Henry Champion ( general ) General Henry Champion ( March 16 , 1751 – July 13 , 1836 ) was born to Colonel Henry Champion and Deborah Brainard . He is a descendant of the Henry Champion who settled in Connecticut in 1647 . He sailed to the colony from Norwich , Norfolk , England . Biography . Henry Champion III was born in Westchester , Connecticut , at his family ' s magnificent Federal style house which is placed on the National Register of Historic Places . He was the eldest of 7 children born to Col . Champion . His brother General Epaphroditus Champion was born in 1756 and also became a staunch Federalist . On October 10 , 1781 , Henry married Abigail Tinker , daughter of Sylvanus and Abigail ( Olmstead ) Tinker . On October 10 , 1781 , Henry married Abigail Tinker ( 1758 – 1818 ) , daughter of Sylvanus and Abigail ( Olmstead ) Tinker . Their family included four sons and four daughters , all born in Westchester : Military service . Henry Champion entered into service in the Continental Army at the Lexington Alarm . He served as Ensign for 22 days before being promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of the Eighth Company , Second Regiment on April 26 , 1775 . In May , he became a 1st Lieutenant of the same . He was one of the men who fought at Bunker Hill . January 1776 be was again promoted to Adjutant on the staff of Col . Samuel Wyllys . One year later , he was Captain of the First Connecticut Line . July 15 , 1779 , Captain Champion was detached from his old regiment and appointed Acting Major of the First Battalion Light Brigade . The Light Brigade had been organized by General George Washington to attempt the capture of Stony Point on the Hudson . The corps was composed of men picked from all regiments and under direct command of General Washington . Major Champion continued his career in the army until the close of the Revolutionary War . He was a member of the Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati . After the War Years . After returning home to Westchester , Gen . Champion entered the life of politics . He was Deputy from Colchester to the Connecticut Assembly in 1789 , 1793 to 1798 and 1800 - 1805 . From 1806 to 1817 he held the office of Assistant . From 1813 - 1828 he was a deacon in a church in Westchester . General Champion always celebrated July 15 which he called Stony Point Day , in due and ancient form at his famous old country seat in Westchester . He obtained a charter for the Phoenix Bank of Hartford , because the State Bank had refused him the accommodation of $ 2 , 000 . " Well , " said he , " if this bank can ' t accommodate me , I will have one that can . " He was largely interested in the Connecticut Land Company to which he subscribed over $ 85 , 000 , and the towns of Champion , NY and Champion , OH , named in his honor . After his death , in 1836 , the Champion Homestead was sold to the Loomis Family and Henry ' s male line had died out in 1865 . Henry Champion House . The Henry Champion House was built by Colonel Henry Champion . The house was built in the Colonial Federal style . Today the Champion house still stands and is located on Westchester Rd in Colchester , CT . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The house in now privately owned and not open to the public .