Billy Campbell

Campbell in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: William Oliver Campbell

Place of Birth: Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 7, 1959

Ethnicity: English, small amounts of Scottish and Welsh

Billy Campbell is an American actor. He has starred in the films The Rocketeer and Enough, and the series Providence, among many other roles.

He is married to a Norwegian woman and at least partly lives in Norway.

Billy’s maternal great-great-great-great-grandmother was Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, the adopted daughter of U.S. President George Washington, who was the biological granddaughter of his wife Martha Dandridge Washington.

Billy’s paternal grandfather was William Oliver Campbell II (the son of Wilson Alexander Campbell and Alice Clause). William was born in Pennsylvania. Wilson was the son of The Rev. William Oliver Campbell and Mary Louisa Shaw. Alice was the daughter of William Lewis Clause and Elizabeth Ann Fish.

Billy’s paternal grandmother was Martha Seabury (the daughter of Joseph Stowe Seabury and Marian Gill “Minnie” Ball). Martha was born in Massachusetts. Joseph was the son of Joseph Bartlett Seabury and Martha Daniels Mason. Marian was the daughter of George H. Ball and Florence J. Gill.

Billy’s maternal grandfather was Austin Judson Jennings (the son of Erwin Morehouse Jennings and Mabel Judson Sanford). Austin was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Erwin was the son of Austin Morehouse Jennings and Eliza Mercy Jennings. Mabel was the daughter of Edwin Glover Sanford, whose father co-owned the historic Frederick S. Sanford House in Bridgewater, CT, and of Mary Emily Judson.

Billy’s maternal grandmother was Page Ellyson Lewis (the daughter of James Freeland Lewis Sr. and Page Selden Ellyson). Billy’s grandmother Page was born in New York. James was the son of Henry Llewellyn Daingerfield Lewis and Carter Penn Freeland. Billy’s great-grandmother Page was the daughter of Robert Selden Ellyson and Nannie/Nanny Page.

Source: Genealogy of Billy’s mother – https://www.findagrave.com

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  1. bablah says:

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25932835/page-ellyson-mcgee

    Billy’s maternal grandfather was Austin Judson Jennings (the son of Erwin Morehouse Jennings and Mabel Judson Sanford). Austin was born in Connecticut. Erwin was the son of Austin Morehouse Jennings and Eliza Mercy Jennings. Mabel was the daughter of Edwin Glover Sanford and Mary Emily Judson.

    Billy’s maternal grandmother was Page Ellyson Lewis (the daughter of James Freeland Lewis Sr. and Page Selden Ellyson). Billy’s grandmother Page was born in New York. James was the son of Henry Llewellyn Daingerfield Lewis and Carter Penn Freeland. Billy’s great-grandmother Page was the daughter of Robert Selden Ellyson and Nannie Page.

    Among his many interesting relatives on his maternal grandmother’s side, the most interesting is his 4th great-grandmother Eleanor Parke Custis, adopted-daughter of US president George Washington, and biological granddaughter of his wife Martha Dandridge.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Parke_Custis_Lewis

    • bablah says:

      Billy’s paternal grandfather was William Oliver Campbell II (the son of Wilson Alexander Campbell and Alice Clause). William was born in Pennsylvania. Wilson was the son of Rev. William Oliver Campbell and Mary Louisa Shaw. Alice was the daughter of William Lewis Clause and Elizabeth Ann Fish.

      Billy’s paternal grandmother was Martha Seabury (the daughter of Joseph Stowe Seabury and Marian Gill ”Minnie” Ball). Martha was born in Massachusetts. Joseph was the son of Joseph Bartlett Seabury and Martha Daniels Mason. Marian was the daughter of George H. Ball and Florence J. Gill.

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