Rhode Island Historical Cemetery #3

Champlin - Wilcox Lot, RI Historical Cemetery #3, Westerly

Location: 10 ft south of Shore Rd. at tel. pole #12. 40 burials with 23 inscriptions from 1715 to 1869. 160 x 190 ft. in fair condition, enclosed with a stone wall, sign. Frederic Denison recorded this lot 1867-8; This is situated on the ancient Wilcox farm, on the south side of the shore road, by the road-side. Geoffrey Champlin is believed to be buried here on what was part of his son William's farm. Dense briars have impeded the locating of his marker by visitors.

In 1695, his son Geoffrey's son refers to his father in a document confirming a deed:

"Know all men by these presents that I, Geoffrey Champlin of Kingstown do own and acknowledge that my brother William Champlin and Brother Christopher Champlin have full power to dispose of that house and hundred akers of land which was my dissesed father's - - which Lyes in westerle for acknowledgement hereunto I have set my hand in the yeare 1695, December ye 6th".