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Sgt Major Champness Austin 1726–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1726

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 12 Dec 1815

Death Location: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Major\Slaveowner

Mother: Hannah Squaw)

Spouse(s): Mary (McBee)

Children(s): John Jr, Margaret Austin, Mary Austin, Hannah Austin, Isaiah Austin, David AUSTIN, Stephen Austin, William Austin, Thomas Austin, Joseph Austin

Sgt Major Champness Austin was born in 1726 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Champness Austin Sr Lt Major Slaveowner And Hannah Honour Love Saponi Indian Squaw. Sgt Major Champness Austin married Mary Susannah Sussquehanock Indian Crenshaw Mcbee, and had children including David Austin, Hannah Austin, Isaiah Austin, John Austin Jr, Joseph Austin, Margaret Austin, Mary Austin, Stephen Baldy Austin, Thomas Austin, William Austin. Sgt Major Champness Austin passed away in 1815 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sgt Major Champness Austin was born in 1726 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Champness Austin Sr Lt Major Slaveowner And Hannah Honour Love Saponi Indian Squaw.
  • Sgt Major Champness Austin married Mary Susannah Sussquehanock Indian Crenshaw Mcbee, and had children including David Austin, Hannah Austin, Isaiah Austin, John Austin Jr, Joseph Austin, Margaret Austin, Mary Austin, Stephen Baldy Austin, Thomas Austin, William Austin.
  • Sgt Major Champness Austin passed away in 1815 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sgt Austin's Ancestors

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Sgt Austin
1726–1815
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Champness Austin Sr\Lt Major\Slaveowner
1701–1760
Pembury, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Hannah (Honour Love (Saponi Indian) Squaw)
1702–1778
Saponi Plantation Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Alexander ("Alex") Love
1680–1727
Virginia or Saponia Plantation, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Elisha (or Elesha (Basye)) Love
1681–1768
Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Osterman
1661–1701
Pearl
1665–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sgt Austin's Descendants

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Sgt (Major Champness) Austin (14 Sep 1726–12 Dec 1815) m. Mary (Susannah "Sussquehanock Indian" Crenshaw) (McBee) (08 Jan 1727–18 Jun 1815)
  1. 1. John (Austin) Jr 1761–
  2. 2. Margaret Austin 1742–1790
  3. 3. Mary Austin 1763–1797
  4. 4. Hannah Austin 1763–1813
  5. 5. Isaiah Austin 1759–1832
  6. 6. David AUSTIN 1754–1823
  7. 7. Stephen (Baldy) Austin 1755–1844
  8. 8. William Austin 1750–1802
  9. 9. Thomas Austin 1748–1820
  10. 10. Joseph Austin 1758–1811

Sgt Austin's Timeline

2 Records

1726
14 Sep 1726
Birth of Sgt Major Champness Austin in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1815
12 Dec 1815
Age 89
Death of Sgt Major Champness Austin in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1726
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1815
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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