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James McCampbell
d.Aft 1807
Facts and Events
James McCampbell was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Military Service
- 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. 3, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
McCampbell, James - entered service in Rockbridge County, Virginia against Indians & later against British; died 5/18/1809; married 12/22/1774 to Martha Anderson, that County; widow applied for Pension 1836 in Knox County, Tennessee, & Pension Application Rejected; Mary McCampbell (no kinship stated) made affidavit there then that she was present at soldier's wedding; Nancy Anderson (no kinship given) made affidavit there then. F-R6606, R1664
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Vol. 2 - Page ___--James McCampbell deposes, 1807, the first he knew one John McCampbell, uncle of James, lives on the land; James has lived 48 years on the tract; he is 57 years old next October. (Note: based upon this record, James McCampbell would have been born in October, 1751).
References
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension application of James McCampbell R6606 Martha McCampbell f7VA
Transcribed by Will Graves 4/5/13
The state of Tennessee Knox County: County Court November Sessions 1836
Martha McCampbell a citizen of Knox County appeared in open court at the County
Court of Knox County at a court held on the first Monday of November 1836 at the court House
in Knoxville and made the following declaration & statement of facts to obtain a pension under the provisions of the acts of Congress – to wit
That she was married to James McCampbell of Rockbridge County Virginia on the 22nd
day of December 1774 that they lived together as man & wife until his death which took place on the 18th day of May 1809 and that she remains his widow never having married again. Her
husband James McCampbell served a tour against the Indians in the year they made an attack on Donley's Fort [Fort Donnelly] in Greenbrier [County] Virginia. He served under Captain
Alexander Tedford and was an Ensign in his company as she believes. He also served a Tour
from Rockbridge when the men were marched to Charlottesville to meet the British and oppose
their March to Staunton as it was said they were coming to that place. In 1781 he was drafted and went as an Ensign in Captain Alexander Tedford's Company to North Carolina and was in the battle at Guilford [March 15, 1781] in which battle Captain Tedford was killed. John Boyer was Colonel and Alexander Stuart was Major and was taken prisoner at that battle as she is informed & believes.
Test: S/ Robert M Anderson
S/ Martha McCampbell, X her mark
Mary McCampbell states that she saw James McCampbell deceased of Rockbridge married to
Martha Anderson in December 1774 and they lived together until his death. Martha
McCampbell never married again and is living a widow at this time. James McCampbell was
drafted and went as an officer in the Company commanded by Alexander Tedford to North
Carolina and she has always understood that he was in Guilford battle where his Captain was
killed. Alexander Stuart was Major. Before this he served a tour against the Indians when they attacked Donley's Fort in Greenbrier.
Test: S/ Robert M Anderson S/ Mary McCampbell
Esther Edmondson states that she was present when James McCampbell and Martha Anderson
were married. They lived together until his death and his wife is still living a widow within 3 miles of Affiant. McCampbell was drafted & went a tour of duty as an Ensign or Lieutenant and Captain Tedford's Company into North Carolina. He was drafted a 2nd time and went a 3 months
tour with other troops from Rockbridge into old Virginia. The year & officers not now
remembered.
S/ Esther Edmondson
Nancy Anderson states that James McCampbell was drafted & served a campaign to North
Carolina as a Lieutenant or Ensign, not recollected which, in Captain Tedford's Company and
was in the battle of Guilford as she has always understood & believes.
Test: S/ Robert M Anderson S/ Nancy Anderson, X her mark
[Note: A note on page 2 of this file reads as follows: "See affidavit of Robert Tedford1 relative to this soldier's service in the rev war pension claim of Andrew Campbell2 R6607.]
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1 Robert Tedford S3775
2 FPA R6607 posted in this database 4/5/1
https://revwarapps.org/r6606.pdf
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