Geoffrey Champlin's move from Pocasset to Newport is documented:
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| Colonial Families of the United States of America, Vol. VII |
Geoffrey Champlin was associated with another Governor of Rhode Island, Henry Bull.
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| Henry Bull house, 1880 |
Jeffrey Champlin sold property to Henry Bull who was a Quaker leader and one of the original settlers of Portsmouth and Newport. Bull became governor of Rhode Island in 1685. The original Newport jail may have been part of the house, which was destroyed by fire in 1912.
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| Henry Bull house on former Champlin lot |
Henry Bull was first in Massachusetts Bay Colony in Roxbury. He became a follower of Hutchinson, signing the Portsmouth Compact. He and others settled Newport.
Jeffrey Champlin's home lot in Newport occupied the block along the south side of Mary Street, from Spring Street west to Water Street and the waterfront.
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| Geoffrey Champlin property |
His wharf is adjacent to the wharf of Henry Bull.
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| Geoffrey Champlin's wharf and land |
Today, the Champlin property is bisected by America's Cup Avenue.
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| Champlin property today |
Geoffrey Champlin's first wife may have been Charlotte Garde, the sister of his second wife (Eulalia Garde). Geoffrey's three sons were born in Newport.
