Campen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Campen family

The surname Campen was first found in Leicestershire, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Campen family

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Campen Spelling Variations

Scribes in Medieval Scotland spelled names by sound rather than any set of rules, so an enormous number of spelling variations exist in names of that era. Campen has been spelled Champagne, Champaign, Champaigne, Champane, Champayne, Champigne and many more.

Early Notables of the Campen family

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Migration of the Campen family

The number of Strathclyde Clan families sailing for North America increased steadily as the persecution continued. In the colonies, they could find not only freedom from the iron hand of the English government, but land to settle on. The American War of Independence allowed many of these settlers to prove their independence, while some chose to go to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Scots played essential roles in the forging of both great nations. Among them: James Champagne, who came to Virginia in 1705; and Nicholas Champaigne who settled in Maryland in 1725.

Contemporary Notables of the name Campen (post 1700) +

Isaac Van Campen, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Sussex County, 1781-84 1
George Van Campen, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1880 2
William H. Campen, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1952 2
Joseph Green Campen, American politician, Member of North Carolina State Senate. Interment somewhere in Edenton, North Carolina 3
Donald O. Campen Jr. (b. 1920), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1968; Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1968 3

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html