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William Chamberlain 1619 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1619

Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, England

Death Date: 22 Oct 1678

Death Location: Hull, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Francis Chamberlain

Mother: Agnes (Chamberlain)

Spouse(s): Rebecca (Chamberlain)

Children(s): Timothy Chamberlain, Isaac Chamberlain, William Chamberlain, John Chamberlain, Sarah (Shed), Jacob Chamberlain, Thomas Chamberlain, Edmund Chamberlain, Rebecca (Farley), Abraham Chamberlain, Ann Chamberlain, Clement Chamberlain, Daniel Chamberlain

In 1619, William Chamberlain Sr * entered the world in Braintree, Essex, England, born to Francis Chamberlain and Agnes Hayden\Haiden (Chamberlain). In 1579, William Chamberlain Sr * resided in USA. William Chamberlain Sr * married Rebecca Addington\Shelley ? (Chamberlain), and had children including Timothy Chamberlain, Isaac Chamberlain, William Chamberlain, John Chamberlain, Sarah Chamberlain (Shed), Jacob Chamberlain, Thomas Chamberlain, Edmund Chamberlain, Rebecca Chamberlain (Farley), Abraham Chamberlain, Ann Chamberlain, Clement Chamberlain, Daniel Chamberlain. William Chamberlain Sr * passed away in 1678 in Hull, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1619, William Chamberlain Sr * entered the world in Braintree, Essex, England, born to Francis Chamberlain and Agnes Hayden\Haiden (Chamberlain).
  • In 1579, William Chamberlain Sr * resided in USA.
  • William Chamberlain Sr * married Rebecca Addington\Shelley ? (Chamberlain), and had children including Timothy Chamberlain, Isaac Chamberlain, William Chamberlain, John Chamberlain, Sarah Chamberlain (Shed), Jacob Chamberlain, Thomas Chamberlain, Edmund Chamberlain, Rebecca Chamberlain (Farley), Abraham Chamberlain, Ann Chamberlain, Clement Chamberlain, Daniel Chamberlain.
  • William Chamberlain Sr * passed away in 1678 in Hull, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Chamberlain
1580 – 1623
Birth Location: England
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Agnes (Chamberlain)
1591 – 1624
Birth Location: Billericay, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca (Chamberlain)
1625 – 1692
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Timothy Chamberlain
1649 – 1712
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Isaac Chamberlain
1650 – 1681
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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William Chamberlain
1652 – 1709
Birth Location: Hull, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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John Chamberlain
1654 – 1712
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah (Shed)
1655 – 1735
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Jacob Chamberlain
1658 – 1712
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Chamberlain
1659 – 1724
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Edmund Chamberlain
1660 – 1740
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca (Farley)
1662 – 1728
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Abraham Chamberlain
1664 – 1728
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Ann Chamberlain
1666 – 1726
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Clement Chamberlain
1669 – 1671
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Daniel Chamberlain
1671 – 1725
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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William Chamberlain's Ancestors

Self
William Chamberlain
1619 – 1678
Birth Place: Braintree, Essex, England
Parents
Francis Chamberlain
1580 – 1623
England
Agnes (Hayden\Haiden) (Chamberlain)
1591 – 1624
Billericay, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Chamberlain's Descendants

