James Campbell, Commissary of the Isles b. 6 Jun 1706 d. 26 May 1760: Campbell DNA Project Public

James Campbell, Commissary of the Isles

1706 - 1760 (53 years)

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Name	James Campbell
Suffix	Commissary of the Isles
Born	6 Jun 1706
Gender	Male
Occupation	Commissary of the Western Isles of Scotland
Occupation	Chamberlain of Argyll
Died	26 May 1760
Person ID	I1787	Admin Kevin's Chiefly Lines
Last Modified	12 Jun 2022

Father	Patrick Campbell, of Tuerachan, b. 30 Aug 1675, d. 25 Jul 1752 (Age 76 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jean McNab
Relationship	natural
Married	15 Jan 1704/05
Family ID	F0792	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Fisher

Married 31 Dec 1734

Children

	1. James Campbell, 2nd of Inverneil, b. 16 Jan 1736/37, Inverary, Scotland , d. Apr 1805 (Age 68 years) [natural]
	2. Major General Sir Archibald Campbell, b. 21 Aug 1739, Inveraray, Scotland , d. 31 Mar 1791, London, England (Age 51 years) [natural]
	3. Duncan Campbell, of Ross, b. 5 May 1742 [natural]

Last Modified 12 Jun 2022

Family ID F0831 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

James Campbell, Commissary of the Isles, moved to Inveraray by December 1733 where he became a Writer (law) and Commissary by 7 December 1754. He was a Captain in the Argyll Militia in 1745-6. He m. 21 December 1734 Elizabeth, daughter of James Fisher of Durren, Provost (mayor) of Inverarary. They had eight sons of whom only three lived to adulthood.

Harvey Johnson's book does not connect people #794 and #812 though they are the same person.

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