William
Chamberlain
aka Chamberlin
Born about in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Son of Henry Chamberlin
and Jane (Unknown) Chamberlin
Brother of
Susanna (Chamberlain) Eccles, Henry Chamberlain, Joanna Chamberlain, John Chamberlain, Ursula Chamberlain and Faith (Chamberlain) Huet
Husband of
Unknown (Unknown) Chamberlain
— married
before 1651 (to about 1660) in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Nathaniel Chamberlain I, Freedom Chamberlain, William Chamberlain, Joseph Chamberlain, Mary (Chamberlain) Sheffield and Sarah Chamberlain
Died about
at about age 55
in Hull, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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There are disproven, disputed, or competing theories about this person's spouse. See the text for details.
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Biography
William Chamberlain immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
William was a Friend (Quaker)
William was born in England about 1623.[1]
He was a Quaker.
He came to Hull, Massachusetts Bay with his parents and siblings. He died in 1678 from smallpox, and left nine children by two wives. His will included provisions for the children to learn to read and write and also referenced belief in the Quaker movement.
Marriages
William is believed to have been married twice, but no record of the name of either spouse has been found. Its been suggested that his first wife was possibly related to Robert Coombs or his first wife Mary. "Robert Coombs by 1657 owned that part of William's three acre homelot that bordered on Town Street. Moreover, following his death, William's ownership of Sheep Island was transferred to Robert Coombs."[2]
Children
By first wife:
- William, b 09 Apr 1652, m Eunice Ewell
- John, b 27 Aug 1654, died of smallpox 1690
- Job, b 1656, m Joanna Way
- Nathaniel, b 04 Sep 1659, m Abigail Rogers
- Freedom, b 1660, died at sea
By second wife:
- Benjamin, possibly bp 18 May, 1662
- Joseph, b 1665, m Mercy Dickinson
- Mary, b 1672, m Nathaniel Sheffield
- Sarah, b 1676, "a spinster"
In 1679, a distribution agreement of his estate was signed (recorded in 1681) by his sons William (eldest), John, and Job. The agreement mentioned his children, John Chamberlain of Hull, cordwainer, Job Chamberlain of Scituate, Plymouth, shipwright, William Chamberlain (eldest son) of Hull, weaver, Nathaniel Chamberlain, Benjamin Chamberlain, Mary Chamberlain, Sarah Chamberlain, Joseph Chamberlain, and Freedom Chamberlain.[3]
Research Notes
Sarah Jones, the daughter of Thomas Jones has sometimes been identified as either William's first or second wife.[citation needed] Sarah Jones was married to William's brother Henry. This error was common enough that the entry for William in Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 to call out the mistake: "Chamberlain, William/Henry ( -1678) & ?1wf, 2nd______; (NOT Sarah JONES, Henry Chamberlin)"[4]
Sources
- ↑ Chamberlin, David Conrad. The Two Henry Chamberlins of Hingham, Massachusetts: 1638-1649 New England Historical and Genealogical Register 139:126- (Boston: NEHGS, 1985). NEHGS Member link
- ↑ Smith, Ethel Harrington. Seventeenth Century Hull and Her People, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1988). Vol 142, pages 354-356. NEHGS Member link
- ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZS-179X : 22 May 2014), Suffolk > Deeds 1678-1683 vol 11-12 > image 486 of 999; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.
- ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985) Vol 1, Page 293. NEHGS Member link
- Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org). Case 1027
- World Chamberlain Genealogical Society
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Richard Cooper for creating WikiTree profile Chamberlain-1425 through the import of Cooper.ged on Nov 4, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.
- This person was created through the import of Newman Family Tree.ged on 12 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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From NEHGR 142 (1988) p 354 on William Chamberlain: "He is traditionally believed to have been married twice, the name of neither wife being known. His first wife, married undoubtedly at Hull about died about 1660 and William married again the following year. His first wife may have been related to Robert Coombs or his first wife Mary. Robert Coombs by 1657 owned that part of William's three acre homelot that bordered on Town Street. Morevover, following his death, William's ownership of Sheep Island was transferred to Robert Coombs."
Its possible the World Chamberlain Association has more info?
Of course we can always update if new information comes to light.
I just wanted to note that two of William's children are still attached to a Sarah Jones as their mother. Ideally, her name would be updated to Unknown Unknown and then she could be reattached as a spouse.