Mike,
Hello...I just happened to catch this web site and put in
the Ciampa name which is my maiden name. My grandfather was
Samuel Guiseppe Ciampa. I never knew him...he died before
I was born, but I do know that he came here from Northern
Italy and spoke very little English. I was born in Brockton, MA. Most of my Ciampa/Champa relatives are in the
Quincy, Randolph areas. My father did tell me that the Ciampa name was Americanized to Champa sometime in the 1930's.
I do not know if I have any relatives in New York though. If
so, I do not know who they are. I wish I could be more help
to you as who knows...we could be related somehow. Happy Hunting.