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Descendants of Alexander Campbell

Generation No. 1

1. Alexander¹ Campbell was born Abt. 1685 in Londonderry County, Ulster Province, Ireland, and died 1758 in Augusta County VA. He married Name Unknown Abt. 1707 in Londonderry County, Ulster Province, Ireland. She died Aft. 1758 in Augusta County VA.

Notes for Alexander Campbell:

ALEXANDER CAMPBELL - FATHER OF BLACK DAVID

I believe Alexander Campbell to be the father of Black David. This conclusion is supported by the will and land records of both Orange and Augusta Counties. The following land transactions involving Alexander Campbell, Sr. and his sons are of particular interest:

1. 02 November 1744: Alexander Campbell acquires 559 acres of land in Beverley Manor directly from William Beverley.

2. 28 May 1751: Alexander Campbell, "wheelwright," conveys 80 acres of land in Beverley Manor to David Campbell. The land was near a corner tract surveyed for William Campbell and near the corner of David Campbell's "other survey." Presumably this David Campbell was his son who we now call "Black David." The "other survey" was presumably the 106 acre tract which David Campbell purchased from William Beverley in February 1749/1750.

3. 28 May 1751: Alexander sells 166 acres of land to a certain Michael Raily.

4. 20 May 1752: Alexander Campbell, "farmer," conveys 200 acres of land to William Campbell at "his father's and William Ledgerwood's corner;" also at "his father's and his brother David's corner" and "his brother Robert's corner."

5. 18 August 1772: William Campbell conveys two tracts of land totaling 186 acres in Beverley Manor to David Steel. The tracts are described as being:

" … the Courses of the hundred and six acres which joins lines with the eighty acres that David Campbell got from his father. …"

This William Campbell is almost certainly Captain William Campbell (1748-1800), son of Black David. Since Black David died intestate, under the law of primogeniture in effect at that time, both the 106-acre and 80-acre tracts would have automatically gone to Captain William Campbell as the eldest son.

Alexander Campbell died in the year 1758. His will, dated 02 March 1753, was probated in the Augusta County Court on 16 August 1758. In his will, Alexander Campbell bequeaths the plantation where he now lives to his youngest son, Alexander and maintenance for his wife (unnamed); other children mentioned are his daughters Florence, Mary and Jane. As executors, he names his son William Campbell and William Ledgerwood. The will was witnessed by Patrick Cunningham, Robert Campbell and Walter Davis.

The Augusta County, Virginia land record, cited above at number 4, establishes that, besides Alexander and William who are named in his will, Alexander Campbell, Sr. had at least two other sons - Robert and David. The "brother David" so cited must be "Black David." Further support for this conclusion comes from the later Augusta County land transaction cited above at number 5, where the two tracts of land acquired by David Campbell are now being sold by William Campbell (Black David's son). It should be noted that, according to Margaret Campbell Pilcher, Black David Campbell died in November 1753, several years before his father.

Children of Alexander Campbell and Name Unknown are:

+	2	i.	Alexander² Campbell.
	3	ii.	Florence Campbell, born in Londonderry County, Ulster Province, Ireland.
	4	iii.	Jane Campbell, born in Londonderry County, Ulster Province, Ireland; died 1800. She married _____ Allison.
+	5	iv.	Mary Campbell, born in Londonderry County, Ulster Province, Ireland.
	6	v.	William Campbell, born Bef. 1710 in Londonderry County, Ulster Province, Ireland; died Bef. 1770 in Augusta County VA. He married Mary Byers (?).
+	7	vi.	Robert Campbell, born Abt. 1718 in Londonderry County, Ulster Province, Ireland; died Bef. November 1797 in Washington County NC.
+	8	vii.	David (Black David) Campbell, born Abt. 1710 in Londonderry County, Ulster Province, Ireland; died November 1753 in Augusta County VA.
+	9	viii.	Alexander Campbell, born in Londonderry County, Ulster Province, Ireland; died Abt. 1787 in Fayette County KY.
	10	ix.	Elizabeth Campbell.

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