Champaigne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Champaigne family

The surname Champaigne 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 Champaigne family

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Champaigne Spelling Variations

The many spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names result from the fact that scribes in that era spelled words according to sound. Translation too, was an undeveloped science, and many names were altered into complete obscurity. Over the years Champaigne has been spelled Champagne, Champaign, Champaigne, Champane, Champayne, Champigne and many more.

Early Notables of the Champaigne family

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Champaigne migration to the United States +

To escape the uncertainties and discrimination faced in Scotland, many decided to head out for North America. Once they arrived, many Scots fought with relish in the American War of Independence; some went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Many ancestors of these Scots have recovered their lost national heritage in the 20th century through Clan organizations and Scottish historical societies. Among the settlers to North America were:

Champaigne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Nicholas Champaigne who settled in Maryland in 1725

Champaigne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

C Champaigne, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Champaigne (post 1700) +

Romeo J. Champaigne, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1960 2
Walter Champaigne, Educational Administrator, Louisiana

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html