CAMPBELL, Gen. William

1745 - 1781  (36 years)   Has no ancestors but 2 descendants in this family tree.

HENRY, Elizabeth Ann

1749 - 1825  (75 years)

Birth	10 Jul 1749	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	18 Mar 1825	Washington County, Virginia, USA
Father	HENRY, Col. John,   b. May 1704, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Mother	WINSTON, Sarah,   b. Abt 1710, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 1	CAMPBELL, Gen. William,   b. 1745
Married	2 Apr 1776	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. CAMPBELL, Sarah Buchanan,   b. 21 Apr 1778, Washington County, Virginia, USA   2. CAMPBELL, Charles Henry,   b. 8 Feb 1780, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Family 2	RUSSELL, Gen. William,   b. 6 Mar 1734/35, Culpeper, Culpeper, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	1783	Washington County, Virginia, USA
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Jane Robertson

CAMPBELL, Sarah Buchanan

1778 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	21 Apr 1778	Washington County, Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	CAMPBELL, Gen. William,   b. 1745
Mother	HENRY, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 10 Jul 1749, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	PRESTON, Francis,   b. Abt 1762

CAMPBELL, Charles Henry

1780 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	8 Feb 1780	Washington County, Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	CAMPBELL, Gen. William,   b. 1745
Mother	HENRY, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 10 Jul 1749, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK

• Name	CAMPBELL, William  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Gen.
  Birth	1745  [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1775 to 1781  [3, 4, 5]
  	American Revolutionary War
  	He began as a Captin in the First Virginia Regiment, became a Colonel of militia in 177, and a Brigadier General in 1780. He assisted in the victory at Kings Mountain (7 October 1780). He commanded Shelby's militia regiment at the battle of Yorktown (28 September - 19 October, 1781), dying shortly before the victory.
  Death	22 Aug 1781	Rocky Mills - Syme Family Home, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4, 6]
  Age	36 years
  Person ID	I2583	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	HENRY, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 10 Jul 1749, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 18 Mar 1825, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1776	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 31 years and 4 months - She : 26 years and 9 months.
  Children	>   1. CAMPBELL, Sarah Buchanan,   b. 21 Apr 1778, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown     2. CAMPBELL, Charles Henry,   b. 8 Feb 1780, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 2 Apr 1776 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Death - 22 Aug 1781 - Rocky Mills - Syme Family Home, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 17. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Elizabeth Henry: p. 361. [S1601] Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society, editor, Book - Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society Bulletins - Vol. II, (PO Box 91, Hanover, Virginia 23069: n.p., c 2007.), p 80, 82, 83. HCHS Bulletins, II, p 80, 81, 83 [S214] Internet - Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page), 26 Nov 2025, accessed 26 November 2025), William Campbell (general). [S1641] John H. Gwathmey, Book - Virginians in the Revolution (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979.), 21 Dec 2025, p 126. General William Campbell - Revolutionary War [S1624] Elizabeth Bryant Johnston, editor, Book - DAR Linage - Vol. IV (Ancestry), (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1897.), p 237. Miss Marie Preston Handy, #3714. DAR Vol. 4, p 237 - Gen. Wm. Campbell