The first elders of New Providence, according to Mr. Houston, were a Mr. Miller, Andrew Hays, John Logan, Samuel Buchanan, Alexander Walker, John Houston and Andrew Steel. There is in the possession of the officers of the church the original deed given by James Wardlow and wife Mary to John Logan, Samuel Buchanan, Alexander Walker, Sr., Andrew Hays, James Henry, James McCampbell, Thomas Hill, John Houston, Alexander Walker, Jr., as elders of the congregation of Dissenters of New Providence church.
John Logan's will was probated May 19, 1778, wife Margaret; children James, John, Samuel, William, Robert, Sarah, Mary and Alexander.
Will B. 6, Page 43. _____ discharge all debts. _____ First I give and bequeath to my wife the third of all the rnovables, and I give and bequeath to my son John the one-half of the land or plantation, and that half to be valued and John is to pay in money the half of that value of land to my son Samuel, and I leave and bequeath to my son William and son Robert the other half, which is to be valued and divided between them as the other is divided, William is to possess the land and pay Robert his part in money. To my daughter Sarah one feather bed and furniture and five and twenty pounds. And to my wife her maintenance from the land. To my daughter Mary the sum of five pounds annually her life time. To my son Alexander five pounds. To my son James, a book entitled "Anthony Burgess," etc.
JOHN LOGAN.
James Logan came to America with his parents about 1742 and was quite young. He married Hannah Erwin about 1765. She was a daughter of Robert and Ann (Crockett) Erwin. (I find many of their descendants spelling their name Irwin and some Irvine.) (See Robert Ervin under the head of Erwins.)
It is thought he was a son of a first wife who died in Ireland, or Pennsylvania. James Logan was a Revolutionary soldier, served three years in Captain Jonathan Langdon's Company, 12th Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colonel James Wood. He died in Rockbridge Co., Va., in 1825, aged 92 years. His wife Hannah died in 1826; both are buried at New Monmouth church cemetery, Rockbridge County, Va. The children of James and Hannah Logan were:
James, who married Lucy Van Lear, moved from Salem, Roanake Co., Va., in 1821 to Bellview Valley, about 30 miles from St. Louis, Mo. His daughter Lucy married Brooks. She died at Potosi Jan. 19, 1890.
Alexander Logan and Jane McCampbell were married in Rockbridge Co., Va., and in Oct., same year, settled in Shelby Co., Ky., on a farm four miles from Shelbyville. I am told the old homestead (which was a brick house) is still preserved. The original letter they brought from New Monmouth church, Rockbridge Co., Va., is in the keeping of some of the descendants at Shelbyville, Ky. He died Sept. 25, 1847, aged 76 years, and his wife died Aug. 14, 1846. Both are buried in the cemetery at Shelbyville, Ky.
Jane McCampbell was a descendant of John McCampbell of Ireland, who came to America at an advanced age. His children:
James McCampbell married Mary Shannon in Ireland, her father Samuel was in the siege of Londonderry, was captured and beaten almost to death (or left for dead), was rescued, and cared for until restored to health by a Catholic girl.
In the early history of New Providence church of Rockbridge County, Va., James McCampbell's name appears as one of the elders. James came to America, it is said, some years after his father. His brother William deposed in 1811 that he came to Augusta Co. in 1753, and was 72 years old in 1811. He was an elder in New Providence church.
The children of James and Mary (Shannon) McCampbell were:
The last two children, Nancy and Andrew, were born in America.
Samuel McCampbell, b. about 1743 in County Down or Antrim, Ireland, son of James and Mary Shannon, married about 1766 or 7, Martha Cooper. They were members of New Monmouth Presbyterian church of Rockbridge County, Va. They came to Shelby County, Ky., where he invested in a large amount of land. He died in Shelby County, Ky., in 1804. The McCampbells are buried at Olivet church cemetery on the Shelbyville and Smithfield Pike, near Chestnut Grove, in Shelby Co., Ky.
His will probated at the August court in Shelby Co., Ky., 1804.
_____ To my beloved wife, Martha, the full, free and uninterrupted possession of mansion house, plantation, stock and profits thereto belonging during her natural life for her own use and support of the children under her charge. To my son James McCampbell the tract of land whereon he now lives, containing 250 acres. Son John McCampbell the tract whereon he now lives, containing 200 acres, with the restriction that after his brother Washington comes of age, the said John McCampbell be bound to pay him one hundred pounds. Son William the plantation I formerly lived on lying on Hickory Runn, containing 200 acres, and he is to pay when he comes of age his brother Samuel one hundred pounds. To son Andrew, the plantation, my present place of residence, containing 200 acres, after the death of his mother. To my daughter Margaret the young sorrel mare and saddles, when she marries, one feather bed with its furniture, two cows and a bureau or desk. To
my daughter Jane Logan, fifty pounds, twenty-five from the home place and twenty-five from John McCampbell. To my daughter Nancy Elliott, a cow and a yearling heifer. To my daughter, Mary Lawson, five pounds.
Signed, sealed, etc.
SAMUEL McCAMPBELL. [SEAL]
The children of Samuel McCampbell and Martha Cooper:
Three brothers married three Telford sisters, daughters of John Telford and Rebecca McComb.
James, son of Samuel McCampbell and Martha Cooper, came to Shelby Co., Ky., with his wife and children the same time with his father and family. He lived on a farm on "Bull Skin" until he moved to Clark Co., Ind., about 1805. He was Justice of the Peace Clark Co., and gave the ground that County Court House was built upon. Removed later to Parke Co., Ind. m. July 19, 1791, Margaret Logan, b. Dec. 21, 1772, daughter of James Logan and Hannah Erwin, of Rockbridge Co., Va., granddaughter of Robert Erwin and Anna Crockett. Children:
James McCampbell m. 2d Jane Buchanan (daughter of George Buchanan and Margaret McAfee). Chil.:
Samuel, b. May 24, 1794 (son of James McCampbell and Margaret Logan), came to Kentucky with his father from Rockbridge County, Va., 1796 -- to Shelby County, Ky., and was taken to Clark County, Ind., about 1805; lived and died Dec. 26, 1869, near Charlestown, Clark Co., Ind. Was an elder in the Presbyterian church for many years. m. Feb. 1, 1816, Jane Telford, b. June 6, 1795, in Rockbridge Co., Va. (daughter of James Telford and Jean McCoskey). She died at her home near Charlestown, Ind., Dec. 26, 1864. Children:
Samuel McCampbell married again Dec. 25, 1866, Mrs. Clarissa Patrick. He died Aug. 4, 1869.
James Harvey, b. Jan. 31, 1817, near Charlestown, Clark County, Ind. (son of Samuel and Jane Telford), m. Oct. 6, 1840, Letitia Stull Meriwether, b. 1821, daughter of Dr. Samuel and Mary Lewis Meriwether, his cousin). He was elder in Presbyterian church, Jeffersonville, Ind. Auditor Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad and
President 1st Nat. Bank. Died Feb. 15, 1888. His wife died Aug. 23, 1901. Children:
Rev. George Meriwether, b. Sept. 9, 1841 (Son of James Harvey and Letitia Meriwether). Educated at Hanover College and Princeton, N. J. M. 1st Oct. 1, 1866, Mary Jane Hall. He is living near Pittsburg, Penn. Children:
George Meriwether, m. 2d time, Carolyn Moore, Oct. 1885. Children:
Letitia Hall McCampbell, m. Oct. 3,1899, Louis Lincoln Tribus; one child, Lucien, b. _____, 1901, living at Stapleton, Staten Island, N. Y.
George Meriwether McCampbell, m. June 5, 1896, Harriett Cunningham. Two children,