Thomas Chambers Jr. (abt. 1554 - 1630)

Born about 1554 in Assington, Suffolk, England

Husband of Alice Catlett — married 24 Jul 1609 in Canterbury, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 8 Jun 1630 at about age 76 in Suffolk, England

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Biography

Thomas Chambers Jr. was born about 1554 in Assington, Suffolk, England.^[1]

Thomas Chambers made a bequest to "the poor of the parish of Asin in the County of Suffolk." Although this did not in the record copy appear to be an abbreviated parish name, it turned out to be Assington in Suffolk, a parish not far from Groton, and one from which several New England immigrants derived.

Thomas married Alice Catlett in about 1590 in Assington. They had at least five children.

1. Thomas Chambers was born about 1595.
2. Margaret Chambers was born about 1598.
3. Marie chambers was born about 1608.
4. Abigail Chambers was born about 1610.
5. Amy Chambers was born about 1615 in Assington, Suffolk, England.

On 9 April 1617, Adam Winthrop, father of Governor John Winthrop, noted in an almanac that "Thomas Chamber went to London to be an apprentice." ^[2]

Thomas passed away at an age of seventy-six in 1630 in Assington. He was buried on June 8, 1630.

There are many Chambers entries in the Assington parish register, including the burial on 8 June 1630 of "Mr. Thos. Chamber," aged seventy-six. This led to the will of "Thomas Chamber of Assington ... Clerk," dated 7 June 1630, which included bequests to "Alice my beloved wife," and to "my daughters Margaret, Amie & Marie" [Consistory Court of Norwich, O.W. 117]. He clearly did not name all his children, and certainly not his daughter Abigail. One of the witnesses to the will was John Bluett, presumably the author of the 14 March 1632/3 letter cited above.

The wills of Thomas the father and Thomas the son clearly read "Amy," and so THOMAS MATSON married by 1633 AMY CHAMBERS, daughter of Thomas Chambers, minister at Assington in Suffolk, and Theodore Atkinson married her younger sister Abigail, who was baptized at Assington on 5 December 1615.

Many more relationships were stated in the wills of Thomas Chambers the father and Thomas Chambers the son than have been reported here, and it may be that additional connections to other New England settlers may be traced through this family.

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins..., Boston, MA: NEHGS (1995), p 1238- (profile: Thomas Matson) See also profile for Amy Chambers.
2. ↑ Winthrop Papers, 1498-1654, 6 volumes, various editors (Boston 1925-1992), Vol. 1:198; see also Vol. 3:80], surely referring to this Thomas.

• Our Combined Family History of the Maxey's & Dappen's:Information about Thomas Chambers. (https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/a/p/Jack-S-Dappen/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0520.html). Thomas Chambers (b. 1554, d. Jun 1630). Thomas Chambers (son of Thomas Chambers and Ellen Fisher) was born 1554 in Assington, Suffolk Co., England, and died Jun 1630 in Assington, Suffolk Co., England.He married Alice Unknown on Abt. 1590 in Assington, Suffolk Co.,England.

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K1W1-LGN

• https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Chambers/6000000009057784830, Thomas Chambers (Chamber), Birthdate: 1554 (76), Birthplace: Suffolk, United Kingdom, Death: June 08, 1630 (76) England, United Kingdom, Immediate Family: Son of Thomas Chambers and Millicent Hurt, Husband of Alice Chambers, Father of Amy Chambers, Occupation: Clothmaker, minister.

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:Thomas_Chambers_and_Alice_Unknown_%281%29, Thomas Chambers b. abt 1554 d. 7 Jun 1630. Spouse Alice. Children. Birth Death 1. Amy Chambers est 1613 Assington, Suffolk, England bet 28 Feb 1677/8 and 1 May 1678. 2. Abigail Chambers chr. 5 Dec 1615 Assington, Suffolk, England aft 17 Apr 1663 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/a/p/Jack-S-Dappen/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0520.html

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3ZPQ-K3P : accessed 24 August 2018), entry for Thomas /Chambers/; "Caleb Higueria" file (2:2:2:MMDT-WL1), submitted 20 September 2016 by K Higueria [identity withheld for privacy]. PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE. Thomas Chambers, Male, Birth 1554 Suffolk, England, Death 8 June 1630 United Kingdom, PARENTS Father Thomas /Chambers/ Mother Millicent /Hurt/.