Rev John Campbell "of Riccarton"1

M, #15007, b. 1712, d. 3 April 1761
Father*George Campbell1 d. 26 Oct 1758
Mother*Ann Boswell "of Auchinleck"1
Birth*1712 Rev John Campbell "of Riccarton" was born in 1712. 
Death*3 April 1761 He died on 3 April 1761; His brother's great grandson wrote a letter dated 16 Jan 1876 from Treesbank House, Kilmarnock. In it he gives an extract from brother James' pocketbook saying that it says "Revd Mr John Campbell Minr of Riccartown my Broyr Died very suddenly of a plethor upon yr morning early (as supposed being found dead in bed) of the third day of Aprile 1761 and buried upon the 6th yr after. Marked James Campbell"
     The great grandson (W.H. Campbell) goes on to say "It is a curious coincidence that he should have died the same year as your ancestor, but they could not possibly have been identical as the one never left the country and lies at Riccartown in the family vault."2 
Last Edited1 Jul 2006

Citations

  1. [S210] History of the counties of Ayr and Wigtown, James Paterson, : Edinburgh, 1863, Vol 1 Kyle, SLC 253086.
  2. [S76] History of the Town of Oxford MA, George Daniels, Author: Oxford MA, 1892, http://archive.org/details/historyoftownofo00dani, pg 781.