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Lewis Chamberlin (1714 - 1772)

Judge Lewis Chamberlin
Born in Shrewsbury, New Jerseymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 22 Dec 1735 in Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jerseymap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 58 in Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jerseymap
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Biography

Lewis was born in 1714. Lewis Chamberlin ... He passed away in 1772.[1]

When Lewis Chamberlain and his twin brother John were born in 1710 in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, their father, John , was 25, and their mother, Rebecca, was 23. He married Lucretia Woolsey on December 22, 1735, in Hunterdon, New Jersey. They had 12 children in 26 years. He died on May 3, 1772, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, at the age of 62, and was buried in Flemington, New Jersey.

Name

Name: Lewis /Chamberlin/
Given Name: Lewis
Surname: Chamberlain[2][3]

Birth

Date: 1710
Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States[4][5]

Marriage

Husband: Lewis Chamberlin
Wife: Lucretia Woolsey
Child: John Chamberlain
Date: 22 DEC 1735
Place: Ringos, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States[6]

Residence

Place: United States[7]

Death

Date: 3 MAY 1772
Place: Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States[8][9]


Research Notes

From secondary sources and reflects my line as follows: 1. George WOOLSEY b. Yarmouth, England, married Rebecca CORNELL 1647 in NY. 2. Captain George WOOLSEY Jr. b. 10 Oct 1652 New Amsterdam, NY 3. George WOOLSEY III b. abt 1680 Jamaica, LI, NY, married Hannah SMITH. He died 1761/62 at Hopewell Township, Hunterdon Co. (now Mercer Co.), NJ. 4. Lucretia WOOLSEY chr 5 Aug 1749 ( as an adult) at the Old School Baptist Church, Hopewell Borough (present day), Hunterdon, NJ. She died circa 1812. Lucretia married Lewis CHAMBERLIN chr 24 Oct 1847 at Old School Baptist Church (also as an adult) and died 10 May 1772 in Amwell Township (just north of Hopewell Twp.) Hunterdon, NJ. 5. Elizabeth CHAMBERLIN married Derrick HOAGLAND 6. Martha HOAGLAND married Captain John WILSON. This couple is buried at the 2nd Amwell Presbyterian Church in Mount Airy, NJ. I then descend in the WILSON line to my mother Anna Mildred WILSON who married William A. MORROW.

My mother's ancestry is Dutch; English and Palatine German with a Dane and Frenchman thrown in to "spice up" the mix. - - Bill Morrow in Houston, TX (native of NJ)

CORR: Mark sent to Wilford Whitaker: Judge Lewis Chamberlain, born Bet. 1712 - 1714 and died 03 May 1772 in Amwell, Hunterdon, NJ. He was the son of John Chamberlain and Rebecca Morris. He married Lucretia Woolsey 22 Dec 1735 in Monmouth Co., NJ. 245. Lucretia Woolsey, born Abt. 1714 in Monmouth Co., NJ; died 15 Jan 1812 in Wertsville, Hunterdon, NJ. She was the daughter of 490. George Woolsey and 491. Hannah Smith. [10]

Other rootsweb contributors indicate that she was the daughter of Bartholomew Woolley and Hannah Cook.

From the Family Bible of Derick Sutphen and Ann Chamberlin in the possession of the Hunterdon County Historical Society (transcribed by Susan Case October 12, 2000):

Died on the 15 January 1812 Lucretia Chamberlain aged Ninety Eight years. She had bin(sic) a member of the first Baptist Church in Hopewell for neer(sic) seventy years about the eightieth year of her age. She was at some times complaining that she had become a stranger in the world that a new generation who knew her not had raised on the Earth. She frequently Lamented that all the Acquaintance of her youth had gone home and Left her behind and that her own Summons to the Grave was So Long Delayed. After this period her Resoning (sic) faculties failed her memory finally failed and became inadequate to embrace more than a few seconds of time. During the Last three or fore(sic) years of her Life pain and Sorrow Seemed to mar her for their own. She had no (rest?) Day nor Night, providence protracted her Distresses to a Verry(sic) Late hour. She seemed to be as a monument of Antiquity Created and Maintained by the Eternal hand to instruct by her own Example her Children and Descendants Down to the third and forth(sic) Generation. Vain monthly fond Pursuits forbear Repent Thy end is Nigh Death at the farthest can't be far O think before You Die[11]

[12]. Col. William Chamberlain, born 23 Sep 1736 in Ringoes, Hunterdon, NJ; died 21 Aug 1817 in Union Co., PA. He was the son of 244. Judge Lewis Chamberlain and 245. Lucretia Woolsey. He married 123. Elizabeth Ten Broeck 08 Jun 1758 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. ( Lucretia Woolsey, born Abt. 1714 in Monmouth Co., NJ; died 15 Jan 1812 in Wertsville, Hunterdon, NJ. She was the daughter of 490. George Woolsey and 491. Hannah Smith. ) 123. Elizabeth Ten Broeck, born 23 Aug 1740 in Hunterdon Co., NJ; died 29 Apr 1770 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. She was the daughter of 246. Wessell Jacobse Ten Broeck and 247. Neeltje DeWitt.