1.
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William Chamberlain (1 Jul 1619 – 22 Oct 1678) m. Rebecca (Addington\Shelley ?) (Chamberlain) (1625 – 26 Sep 1692 (Died in Prison))
  1. 1. Timothy Chamberlain (13 Aug 1649 – 1 Apr 1712)
  2. 2. Isaac Chamberlain (1 Oct 1650 – 20 Jul 1681)
  3. 3. William Chamberlain (9 Apr 1652 – 12 Dec 1709) m. Deliverance (Ferguson) (Chamberlain) (Abt. 1658 – 20 Jan 1724)
  4. 4. John Chamberlain (27 Aug 1654 – 1 Apr 1712) m. Deborah (Jacquith) (Chamberlain) (1660 – 24 Feb 1704) m. 2nd (Unknown Spouse who was alive at writing of) will
    1. 1. Deborah Chamberlain (17 Nov 1682 – 1708)
    2. 2. John Chamberlain (22 Jan 1684 – 3 Mar 1723)
    3. 3. Sarah Chamberlain (29 Sep 1687 – )
    4. 4. Lydia Chamberlain (6 Oct 1689 – 1730)
    5. 5. Abraham Chamberlain (17 Apr 1693 – 25 Dec 1739)
  5. 5. Sarah (Chamberlain) (Shed) (20 May 1655 – 17 Jan 1735)
  6. 6. Jacob Chamberlain (Abt. 18 Jan 1658 – 11 Apr 1712) m. Experience ("Goody" French (Chamberlain)) (Dike) (22 Mar 1667 – 24 May 1749)
    1. 1. John Chamberlain (19 Feb 1691 – )
    2. 2. Jacob Chamberlain (19 Feb 1692 – 28 Jul 1771)
    3. 3. William Chamberlain (Abt. 1697 – 1753) m. Mary (Tibbetts) (Chamberlain) (Abt. 1700 – 1753)
      1. 1. Mary (Chamberlain) (Door) (26 Oct 1720 – Abt. 1754)
      2. 2. Rebecca (Chamberlain) (Trickey) (28 Dec 1722 – Abt. 1815)
      3. 3. Experience (Chamberlain) (Knowls) (26 Jul 1727 – 1773)
      4. 4. Ebenezer Chamberlain (25 May 1729 – Abt. 6 Nov 1790)
      5. 5. Dorothy (Chamberlain) (Emerson) (7 Mar 1731 – 18 Feb 1825)
      6. 6. Samuel Chamberlain (3 Nov 1735 – 14 Jan 1807)
      7. 7. Col (Jacob) Chamberlain (18 May 1738 – 25 Oct 1813)
      8. 8. Capt (Ephraim) Chamberlain (14 Feb 1742 – 14 Feb 1814)
      9. 9. Anna (Chamberlain) (Leighton)
    4. 4. Jason Chamberlain (26 Feb 1701 – 30 May 1770)
    5. 5. Ebenezer Chamberlain (31 Jul 1704 – Aft. 7 May 1779)
  7. 7. Thomas Chamberlain (20 Feb 1659 – 2 Nov 1724)
  8. 8. Edmund Chamberlain (15 Jul 1660 – 28 Jul 1740) m. Mercy (? (Abbott)) (Chamberlain) (24 Aug 1660 – 27 Feb 1697) m. Abigail (?) (Chamberlain) (Abt. 1660 – Aft. 1708)
    1. 1. Hannah Chamberlain (10 Jun 1692 – 1760)
    2. 2. Edmund Chamberlain (Abt 1695 – 29 Dec 1760) m. Sarah (Furbush) (Chamberlain) (Abt. 1697 – Abt. 1769)
      1. 1. Sarah Chamberlain (Abt 1720 – 1760)
      2. 2. Joseph ((twin)) Chamberlain (17 Nov 1722 – 1802)
      3. 3. Mary ((twin) Chamberlain) (Cross) (17 Nov 1722 – 17 Dec 1788) m. Noah Cross (5 Jun 1720 – 1750)
        1. 1. Abel Cross (30 Jul 1738 – 26 Nov 1796)
        2. 2. Lois Cross (15 Aug 1739 – 1776)
        3. 3. Eunice Cross (23 Apr 1741 – )
        4. 4. Mary Cross (9 Oct 1742 – )
        5. 5. Benjamin Cross (2 Oct 1745 – 24 Jan 1812)
        6. 6. Joel ((twin)) Cross (25 Jun 1748 – 1848) m. Abigail (Coburn) (Cross) (1754 – )
        7. 7. William ((twin)) Cross (25 June 1748 – 11 Sep 1811)
        8. 8. Uriah (Townsely) Cross (2 Apr 1750 – 4 Apr 1835) m. Millicent (Guernsey) (Cross) (23 Aug 1753 – ) m. Anna (Payne) (Cross) (1750 – 11 Aug 1825)
        9. 9. Solomon Cross (21 Apr 1751 – 20 Apr 1847)
        10. 10. Joseph Cross (17 Aug 1756 – 25 Apr 1762)
        11. 11. Oliver Cross (16 Apr 1762 – )
        12. 12. Ebenezer Cross (25 Apr 1762 – 25 Apr 1762)
      4. 4. Anna Chamberlain (Abt. 1724 – )
      5. 5. Benjamin Chamberlain (18 Oct 1725 – 29 Dec 1760) m. Mary (Parker) (Chamberlain) (1725 – 1815)
        1. 1. Benjamin Chamberlain (15 Dec 1747 – 29 Nov 1816) m. Martha\Patty (Byram) (Chamberlain) (1746 – Jun 1813)
      6. 6. Rachel Chamberlain (Abt 1728 – 13 Aug 1790)
      7. 7. Rebecah Chamberlain (1732 – 23 Sep 1758)
      8. 8. Seth Chamberlain (1733 – 27 Oct 1795)
      9. 9. Tabathea Chamberlain (1734 – 1760)
      10. 10. Dorcas Chamberlain (25 Jan 1735 – 1760)
    3. 3. Ebenezer ((twin)) Chamberlain (17 Feb 1697 – 5 Mar 1698)
    4. 4. Marah ((twin)) Chamberlain (17 Feb 1697 – 1760)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Chamberlain (18 Aug 1705 – )
  9. 9. Rebecca (Chamberlain) (Farley) (25 Feb 1662 – 1728)
  10. 10. Abraham Chamberlain (6 Jan 1664 – 23 Jun 1728)
  11. 11. Ann Chamberlain (3 Mar 1666 – 12 Dec 1726)
  12. 12. Clement Chamberlain (30 May 1669 – 21 Jan 1671)
  13. 13. Daniel Chamberlain (27 Sep 1671 – 22 Nov 1725) m. Mary (?) (Chamberlain)
    1. 1. Issac Chamberlain (3 Aug 1695 – )
    2. 2. Eleazer Chamberlain (5 Sep 1698 – Abt. 31 Dec 1769)
    3. 3. Ebenezer Chamberlain (5 Sep 1698 – )
    4. 4. Ephraim Chamberlain (16 Jan 1700 – 1750)
    5. 5. Thomas Chamberlain (9 Aug 1703 – Abt. 1784)
    6. 6. Mary Chamberlain (20 Jan 1706 – 5 Jan 1770)
    7. 7. Dorothy Chamberlain (25 Dec 1713 – )

William Chamberlain's Timeline

7 Records

1579
1579-1913
William Chamberlain Sr * resided here in USA
USA
1619
1619
Birth of William Chamberlain Sr * in England
England
1619
1 Jul 1619
Birth of William Chamberlain Sr * in Braintree, Essex, England
Braintree, Essex, England
1620
1620-1800
Age 1
William Chamberlain Sr * resided here in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1635
21 Aug 1635
Age 16
William Chamberlain Sr * immigrated in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1678
22 Oct 1678
Age 59
Death of William Chamberlain Sr * in Hull, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Hull, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1706
31 May 1706
Age 87
Death of William Chamberlain Sr * in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1619
    Event Place: Braintree, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1579-1913
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The history of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass. and their ancestors and descendants

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1620-1800
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: William Chamberlain of Billerica, Mass., and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1635
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 May 1644
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1706
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1678
    Event Place: Hull, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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