She married Ebenezer Johnson of Norwich, Connecticut, in Norwich on October 29, 1717.[1][4] Ebenezer died April 13, 1779.[5] Children, born in Norwich:
Deborah (Champion) Johnson died in Norwich on August 22, 1778, "in ye 82 year of her age" (gravestone). She was buried at Plains Cemetery in Franklin, Connecticut, where she shares a gravestone with her husband, which reads:[14][15]
💀
In Memory of
Mrs. Deborah
wife to Mr.
Ebenezer
Johnʃon ʃhe
Departed
this life
Augt 22th
1778 in yͤ
82d year
of her Age.
Research Notes
Probably not the "Deborah Champion" who married Samuel Mather:The Champion Genealogy explains why Deborah was probably not the "Deborah Champion" who married Samuel Mather: "The marriage of Deborah, daughter of __ Champion and Samuel Mather 1 Jan. 1711-2, is recorded at Lyme, but no record of the birth of any Champions who would correspond to her has been found. Since Samuel Mather was born 23 Jan. 1683, it would seem that Deborah could not have been a daughter of the Settler. It is also improbable that she was Deborah, who would have been but a little over fifteen years of age at the date of the marriage and fourteen years younger than her husband, and is recorded to have been married to Ebenezer Johnson in 1718."[1] Furthermore, Samuel Mather's Lyme marriage record does not appear to actually give Deborah's last name: "Samuell, m. Deborah [ ], Jan. 1, 1711/12."[16]Also, Samuel Mather died in 1725, after Deborah's 1717 marriage to Ebenezer Johnson.[17]
↑Lyme (Conn.) Vital Records, from Town Records, Book I., The American Genealogist (1933) Vol. 10, Page 224. Citing: "Champean, Children of Tho & hannah ... Debrah b. 26 Apr 97."
↑Vital Records of Norwich: Part I. Page 91. Citing: "Ebenezar johnson and Deborah Champian ware married ye 29th day of octobr anno Dn 1717."
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Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 22 October 2019), memorial page for Deborah Champion Johnson (26 Apr 1697–22 Aug 1778), Find A Grave: Memorial #50074425, citing Plains Cemetery, Franklin, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Northern Neighbors (contributor 47033135).
↑Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org ($), New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Lyme: Page 128. Citing: "Samuell, m. Deborah [ ], Jan. 1, 1711/12."
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"Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7DK-P4H : 9 February 2018), Samuel Mather, 17 Jul 1725; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,166.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Deborah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Deborah:
The Champion Genealogy cited here as the source indicates that she married Ebenezer Johnson, as the heirs of Thomas Champion included Ebenezer Johnson and Deborah his wife.
The same source notes the Lyme record of the 1 January 1711/2 marriage to Samuel Mather of "Deborah Champion, daughter of _____ Champion," but points out that this woman would have been short of her 15th birthday on that date and 14 years younger than Samuel Mather.
The same source notes the Lyme record of the 1 January 1711/2 marriage to Samuel Mather of "Deborah Champion, daughter of _____ Champion," but points out that this woman would have been short of her 15th birthday on that date and 14 years younger than Samuel Mather.
It looks like further research is needed here.