CHAMPION, Thomas

1656 - 1705  (49 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	CHAMPION, Thomas
  Birth	Apr 1656	Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States   [1]
  Christening	Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Apr 1705	New London, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Death	5 Apr 1705	Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
  WAC	6 Jun 1930  [3]
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
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  Person ID	I14214	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	CHAMPION, Henry II ,   b. 17 Jul 1611, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdomd. 17 Feb 1708, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 96 years)
  Mother	BENNETT, Sarah ,   b. 1620, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United Statesd. 17 Feb 1709, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Aug 1647	Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F5470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	CHAMPION, Henry II ,   b. 17 Jul 1611, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdomd. 17 Feb 1708, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 96 years)
  Mother	JONES, Deborah ,   b. 1626, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United Statesd. 17 Feb 1709, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1650	Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States   [4]
  Family ID	F5471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BROCKWAY, Hannah ,   b. 14 Sep 1664, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United Statesd. 2 Mar 1750, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	23 Aug 1682	Connecticut   [2]
  Notes	~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 16 Jul 1930, ALBER.
  Family ID	F6551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

• Notes

  From the Find a Grave record: Thomas Champion, 5th known child and 2nd surviving son of the immigrant Henry Champion by his 1st unamed wife, b. of record in Apr. 1656 (day missing) at Saybrook, Conn. He d. of record Apr. 5, 1705 at Lyme, Conn. Thomas has no known surviving gravestone, but is assumed to have been interred at Lyme at Duck River Cemetery where his father Henry and older brother Henry, Jr. have extant gravestones. On Aug. 23, 1682 of record at Lyme, Conn., Thomas m. Hannah Brockway, dau. of Wolston Brockway and Hannah Briggs, b. of record Sept. 14, 1664 at Lyme. When and where Hannah died has yet to be confirmed. They had eight known children born at Lyme: • i. Hannah Champion, b. Feb. 13, 1683/4; m. Matthew Beckwith. • ii. Sarah Champion, b. Mar. 8, 1687/8; m. Nov. 4, 1705 at Lyme, Stephen Scovil. • iii. Thomas Champion, Jr., b. Jan. 21, 1690/1; m. June 21, 1709 at Lyme, Elizabeth Wade, his stepsister. Nine children recorded at Lyme. • iv. Mary Champion, b. July 31, 1693, d. Dec. 12, 1770 at East Haddam, Conn.; m. as his 2nd wife, Timothy,4 Fuller (Liet. Samuel,3 Dr. Matthew,2 Edward,1 of the Mayflower), who d. Nov. 30, 1748 at East Haddam. Eight children of the marriage recorded at East Haddam. • v. Henry Champion, b. May 2, 1695, d. Nov. 26, 1779 at East Haddam; m. Mehitable,5 Rowley (Moses,4 Rowley Elizabeth,3 Dr. Matthew,2 Edward,1 Fuller of the Mayflower), who d. Oct. 4, 1775 at East Haddam. Seven children of the family. • vi. Deborah Champion, b. Apr. 26, 1697, d. Aug. 22, 1778 at Norwich, Conn.; m. Ebenezer Johnson, son of John, b. Jan. 25, 1693/4 at Norwich, Conn. where he d. Apr. 13, 1779. Eight children of the family. • vii. Elizabeth Champion, b. July 1, 1699, d. Feb. 18, 1768 at Lebanon, Conn.; m. John Crocker, s. Samuel Crocker and Hannah Wolcott, b. Jan 16, 1700/1 at Norwich, Conn. He d. Oct. 22, 1768 at Lebanon, Conn. Eleven children of the family. • viii. Bridget Champion, b. circa 1702; neither her birth nor possible marriage is shown in the Lyme vital records, but was living unmarried at Lyme on 23 Jan. 1725/6, when included as a named child and living heir of her father in the distribution of her father's estate. She may have died soon thereafter as her brother Thomas Jr. had a dau. named Bridget b. at Lyme May 16, 1728. 7/8/2015 ID: Merged with a record that used the ID 1322>2+3 BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States. ~SEALING_PARENTS: Also shown as SealPar 20 Aug 1976, OAKLA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S989] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R), citing microfilm 0538427 for batch 7015928, sheet 52, downloaded 5 Jan 2010 (Reliability: 3). [S989] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R), citing microfilm 962064, downloaded 5 Jan 2010 (Reliability: 3). [S989] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R), citing microfilm 184282, page 409, reference number 9451, downloaded 5 Jan 2010 (Reliability: 3). [S989] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R), downloaded 5 Jan 2010 (Reliability: 3).