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Note: Buried Mt. Tabor Cemetery Gilead Twp. Morrow Co. Ohio
He worked as a shoemaker, cordwinder, farmer. DAR 23214 Elizabeth Lea Herbert Born Sandusky, OH Wife of William H. Herbert Descendant of McDonald Campbell, of New Jersey Daughter of James Davis Lea and Caroline Mackey Granddaughter of Lewis Mackey and Margaret Campbell Gr-granddaughter of McDonald Campbell and Margaret Tingley McDonald Campbell (1754-18450 served as a Fifer under different commands in the New Jersey Militia. He was born in Somerset Co., NJ.
DAR 25496 Mary Stuart Mackey Born in Sandusky, OH Daughter of John Mackey and Violetta Mackey Granddaughter of Lewis Mackey and Margaret Campbell Gr-granddaughter of McDonald Campbell and Margaret Tingley McDonald Campbell (1754-1845) enlisted 1775, as a Fifer in the Middlesex Co., NJ. In 1776 he was in the Rangers under Capt. Fitz Randolph when that officer was killed. In 1778 he served as express rider with the rank of lieutenant. He was placed on the pension roll of Trumbell Co., OH in 1831, for the service of express rider, Pennsylvania Line. He was born in Somerset Co., NJ, died in Morrow Co., OH.
DAR 43256 Caroline Lea Marsh Born in Sandusky, OH Daughter of Henry Edward Marsh and Caroline Mackey Lea Granddaughter of James Davis Lea and Caroline Mackey Gr-granddaughter of Lewis Mackey and Margaret Campbell Gr-gr-granddaughter of McDonald Campbell and Margaret Tingley Notes same as Elizabeth Lea Herbert
DAR 67772 Elizabeth Herbert Lea Wells Born Sandusky, OH Daughter of John Randolph Lea and Marion Alida Johnson Granddaughter of James Davis Lea and Caroline Mackey Gr-granddaughter of Lewis Mackey and Margaret Campbell Gr-gr-granddaughter of McDonald Campbell and Margaret Tingley
Unknown Valentine was his third wife according to DAR # 150264
Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension McDonald Cmapbell, S2109, NJ & PA line, soldier was born 12 Feb 1754 in Middlesex Co NJ & lived there at enlistment near Perth Amboy NJ, after war soldier married (wife not named) in Somerset Co NJ then moved to Morris Co NJ then to Sussex Co NJ then to Mt. Bethel PA then to Luzerne Co PA near Wilkes-Barre PA then to Huntleystown PA then to Fayette Co PA and in 1827 moved to Harrison Co OH. Soldier applied 13 Apr 1818 Luzerne Co PA a resident of Pittstown PA, in 1832 soldier was a resident of Harrison Vo OH, soldier married 20 March 1845 in Marion (now Morrow) Co OH, in 1820 soldier had wife aged 33 and she had 2 children by former husband, towit: Jesse Valentine, 13 and Jane Valentine age 10, in 1830 soldier and wife had children; Isaac Wilson, 9 Sally Wealls, 5, Almeda 4, Eleanor 2 and Elizabeth no age shown. In 1832 soldier stated he had been married three times, in 1851 surviving children were, Margaret McKay, Archibald Campbell, Hannah Cyphers, Mary Campbell, McDonald Campbell, Rebecca Bond & Millie Marwine, in 1851 a Paul Cyphers was administrator of the soldier's estate but his relationship to soldier's daughter Hannah not stated, a J.K. Cyphers was mentioned 1851
CAMPBELL, MCDONALD. Fifer, Captain Corey's company, First Battalion, Somerset; fifer, State troops; also fifer, Continental Army. CAMPBELL, MCDONALD. Fifer, Captain Forman's company, Fourth Battalion, Second Establishment; also fifer, militia.
Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War
McDonald was living in Middlesex, New Jersey near Perth Amboy when he enlisted in the service, 11 November 1775. McDonald was a Fifer for one year in Captain John Conway's Company, First Battalion, Somerset; fifer State Troops; and fifer, Continental Army, serving the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Lines. McDonald assisted with the capture of the British vessel "Blue Mountain Valley," and was in the Battle of Three Rivers. Soon afterward he enlisted and served as Guide under Colonel Cooke of the Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment and was involved in skirmishes at Strawberry Hill and Tappan. He enlisted December 1776, was commissioned Ensign in January 1777, then commissioned 1st Lieutenant 1 March 1777. McDonald was in skirmishes at Bonhampton, Piscataway, and Ash Swamp, where he was wounded in the thigh, and also in the Battle of Short Hills. He served until August 1777 when he resigned his commission, having served in Captain Fitz-Randolph's and Thomas Combs New Jersey Companies. McDonald then enlisted 1 May 1778 and served 2 years as Private and Express Rider in Captain Jonathan Forma's Company, Colonel John Conaway's New Jersey regiment, and was in the Battle of Monmouth. In 1781 or 1782 McDonald was commissioned Lieutenant and served 10 months in Captain John Ward's New Jersey Company.
