Campbell Family

“	You know, you had ancestors hacking the heads off vamps on the Mayflower.	”
	— Samuel, on the history of the family

The Campbell family is a family of Scottish-American hunters that have existed for several generations.

History[]

The Campbell Family was originally from Scotland. It was exported to the New World in the 1600s, and according to Samuel Campbell, some of the family members would cut off vampire heads on The Mayflower. This implies that they were already hunters at the time they lived in Scotland. In the years following the Campbells' arrival in America, they spread out in several cities such as New York or Lawrence, Kansas. Judging by the photos in the Campbell Compound, some of the family members fought in the Civil War between 1863 and 1865. Between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, one of the members of the family, Jebediah Campbell, was active and, like many hunters, owned a hunting journal which contained, among other things, the formula of the remedy against vampirism. It implied that the person who had been transformed had not eaten. Jebediah had at least one child and by the 1920s had at least two grandchildren, Samuel Campbell and another unnamed one. Jebediah's journal was passed on to other generations to come. In the 1930s, another family member, Moishe Campbell, who was part of the New York branch of the family, recounted H.P. Lovecraft's attempts to create a portal to other dimensions in his hunting journal. In the 1950s, Samuel married Deanna Campbell and had a daughter with her, Mary Campbell, on December 5, 1954. They raised Mary in the world of hunting. Samuel was, unlike his wife, gruff, suspicious and antisocial and did not trust other hunters. Mary met John Winchester on March 23, 1972 outside a movie theater in Lawrence after seeing the movie Slaughterhouse-Five. At that moment, a Cupid made them fall in love. Mary became John's girlfriend. Samuel didn't like John too much because he wasn't a hunter. After John returned from the Vietnam War in 1973, Samuel and Deanna's grandson, Dean Winchester, who came from the future thanks to the angel Castiel, met them. While investigating Tom Whitshire's death, Samuel and Dean tracked down the demon behind Tom's death, Azazel, who possessed Dr. Brown and was trying to make a deal with Liddy Walsh to help her husband recover from his liver cancer. Dr. Brown was killed by Samuel, allowing the demon to escape and possess Samuel. He met Mary during this altercation. He later revealed to Dean that he possessed Samuel and stabbed him in the chest with a knife, killing him. The demon then broke the neck of Deanna, who was trying to help Samuel. The demon then attacked John, breaking his neck, and then made a deal with Mary to resurrect John on the condition that he could return in ten years. Azazel then left Samuel's body. To cover his tracks, Azazel eliminated several members of the Campbell Family, including Ed Campbell and Robert Campbell, as well as Mary's relatives, such as her doctor. On August 19, 1975, Mary and John were married in Reno, Nevada, taking the name Winchester. After Mary's death at the hands of Azazel in 1983, her uncle erected a grave. In 2010, Crowley brought Samuel back to life, and with Sam, he reunited with several previously unknown members of the Campbell Family, including Christian, Gwen, Mark, Johnny and Tyler Campbell. On Crowley's orders, Samuel captured monsters to find their Alphas and, thus, find Purgatory. Crowley promised in return to bring Mary back to life. During this time, Samuel and Sam investigated an Arachne that was abducting men in Bristol, New York State. Nearly a year after the resurrection of Samuel and Sam, Dean met his cousins as three djinns wanting to avenge their father hunted him down. One of the cousins, Johnny, was killed by the djinns. Two of the djinns were killed by Sam and Samuel while the last, Brigitta, was captured and taken to Crowley by Samuel and Christian. Later, Samuel and Sam investigated numerous family attacks in which the family's baby was kidnapped by the attacker. After rescuing a baby, who turned out to be a shapeshifter, and killing the attacker, who was none other than the baby's father and also a shapeshifter, Samuel wanted Christian and his wife Arlene to adopt the baby but the Alpha Shapeshifter then arrived, killing Mark Campbell and two guards from the Campbell Compound, before knocking out the other hunters and fleeing with the baby, named Bobby John. Samuel was later called by Sam and Dean because a vampire had transformed Dean. He used Jebediah Campbell's journal to turn Dean back into a human. However, this required killing the vampire who had transformed him. Dean slaughtered the vampire's nest and then became human again thanks to Samuel. Samuel also knew that Sam had attempted to sacrifice Dean to find the Alpha Vampire. Samuel and several other hunters attacked and captured the Alpha Vampire, locking him in a warehouse to torture him, but he proved to be very resistant to pain. He escaped soon after and killed Tyler Campbell, who was in charge of watching him. The Winchesters and Campbells attempted to capture him again, only to have Christian's neck broken and the hunters put in a bad position. Christian, who was possessed by a demon from Crowley, got up and managed with the help of two demons to capture the Alpha Vampire. Later, determined not to work for Crowley anymore, Sam and Dean broke into Crowley's monster prison on Samuel's instructions. Samuel betrayed them, however, sending them to their deaths, but Sam and Dean survived. Samuel fled and hid himself. Sam, Dean, Bobby Singer and Rufus Turner later found him with Gwen searching for Khan worm, which had people in a factory. While Dean wanted to kill Samuel for his betrayal, they were forced to work together. Gwen was shot by Khan worm, which possessed Dean, and then Samuel was shot in the head by Sam while possessed by Khan's worm, eliminating the last two Campbells. With their deaths, it is unknown if the family has been completely wiped out or if there are some unknown survivors.

