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THE CAMPBELL FAMILY
The Campbell family received the name de Campo Bello
during the period of the Norman Conquest, which name was
soon anglicised to Campbell. Among those knighted by the
reward for his services that territory in Scotland known as
Argylshire. The Campbells of Argylshire have always been
regarded as the head of all the several branches of the family
scattered throughout the English speaking world. The Argyle
Campbells were early among the nobility, among the first, if not
the very first, being Baron Campbell, whose son was made Duke
of Argyle and married Isabella Stuart, Princess of Scotland.
Title after title has been added to this dukedom until the present
Duke of Argyle holds almost as many titles as the King of
England.
When Mary Stuart was in prison she naturally expected aid
from her cousin, the Duke of Argyle, who was in a number of
conspiracies to effect her release. When Elizabeth signed the bill
permitting the execution of Mary she also signed another banishing
certain noblemen, among them the Duke of Argyle. He took
up residence in France and was here many years before he was
permitted to return to Scotland. While in France one of his sons
fought a duel with a Frenchman and, killing his antagonist, was
compelled to flee the country. England being closed to him, he
came to the Colony of Virginia, arriving at Jamestown about
1650. He married and removed from Jamestown to a settlement
in Accomack thence recrossed the bay to Gloucester where he
died. His family later came to King and Queen and of this
family one son, James, came to Caroline and established himself
at "Poplar Grove" near Golansville. Later the Caroline family
acquired Aspen Hill near Milford, now owned by Mr. and Mrs.
John U. Henderson, and are now strongly established in both
Caroline and Hanover counties.
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