Campbell, Ebenezer, in Kilbarchan, and Annabella Sempill 1. Elizabeth, born 4 July 1751. 2. Jane, born 18 Jan 1753. 3. Marion, born 24 Nov. 1754. 4. Annabella, born 27 May 1756.
↑ Annabella Sempill, relict of the deceased Ebenezer Campbell, a merchant in Kilbarchan, was stated to have at some time owned a house, a barn and backhouses on the east of the manse. Annabella Sempill’s birth is unrecorded in parish records, but further research revealed that she was born in 1729 and died in 1812. She was the daughter of Robert Sempill, the last Laird of Belltrees, who sold his lands of Thirdpart in 1758 and retired to Kilbarchan. He lived in Belltrees Cottage and is known for his longevity, surviving to the grand old age of 102. He is famed for having witnessed the burning of the last witch in Paisley when he was a child. Annabella married Ebenezer Campbell, the son of an Ayrshire clergyman, and had four daughters, all born between 1751 and 1756. Ebenezer was still resident in Kilbarchan in 1762, but later went to Jamaica where he died. The Old Manse in Kilbarchan
Kingston, Jamaica. - t the On Saturday last an inquest was hsea on the body Ito of Ebenezer Campbell, found drowned in the Alan- ark- phester Old Quay Basin.-Verdict accidental. es it Yesterday, about half after 10, while the overseers anus Of this town