Known members[]

Samuel Campbell (deceased) - He was the father of Mary and the father-in-law of John Winchester. He was the maternal grandfather of Sam Winchester and Dean Winchester. His grandson, Sam, was named after him. Deanna and he were both hunters and raised Mary to be one as well. He was killed by Azazel. He was sent to Heaven but brought back to life along with other Campbell relatives presumably by Crowley. In exchange for the resurrection of Mary, Samuel was to capture Alphas in order to obtain the location to Purgatory. He is possessed by a Khan worm before he is killed again by his grandson Sam.
Deanna Campbell (deceased) - She is the wife of Samuel. She was the mother of Mary and the mother-in-law of John. She was the maternal grandmother of Sam and Dean. Her grandson, Dean, was named after her. She and Samuel were both hunters and raised Mary to be one as well. She was killed by Azazel while trying to save her future grandson, Dean.
Mary Winchester (née Campbell) (deceased) - She was the wife of John and the mother of Sam and Dean. She named her two sons after her deceased parents, Samuel and Deanna. Her parents raised her as a hunter, but she gave up hunting after she met John and both her parents were killed by Azazel. She was killed by Azazel when Sam was six months old. This was because she interrupted Azazel while he was feeding Sam demon blood. She was resurrected by the Darkness in 2016 as a way of thanking Dean for reuniting the Darkness and God, although later accidentally killed by Jack.
Christian Campbell (deceased) - He was Sam and Dean's third cousin. He was a calm and skilled hunter working with Samuel Campbell. He was revealed to be possessed in "Family Matters". In Caged Heat, Dean kills both the real Christian and the demon with the Demon-Killing Knife.
Gwen Campbell (deceased) - She was Sam and Dean's third cousin. She was a hunter working with Samuel Campbell. She tells Dean that she had no idea Samuel sold them out to Crowley and is the only Campbell that is friendly to Sam and Dean. Dean kills her when he was possessed by the Khan worm. She appeared to be the only one the brothers care for since she gave them no reason to distrust her.
Mark Campbell (deceased) - He is Sam and Dean's distant cousin. He is a hunter working with Samuel Campbell. The Alpha Shapeshifter snaps his neck in "Two And A Half Men".
Johnny Campbell (deceased) - He is Sam and Dean's distant relative. He is a hunter working with Samuel Campbell. He was sent to watch over Lisa and Dean, but was killed by the Djinn in "Exile on Main Street".
Tyler Campbell (deceased) - He is Sam and Dean's distant relative. He is a hunter working with Samuel Campbell. He was sent to guard the Alpha Vampire after Sam and Dean were caught snooping, but was killed by the Alpha in "Family Matters".
Arlene Campbell - The wife of Christian whose whereabouts and status remain unknown.
Unnamed Uncle - Mary's uncle who had her gravestone put up. Unknown if he was a hunter or not, or if he is alive. Also unknown if he had any children.
Jebediah Campbell (Samuel's grandfather, mentioned in "Let It Bleed").
Robert Campbell (mentioned in "The Kids Are Alright").
Ed Campbell (mentioned in "The Kids Are Alright").
Moishe Campbell (mentioned in "Let It Bleed").

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Nathaniel Campbell (came to the US from Scotland in the 1600s) (great great great grandfather to Dean and Sam)
Rose Mary Campbell (Nathaniel's wife)
Thomas Campbell (Nathaniel's elder son)
Caleb Campbell (Nathaniel's younger son)
Hannah Campbell (Nathaniel's daughter)

Allies[]

Crowley - Crowley became allies with Samuel Campbell after resurrecting the hunter and offering to resurrect Samuel's daughter Mary in exchange for services. Although Crowley's motives were evil and selfish, Samuel and his remaining relatives worked tirelessly for him.

Enemies[]

Azazel - This Prince of Hell was responsible for the near-extinction of the Campbell Family, starting with Mary, since Mary had interfered with his plans, forcing Azazel to cover his tracks by killing everyone close to her.
Dean Winchester - He is the eldest son of John and Mary. Dean was initially an ally and tried to save his grandfather during a time travel experience. Dean became enemies with Samuel after Samuel betrayed him for Crowley. He is a member of the Campbell family.
Sam Winchester - He is the youngest son of John and Mary. Sam met Samuel after Samuel's resurrection and hunted alongside him for a year, before being betrayed by Samuel for Crowley. It was Sam who killed his grandfather. He is a member of the Campbell family.

Mary donning the Men of Letters Crest on her bracelet.

Family Tree[]

Trivia[]

It's revealed in Keep Calm and Carry On that the Campbells were aware of the Men of Letters but considered them just a hunter's myth. Despite this, Mary wore their crest on her bracelet.
Like the Harvelle Family, the Campbell family are comprised mostly of hunters.
It is unknown if they were all wiped out by Season 6.
As seen in Lebanon, Dean and Sam go by the name Campbell to hide their true names.