William Champlin (1687-about 1778) is #376 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandfather, who married #377 Joanna --?-- (about 1692-about 1762) in about 1720 in Rhode Island.
I am descended through:
* their son #188 Elijah Champlin (1730-1779), who married #189 Phoebe Card (1730-1787) in 1751.
* their son #94 Joseph Champlin (1757-1850), who married #95 Nancy Kenyon (1765-1833) in 1785.
* their daughter #47 Amy Champlin (1798-1865), who married #46 Jonathan Oatley (1791-1872) in 1813.
* their daughter #23 Amy Oatley (1826-1864), who married #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) in 1844.
* their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.
* their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.
* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
* their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)
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1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Name: William Champlin[1–4]
* Sex: Male
* Father: Christopher Champlin (1656-1732)
* Mother: --?-- --?-- (1658-1718)
2) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: 1687, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[1]
* Deed: 3 November 1760 (about age 73), bought 245 acres of land in Charlestown from Benjamin Wanton for £4500; Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[2]
* Deed: 10 December 1760 (about age 73), sold 122 acres of land in Charlestown to Elijah Champlin for £2250; Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[3]
* Deed: 2 November 1762 (about age 75), sold 122 acres of land in Charlestown to Rowland Robinson for £2220; Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[4]
* Death: about 1778 (about age 91), probably Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[1]
3) SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse 1: Joanna --?-- (1692-1762)
* Marriage 1: before 1720 (before about age 33), Rhode Island, United States[1]
* Child 1: William Champlin (1720-1778)
* Child 2: Michael Champlin (1723-1786)
* Child 3: John Champlin (1727- )
* Child 4: Elijah Champlin (1730-1779)
* Child 5: Dorcas Champlin (1732- )
* Child 6: Temperance Champlin (1738- )
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
The most complete Champlin family history with information about this family is by Robert Champlin of Newmarket, Ontario. He provided a computer file of many of the early Champlin families. Some of the information below was compiled on July 17, 2000 by Robert Champlin, and supplied by him for the personal use of the readers.
William Champlin, son of Christopher Champlin and his first wife [unnamed], was born at Westerly, Rhode Island in 1687, and was still alive as late as 1778 (despite the claims of some that he died on December 15, 1753)[1].
William married Joanna (some derivative sources say Watson?) before 1720 and they had children[1], but there are no marriage or birth records in town records:
* William Champlin (born about 1720, perhaps in Charlestown, R.I.)
* Michael Champlin (born about 1723, perhaps in Charlestown, R.I.)
* John Champlin (born about 1727, perhaps in Charlestown, R.I.)
* Elijah Champlin (born about 1730, probably in Westerly, R.I.)
* Dorcas Champlin (born about 1732, probably in Westerly, R.I.)
* Temperance Champlin (born about 1738, probably in South Kingstown, R.I.)
He was made a Freeman of the colony in 1723 and was called a cordwainer in 1726 (a cordwainer was a leather worker - often a shoemaker)[1].
Several Westerly deeds were abstracted and published in the Rhode Island Genealogical Register:
* On 9 December 1726, Christopher Champlin sold 37.5 acres of land in Westerly to William Champlin, son of Christopher, cordwainer. The land was bounded by land of Nicholas Saterly, Captain John Babcock, Roger Elderton, and mentions a deed dated 17 December 1722. The witnesses were George Babcock and Henry Davison [Westerly R.I. Land Evidence Deeds, Vol. 4, 1725-1728, pages 142-143].
* On 11 December 1726, William Champlin, and Joanna his wife, cordwainer, sion of Christopher Champlin, sold land in Westerly to Christopher Champlin, Jr. The witnesses were Christopher Champlin 3d and Henry Davison [Westerly R.I. Land Evidence, Vol. 4, 1725-1728, pages 141-142].
* On 8 February 1732/3, Christopher Stanton and his wife Elizabeth sold land in Westerly to William Champlin. The witnesses were Theo Rhodes, George Champlin and Hannah Champlin [Westerly R.I. Land Evidence, Vol. 6, pages 57-58].
