The
Champ(e) families I have concentrated on are those found in American colonies and US up to the beginning of the 19th century.
There may be a connection between these families and yours through a common ancestor in
England, Ireland or France, but I have never established this. If you ever find a common ancestor, do let me know:
In case you are interested, I will give you a sample of the early
Champe dateline I have been working on:
1622: John
Champ, in Virginia; on "Passenger and Immigration List, 1538-1940," Boyer. p. 33.
1623: John
Champ, VA. "List of
Living and Dead in
Virginia," Colonial
Records of
Virginia, p. 57
1623: John
Champ, VA. "Original Lists of Persons of
Quality, etc., who went from Great Britian to the American Planatations, 1600-1700," John Camden Hotten, PRO, London, Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1974, 1986. p. 192.
1624: John
Champ, VA. "Complete Book of Immigrants," Peter Wilson Coldham, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1988. p. 41.
1624 At the plantation over against James City (VA). Dead - John
Champ, "List of
Living and Dead in
Virginia.
abt. 1644: IGI F-455301 records a William
Champe estimated birth about 1644, and gives marriage to a "Jane ?" abt. 1664. Estimated birthdate from date of marriage. IGI Film No. 447965 also estimates William Champe's birth date as about 1644. These IGI entries in the 455301-302 series are repeated in IGI Film No. 447965. (Note: I have found many of these IGI entries to be absolutely worthless. In the case of the
Champe line, a number of listings in the early years appear to be guesstimations based on a genealogical depiction by Ida May Judy published in 1950 which is full of errors. Also, the locations are off or done sloppily).
1659:
Kent County, MD Land Surveys. Williston - 224 a., surveyed 7-28-1659 for a William
Champ. Interesting...this area of
Maryland is just across the Chesapeake Bay from Champes loctated in
Westmoreland Co., VA.
source:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/9448/land.html.
1670: John
Champe est. date of birth, possibly
Westmoreland Co., VA.. Per web page of living descendant Thomas
Champ, this John married Elizabeth Washington about 1694. I have trouble with this descendant's depiction of his early family tree. It is very glorious, but I cannot find any support for his claims, and he does not respond to requests for sources. W. B. McGroarty, author of "
Champe of Lambs
Creek," believes wife was Elizabeth
Pope, daughter of Nathaniel
Pope.
1674:
Anne Arundel Co., MD: Thomas
Sparrow, of
Anne Arundel Co., MD, was deceased by 1659, with children Thomas (Jr.) and Elizabeth. Thomas
Sparrow (Jr.) wrote his will in 1674. (MD
Cal. of Wills 1:90) and named his wife Elizabeth, son Thomas (III), sister Elizabeth
Champe, daughter Elizabeth, and brother Solomon. As his brother Solomon was not listed as having been transported in 1649, he is believed to have been born after 1649.
6 Oct 1679: New Castle Co., DL: Walter
Anderson christened (Parents: John
Anderson and Sarah
Champ)
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. Source: Jim
Burgess Research on Rootsweb.
1688: William
Champe, of Saint Mary's Co., Maryland, d. by Oct 1668; left widow "Fortune Mitford, now wife of Marmaduke Simm" (ARMD 57:358). Source:
Maryland Indexes,
Maryland Marriage References, by Robert Barnes,
MSA S 1527.
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s1500/s1527/ht...18 Sept. 1689:. John
Champe of
Stafford Co., VA, figures in affidavit of John Wilton, involving Robert Brent, Thomas Fustin, Wm Beard.
Stafford Co., VA Record Book, 1686-1689, p. 111.
7 April 1690: John
Champe of
Stafford Co., VA mentioned in suit for debt brought by Robert Cropper. Source:
Stafford Co., VA Order Book, 1664-1668, p. 48, item 708
20 May 1691. John
Champe of
Stafford Co., VA failed to appear in court to give testimony and is fined. Source"
Stafford Co., VA, Order Book, 1691-1692, p. 145
13 Dec 1692: John
Champe listed among those receiving bounty (20 lbs of tobacco per head) for wolves. Source
Stafford Co., VA Record Book, 1689-1693.
1694: Northern Neck of VA Land Book. Oct. 21, 1694, John
Champ patented 340 acres of land "on branch of Quantcott
Creek in
Stafford County."
1695: A patent for 202 acres on the Quantico River, was issued to William
Champ on April 4, 1695, adjacent to Mathew Martin, Samuel Jackson, George Calvert and John
Champ. Sources: "
Virginia Northern Neck :Land Grants, 1694-1742," Compiled by Gertrude E. Gray, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1987, p. 12.; and W.B. McGroarty, idem. This establishes both John and William
Champ, referred to by McGroarty as brothers, in the
Stafford Co., VA area.
