All those of the name Campbell are members of the Clan Campbell. Anyone wishing to be active in the Clan Campbell Society (North America), who can establish a reasonable presumption of descent through the male or female line from an ancestor who bore the surname Campbell or a recognized sept name, or is a friend of the Clan, is eligible for membership in the Society. Membership application forms are available from our main Clan Campbell Society (NA) website at www.ccsna.org . Or by contacting theClan Campbell Membership Chairman at:
Walter J. Campbell,
6412 Newcastle Rd.
Fayetteville, NC 28303-2137
Email: WJCFAYNC@aol.com
There are 11 Regions making up the Clan Campbell Society of North America, each with it's own State Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners. Region IV consists of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
North Carolina has a rich history in Scottish heritage. Being heavily settled with Scots and Scots-Irish, many residents can trace their heritage back to Scotland. With such a rich heritage it is only natural that many Clans have members here. This is especially true with Clan Campbell.
From the book, Carolina Scots, by Douglas F. Kelly with Caroline Switzer Kelly. (1739 Publications, 500 East Cleveland Street, Dillon, SC, 29536)
"In 1739, the quiet lapping of dark
waters against the thickly wooded banks of the Cape Fear River
would have been disturbed by the sounds of men, women, and
children talking excitedly in their native Gaelic, "Feuach,
's 'briagha a th'ann!" (Look, isn't it
lovely!). They had sailed in July, from Campbeltown, the main
port of their home area of Argyll on the west of Scotland
following the recommendation of a committee of leading citizens.
These men had already made an advanced trip to the Carolinas
encouraged by the interest of the Governor, Gabriel Johnston,
himself a Scot, who felt that the colony would be prospered by
the addition of Highlanders. To attract such immigration, he
offered free land grants and even possible exemption from
taxation for a time period.
Led by Neill Du MacNeill ("Black"
Neil of Ardelay), this group of Gaelic speakers included,
Armstrongs, McAlesters, Clarks, Colvins, Alexanders, McKays,
McLaughlins, McLachlans, McNeills, McPhersons, Stevens, Buies,
Camerons, McDuffies, McCranies, Pattersons, CAMPBELLS,
Stewarts, Connors, Wards, McGaws, McDougalds, McGills, Smiths,
and Smilies-- and as they fanned out into the surrounding
sandhills during the next months, they set the pattern for future
settlements, adapting their Scottish ways to the new environment."
The Clan Campbell tent is a heavily visited area at all five Games held in North Carolina. Currently the five Games are:
Loch Norman Highland Games, Huntersville, NC, usually held the third Saturday of April.
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, Linville, NC, the first weekend after the 4th of July.
Triad Highland Games, Archdale, NC, the third Saturday of August.
Flora MacDonald Highland Games, Red Springs, NC, the first Saturday in October.
Waxhaw Scottish Games, Waxhaw, NC, the last Saturday of October.
Clan Campbell Society (NA) figures heavily in each of these Games. There is always a tent set up for members and prospective members of the Society at these Games.
Clan Campbell Society (NA) commissioners for North Carolina are:
Ann Jackson, State
Commissiner
Junny Jackson, Deputy
State Commissioner
Edgar
Thompson, Western NC Deputy
Franz David Cone,
Central NC Deputy
Tim Berly, Charlotte
Area Deputy
Neil Thompson,
Eastern NC Deputy
Sandy Thompson Moore,
Commissioner-at-Large