McDonald married his first wife, Mary Tingley about 1776 in Somerset County, NJ and then moved to Morris County, NJ. After a bit they relocated to Sussex County, NJ, and then to Mt. Bethel, Pennsylvania, then to Pittston, Luzerne County, PA near Wilkes-Barre, PA. While in Pittston, and married to 3rd wife, Hannah Valentine, McDonald made application for his war pension 13 April 1818. Some time after that they then moved to Huntleystown, PA, then to Fayette County, PA, and in 1827 moved to Harrison County, Ohio.
In 1832, while still residing in Harrison County, OH, McDonald stated for the record that he was married 3 times and fathered 23 children. After his death, McDonald was buried in the Mt. Tabor Cemetery near Williamsport, OH. In 1851, McDonald's surviving children were: Margaret McKay, Archibald Campbell, Hannah Cyphers, Mary Campbell, McDonald Campbell, Rebecca Bond, and Mille Marwine. Paul Cyphers was the Administrator for McDonald's estate in1851 and Michael Cyphers was the Administrator later, in 1856, upon settling the estate of McDonald for Arched and Elias Campbell.
[Brøderbund Family Archive #255, Ed. 1, Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI 1790-1907, Date of Import: 31 Mar 1998, Internal Ref. #1.255.1.9723.15]
Patentee Name: Campbell, Mcdonald Accession Number: OH0580__.479 State: Ohio Volume: 580 Page: 479 Document Number: 3450 Land Office: Wooster Aliquot Part Reference: SESW Section Number: 8 Township: 18 North Range: 20 West Meridian/Survey Area: Ohio River Survey Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Sale-Cash Entries Date Signed: 1 Oct 1839 Acreage: 40.00
Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.
Colonel Frelinghuysen's Muster Roll of 1778 Campbell, McDon'd, of Bernard's Township, from Corey's Company, light hair, age 19 years, 5 ft. 5 in. high, enlisted May 4th, joined Capt. Forman's Co., 4th Regiment, on May 21st. Muster roll of the recruits received from the 5th Battalion of Somerset County Militia in State of N. Jersey Com'd by Col. Fred'k Frelinghuysen who are to serve in the Continent'l Army 9 months from the date hereof.
McDonald was living in Middlesex, NJ near Perth Amboy when he enlisted in the service, 11 Nov 1775. He was a Fifer for one year in Captain John Conway's Co., First Battalion, Somerset; fifer State Troops; and fifer, Continental Army, serving the NJ and PA Lines. He assisted with the capture of the British vessel "Blue Mountain Valley," and was in the Battle of Three Rivers. Soon afterward he enlisted and served as Guide under Colonel Cooke of the 12 PA Reg. and was involved in skirmishes at Strawberry Hill and Tappanb. He enlisted Dec., 1776, was commissioned Ensign in Jan, 1777, then commissioned 1st Lieut. March 1, 1777. He was in skirmishes at Bonhamption, Piscataway, and Ash Swamp, where he was wounded in the thigh, and also in the battle of Short HIlls. He served until Aug 1777 when he resigned his commission having served in Captain Fitz-Randolph's and Thomas Combs NJ Companies, he then enlisted May 01, 1778 and served 2 years as Private and Express Rider in Captain Jonathan Forma's Co., Col John Conaway's NJ reg. and was in the Battle of Monmouth. IN 1781, or 2 he was commissioned Lieut. and served 10 months in Captain John Ward's NJ Co. He married his first wife, Mary Tingley in Somerset Co., NJ and then moved to Pittston, Luzerne Co., PA. While in Pittston, and relocated to Sussex Co., NJ and then to Mt. Bethel, PA then to Pittston, Luzerne Co.,PA. While in Pittston, and married to 3rd wife, Hannah Valentine, McDonald made application for his war pension, April 13, 1818. Some time later they moved to Huntleystown, PA, then to Fayette Co., PA., and in 1827 moved to Harrison Co., OH. In 1832 while still residing in Harrison Co., OH, McDonald stated for the record that he was married 3 times and fathered 23 children. After his death, he was buried in the Mt. Tabor Cemetery near Williamport, OH. In 1851, his surviving children children were: Margaret McKay, Archibald, Hannah Cyphers, Mary, McDonald, Rebecca Bond, and Millie Marwine. Paul Cyphers was the administrator for his estate in 1851 and Michael Cyphers was the adminstrator later in 1856, upon settling the estate of McDonald for Archibald and Elias Campbell.
