Col. Joseph Champlin

1709 - 1792  (83 years)

• Name	Joseph Champlin  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Col.
  Birth	4 Aug 1709	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island   [2, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Dec 1792	Stonington, New London, Connecticut   [5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Wequetequock Burial Ground, Stonington, New London, Connecticut   [6]
  Person ID	I10029	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TNH
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Christopher Champlin,   b. 26 Sep 1684, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island d. 23 Oct 1734, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Denison,   b. 11 Sep 1689, Stonington, New London, Connecticut d. 22 Nov 1749, Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1705	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island   [5, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Noyes,   b. 14 Aug 1725, Stonington, New London, Connecticut d. Dec 1808, Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	8 Feb 1753	First Congregational Church, Stonington, New London, Connecticut   [10, 11]
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Champlin,   b. 1762, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2021

  
  

• Notes

  He commanded the militia that, in 1775, prevented the British ship Rose from landing at Stonington Point. His first wife was Rebecca Chesebrough.

  
  

• Sources

  [S541] A Record, Genealogical, Biographical, Statistical, of Thomas Stanton, of Connecticut, and his Descendants, 1635-1891, by William A. Stanton. Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1891. [S972] Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Mass. by Anna Chesebrough Wildey. New York: T. A. Wright, 1903. [S715] History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900 by Richard Anson Wheeler. New London, Connecticut: Press of the Day Publishing Company, 1900. [S1323] Descendants of Alice Freeman Thompson Parke by Chris Chester. [S760] John Howland of the Mayflower, Volume 1: The First Five Generations: Documented Descendants from His First Child Desire Howland and Her Husband Captain John Gorham by Elizabeth Pearson White. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1990. [S591] Findagrave.com page for Col. Joseph Champlin. [S972] Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Mass. by Anna Chesebrough Wildey. New York: T. A. Wright, 1903., date only. [S3846] Find a Grave page for Capt Christopher Champlin., date only. [S3847] Find a Grave page for Elizabeth Denison Champlin., date only. [S760] John Howland of the Mayflower, Volume 1: The First Five Generations: Documented Descendants from His First Child Desire Howland and Her Husband Captain John Gorham by Elizabeth Pearson White. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1990., says "21 February 1753". [S3719] History of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, Conn., 1674-1874 by Richard Anson Wheeler. Norwich, Connecticut: T. H. Davis & Company, 1875.