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Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell 1550 – 1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1550

Birth Location: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 Jun 1631

Death Location: Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: Laird Campbell

Mother: Lady Ruthven

Spouse(s): Lady Stewart, Lady Sinclair

Children(s): Sir Campbell, LadyJean Campbell

In 1550, Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland entered the world in Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Laird Sir Colin 'The Grey' Campbell and Lady Katherine 'Kate' Ruthven. Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland married Lady Jean 'Janet' Stewart, Lady Elizabeth Sinclair, and had children including Sir Patrick 'Para Dubh Beag' (Little Black Pat) Campbell, LadyJean Campbell. Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland passed away in 1631 in Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland entered the world in Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Laird Sir Colin 'The Grey' Campbell and Lady Katherine 'Kate' Ruthven.
  • Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland married Lady Jean 'Janet' Stewart, Lady Elizabeth Sinclair, and had children including Sir Patrick 'Para Dubh Beag' (Little Black Pat) Campbell, LadyJean Campbell.
  • Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland passed away in 1631 in Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laird Campbell
1523 – 1583
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
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Lady Ruthven
1526 – 1584
Birth Location: Kynnard, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Stewart
1557 – 1593
Birth Location: Atholl, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS
Lady Sinclair
1575 – 1654
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
LS

Children(s)

Sir Campbell
1598 – 1678
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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LadyJean Campbell
1577 – 1622
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Sir Campbell's Ancestors

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Sir Campbell
1550 – 1631
Birth Place: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Laird Sir Colin 'The Grey' Campbell
1523 – 1583
Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
Lady (Katherine 'Kate') Ruthven
1526 – 1584
Kynnard, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Laird (Colin) Campbell
1481 – 1529
Glenurchy, Angusshire, Scotland
Lady (Marjory 'Mariote') Stewart
1490 – 1524
Balvenie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lord (William Ruthven) II
1500 – 1552
Huntingtower, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet) Halyburton
1503 – 1560
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.
Great-Grandparents
Laird Campbell
1452 – 1513
Lady Douglas
1456 – 1505
John Stewart
1440 – 1512
Eleonore Sinclair
1465 – 1518
Lord Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Lady Hepburn
1480 –
Lord Halyburton
1475 – 1505
Lady Douglas
1482 – 1508
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Campbell
1400 – 1475
Lady Stewart
1430 – 1475
George Douglas
1417 – 1463
Isabel Sibbald
1433 – 1497
Lord Ruthven
1460 – 1528
Lady Livingstone
1440 – 1510
Lord Hepburn
1444 – 1517
Lady Napier
1450 – 1512
Lord Halyburton
– 1502
Lady Seton
– 1493
Lord Douglas
1487 – 1548
Lady Balfour
1460 – 1520

Sir Campbell's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan') Campbell (7 Aug 1550 – 23 Jun 1631) m. Lady (Jean 'Janet') Stewart (29 Dec 1557 – 15 Sep 1593) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sinclair (1575 – 1 Oct 1654)
  1. 1. Sir (Patrick 'Para Dubh Beag' (Little Black Pat)) Campbell (December 1598 – 25 March 1678) m. Annabella (Margaret) Campbell (1601 – 2 June 1634)
    1. 1. Sir (John Ian Macphara Vic) Campbel (12 September 1621 – 16 May 1671) m. Margaret (Isabel) Cameron (1628 – 1674)
      1. 1. Col. (Alexander) Campbell (3 Feb 1648 – 18 Aug 1725) m. Lady (Mary) Campbell (1650 – 1720)
        1. 1. Laird (Patrick Ruahd) Campbell (1677 – 24 May 1738) m. Lucia ("Lucy") Cameron (1692 – 24 May 1738)
  2. 2. LadyJean Campbell (25 Aug 1577 – 9 Aug 1622) m. Sir (James) CAMPBELL (1569 – Jan 1645)
    1. 1. John (Campbell, 1st Earl of) Loudon (1598 – 15 Mar 1663) m. Margaret (Catherine) Fleming (1610 – 17 Sep 1662)
      1. 1. James Campbell (1630 – 15 Dec 1684) m. Duchess (Margaret "Lady of Eglinton") Montgomery (1640 – 1685)
        1. 1. Jeane Campbell (27 Feb 1671 – 1721) m. Matthew Richmond (1670 – Abt. 1720)

Sir Campbell's Timeline

12 Records

1550
7 August 1550
Birth of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Lochgilphead, Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochgilphead, Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1550
7 Aug 1550
Birth of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
1550
7 Aug 1550
Birth of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
1550
7 Aug 1550
Birth of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1573
18 Nov 1573
Age 23
Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland was married
None
1631
23 Jun 1631
Age 81
Death of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1631
23 June 1631
Age 81
Death of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Killin, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Killin, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1631
23 Jun 1631
Age 81
Death of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
1631
23 Jun 1631
Age 81
Death of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Balloch By Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland or Finlarig Castle, Scotland
Balloch By Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland or Finlarig Castle, Scotland
1631
23 Jun 1631
Age 81
Death of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1631
23 June 1631
Age 81
Death of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyall, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyall, Scotland, United Kingdom
1631
23 Jun 1631
Age 81
Death of Sir Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire, Scotland in Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 August 1550
    Event Place: Lochgilphead, Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War Wo363
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1550
    Event Place: Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1550
    Event Place: Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1550
    Event Place: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1573

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Auchinbreck, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glenorquhy, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The heraldry of the Campbells : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1631
    Event Place: Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The heraldry of the Campbells : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms
    [3] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0399

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1631
    Event Place: Killin, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1631
    Event Place: Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1631
    Event Place: Balloch By Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland or Finlarig Castle, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1631
    Event Place: Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1631
    Event Place: Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyall, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1631
    Event Place: Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Killin, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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