There's a Prall genealogy, The Prall Family, by Richard Dwight Prall which was published in 1990. It seems that a Mary S. Prall (1807-1847) married Issacher Hoagland (1803-1878) who was the grandson of Derrick Hogeland (1743-1827) and Elizabeth Chamberlain (1748-1829) Elizabeth was the daughter of our ancestors, Lewis Chamberlain (1710-1772) and Lucretia Woolsey Chamberlain (1709-1812). Mr. Prall therefore included some info on the Chamberlains on pages 144 & 145 of his book. [13]

He repeats the story about Lewis and Lucretia crossing the Sourland Mountains on foot but regulates it to "family tradition". He then adds the further information that "Lewis built a log cabin and cleared the land while Lucretia helped drag brush for burning while carrying their first child (our ancestor William) in a sack on her back."

With regard to William, Prall states "Co. Wm. Chamberlain was of the Chambellon Huguenot family who settled in London about two decades before the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV in 1685. After the great fire in London in 1666, the family moved to Ireland. Tradition says that three sons of the Chambellon refugee came to America about the beginning of the 18th century, changed their name to Chamberlain or Chamberlin, and the ancestor of Co. Wm. settled in Hunterdon Co., N. J.

Co. Wm. Chamberlain purchased from John Garrison in 1761 a house and mill on Neshanic Creek at Rainbow Hill, Hunterdon Co., N. J. At the time of the Rev. War, he owned a farm and mills on Neshanic Creek near Wertsville. He was a capt. of the 2nd Regt. of Hunterdon Co. during the Rev War and was in a number of battles and skirmishes. In 1776 he was promoted to major and later to Lt. Col. in both the militia and the continental army. Col. Wm. was at Trenton, Germantown 1777, Monmouth 1778, Elizabethtown 1780, and Springfield 1780. When Major Wm. Chamberlain was promoted in 1776, Capt. Nathan Stout (see Stout Ch.) took over his company. A foraging party of the British in 1776 burned Col. Wm. Chamberlain's mill at Clover Hill. At the Battle of Germantown on 10-3 & 10-4-1777, he lost his oldest son Lewis 18y. On 3-22-1780 Col., Wm. was court martialed for his "ungentelmanly and unofficer-like behavior towards the officers and men, impeding the militia, and favoritism toward certain officers." He was cashiered from the militia on 5-14-1781. In the 1780 Hunterdon Co. rateables he had 94 acres of farm land plus 20 acres of undeveloped land. Col. Wm. moved to Shamoken, Union Co., Pa., in 1792 where he purchased 600 acres."

Lucretia was one tough lady. No wonder she lived past 100 after bearing twelve children. I believe that Prall is incorrect about the Chamberlains having evolved from Chambellons. There seems to be an abundance of evidence that Henry Chamberlain came to Mass. in the 1600s and we are descended from him. I also think that both the court martial and cashiering were in 1781. The 1780 date is probably a typo. Haven't checked the other details but Prall probably did. I have seen other accounts which state that Col. William's son Lewis was not in the army but was visiting his father at the time of the battle of Germantown. He is supposed to have taken up a rifle but was struck by a cannon ball and bled to death before he could be taken to a surgeon."

Notes for Elizabeth Ten Broeck: also Elizabeth TenBrook.

Children of William Chamberlain and Elizabeth Ten Broeck are:

i. Lewis Chamberlain, born 16 Apr 1759.

61 ii. Eleanor Chamberlain, born 16 Sep 1761 in Hunterdon Co., NJ; died 04 Jul 1817 in prob. Lewisburg, PA; married John Lawshe 08 Sep 1779 in Hunterdon Co., NJ.

iii. Ann Chamberlain, born 18 Apr 1763 in Hunterdon Co., NJ; died 08 Sep 1829 in Sparta, Sussex, NJ; married John Boss 15 Feb 1780; born 1756 in Sparta, Sussex, NJ; died 18 Oct 1828 in Sparta, Sussex, NJ.

iv. Lucretia Chamberlain, born 21 Dec 1765; died Aft. 1865; married Christian Nevius.

v. John Chamberlain, born 10 Apr 1768.

vi. William Chamberlain, born 20 Apr 1770.