DAR Magizine page 396 Vol XXXVII July-December 1910 Wanted, names and all genealogical date concerning the parents of Arcibald McDonald and Alexander Campbell, who enlisted from Somerset Co., NJ, in the Rev. War. They lived before the war about half a mile from the Friends' Meeting House, which is situated two miles south of the village of Dover, in Randolph (formerly Mendham) township in Morris Co. NJ.
"He was born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, February 12, 1754. The names of his parents and the place of their birth are not shown. "While residing in Middlesex County, New Jersey, near Perth Amboy, McDonald enlisted on November 11, 1775, and served one year as fifer in Captain John Conway's Company in Colonel William Winds' New Jersey regiment and assisted in the capture of the British vessel, 'Blue Mountain Valley' and was in the Battle of Three Rivers. Soon afterward he enlisted and served, length of service not given, as guide under Colonel Cooke of the Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment and was in skirmishes at Strawberry Hill and Tappan. He enlisted in December, 1776, was commissioned ensign in January, 1777, was commissioned first lieutenant on March 1, 1777, was in skirmishes at Bonhampton, Piscataway, and Ash Swamp where he was wounded in the thigh, was also in the battle of Short Hills; he served until August, 1777, when he resigned his commission, having served in Capatins Fitz-Randolph's and Thomas Combs' New Jersey companies. He enlisted May 1, 1778, and served about two years as private and express rider in Captain Jonathan Forman's company in Colonel John Conway's New Jersey Regiment and was in the Battle of Monmouth. In 1781 or 1782 he was commissioned first lieutenant and served ten months in Captain John Ward's New Jersey company. "After the close of the Revolution, McDonald Campbell married (name of wife not given) in Somerset County, New Jersey. From there moved to Morris County, New Jersey, from there to Sussex County, New Jersey, from there to Mt. Bethel, Pennsylvlania, from there to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, near Wilkes-Barre, from there to Huntleystown, and from there to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and about 1827 he moved to Harrison County, Ohio. "He was allowed pension on his application executed April 17, 1818, at which time he was living in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. In 1832 he was living in Harrison County, Ohio. "McDonald Campbell died in Marion (now Morrow) County, Ohio, March 20, 1845, leaving no widow. "In 1820 he stated that his wife (name not given) was thirty-three years of age, that she had two children by a former marriage, namely, Jesse Valentine aged thirteen years and Jane Valentine aged ten years, she being a widow when he married her, first name of her former husband not given. In 1820, McDonald Campbell stated that he and this wife had the following children: Isaac Wilson Campbell aged nine years, Sally Wealls Campbell aged five years, Almeda Campbell aged four years, Eleanor Campbell aged two years, and Elizabeth Campbell age not given. In 1832 McDonald Campbell stated that he had been married three times and that he was the father of thirteen boys and thirteen girls. "In 1851 the following were referred to as the only surviving children of McDonald Campbell: Margaret McKay, Archibald Campbell, Hannah Cyphers, Mary Campbell, McDonald Campbell, Rebecca Bond, and Millie Marwine. "In 1851 one Paul Cyphers (relationship to family not stated) who was the administrator of the estate of McDonald Campbell, applied in behalf of the above-mentioned children of the soldier who was living in 1851, for the arrears of pension due the soldier after his death. The claim was allowed. "One J. K. Cyphers was living in 1851, relationship not shown. "The papers in said claim contains no further data relative to the family of McDonald Campbell and no mention was made to this soldier having been related to President McKinley."
[Copy of this letter, along with a full copy of McDonald Campbell's petition for a pension made in Union County, Pennsylvania on 28 September 1820 and one made in Jefferson County, Ohio, on 7 August 1832, are in the CCS(NA) FGS file of McDonald Campbell. Also included is the Application for Membership to the National Society of the DAR of descendant Carrie Hewitt Kintner (No. 55944), dated 13 April 1922.]
See "The DAR Patriot Index," p. 112. See also "Texas Society DAR Roster Revolutionary Ancestors," Vol. 1, p. 368. Other members joining on McDonald's service: Grace Gifford Brenneman, No. 336384; Alma Merwine Belsing, No. 278745; Marjorie Ann Merwin, No. 485667; and Alma Jean Merwin, NO. 443189.
