Capt. William Allison

1749 -

• Name	William Allison  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Christened	9 Apr 1749	Tinkling Spring Presbyterian, Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Born	Abt. 12 Apr 1749	Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Alias	William Ellison
  Died	Fayette, Kentucky, USA
  Person ID	I3326	Campbell Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Allison,   b. Abt. 1700,   d. Aft. 1772, Augusta, Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Jean Byers
  Married	9 Mar 1741	Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Campbell,   b. 19 Jan 1753, Augusta, Virginia, USA
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F1047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David and Jane Conyngham Campbell had four children. William married Mary Ellison, and was prominent in the Indian and Revolutionary wars. His two brothers-in-law, Captain William Ellison, who married Mary Campbell, and Major John Morrison, who married Martha Campbell, were also patriotic defenders of their liberty in the same war. source: Pilcher, Margaret Campbell. “Sketch of Captain David Campbell.” The American Historical Magazine and Tennessee Historical Society Quarterly, Volume 8, Number 2. Nashville, TN: Goodpasture Book Company, 1903.

  
  

• Sources

  [S72] The Tinkling Spring, Headwater of Freedom: A Study of the Church and Her People, 1732-1952, Howard McKnight Wilson, (Fishersville, VA: The Tinkiling Spring and Hermitage Presbyterian Churches, 1954). [S7] “Sketch of Captain David Campbell.” The American Historical Magazine and Tennessee Historical Society Quarterly, Volume 8, Number 2, Margaret Campbell Pilcher, (Nashville, TN: Goodpasture Book Company, 1903).