Sir Gillespic Archibald Cambel, of Lochawe

Abt 1310 - 1393  (75 years)

• Name	Sir Gillespic Archibald Cambel  [1]
  Suffix	of Lochawe
  Born	Abt 1310	Lochow, Argyllshire, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	King's Lieutenant and Special Commisioner
  Died	Between 1385 and 1393  [3]
  Person ID	I0043	Admin Kevin's Chiefly Lines
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Sir Colin Oig Cambel, of Lochawe & Ardskeodnish,   b. Abt 1280, Lochow, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. Aft 1343  (Age > 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helena Mor, of Menteith,   b. Abt 1291, Inchmurrin Ca, Nichmurrin Isle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1309  [2]
  Family ID	F0029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella Lamont,   b. Abt 1318, Lamont, Lochow, Argyllshire, Scotland
  Married	2 May 1343	Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland   [2]
  Children	1. Helen Cambel,   d. Abt 1434  [natural]   2. Sir Colin "Iongantach" Campbell, of Lochawe,   b. Between 1335 and 1336, Lochow, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. 1412  (Age 77 years)  [natural]   3. Duncan Cambel, of Skeodnasach,   b. Between 1337 and 1338  [natural]
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F0031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sir Archibald, son of Colin Oig, was given more lands due to his loyalty to David II. married twice, and had three sons, Duncan, Colin and David, and a daughter. It was probably him who entertained Malcolm MacLeod when the latter saved a Campbell clansman who had been sentenced to be crushed to death by a great bull. Gillespie had promised him the man's life if he could save it from the bull and so MacLeod took the bull by it's horns and to cries of "Hold Fast" defeated it. In 1342, the King grants Gillespic the forfeited lands of Dougall and the Barony of Melfort. GILLBSPICK, ARCHIBALD, or CELESTIN CAMPBELL of Lochow succeeded to his father before 2 May 1343, as on that date King David n. bestowed on him many forfeited lands, including those of Dowgall Campbell, his brother, and the barony of Morfrath (Melfort). He had a grant from Mary, Countess of Menteith, of the whole land of Kilmun, which was confirmed to him by a charter of King David 11. on 11 October 1363, wherein he is designed, ' Gilleaspoch Cambel, filius quondam Colini Cambe! militis.' Crawford says that he also obtained a large grant of lands from John Menteith, lord of Knapdale and Arran, who calls him his kinsman, Gileaspock Cambell, lord of Lochow, on 29 November 1352. On 15 March 1368-69 he had a charter of the lands of Oraignish, Melfort, Straquhir, and others. 9 Gillespic Campbell appears in his place in Parliament as one of the barons, and in June 1368 was directed to come to the King to be bound to keep the peace and restrain marauders on other lands.

  
  

• Sources

  [S03264] Journal of the Clan Campbell Society, Special Edition, Vol. 25, No. 2, Spring 1998. [S19349] Internet @ http://www.mactavish.org, MacTavish Clan Home Page. [S03270] Heraldry of the Campbells by G. Harvey Johnston, 5.