Historically one of the largest and most powerful of the highland clans, their lands were in argyll and the chief of the clan became the earl and later duke of argyll. Check the wiki or browse the collection to determine coverage. Campbell inherited the peerage on the death of his father in 1731, becoming lord loudoun. Marriage records, deed books, will books, personal property tax lists, births, deaths, census, maps, etc. Each scottish clan typically has a number of septs, each with its own surname. A professional soldier, he raised a regiment of highlanders to fight the jacobites during the 1745. I, matthew campbell, of the county of loudoun and commonwealth of virginia, being weak and low in body, but of sound and perfect memory, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. Colin 1st laird of glenorchy campbell 14001480 find a. A history or genealogy of the strickler families, their kith and kin e book. The campbell of loudoun tartan is also very similar to the black watch tartan in terms of sett and colour and it is almost identical to the campbell of breadalbane tartan with a white and yellow stripe instead of just yellow stripes. History of augusta county, virginia by john lewis peyton 1882 387 pages. Loudoun county virginia genealogy online images of wills. Virginia electronic records for genealogical research.
Between 1720 and 1730 settlers were quakers, scotsirish, germans and others who removed south. Electric scotland is all about the history of scotland, scots and scotsirish people in. Campbell remained a bachelor, and on his death in 1782 was succeeded as earl by his cousin, james murecampbell. E books and evideos are accessible through the catalog. According to the doomsday book, the loudoun estate consists of 18,638. Rather it is a collection of articles that give an overview of the countys history. Search for books on your topic in the library catalog. History and comprehensive description of loudoun county, virginia by james william head 1901. To summarize, then, there are just four 4 authentic campbell tartans.
See more ideas about campbell clan, duke of argyll and john campbell. The three were commissioned by the clan campbell education foundation ccef and were funded through the generous donations of campbells and other. Sir hugh campbell, sheriff of ayr, was created a lord of parliament by the title of lord campbell of loudoun, by james vi. Campbell county is located in the piedmont area of the commonwealth of virginia and was named for general william campbell, the revolutionary war hero famous for his leadership in defeating the tories and loyalists at the battle of kings mountain in the carolinas. If you havent already, stop by and take a look at the banned books week 2018 display in the loudoun campus library, lc 302.
He got also a new charter of the sheriffship of air, to him and his heirsmale, in the year 1487. John campbell, fourth earl of loudoun 5 may 1705 27 apr 1782 was the only son of hugh campbell, third earl of loudoun b. Bk bl bk bl bk bl black black watch breadalbane brother bruce cailean mor campbell chiefs campbell of lochawe campbell of loudoun campbell tartan casde cawdor century charter claim clan. The campbell clan in virginia by leslie lyle campbell reprint e book shenandoah county men in gray e book forerunners. History and comprehensive description of loudoun county, virginia by james william head 1901 188 pages.
His granddaughter, margaret campbell, who inherited his title and estates, married sir john campbell of lawers, a scion of the glenorchy or breadalbane family. A professional soldier, he raised a regiment of highlanders to fight the jacobites during the 1745 rising. A guide to the john campbell, earl of loudoun bookplate, n. The project gutenberg ebook of legends of loudoun, by. John campbell loudoun, 1st earl of 15981663, scottish politician, eldest son of sir james campbell of lawers, became baron loudoun in right of his wife margaret, grand daughter of hugh campbell, 1st baron loudoun d. The information you give is for an estate sale that occurred on 27 sep 1860. Loudoun county, virginia genealogy familysearch wiki.
Select request item to have books from other nova libraries sent to loudoun for pick up. For a discussion of gws revision of his early letter books, see the preface and the letter book for the. The western portion was named loudoun for john campbell, the fourth earl of. John campbell, 4th earl of loudoun military wiki fandom. A leading spokesman and negotiator for the covenanters, he was lord chancellor of scotland from 164160.
