Biographical Profile: Margaret Campbell was the daughter of “White” David Campbell and Mary (Hamilton) Campbell. She was born in Augusta County, VA, March 31, 1748. In 1774, she married David Campbell, also of Augusta County. They moved from Washington County, VA, to Tennessee in 1786, settling twelve miles from Knoxville, where Capt. Campbell first erected a blockhouse and later a station called Campbell’s Station, a name retained for 110 years. Margaret Campbell has been described, thus: “Margaret Campbell was a most intelligent, mild and placid woman, always thoughtful and calm, and prepared for every emergency. So conspicuous were these traits in her character that, when any difficulty occurred or alarm was given, she was immediately looked to and consulted, not only by the women of the station and neighborhood, but the men relied upon her judgment about everything connected with their frontier life.” She died July 25, 1799, at Campbell’s Station, East Tennessee, and was buried in the Presbyterian graveyard there. Children: William, Elizabeth, Samuel, Arthur, Jane, John, and David. (The first four died early in youth.) (Source: Pilcher, Margaret Campbell. Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher, and Kindred Families. 1911. 108-109.)
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Biographical Profile: Margaret Campbell was the daughter of “White” David Campbell and Mary (Hamilton) Campbell. She was born in Augusta County, VA, March 31, 1748. In 1774, she married David Campbell, also of Augusta County. They moved from Washington County, VA, to Tennessee in 1786, settling twelve miles from Knoxville, where Capt. Campbell first erected a blockhouse and later a station called Campbell’s Station, a name retained for 110 years. Margaret Campbell has been described, thus: “Margaret Campbell was a most intelligent, mild and placid woman, always thoughtful and calm, and prepared for every emergency. So conspicuous were these traits in her character that, when any difficulty occurred or alarm was given, she was immediately looked to and consulted, not only by the women of the station and neighborhood, but the men relied upon her judgment about everything connected with their frontier life.” She died July 25, 1799, at Campbell’s Station, East Tennessee, and was buried in the Presbyterian graveyard there. Children: William, Elizabeth, Samuel, Arthur, Jane, John, and David. (The first four died early in youth.) (Source: Pilcher, Margaret Campbell. Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher, and Kindred Families. 1911. 108-109.)
Contributed by Eileen Cunningham
Contributed by Eileen Cunningham
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