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You are absolutely right to go after information like I have posted. If a name is unusual enough--like Champneys is--you can work toward a solution from both ends to discover or eliminate possiblities.
I have not extensively searched for this name. It is only one spouse of my line.
What little I have discovered shows that all Champneys may not have stayed "Champneys." By 1740, in Prince William Co., VA there are both Champs and Champneys.
John and a Major "Quarter" Champ, Prince William Co. Tithables, 1747 and Prince William Co. Will Book C, 1734-1744
William Champney, Prince William Co. Will Book C, 1734-1744.
There were also Champes in nearby King George and Essex Counties, VA. A Major Champe is listed in Prince William, King George and Essex Counties (probably the same as Major Champ above in Prince William Co., VA). Sources: Essex Co. Orphan Accounts, 1731-1760; King George Co. Inventories, Fiduciary Accounts, Orphans Accounts, 1721-1765; and Northern Neck Land Grant Book E (this shows migration to Loudon Co., VA area up the Potomac River).
I believe the John Champe is also the same as the one listed above as John Champe in Prince William Co., VA. Sources: King George Co. Inventories, Fiduciary Accounts, Orphans Accounts, 1721-1765; King George Co. Orders 2, 1735-1751; King George Co. Deed Book 2, 1735-1751; and Richmond Co. Order Book 11, 1739-1746.
My guess is that at least one brother kept the original ?French? spelling, while at least two brothers changed to Champ or Champe. Key to this is that the lines re-converge back onto one another sometime about 1730-1740 in eastern Virginia.
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