William Campion (1707 - 1778)

Born 21 Dec 1707 in Sussex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Partheriche) Campion — married 1 Jun 1727 in Ely, Cambridge, England

Descendants

Died Aug 1778 at age 70 in Sussex, England

Biography

William Campion was born 21 Dec 1707 in Sussex, England to Henry Campion and Barbara (Courthope) Campion. He was christened in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex on 30 Dec 1707.^[1]

William is a distant descendant of King Edward III of England.^[2]

William Campion, 4th son of Henry of Combwell Manor in Kent and Danny Place in Sussex, was admitted Fellow Commoner to Trinity College at Cambridge on 29 Nov 1724 ["Fellow Commoners" were affluent, usually aristocratic, students granted special privileges such as sharing the high table with the Fellows]. He matriculated in 1725.^[3]

William Campion married Elizabeth Partheriche on 1 Jun 1727 in Ely, Cambridge.^[4]

William and Elizabeth had at least four children: Frances Barbara (Campion) Courthope (1730-1790), Henry Courthope Campion (1734-1811), William Campion (1738-1818), and Edward Campion (1740-1803).

"In 1761 on the death of his father William inherited the Courthope and Campion properties, consisting of lands in Sussex, Kent, London, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. By his marriage he had three surviving sons and a daughter, the two younger sons, William (1738-1818) of Lewes and Oporto, Portugal, and Edward (1740-1803) of London, both becoming merchants. His eldest son, Henry Courthope Campion (1734-1811) matriculated at Oxford in 1751 and inherited the estate in 1778."^[5]

William Campion passed away in 1778, and was buried at Hurstpierpoint on 18 Aug.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ND33-P26 : 10 February 2018, William Campion, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,585.
2. ↑ "The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, Being a Complete Table of all the Descedants Now Living of Edward III, King of England: The Mortimer-Percy Volume." Melville Henry Massue (Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval). 1911. Page 512 lists William Campion of Danny (1b) and his family: https://archive.org/stream/plantagenetrollo01ruvi#page/512
3. ↑ "Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, From the Earliest Times to 1900 - Part I: From Earliest Times to 1751, Volume I: Abbas - Cutts." p. 287: https://archive.org/stream/alumnicantabrigipt1vol1univiala#page/286
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNRJ-CN5 : 10 February 2018), William Campion and Elizabeth Parthriche, 01 Jun 1727; citing Ely, Cambridge, England, reference 1727-1728, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 2,112,074.
5. ↑ http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/ccdba997-35d3-40ab-a656-ff25030910fa [Description of "The Danny Archives", a collection of various documents related to William's family home of Danny.]
6. ↑ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QW-Y7JQ : 11 March 2018), William Campion, 1778.
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187647598