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Note: 1. John Campbell came to America about 1770. The ship he sailed on from either Belfast, Northern Ireland or Bristol, England was possibly the H.S.S. Humbolt. His parents died during the voyage to America John was about 12 years old when he landed in New York city and may have been raised in a foster home before moving west to Pennsylvania. John Campbell (Cambel) was a 2nd Lieut. in the "Flying Camp" from Lancaster county, PA during the Revolutionary War. This unit was commanded by Col. Cunningham. John Campbell's name appears on a return dated 5 Oct 1776, signed by "Col. C.S. Adams, Maj. Gen." "The Adjutant Gen. by W.L." According to a note found in the History of Lancaster County, PA, Vol. II: page 582 (1924), "How many from Lancaster joined the Continental Army I have been unable to discover. I have seen the names of 577 in the regular forces, but there were many more who entered active service during the urgent calls of 1776, 1777, and 1778, taking part in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Long Island, and Monmouth, and as members of the "Flying Camp," of which the muster-rolls have never been published, also in the various campaigns in New York and New Jersey." John Campbell went to Kanawha county, VA at or near the close of the Revolutionary War. On page 127 of the Third Biennial Report, Archives and History of the State of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis, John Campbell was listed as a Private on a muster roll of Captain John Morris' Company of Rangers, called into service 15 Mar 1792 to 1 Jan 1793 in Kanawha county, VA. The remarks section of this roll contain the information that John Campbell was single (no family) and was at John Jones: he had made a crop on the William Morris place. It is probably due to this service that J.W. Campbell referred to John as a "Kanawha Rifleman" on border patrol. Edward Hughes, son of Thomas, also served with John Campbell as a Kanawha Rifleman. John Campbell and Edward Hughes settled on land adjoining the land of John Hamilton. A Land Office Treasury Warrant (#15,701) dated 8 May 1783 and signed by James Monroe, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia) granted 400 acres in Kanawha county, VA (now Nicholas county, WV) to Edward Hughes and John Campbell; Edward was a brother to John's wife, Nancy Hughes. The land was on Cooper's Camp Creek, now Meadow Creek, a branch of the Gauley River. The Campbell land was also next to that of Edward McClung, the first settler, who fled when the Morris children were killed by Indians. In 1792, John Campbell purchased land from Edward McClung in what is now Nicholas co., WV. Nicholas county was established at a meeting on 9 Apr 1818 and John Campbell was one of the organizers of both the county and the County Court. He became a Justice of the Peace (he was one of the first justices for the new county of Nicholas in 1817) and through this office married many of the early citizens of the county. John Campbell was a Baptist and he, along with 31 others, constituted the "Peter's Creek Church" in 1803. In 1824 he helped organize the Zoar Baptist church at the present Kessler Cross Lanes. John Campbell married Nancy Hughes in 1795 at the Indian Fort known as Hughes Fort at the present site of Hugheston, WV. The fort was at the mouth of Hughes Creek. Nancy was born at the fort in 1767 and was a daughter of Thomas and Nellie (Foster) Hughes. Thomas Hughes was also a Revolutionary War soldier. John, his wife, and several children and grandchildren were buried in the small cemetery, called the Military Cemetery, located near Kessler Cross Lanes in Nicholas county, WV. The land where the cemetery is located was once owned by Edward Hughes. 2. Will of John Campbell. Nicholas County, WV Will Book 1:80. His will was dated 9 Aug 1836 and was proven in June of 1848. In the name of God Amen I John Campbell of the county of Nicholas and the State of Virginia do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament revoking all others by me made. item first I bequeath the sum of forty dollars to the Treasurer of Zoar Church to be expended towards the building of a meeting house in this Neighborhood and the sum of Ten dollars to the general asso= ciation of Virginia and also Ten dollars to the Burman mission. I also bequeath Miriam Campbell one battan one press one Clock one falling leaf table four Beds and Bedclothes consisting of four [Burdi] Coverleds two single ones one double coverled six Blankets 6 sheets calico quilts and lingens two counterpains four table cloths one twin post bedstead two covering for Bureau one Blue quilt one Spinning wheel Six head of sheep four under Bed ticks. I also bequeath Robert Campbell one feather Bed with a sheet Blanket and Coverlid Six head of Sheep I also bequeath Abraham J. Campbell Three head of Sheep one Blanket sheet and Coverlid. I also bequeath to Edward Campbell one hundred Acres of land Being my part of a two Hundred Acre survey held by me and Edward Hughes. I also desire that Abraham J. Campbell super= intend the surveying of an Entry of one hundred Acres of land and after obtaining A title to same shall sell or give the refusal of sale of one half of the 100 Acres to John Ba- and the remainder part to be divided between Miriam Edward Abraham J John and Robert Campbell And the residue of my property to be sold and the pr= occeds be equally divided Between Miriam Edward Abraham J John And Robert Campbell after paying my just debts and funeral expenses. And I Constitute and appoint Edward Campbell Abraham J Campbell and Edward [Rion] to be my executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I [----unto] set my hand and seal this 9th day of August 1836. In presence of John Campbell James Koontz Squire Hughes Joseph Malcom John Boyd 3. Copied from the History of Nicholas County, WV (1985): "KESLERS CROSS