Archibald Campbell

1668 - 1744  (76 years)

• Name	Archibald Campbell  [1]
  Birth	1668	Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Baptism	1668	Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Letter, 1709, from William Denistoune, `Camsescan', to James Williamson, 28 Mar 1709, two letters from Williamson, `Dunbriton' [Dumbarton] to Hon Archibald Campbell, 2 Apr and 30 May 1709, and testimonial by Elizabeth Coe, relict of Mr Hugh or Hew Gordon, late episcopal minister of Cardross, concerning baptism of Hon Archibald Campbell, son of Lord Neil Campbell, by her husband in house of Rosneath in 1668
  Gender	Male
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Transported prisoner - returned
  	And free emigrant's child!
  Residence	May 1685	Scotland
  	Supported his uncle in his rebellion and was proscribed as a rebel. Reward put on his head on 24 June. His property was confiscated on 21 August and life was spared on conditions of abjuring all religious principles and going into exile
  Imprisonment	21 Jul 1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	With his cousin, John Campbell, "who were in the late Rebellion, rendered themselves, and are committed to prison"
  	The London Gazette, 27 July 1685
  Imprisonment	18 Aug 1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Held in Edinburgh Tolbooth when sentenced to banishment
  	"The Lords of the Committy of his Mãties privie Councill for publict affaires having considered his Mãties gratious letter of the 26 of July last wherby his Mâtie alloues Archbald Campbell sone to the Lord Neill Campbell out of his royal goodnes and clemency to have his lyfe spaired and onlie ordaines him to be banished out of all his dominions of Brittane and Irland nevir to returne without his Mãties leave vnder the paine of high treasonc in that caice to be inflicted on him He being nevirtheles to be forfaulted to the King as to any inheritance he stands in flic off according to the lawes of this his Maries ancient Kingdome and the saids Lords considering that accordingly the said Archbald Campbell sone to the said Lord Neill Campbell is foirfaulted by a late sen tance of the Commissioners of justiciary." pp175-176
  Legal	18 Aug 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  	Sentenced to transportation for his part in his uncle's rebellion, along with two cousins, Charles and John Campbell
  Departure	26 Aug 1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [5]
  	Aboard the America Merchant. Released from Edinburgh Tolbooth to board with his father
  Legal	31 Aug 1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [5]
  	Ordered by the Privy Council to be banished, never to return "without his Majesties speciall license under pain of high treason". Previously forfaulted of his inheritance.
  Arrival	Oct 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  Residence	1686	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Travelled with his father and settled briefly in New Jersey in 1685. Various histories state that he fled to Surinam following his involvement in his uncle's uprising in 1685 (see, eg, Scottish Episcopal Clergy 1689-2000)
  Residence	1689	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Returned to Scotland and attended the University of Edinburgh; graduated Master of Arts on 18 Jul 1692. Refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary
  Residence	10 Oct 1693	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
  	Graduated Master of Arts at the University of Oxford. Studied theology
  Property	17 Sep 1698	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Patent granted for a lot on which his father had built a house, via attorney Thomas Gordon
  Property	6 Jun 1701	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	Petition by Thomas Gordon on Archibald's behalf for head land for servants imnported by his father Neill, granted
  Legal	9 Mar 1702/03	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [9]
  	Won is case at the Privy Council against George Young, merchant burgess and Constable of Edinburgh for his violent arrest following Young's attempts to enforce laws against drinking after hours and sabbath breaking
  Occupation	24 Aug 1711	Dundee, Angus, Scotland
  	Bishop, date of consecration (after his appointment in May). He continued to live in England
  Death	15 Jun 1744	Westminster, London, England   [1, 10]
  Person ID	I37640	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Lord Neill Campbell,   b. 1630, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef 30 Apr 1692 (Age < 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Vere Ker,   b. 24 Apr 1649   d. 17 Apr 1674 (Age 24 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Jan 1667/68	Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland   [11]
  Marriage Contract	16 Jan 1667/68	Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland   [12]
  	Pre-nuptial contract of marriage between Lord Neil Campbell, brother of Archibald, Earl of Argyll, and Lady Vere Ker, daughter of William, Earl of Lothian
  Family ID	F23394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	16 Jan 1713	London, England
  	'Mrs Anne Tempest'
  Family ID	F23382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1668 - Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Baptism - 1668 - Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Residence - Supported his uncle in his rebellion and was proscribed as a rebel. Reward put on his head on 24 June. His property was confiscated on 21 August and life was spared on conditions of abjuring all religious principles and going into exile - May 1685 - Scotland Imprisonment - With his cousin, John Campbell, "who were in the late Rebellion, rendered themselves, and are committed to prison" - 21 Jul 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Imprisonment - Held in Edinburgh Tolbooth when sentenced to banishment - 18 Aug 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Legal - Sentenced to transportation for his part in his uncle's rebellion, along with two cousins, Charles and John Campbell - 18 Aug 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the America Merchant. Released from Edinburgh Tolbooth to board with his father - 26 Aug 1685 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Legal - Ordered by the Privy Council to be banished, never to return "without his Majesties speciall license under pain of high treason". Previously forfaulted of his inheritance. - 31 Aug 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Oct 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - Travelled with his father and settled briefly in New Jersey in 1685. Various histories state that he fled to Surinam following his involvement in his uncle's uprising in 1685 (see, eg, Scottish Episcopal Clergy 1689-2000) - 1686 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - Returned to Scotland and attended the University of Edinburgh; graduated Master of Arts on 18 Jul 1692. Refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary - 1689 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - Graduated Master of Arts at the University of Oxford. Studied theology - 10 Oct 1693 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Property - Patent granted for a lot on which his father had built a house, via attorney Thomas Gordon - 17 Sep 1698 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Petition by Thomas Gordon on Archibald's behalf for head land for servants imnported by his father Neill, granted - 6 Jun 1701 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Won is case at the Privy Council against George Young, merchant burgess and Constable of Edinburgh for his violent arrest following Young's attempts to enforce laws against drinking after hours and sabbath breaking - 9 Mar 1702/03 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Bishop, date of consecration (after his appointment in May). He continued to live in England - 24 Aug 1711 - Dundee, Angus, Scotland Marriage - 16 Jan 1713 - London, England Death - 15 Jun 1744 - Westminster, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3768] Johnston, G. Harvey, The Heraldry of the Campbells, Vol.1, p21. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), CH12/12/312 Records of the Episcopal Church of Scotland. [S3522] Book of the Old Edinburgh Club, (Name: Old Edinburgh Club; Location: Edinburgh; Date: 1916;), Vol. XII, 1923, pp175-176. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, XI, p153. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, XI, p168. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p68. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p229. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p246. [S3797] Privy Council of Scotland, Scottish Privy Council Records Database, The, (Name: Universities of Stirling and Dundee; Location: Stirling and Dundee; Date: 2024-;), D1703/3/10. https://spcr.ac.uk/decreet-9-march-1703-pm-edinburgh [S3626] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Name: Oxford University Press; Location: Oxford;), Campbell, Archibald (c.1669-1744) (by Rowan Strong, 2004). [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Newbattle 695 40/25. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD40/5/61.5 Papers of the Kerr Family, Marquises of Lothian GD112/25/145 Papers of the Campbell Family, Earls of Breadalbane.