Champion John
Male 1717 - 1806

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  • Birth  23 Jan 1717  [1, 2
    Gender  Male 
    _UPD  11 JAN 2009 19:58:56 GMT-5 
    Died  1806  [1
    Person ID  I397  Alan Donald Vibber
    Last Modified  08 Dec 2009 
     
    Father  Champion Thomas,   b. 21 Jan 1690/91, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Wade Elizabeth 
    Married  21 Jun 1709  Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F169  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Vibber Anna,   b. 06 Dec 1729,   d. 22 Jun 1820, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Y  [2, 3, 4
    Children 
     1. Champion Nathan,   b. Abt 1748, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1782, Durham, Greene, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Champion Anna,   b. 19 Mar 1755, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1834, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Champion Parnel,   b. 1757, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1819, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Champion Salmon,   b. 1758, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1839, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Champion Henry Vibber,   b. 25 Jun 1761, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Champion Hannah,   b. 1762, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Dec 1782
    Family ID  F168  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • There is a record of a John Champlin being born (Baker) between 11718 and 1724 the son of William Champlin & Joanna. They lived at Westerly and New London.

      18. John Champion (Thomas, Thomas, Henry), born 23 January 1717, in Lyme Conn., died 22 March 1806, in Franklin, Conn.; married Anna Vibber, of Montville, Conn., who died 22 June 1820, in Franklin, aged 92 1/2 years.

      John Champion removed from Lyme as early as 1748 and settled in Norwich, West Farms parish, where he bought land of Elisha Hyde for L1400. That part of Norwich was incorporated into the town of Franklin in May, 1786.

      His will, dated March 15, 1806, is on file in Norwich. In it he mentions his wife Anna and gives her one third of his estate; his son Henry Vibber and gives him his houses and lands after the death of his mother; his son Nathan and gives him $66.76; his daughters Anna Metcalf, wife of David Metcalf, and Parnel, wife of Azaria Huntington; his son Salmon and Azariah Huntington to be executors.

      Children born in Franklin, Conn.:

      i. Nathan, bapt. 2 Oct. 1748; m. Lucy Hinckley.
      ii. Anna, b. 19 Mar. 1755; m. David Metcalf.
      iii. Parnel, b. _____ 1757; m. Capt. Azariah Huntington.
      iv. Salmon, b. _____ 1758; m. Mary Crane.
      v. Henry Vibber, b. 25 June 1761; m. Violata Garey.
      vi. Hannah, b. _____ 1762; d. 4 Dec. 1782, "aged 20 years."
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S186] The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. II, 225 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S199] The Champion genealogy : a history of the descendants of Henry Champion of Saybrook and Lyme, Connecticut, together with some account of other families of the same name V.1, 37 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S2] History of Montville, H.A. Baker, (Name: Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company;), 232 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S202] The Huntington family in America : a genealogical memoir of the known descendants of Simon Huntington from 1633 to 1915 : including those who have retained the family name and many bearing other surnames, Huntington Family Association (Norwich, Connecticut);, (Name: Hartford, Connecticut : Huntington Family Association;), 110 (Reliability: 3).