Between 1733 and 1754, William Champlin family moved from Westerly to South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The South Kingstown Land Evidence books have these entries:
* William purchased 12.75 acres from Job Babcock in South Kingstown on August 22, 1754. The property was bounded on the north by land owned by Eleazer Colegrove, on the east by the land of Isaac Sheldon, on the south by Peter Boss' land and on the west by property owned by Francis Tanner. This deed was witnessed by John Babcock and Simeon Perry. On June 15, 1757 William sold a dwelling house and 5.5 acres of land in South Kingstown to the same Captain Job Babcock. Joanna released her rights in dower to this property.
* On December 22, 1757 William sold the land that he had purchased from Job Babcock to John Shelton, a South Kingstown shopkeeper. Again, Joanna released her rights in dower to this property.
Between 1757 and 1760, the William Champlin family moved from South Kingstown to Charlestown, Rhode Island.
According to "Rhode Island Freeman Admitted 1760-1762," William and his eldest son were made "free" at the April 1760 Town Meeting held at Charlestown, Rhode Island. At that time, William was said to be a cordwainer who possessed 244 acres of land and a dwelling house. The Charlestown record books have these deeds:
* On 2 November 1760, William Champlin, yeoman of Charlestown, bought 244 acres of land in Charlestown from Benjamin Wanton, mariner of Newport, for £4500. The land included houses, barns, stables, buildings, woods, ways and waterways. Witnesses were Brenton Wanton and George Champlin. The deed was recorded 10 November 1760[2].
* On 10 December 1760, William, yeoman of Charlestown, sold 122 acres in Charlestown to Elijah Champlin, yeoman of Charlestown for £2250. The deed, which specifically referred to Elijah as "my son" was co-signed by wife Joanna, thus releasing her dower rights to the land. The property was located along the banks of the Pawcatuck River just south of a bridge by Samuel Brown's Mill. Witnesses to the deed were Christopher Champlin and Joseph Crandall. The deed was recorded on 8 January 1761[3].
* On November 2, 1762, William Champlin, yeoman of Charlestown, sold 122 acres in Charlestown to Rowland Robinson, yeoman of South Kingstown for £2220. This tract of land was surrounded by the following properties: to the west by William Hall's land, to the north by the new highway and Elijah Champlin's land, to the east by Gideon Hoxsie's land, to the south by both Thomas Hall's and Thomas Ninigret's land and to the southeast by Daniel Edward's land. The deed was witnessed by Thankfull and John Champlin, and was not co-signed by Joanna Champlin. The deed was recorded on 1 November 1763[4].
Joanna may have died in about 1762 since she is not mentioned in the available deed in late 1762. After his wife died, and he had sold his Charlestown land, William may have resided with his son Elijah Champlin on his Charlestown land and later in South Kingstown.
There are no death records for William Champlin. He may have died as late as 1778[1].
There are no known probate records for William or Joanna Champlin, and there are no burial records for them.
5. SOURCES
1. Robert R. Champlin, Champlin Families in America (Newmarket, Ontario : the author, 2011), typescript provided by email to Randy Seaver, William Champlin sketch.
2. Charlestown [R.I.] Town Clerk, "Land Evidence Books, 1738-1931," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ( Family History Library, Salt Lake City, on 6 FHL US/CAN Microfilm and https://familysearch.org), Vol. 2-3, 1760-1790, Volume 2, Page 37 (image 55 of 567), Benjamin Wanton Deed to William Champlin, executed 3 November 1760, recorded 10 November 1760 (accessed on FHL US/CAN microfilm 931549).
3. Charlestown [R.I.] Town Clerk, "Land Evidence Books, 1738-1931," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ( Family History Library, Salt Lake City, on 6 FHL US/CAN Microfilm and https://familysearch.org), Vol. 2-3, 1760-1790, Volume 2, Page 39 (image 56 of 567), William Champlin Deed to Elijah Champlin, executed 10 December 1760, recorded 8 January 1761 (accessed on FHL US/CAN microfilm 931549).
4. Charlestown [R.I.] Town Clerk, "Land Evidence Books, 1738-1931," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ( Family History Library, Salt Lake City, on 6 FHL US/CAN Microfilm and https://familysearch.org), Vol. 2-3, 1760-1790, Volume 2, Page 147-148 (images 113-114 of 567), William Champlin Deed to Rowland Robinson, executed 2 November 1762, recorded 1 November 1763 (accessed on FHL US/CAN microfilm 931549).
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