LANES. Keslers Cross Lanes in the southwest part of Nicholas County is one of the oldest and most interesting areas of the county. The beautiful natural meadows, known as "McClung's Meadows," were so named for one of the first settlers, Edward McClung. He and his family and Revolutionary War soldier, Captain George Fitzwater, were living in the area at the time of the Morris Massacre. They immediately moved to Hughes Fort on the Kanawha River. Edward Hughes and John Campbell settled in the area in 1794. Campbell was an Irish immigrant who was orphaned at the age of twelve on the voyage to America. He was the father of Col. Edward Campbell, Nicholas County pioneer historian, who lived and died at Keslers Cross Lanes. John Hamilton and his family came to the area from Rockingham County, Virginia in 1805 and brought the first wagon into what is now Nicholas County. Their two-story log home in which the Nicholas County Court was organized still stands in this community. Fred Kessler and John Vaughn opened a store at the intersection of two roads in 1853 and the post office, established in 1854, was named Kesslers Cross Lanes. Years later a group of residents requested a shorter name for the post office, and the official name became Keslers Cross Lanes. John Vaughn was the first postmaster and merchant for many years. The Vaughan home remained in the family until 1976. Though now deteriorating, it still stands as an important landmark in the community. Two Civil War battles occured in this area. They were the battle of Kesslers Cross Lanes, August 26, 1861 and the battle of Carnifex Ferry September 10, 1861. After these battles, Captain James R. Ramsey, who was commissioned by the West Virginia "Home Guards," erected a fort on the hill behind Zoar Church. It was captured by the Confederates while Ramsey and most of his men were away. Since its establishment, the post office has been housed in five buildings and is presently located on State route 129 approximately one half mile south of the original site. The postmaster is John Vickers who has held the position since 1956. There are two general stores, a modern elemtenary school, and active 4-H Club, and Zoar Baptist Church, the county's oldest Baptist Church, in the vicinity. The Carnifex Ferry State Park is located two miles south of Keslers Cross Lanes." 4. Copied from page 67 of the History of Nicholas County, WV (1985): "Zoar Baptist Church was organized in 1824 after many meetings in homes of the early settlers, sometimes coming as far as 50 miles to attend meetings once a month. They met first in one section then in another so that all might, in the course of the year have an opportunity to hear the gospel preached. In March, 1824, Hopewell Church dismissed 14 members for the purpose of organizing a church in what is now Nicholas County but was then just a section of Virginia. Joseph Skaggs was the moderator at this meeting. On Peter's Creek, at the home of John Morris, near Lockwood post- office, this church was organized and named Zoar. They had no building for 16 years but continued to meet in the homes. James Ellison was the first pastor, John Campbell, one of the early settlers was made a deacon. The minutes of this early church are very interesting but space forbids my using anything from them. From the records it appears that over 1000 members beonged to Zoar. She is the Mother of all Baptist churches in Nicholas County. The first building was practically destroyed by Gen. Tyler's soldiers during the Civil War when they used it as headquarters. A new one was built in 1875, in 1888 this was burned; another was built in 1890, it burned in 1955, today a new block building stands on a commanding knoll, the site of the others. From this church John L. McCutcheon was ordained and became president of Broaddus College, and a successful minister in city churches. Robert Crookshanks became a successful preacher in Virginia. Many teachers and successful men and women have been members of Zoar. Rev. A.N. Rippetoe was the pastor from 1870 until 1886, the time of his death was probably the most outstanding leader." [Zoar: the name of the city where Lot and his family took refuge during the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Random House Dictionary of the English Language, 1966]. 5. 1820 Nicholas co., VA census: -113-1 -11-1 6. 1830 Nicholas co., VA census: --1-2---1* -----1-1 * males over 60 years of age 7. He was called "Uncle Johnny." 8. Had the habit of saying "lack." 9. Pictures of John Campbell and his wife, Nancy Hughes, may be viewed at Nancy J. Hopkins web site: http://familytreemaker. genealogy.com/users/h/o/p/Nancy-J-Hopkins SOURCES INCUDE: Brown, William Griffee (1954) History of Nicholas County, West Virginia. The Dietz Publ. Co., Richmond, VA. Campbell, J.W. (1948) Campbell Family Records (typed manuscript). Hamilton, Virginia Frances (1941) Campbell Family History (typed manuscript). U.S. National Archives. John Campbell Bible (xerox of front page from Robert E. Campbell). 1810 Kanawha co. VA census. 1820, 1830 and 1840 Nicholas co., VA census. Nicholas co., WV Will Book 1:80-84. DAC 7: 292. DAR Patriot Index, page 111. DAR application (supplemental) of Mrs. Jeanne Kirchman of Melbourne, FL, dated 4 Mar 1968. Correspondence from Robert E. Campbell of Clearwater, FL Lancaster County Pennsylvania, A History, Volume II (1924). Correspondence and family group records: Naomi T. Maxfield, P.O. Box 437, Duchesne, UT 84021. Correspondence with Nancy J. Hopkins, 7504 Bradford Pear Drive, Irving, TX 75063 (nhopkins@netscape.net). WFT 22:520, information from Joseph D. Campbell, 935 South Flore St., Anaheim, CA 92802. WFT 128:269, information from Wanda M. Gard, 200 E. Spruce St., Apt. 209, Marshall, MI 49068. McCutcheon, Lawrence Chilton. 1994. The Descendants of Duncan Campbell. (draft copy of unpublished manuscript)
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