who was killed at Eutaw, married Rebecca ----, sister of Betsy Hawkins; that he left sons, Archibald, Joseph, John, Richard, Jonathan.
- Vol. 2 - Page 501 - Revolutionary War Service Declaration: Fiatt Wyson's Declaration, September 6th, 1832: Was born in York County, Pennsylvania; removed to Shepherdstown, Virginia, and was drafted in the Company of Capt. Morrow, Capt. Josiah Swearingen, Lieut. Isaac Islow; joined the Army under General McIntosh and marched to Muskingum; saw Col. Richard CAMPBELL who was killed at Eutaw Springs; afterwards he moved to Fincastle. In 1781 he was drafted and marched under Capt. Joseph Looney, Lieutenant Tosh, Ensign William McClenachan to Yorktown and was present at the surrender.
- Vol. 2 - Page 502 - Revolutionary War Service Declaration: John Camper's Declaration, August 14th, 1832: Born in Fauquier in 1749; was drafted in Shenandoah in 1781 under Capt. Nevill; marched to Fort McIntosh in the Regiment of Col. Richard CAMPBELL; was again drafted under Capt. Jacob Wrinker and Gen. Stephens.
Records in Virginia
- November 1775 [Census]- Richard Campbell took a "list of the number of persons in Dunmore County, distinguishing whether they be male or female, white or black, and of the males whether they are above or under sixteen years of age, endorsed on back folded, "R. Campbell List. Source: Ancestry Message Boards.
- 5 April 1782. [Will Written] From Will of Lawrence Snapp of Shenandoah County, VA: ITEM, I give and devise to my son John Snapp and his heirs and assigns foreever, the tract of land whereon he now lives which I purchased of Richard Campbell.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Bounty Land Warrant of Richard Campbell BLWt347-450
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
Virginia, Frederick County May 15th 1805
Sir, About three years since, I lodged a claim in your office, for a military Tract of Land, in the name of the Heirs of Lt. Col. Richard Campbell dec’d. Mr. John Campbell, the son of the dec’d. has requested my statement of the matter as essential to his obtaining the warrant which he desires. At the request of this gentleman I declare, that I knew Richard Campbell as a Captain in the Virginia continental reg’t commanded by the present Gen’l. Muhlenburg [sic: Peter Muhlenberg], that I afterwards knew him as Lt. Col. Campbell & that in such grade, he marched to Carolina with the Virginia line. That from the acc’t. given of the battle of the eutaw springs in Carolina [Battle of Eutaw Springs SC, 8 Sep 1781], & from the relation of officers engaged in that affair, Col Campbell fell in the most gallant manner in the act of leading the Virg’a. line to a charge & that the present Mr. John Campbell of Berkeley County Virg’a. has always been considered as his son of legal birth – with the highest sentiments of respect & regard
I am Sir your ob’t se’t John Smith
[The following are among the bounty-land claims in the Library of Virginia. Additional documents are illegible in the online version and are not transcribed here.]
To the Governor Council of Virginia
Your Petitioner John Campbell of the State of Missouri would most respectfully represent unto your excellency that he is the only son and heir at law of Col Richard Campbell of the Revolution, your Petitioner would state that he is informed & believes that his father Richard Campbell entered the service of the Revolution some time in the year 1775 and as an officer of the Va Line and continued in the service of said line on continental establishment untill he fell in battle at the Eutaw Springs holding at the time a full commission as Lt Col. Your Petition’r would state his eldest son Archibald to whom his former grant issued fell in Battle of Saint Clairs defeat [defeat of Arthur St. Calir, 4 Nov 1791]without issue or will and that your petitioner now is the only child of Col R Campbell and the only heir to said Richard & Archibald Campbell and as such being now on busyness at Washington City, prays that the executive of shall allow him such additional bounty as is due in virtue of the services of of said Col Richard Campbell dec’d & your Petitioner will ever pray &c. John Campbell
Sworn & Sworn & Subscribed before me in the City of Washington this 20th day of September 1837
“Two Companies of choice Riflemen have arrived at Head Quarters this week who are all well manned, commanded by Capt Campbell of Fincastle and Capt [George] Gibson of West Augusta. Capt Morgan Alexander, with his Rifle Company, is expected this day, as fine men, we hear as ever weve seen.”
The foregoing extracted from Col William Woodford’s letter dated Great Bridge December 12th to the Hon’ble Edmund Pendleton Esq President of the General Convention.” The Virginia Gazette from which it is taken, is dated the 16th day of December 1775 and is in the Library of Congress.
Thos.[?] Lambert
The above is a copy of Gen. Lambert’s original certificate, which is filed with the memorial of the Heirs of Col. Richard Campbell, now before the Executive [illegible name] [?] March 1840
Friday 1st March 1776.
A Warrant to John Howe for £1.5.0 for his provision as a Soldier in Capt Campbell’s Company of Regulars prior to Nov last
Same to Samuel Nowell for £2.2.3 for Ditto D’o.
The foregoing is truly extracted from the Journal of the Committee of Safety
Given under my hand at the Auditors Office Richmond this 13 day of October 1837.
Ja’s. E. Heath Aud’r
Shannandor [sic: Shenandoah County] Octob’r. 7th 1783
I do hereby Certify that Lieut Colo. Richard Campbell Entered the Service as a Captain in the 8th Virginia Reg’t. in January 1776 & continued in Service without intermission until he fell in the Action at Eutaw Springs P. Muhlenberg BG
Mr. [illegible] will please to procure the Land Warrant due Lt. Colo. Campbell
Rebecca Campbell/ Executrix for the Estate Petition for additional bounty land heirs of Col Richard Campbell Cont’l line.
