Campian History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Campian family

The surname Campian 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 Campian family

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Campian Spelling Variations

In the era before dictionaries, there were no rules governing the spelling or translation of names or any other words. Consequently, there are an enormous number of spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names. Campian has appeared as Champagne, Champaign, Champaigne, Champane, Champayne, Champigne and many more.

Early Notables of the Campian family

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Campian migration to the United States +

The freedom, opportunity, and land of the North American colonies beckoned. There, Scots found a place where they were generally free from persecution and where they could go on to become important players in the birth of new nations. Some fought in the American War of Independence, while others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these Scottish settlers have been able to recover their lost national heritage in the last century through highland games and Clan societies in North America. Among them:

Campian Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Campian, who landed in Maryland in 1657 1

Campian Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Abr Campian, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 1

Campian Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary Campian, aged 18, who landed in New York in 1854 1
Michael Campian, aged 12, who arrived in New York in 1854 1

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)