James Briggs Sr. (b. abt 1753 in Rowan Co., NC) married Anna Collins and lived along the Yadkin River area in NC, along with many Sarratt/Surratt neighbors. A number of these neighbors moved from Davidson Co., NC, to Brown Co., about 1836-37, including John Sarratt, Samuel Briggs, John Briggs (and wife Constance Peacock), Elijah Lanier and wife Sarah Sexton, and John Boss. Later, several other families moved to Brown Co., including Henry Briggs, Samuel J. Peacock, Henry Clark Nothern, Calvin Hill, etc.
James and Anna Briggs had children: James Jr., Richard, John Lemuel, and Philip, along with Sarah, Ann and Catherine. (It is speculated by one researcher that they also had three other children, as noted in census counts, but their names are not found at this time.)(Note: We believe James Briggs' father was Thomas Briggs but can't prove it.) James Briggs Sr. stayed in Rowan Co., NC. as far as can be determined; at least he is not found in Brown Co. records yet
Major John Campbell was a son to Col Richard Campbell and John was married to Nancy Shirley. As far as I know they had 3 sonss. Richard who settled in New Mexico, James M settled in Old Mexico and had a large family. Vance Murray Campbell was married to two different Ioway tribe women. By his first wife he had a son James M and after she died he married another Indain woman and had George, Sophrial, Susan, and William Harvey Campbell. Susan must have died early. James M stayed with his step mother and children to help them for Vance had died earlier. Vance was a intrepreter for the Ioway Indians and his father John helped him some what when trouble aroused among the Indians. Vance would be my gg grandfather. I have no dates of his birth or death. He traveled up and down the rivers in Iowa state and once lived in the corner of Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri on the reservation. This is not much to go on but that is about all I can tell you at this time. by Jean Sellers
Had one sone and 8 daughters