James Campbell, of Treesbank b. Bef 1640 d. 1730: Campbell DNA Project Public

James Campbell, of Treesbank

Bef 1640 - 1730 (> 90 years)

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Name	James Campbell [1]
Suffix	of Treesbank
Born	Bef 1640
Gender	Male
Died	1730
Person ID	I3819	Admin Kevin's Chiefly Lines
Last Modified	12 Jun 2022

Father	Sir Hugh Campbell, of Cessnock, b. 1615, d. 20 Sep 1686 (Age 71 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Campbell
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F0726	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jean Mure

Married 16 Dec 1672 [1]

Children

	1. George Campbell, of Treesbank, d. 26 Oct 1758 [natural]
	2. Anne Campbell [natural]
	3. Mary Campbell, d. 1752 [natural]

Last Modified 12 Jun 2022

Family ID F0950 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

From History of the Counties of Ayr & Wigton, Vol. I, Kyle, by James Paterson, published in Edinburgh, 1863

"Treesbank - This property is in the barony of Riccarton, and the first proprietor to have separate possession was James Campbell, second son of Sir Hugh Campbell of Cesnock. James received the land from his father, Sir Hugh Campbell, who built the mansion."

[If this statement is accurate, then the Campbells of Treesbank are a cadet line of the Campbells of Cessnock
(and Loudoun) and not of Strachur as hypothesized in G. Harvey Johston. - Kevin Campbell]

James Campbell married Jean Mure, daughter of Sir William Mure of Rowallan. The marriage contract is dated 16 Dec 1672. Known children were: (1) George, his heir, (2) Anne, who married a Cunninghame and who had a son George Augustus Cunninghame, an army surgeon, and (3) Mary, who died unmarried in 1752 at an advanced age.

James Campbell was alive in 1730, being then above 90 years of age. He is believed to have died before 1742, however, when his son is listed as proprietor of Treesbank.

Sources
[S19340] History of the Counties of Ayr & Wigton, Vol. 1, Kyle, by James Paterson, Edinburgh, 1863.

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