TRAVIS, Edward Champion Esq.

1720 - 1779  (59 years)

• Photos

  thumb_unproven (1).jpg Assigned to an individual who has not been verified.

  
  

  Documents for Coffman/Livingston		The Colonial Virginia Register
  		Virginia, Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923

  
  

  Headstones for Coffman/Livingston		Travis (family) Headstone in Jamestown.
  		Susanna Hutchings

  
  

  Histories for Coffman/Livingston

  Virginia Biography, Volume I-II

  
  

  Photos for Coffman/Livingston

  Col. Edward Champion Travis home. Also called The Travis House, Williamsburg, Virgina

  
  

• Name	TRAVIS, Edward Champion  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Esq.
  Birth	1720
  	Was 59 at death in 1779.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1752 and 1765	Jamestown Island, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America
  	"He was a burgess for Jamestown Island, from 1752 to 1765 ..." Source: Genealogies of Virginia Families: From the William and Mary College
  Residence	Jamestown, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America   [1]
  Cause of Death	21 Aug 1779	Williamsburg, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	Edward Champion Travis - Cause of Death, Aug 21, 1779 "A few days ago died at his plantation near this city (Williamsburg), EDWARD CHAMPION TRAVIS Esq; of a dropsy, in the 59th year of his age.\"
  		Edward Champion Travis - Cause of Death, Aug 21, 1779 Other data to be added to database.
  Military	James City County, Virginia, USA
  	Held the rank of colonel in the militia of James City County. Source: Genealogies of VA Families: From the Wm and Mary College.
  Death	21 Aug 1779	James City County, Virginia, USA
  	Cause: Dropsy
  Age	59 years
  Burial	Jamestown, James City County, Colonial Virginia   [2]
  Person ID	I291	Coffman/Livingston Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	TRAVIS, Edward II,   b. 1642   d. 12 Nov 1700 (Age 58 years)
  Mother	CHAMPION, Elizabeth
  Marriage	1700	probably Jamestown
  	"In 1700 the Travis family intermarried with that of John Campion." Source: Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly... Vol 1.
  Family ID	F324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	HUTCHINGS, Susanna   d. 28 Oct 1761
  Children	+ 1. TRAVIS, Champion,   b. 1745, Jamestown, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America d. 22 Aug 1810, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA (Age 65 years)   2. TRAVIS, Elizabeth,   b. 24 Aug 1748   d. 22 Sep 1749 (Age 1 year)   3. TRAVIS, Amy,   b. 9 Oct 1752   d. 2 Oct 1755 (Age 2 years)   4. TRAVIS, John,   b. 9 Dec 1755   d. 25 Nov 1759 (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2022

  
  

  Family 2	BRODNAX, Rebeckah,   b. 1677   d. 19 Dec 1723 (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Military - Held the rank of colonel in the militia of James City County. Source: Genealogies of VA Families: From the Wm and Mary College. - - James City County, Virginia, USA Death - Cause: Dropsy - 21 Aug 1779 - James City County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  More information on the Genealogies of VA Families: From the Wm & Mary College.

  
  

• Sources

  [S282] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Biographical Encyclopedia, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;). [s14] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S283] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan. [S284] Newspapers.com - The Virginia Gazette - 1779-08-21 - Page 2, (Name: The Virginia Gazette; Location: Williamsburg, Virginia; Date: 1779-08-21;), Edward Champion Travis - Cause of Death, Aug 21, 1779 1779-08-21.