John
Thomas
Chambers
Born in Greenbrier County, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Chambers
and Mary (Thompson) Chambers
Brother of
Alexander John Chambers
Husband of
Margaret (Feamster) Chambers
— married
1786 in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 67
in Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 May 2021
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Biography
John is a "biological" Son of Samuel Chambers (1720 - abt. 1765) his "paternal" father and his "maternal" mother being Mary (Thompson) Chambers (abt. 1738 - 1803) both DNA "confirmed" by DNA comparisons to living cousins, GedMatch and Ancestry Thrulines. DNA study lead by 4th greatgrandson Steven Shawn Chambers
John was born in 1760.
"Revolutionary War - Served 2 yrs & 2 Months - Shot in Hip at Manmouth - June 28 1778"
He passed away in 1827.
He had the following known children with Margaret Feamster 1767–1827
1. Nancy Chambers 1788–1859
2. William Sherman Chambers 1789–1855
3. Rachel Chambers 1790–1810
4. David Chambers 1792–1861
5. John Chambers Jr 1794–1865
6. Andrew James Chambers 1795–1845
7. Anthony Wane Chambers Sr 1797–1848
8. Nancy Ann Chambers 1804–
Sources
- West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-HYB8 : 12 September 2020), John Chambers and Margaret Feamster, 1786; citing Marriage, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/171364070/john-t-chambers : accessed 24 May 2021), memorial page for John T Chambers (1760–15 Sep 1827), Find A Grave: Memorial #171364070, ; Maintained by Chambers (contributor 48206318) Body lost or destroyed, who reports a Burial remains unknown. Memorial only. Marker is new. Provides no source for dod.
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
- West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
- Newspapers.com - Virginia Argus - 2 Feb 1808 - Page 3
- History of Greenbrier County by Cole, J. R
- https://archive.org/stream/historyofgreenbr00cole#page/134/mode/2up
- Find a grave for John Chambers
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171364070/john-thomas-chambers
Full text of History of Greenbrier County
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~0.78%
Steven Chambers
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Lisa (Motz) Ochs :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A617461 [compare], Ancestry member lcochs
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~0.78%
Lisa Chambers :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
B. Pirtle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YQ1424682 [compare], yourDNAportal BAB0c8ffa9f, Ancestry member Bwrabbit11
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~0.78%
Judy Roberts :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H414253 [compare]
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