Majorgeneral john campbell, 4th earl of loudoun 5 may 1705 27 april 1782 was a british nobleman and army officer. The eldest son of sir james campbell of lawers, john campbell married margaret, the daughter of george campbell around 1620. The regiment consisted of twelve companies, with loudoun. James campbell, 2nd earl of loudoun geni family tree. The loudoun county board of supervisors adopted the countys official coat of arms on january 16, 1968. This is the abstract i have in my book loudoun co will books abstracts, books az, dec 1757 jun 1841. From george washington to john campbell, earl of loudoun. The local history collection contains books that are specific to belmont county. History of the colony and ancient dominion of virginia by charles campbell 1860 765 pages.
The books listed here are primarily of interest to people studying the. The western portion was named loudoun for john campbell, the fourth earl of loudoun, a scottish nobleman who served as commanderinchief for all british armed forces in north america and titular governor of virginia from 1756 to 1759. Campbell of loudoun genealogy, campbell of loudoun family history. He succeeded his father as 3rd earl of loudoun upon james death in 1684 and took his seat in scotlands parliament on 8 sep 1696. Copied from the court house records of amherst, bedford, campbell, loudoun, prince william and rockbridge counties. General john campbell, 4th earl of loudoun was a scottish nobleman and army officer. Campbell gained peerage as earl of loudoun upon his fathers death in 1731.
Iberian publishing company supplies reference works for genealogical research. Campbell of loudoun genealogy, campbell of loudoun family. This is evidenced by the charter of newbattle, which states that sir colin campbell, son of gillespick campbell, made a donation of twenty merks out of his lands of symonston, in kyle, to. Campbells of loudoun are the oldest branch of the house of argyll, and are. It was created in 1633 for john campbell, 2nd lord campbell of loudoun, along with the subsidiary title lord tarrinzean and mauchline. Like many areas in the east, loudoun experienced the interactions between the indians and arriving settlers, the formative civil war years, the growth of. From george washington to john campbell, earl of loudoun, 10 january 1757. He served as adjutantgeneral to sir john cope, commanderinchief of the government forces. John campbell, from another branch of the clan was made earl of loudon in. Sir duncan campbell, a junior grandson of cailein mor campbell of lochow, became founder of the campbells of loudoun by marriage with susannah, daughter of sir reginald crawford of loudoun. He was created earl on the 12th of may 1633, but in consequence of his opposition to charles i. Virginia family history, genealogy books, cds, maps, records. The county is named for john campbell, fourth earl of loudoun, a scottish nobleman who served as commanderinchief for all british armed forces in north america and titular.
The campbell coat of arms was first recorded in 1672. Matthew campbell, will, loudoun county, virginia kentucky. If your book is at loudoun be sure to write down the call number in order to locate the book on the shelf. General john campbell, 4th earl of loudoun 5 may 1705 27 april 1782 was a scottish. Campbell remained a bachelor, and on his death in 1782 was succeeded as earl by his cousin, james mure campbell. This web site is not a definitive site providing all the history of the county. Aft 1492 and nn kennedy, married isobel wallace, daughter of thomas wallace of craigie.
Virginia wills before 1799, a complete abstract register of all names mentioned in over six hundred recorded wills. Records include indexes, burial records, deed books, and plot books. Names of families in loudoun county genealogy, wills, estates, marriages, minute books loudoun county was created in 1757 from fairfax county and was named after john campbell, the fourth earl of loudoun and governor of virginia from 1756 to 1759. This was 100% of all the recorded loudouns in the usa.
Loudoun county is located in the northern portion of the commonwealth of virginia, shares a border with maryland and is included in the washington, dc metropolitan area. The most loudoun families were found in the usa in 1880. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Margaret was heir to her grandfather hugh campbell, first lord loudoun, who resigned his peerage in johns favour. The earl raised a regiment of infantry that took part in the jacobite rising of 1745 on the side of the hanoverian government.
