ALBERT CAMPBELL was born about 1748 in Clarkstown, Orange County, New York, the son of WILLIAM CAMPBELL II and GEERTJE STEPHENSEN. WILLIAM was the son of an immigrant from the Isle of Man; both men married wives who were descended from early Dutch settlers in the colony of New York. Orange County would later be known as Rockland County by 1798. Because the family lived in an area with many Dutch settlers, their surname was often phonetically spelled "CAMMEL" in records.
ALBERT married, in about 1772, CATHARINA VAN HOUTEN. The births & baptisms of their five children can be found in the records of the Tappan and also Clarkstown Dutch Reformed churches.
During the Revolutionary War, ALBERT CAMPBELL/CAMMEL served as a Private in the 2nd Orange County Militia, in GILBERT COOPER's Regiment, under Captain ONDERDONK, and also in HAYS Regiment under Captain JOHANNES BELL. The 2nd Militia was actively involved in defending the Hudson River against British incursions with frequent skirmishes at Haverstraw, Nyak and Piermont. ALBERT's three brothers, WILLIAM (III), STEPHEN & LUKAS CAMPBELL/CAMMEL also served in the same regiment(s). ALBERT's last recorded paydate for the Militia was 23 February 1786.
By the 1790 census, ALBERT CAMPBELL/CAMMEL was living in Haverstraw, Orange County, New York, near his three brothers, and his father.
On the 12 August 1794 his father WILLIAM CAMPBELL/CAMMEL II wrote his will; he lists his children as WILLIAM, STEPHEN, ALBERT, LUKAS and MARY KEMPE. ALBERT CAMPBELL was listed in the will as his executor. The will was brought to court 4 January 1799.
That is the last known record found for ALBERT CAMPBELL/CAMMEL. He was not listed in the 1800 census. His brother WILLIAM CAMPBELL (III) is listed in the 1831 Revolutionary War Pension roll for Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, 4 March 1831.
ALBERT CAMPBELL/ CAMMEL likely died before 1800 in Orange County, New York.
ALBERT CAMPBELL/CAMMELL is in the lineage of my maternal grandfather RB MARTINE.
**ALBERT CAMPBELL of Clarkstown is NOT the same person as " ALBERT OLIVER CAMPBELL", a Loyalist, who emigrated to Nova Scotia Canada in 1783 from NYC, lived Shelburne, Nova Scotia on May 2, 1784, and migrated to Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1796. See my blogpost here for documentation. **
Sources:
-New York in the Revolution by Berthold Fernow p 338
-History of Rockland County, New York by Rev David Cole p 64
-Abstracts of Wills of Rockland County by Minnie Cowen p 13
-1790 Census of Haverstraw, Orange New York
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Betty
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