McDonald Campbell's pension application is abstracted in Virgil D. White's "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Vol. I: A-E." Waynesboro, Tennessee: The National Historical Publishing Co., 1990, p. 526, reads: "Campbell, McDonald, S2109, NJ & PA Line, soldier was born 12 February 1754 in Middlesex Co., NJ, and lived there at enlistment near Perth Amboy, NJ; after the war soldier m. (wife not named) in Somerset Co., NJ, then moved to Morris Co., NJ, then to Sussex Co., NJ, then to Mt. Bethel, PA, and then to Luzerne Co., PA, near Wilkes-Barre, PA, then to Huntleystown, PA, then to Fayette Co., PA, and in 1827 moved to Harrison Co., OH; soldier applied 13 April 1818 in Luzerne Co., PA, a resident of Pittston, PA; in 1832 soldier was a resident of Harrison Co., OH; soldier married 20 March 1845 in Marion (now Morrow) Co., OH; in 1820 soldier had a wife aged 33 and she had 2 children by a former husband, towit: Jesse Valentine 13, and Jane Valentine, age 10; in 1830 soldier and wife had children: Isaac Wilson 9, Sally Wealls 5, Almeda 4, Eleanor 2, and Elizabeth, no age shown; in 1832 soldier stated he had been married 3 times; in 1851 surviving children were Margaret McKay, Archibald Campbell, Hannah Cyphers, Mary Campbell, McDonald Campbell, Rebecca Bond, and Mille Marwine; in 1851 a Paul Cyphers was administrator of soldier's estate but his relationship to soldier's daughter Hannah was not stated; a J. K. Cyphers was mentioned in 1851." -------
After his first wife Mary Tingley died, McDonald Campbell married Nancy Stout. He left Nancy and lived with the widow Hannah Valentine who had two children, Jesse Valentine and Jane Valentine. It was McDonald & Hannah's children who were named in his petition for a pension for his Revolutionary War service. After Hannah's death, Nancy took him back. First families contested the distributiion of the pension monies after McDonald's death and successfully cut out the third family entirely. Petition was filed 22 October 1852 and the case was settled 8 May 1856 in Morrow Co., Ohio. See Chancery Records, Vol. 4, pp. 210-214. Original on microfilm as Ohio Historical Society, 1985 Velma Ave., Columbus, OH and at the Mt. Gilead, Ohio, Public Library. ------- • Occupation: shoemaker, cordwinder, farmer. BURIAL: Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., Ohio
Find A Grave Lieut McDonald Campbell Birth 12 Feb 1754 Death 20 Mar 1845 (aged 91) Burial Mount Tabor Methodist Episcopal Cemetery Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio, USA Memorial ID 55474167 · View Source He was born in Somerset County New Jersey and resided in Union County Pa. He was a fifer in Capt. John Conway's Co., Lieut. Col. Wm. Wind's Regt. New Jersey Continental Line. He enlisted at Woodbridge Nov. 11 1775 for one year. He was at the Battle of Three Rivers, Canade June 8 1776, discharged at Ticonderoga: Capt. Asher Fitz: Randolph's Co. State troops, enlisted Dec 1776, for one year. He was engaged with the British at Bonhamtown:. Ensign, Capt. Comb's Co. State Troops Jan 1777, was in engagement at Piscataway New Jersey May 8 1777, Was wounded in the Thigh at Ash Swamp. He was at the Battle of Short Hills June 26 1777. He resigned Aug. 1777 in order to avoid being compelled to assume command of the company: First Regt. Somerset Co. N.J. Capt. Jonathan Forman's Co. 4th Regt. N.J. Continental Line. He Enlisted at Valley Forge May 1 1779- express rider under Major Gen. Nathaniel Green, Continental Army, shortly after May 1 1778: served two years at East Hartford Conn. First Lieut. Capt. John Ward's Co. State Troops, later part of 1782, served 10 months. He was compelled to resign on account of wounds about two months prior to the end of the War. He married :1 Margaret Tingley, 2. a Widow Valentine (pensioner)
Ohio, Tax Records, 1800-1850
Name: Mcdonald Campbell Civil Date: 1829 Civil Place: Springfield Township, Jefferson, Ohio Reference ID: 25 FHL Film Number: 545103
U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Name: Mcdonald Campbell Pension Year: 1852 Application State: Ohio Archive Publication Number: M804 Archive Roll Number: 459 Total Pages in Packet: 98
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