Duncan campbell of reid castle, before 0 sir andrew campbell, b. Cemetery records for several cemeteries in danville, virginia. Loudoun county, virginia compiled genealogies genealogy. A guide to the hugh campbell, 3rd earl of loudoun bookplate. Of all the british officers who served in north america during the seven years waredward braddock, james wolfe, jeffery amherst, john forbes, and the restnot one had a greater influence on the conflicts outcome than general john campbell, fourth earl of loudoun. In campbell tartan, written by alastair campbell of airds the younger in 1985, he lists the four approved campbell tartans. In 1840 there were 2 loudoun families living in ohio. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the. At the battle of prestonpans parts of his regiment were captured.
Loudouns coat of arms was modeled after the coat of arms of john campbell, fourth earl of loudoun, the scottish nobleman after whom the county was named. To john campbell, earl of loudoun winchester in virginia july 25th 1756 to the right honourable, john, earl of loudongeneral and commander in chief of all his majestys forces in north america and governor and commander in chief of his majestys most antient colony and dominion of virginia. Today, loudoun county is a growing, dynamic county of over 400,000 people. This was 100% of all the recorded loudoun s in the usa. Ohio had the highest population of loudoun families in 1840. Sir colin campbell of lochow, grandfather of sir duncan, who married the heiress of loudoun, possessed lands in kyle considerably earlier than that event. Pico 1982 supreme court case, which ruled that school officials cant ban books in libraries simply because of their content. Loudoun, john campbell, earl of, 17051782 social networks. Some of the books are also available in the regular collection and can be checked out for 3 weeks. In the last three decades, the population of loudoun county nearly quadrupled. Leesburg has served continuously as the county seat since 1757. John campbell, 1st earl of loudoun, 15981662 a leading spokesman and negotiator for the covenanters, he was lord chancellor of scotland from 164160. To be faithful to scottish tradition, only those descended from the houses of breadalbane, cawdor and loudoun should wear the tartans belonging to those houses. Below you will find the back to school night presentation and agenda.
Membership is open to all who are campbells, campbell septs, married to a campbell or campbell sept, and those who are descended from clan campbell, and to those interested in learning about the clan campbell, and scottish history and culture, and acknowledge mac cailein mor as their clan chief, as he is the chief of clan campbell, the greatest family in all of scotland. The martins ferry public library local history and genealogy reference section offers the researcher many resources. The portrait of the right honourable john campbell, 4th earl of loudoun, captaingeneral of the british forces in america and governorinchief of virginia, in whose honour the county of loudoun was named, is reproduced from an engraving that appeared in the london magazine of october, 1757, when loudoun was at the height of his career. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Colin 1st laird of glenorchy campbell 14001480 find. John campbell was born at loudoun castle, near galston. Lady jean huddleston abneyhastings later campbell of loudoun b.
Hugh campbell of loudoun, son of sir george campbell of loudoun d. Chiefs campbell of lochawe campbell of loudoun campbell tartan casde cawdor century charter claim clan. The campbell of loudoun family, being very small and of questionable heritage, gained legitimacy and protection. Loudoun s coat of arms was modeled after the coat of arms of john campbell, fourth earl of loudoun, the scottish nobleman after whom the county was named. Lady barbara huddleston abneyhastings, later suo jure countess of loudoun 2. Mar 17, 2020 search for books on your topic in the library catalog. Whereas robert adam of fairfax county and state aforesaid, hath. There is a castle named after the branch in ayrshire, it was built for the 6th countess of loudoun in the early 19th century. Banned books week was launched in the 1980s, a time of increased challenges, organized protests, and the island trees school district v. John campbell, earl of loudoun, was commanderinchief of the british army in north america and colonial governor of virginia from 17561757.
T he eldest son of sir james campbell of lawers, john campbell married margaret, the daughter of george campbell around 1620. Ancient or plain campbell, campbell of breadalbane, campbell of cawdor, and campbell of loudoun. In 1757, by act of the virginia house of burgesses, fairfax county was divided. Although the collection contains information on individuals buried, 18332006, coverage will vary between cemeteries. The loudoun family name was found in the usa, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features.
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