Sir John Campbell (c. 1576c. 1642) was a Scottish nobleman and knight, who was the son of Archibald Campbell, and Isabella Grant, a daughter of James Grant, laird of Freuchie and Elizabeth Forbes.

Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg (Scottish Gaelic: ''Aonghus Mac Dòmhnuill'', died 21 October 1614) was the Chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg. Life MacDonald was the son of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg (died 1565) and Agnes Campbell, dau ...

sold the lands belonging to the MacDonald's on

Islay Islay ( ; , ) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll and Bute just south west of Jura, Scotland, Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The island's cap ...

to Sir John Campbell of Cawdor for 6,000

merks The merk () is a long-obsolete Scotland, Scottish silver coin. Originally the same word as a Mark (currency), money mark of silver, the merk was in circulation at the end of the 16th century and in the 17th century. It was originally valued at 1 ...

in 1612. Several young chiefs of Clan MacDonald occupied

Dunyvaig Castle Dunyvaig Castle (, Anglicised ''Fort of the galleys'', also known as ''Dunnyveg'') is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval base of the Lord of the I ...

and Loch Gorm Castle in defiance of Cawdor. Dunyvaig Castle was retaken by Cawdor and Loch Gorm Castle surrendered on 28 January 1615. He purchased the lands on

and Jura which had previously belonged to the Macleans of Duart in 1615.

Family

By his wife, Jean, daughter of Sir Duncan Campbell, Baronet and Jean Stewart, their children were: *John Campbell *Jane Campbell *Colin Campbell *Robert Campbell *George Campbell *Duncan Campbell *Alexander Campbell *Jean Campbell

References

* Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown 1570s births 1642 deaths Nobility from Argyll and Bute Scottish knights

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

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