Notes for LEWIS CHAMBERLIN: NJ - Amwell Township, north of Hopewell Twshp, Hunterdon


Burial

Burial:
Place: Chamberlin Family Farm Cemetery, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA[14]

Sources

  1. A source for this information is needed.
  2. Source: #S144 Record ID Number: MH:SC6712 Data: Text: Birth date: 1710 Birth place: Death date: May 1772 Death place: Residence date: Residence place: United States Note: #N10140 Note: #N10141
  3. Source: #S25 Record ID Number: MH:SC6713 Page: Source Citation: Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Shrewsbury; Birth state: NJ Data: Text: Name: Lewis Chamberlin death date: 3 May 1772 death place: Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States birth date: 1710 birth place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States marriage date: 22 Dec 1735 marriage place: Ringos, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States Note: #N10142
  4. Source: #S144 Record ID Number: MH:SC6714 Data: Text: Birth date: 1710 Birth place: Death date: May 1772 Death place: Residence date: Residence place: United States Note: #N10134 Note: #N10135
  5. Source: #S25 Record ID Number: MH:SC6715 Page: Source Citation: Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Shrewsbury; Birth state: NJ Data: Text: Name: Lewis Chamberlin death date: 3 May 1772 death place: Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States birth date: 1710 birth place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States marriage date: 22 Dec 1735 marriage place: Ringos, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States Note: #N10136
  6. Source: #S25 Record ID Number: MH:SC19991 Page: Source Citation: Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Shrewsbury; Birth state: NJ Data: Text: Name: Lewis Chamberlin death date: 3 May 1772 death place: Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States birth date: 1710 birth place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States marriage date: 22 Dec 1735 marriage place: Ringos, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States Note: #N30167
  7. Source: #S144 Record ID Number: MH:SC6718 Data: Text: Birth date: 1710 Birth place: Death date: May 1772 Death place: Residence date: Residence place: United States Note: #N10143 Note: #N10144
  8. Source: #S144 Record ID Number: MH:SC6716 Data: Text: Birth date: 1710 Birth place: Death date: May 1772 Death place: Residence date: Residence place: United States Note: #N10137 Note: #N10138
  9. Source: #S25 Record ID Number: MH:SC6717 Page: Source Citation: Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Shrewsbury; Birth state: NJ Data: Text: Name: Lewis Chamberlin death date: 3 May 1772 death place: Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States birth date: 1710 birth place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States marriage date: 22 Dec 1735 marriage place: Ringos, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States Note: #N10139
  10. Thanks to Chuck Taylor of Austin TX for providing information on Lucretia Woolsey's ancestors. It was provided to him by: Jeanne Laurene (ROWE) WOOLSEY http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/t/a/y/Charles-L-Taylor/index.html
  11. From the Family Bible of Derick Sutphen and Ann Chamberlin in the possession of the Hunterdon County Historical Society (transcribed by Susan Case October 12, 2000)
  12. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~markfreeman/emj.html
  13. The Prall Family, by Richard Dwight Prall which was published in 1990
  14. Find a Grave, database and images ( accessed 02 January 2021), memorial page for Lewis Chamberlin (1710–3 May 1772), Find A Grave: Memorial #107678401, citing Chamberlin Family Farm Cemetery, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Forrest Fothergill (contributor 46917725) .
  • Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
  • American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Name Lewis Chamberlain Birth Date: 1710. Birthplace: New Jersey. Volume 26, Page number 447. Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 17 Nov 1930, 527
  • New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817. Name Lewis Chamberlin. Residence Date: 29 Apr 1772. Residence Location: Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
  • Source Citation for U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Source number: 3723.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RB1.
  • Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Volume: 273; SAR Membership Number: 54430.
  • Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: #N30373 Record ID Number: MH:SC6710 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data:
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13971058&pid=164279678
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=1169324&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=3885125&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=1169324&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15023964&pid=740




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Chamberlin-1493 and Chamberlin-453 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate - created in error.
posted by Karen (Malley) Morris
Chamberlin-1273 and Chamberlin-453 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplication.
Chamberlin-453 and Chamberlain-1612 appear to represent the same person because: duplicates
Chamberlin-199 and Chamberlain-1612 appear to represent the same person because: Looks like duplicates to me.

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