[two illegible words] of the [two illegible words] – Richard Campbell was Captain in the 8th Reg’t. August 8th 1776 (It does not appear how long before that date he was in service.) He rose to the rank of Lieut Colonel; and was kill’d in action Sept. 8th 1781. His heirs received 6000 acres of land – April 2nd 1784.
If your Excellency should allow bounty land – it should be for service as Lt Colonel from Augt 8th 1776 to the end of the war – deducting therefrom the 6000 acres of land which have been already received. Resp’ly submitted/ [illegible]
His Excellency/ Jno. Floyd March 25th[?] 1834
Memorandum in Col Richard Campbells case
It appears that a Land Warrant for 3 years pay of Richard Campbells heir at Law issued 3rd Apl 1784. It further appears that his widow received the 7 years half pay due her because of his fall in service at the Eutau Springs His heir at Law now petitions to have an allowance for additional bounty land due from the day his father entered the service untill the close of the war. To sustain this claim & to fix the day from whence the allowance is is to commence, I find that he was in service in the month of Dec 1776 as will appear from the Journal of Council at Rich’d Campbell of the 8th Va Rig’t in August preceding he was mentioned in same Journal as capt Campbell of the 8th Reg’t which shews him to have been the same man – on the 1st of March 1776 two of Capt Campbells Co were paid for services prior to Nov preceding – altho the minute of the Committee of Safety does not shew him to have been the same Rich’d Campbell yet the circumstances are quite conclusive that the capt Campbell of March 1776 is the same person as Capt Campbell of August. And I therefore think the heir at Law John Campbell should be paid additional bounty commencing on the 1st Nov 1775 and continuing to the end of the war. Col Campbell died in battle at the Eutaw & his case is therefore made out.
NOTES:
The file includes a copy of the last will and testament of Richard Campbell, dated 22 Sep 1778, giving his entire estate to “Rebeccah my dearly beloved wife,” during her life, and after her death to be equally divided among his children.
A certificate dated 17 April 1805 in Shenandoah County states that Richard Campbell had the following children at the time of his death: “Archibald (who died without Issue) Joseph, John, Richard (who is dead) & Jonathan lately discharged from the United [States] Army, and it is also said the Joseph is dead but of this I am not certain.”
[The following document is among the pension records in the Library of Virginia:]
I do hereby certify that the Marriage of Joseph Pugh to Rebecca Campbell late Widow of Colo Richard Campbell dec’d was on this third day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty five as Certifyed to me by Jacob Feller who was a licenced Minister at that time by the County Court of Shanandoah for the Purpose of Solemnizing Marriages
Shanandoah County April the 13th 1789. Test. John Williams Ck SC
Sir Please to deliver John Williams a Warrant for what may appear to be due the late Rebecca Campbell widow of Colo Richard Campbell dec’d for the Ballance of her Pension untill the time of her intermarriage I am yr H’ble Serv’t/ Joseph Pugh April 13th 1789
To the auditor of Publick Accounts/ Richmond
http://revwarapps.org/blwt347-450.pdf
- Saffell, William Thomas Roberts. Records of the Revolutionary War: containing the military and financial correspondence of distinguished officers; names of the officers and privates of regiments, companies, and corps, with the dates of their commissions and enlistments; general orders of Washington, Lee, and Greene, at Germantown and Valley Forge; with a list of distinguished prisoners of war; the time of their capture, exchange, etc. to which is added, the half-pay acts of the Continental congress, the Revolutionary pension laws; and a list of the officers of the Continental army who acquired the right to half-pay, commutation, and lands. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983)
pg. 384.
Col. Richard Campbell
Was commissioned as Captain February 19, 1776, and afterwards was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. He was killed at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, in South Carolina, September 8, 1781. His heirs received 1,114 acres of land.
- Rootsweb Message Boards.
- 3. Lt. Col. Richard Campbell b. 1730-45 VA d. 9-8-1781 Eutaw Springs, SC.
DNA test #12203, Group "2c", done by Felipe Antonio Campbell, direct
descendant of Richard Campbell, email address for contact are: Lucila
Campbell Roche ELan7@webtv.net or Jean Campbell Bunch SJeanbug@aol.com
Richard maried Rebecca Hawkins, sister of Betsey Hawkins, the wife of John
Sevier (s/o Valentine?) (Is this the 1st Gov. of TN?) (Winnie Sevier, the
d/o John Sevier, married Abraham Campbell)
Benjamin Hawkins is related to Rebecca and Betsey Hawkins.
The 5 children of Richard Campbell are:
Major John Campbell b. about 1750 d. about 1836, married 8-1789 at
Shenandoah Co VA to Nancy Shirley, who was 3rd cousin to Gen George
Washington.
Lt. Archibald Campbell, who died with out children.
Lt. Joseph Campbell, was in US Army, died 1805 at Ft. Stoddard, as of 1803
had a wife and a son.
Richard Campbell, who was dead as of 1805 (died prior to, or during 1805)
Jonathan Campbell, who was discharged from the Army.
According to records at the County of Dunmore, VA Richard Campbell was
buying land 12-27-1774, in the Deed Book.
According to County of Dunmore, VA document dated May 1780 states that
Valentine Sevier has a son named John Sevier. (is this the 1st Gov. of TN?)
Richard Campbell has a Rev War Pension file #347-450-22, dated Feb. 1799,
also listed as #2500-450.
Richard Campbell left a will signed 9-22-1778 at Shenandoah Co VA.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CAMPBELL/2006-01/1138014747
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