The Chambers Family History

The origin of the Chambers name is uncertain.  One theory is that the name was given to one who served in the king’s chamber and some even claim that the Chambers name can be traced to a direct line of descent from King Henry III of England.  History tells us that after Henry II married Countess Eleanor of Provence in 1272, relatives of the new queen flocked into England, expecting and obtaining high offices, titles, and grants of land.  In 1296 William de la Chambre signed the regimen roll of King Edward at Berwick on the Tweed as Baillee of Peebles.  Berwick at this time was larger than London and much more profitable and as the king was planning the reorganization of Scotland, it was a position of high honor.  No doubt William was related in some way to the king.

To further substantiate this relationship to royalty, our direct line of Chambers goes back to Alexander Chambers, born 1580 in Aberdeen, Scotland.  His son Thomas was born on April 10, 1608 at Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland.  The burgh of Canongate includes the Palace of the Holyrood and Edinburgh Castle with the Royal Mile connecting the two.  The burgh also contains the Scottish Parliament.  It seems likely that anyone living in that burgh was of some status.  

Edinburgh  Castle

The second theory is that the Chambers name was originally Cameron.  This surname was changed when a Cameron was said to have entered the French military service and assumed the name of Camerario (in French:  De La Chambre), to be “more agreeable to the language of that country”.  Many remained with the name Chambers and others were called Chalmers.  It is known that a descendant of that soldier returned to Scotland from France and settled in the area of Aberdeen.  Our Alexander of Aberdeen could be of that lineage.  Chambers and Chalmers were often used as “code names” when the Cameron name was outlawed during the many rebellions of Scotland.  Both Chalmers and Chambers are considered septs of Clan Cameron so whether the origin was “of the king’s chamber” or Cameron, anyone bearing the name Chambers would have been part of Clan Cameron.   All Scotts of that time considered honor and fidelity to their clan above all else.  

The Clan

The Clan:  The Scottish clans of long ago were a collection of individuals with a given surname living in somewhat close proximity to one another, and united under a common chief.  

The Chief:  Each clan had a Supreme Chief that all gave allegiance to and believed it their duty to support him at all costs.  Clan Cameron is fortunate to have a hereditary chief, descended directly from the earliest days of Cameron.  Anyone who had an ancestor of the clan who lived in Scotland  would have followed an ancestor of the present chief, Donald Cameron of Lochiel. 

Donald Cameron of Lochiel
27th Chief of Clan Cameron

Clan Tartan








Clan Song:  Many songs have been associated with Clan Cameron but the one most recognized is March of the Cameron Men.

Crest:  The five arrows represent the five branches of the clan under the leadership of the Camerons of Lochiel. 

History of Clan Cameron

To get a glimpse of the day to day lives of our ancestors we first must
understand the historical setting in which they lived.  The clans of
Scotland were in constant rebellion against England and often feuded and
fought against each other.  In the 14th century the newly formed Cameron
Clan fought along with William Wallace at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
In the 15th century they fought with Robert the Bruce at the Battle of
Bonnockburn.  The clan  earned it’s reputation as “fiercer than fierce”
during the civil wars of the 17th century.  It has been said that the enemy
shivered at the skirl of bagpipes playing Cameron battle songs which
could be heard as far away as six miles.  Scottish men considered honor
and fidelity to their clan above all else, so it is very probable that our
Robert Chambers (born abt. 1620) fought in some of  these battles of
the 17th century.

Many researchers jump to the conclusion that our Robert Chambers came
to America in 1635 aboard the Hopewell passenger ship and then returned
to Scotland some time later.  A Robert Chambers is on the passenger list.
He was only thirteen years old and did not seem to be accompanied by
any family or other Chambers.  A minor would have to have a sponsor to
come to America or else come as an indentured servant.  According to a
book titled Pioneers of Massachusetts  that Robert came as a servant to
Edward Winslow, Governor of Massachusetts.  His death was later
reported in 1655, having died without heirs and leaving his property to his
partner.  This was obviously not the same Robert from which our family
descend. 
 

   

Our  Chambers family lived in the area of Stirling and Glasgow

View of the Firth of Forth River

Robert Chambers and his descendants lived in the area of the Firth of Forth

There was great religious persecution in Scotland in the 17th century.  In 1681 William Penn became the owner of  40,000 square miles of land in  America.  He advertised in England, Ireland, and Scotland for men to join him on his vessel the Welcome and come to America for religious freedom.  In 1682 Robert’s son Benjamin joined Penn on the Welcome and journeyed to America.  He stayed for only two to three years and then returned to Scotland.

In 1697, Robert’s son John came to America with his family and settled near the Delaware River.  Around 1700 another son, Peter, came to America and established a Scottish settlement in Virginia on the upper Rappahannok.  It is said that he would meet all incoming vessels and inquire if any Scotsmen were on board.  If so, he would invite them to join his settlement.

Robert’s fourth son and our direct ancestor, was Alexander.  He lived in the Clyde-Tweed Valley and was unable to raise the funds to make the voyage to America.

Some historical writings state that Robert Chambers was a Jacobite.  Jacobus is the Latin form of James.  Those who supported the return of King James VII of Scotland (House of Stuart) to the throne after he was deposed were considered Jacobite. A series of rebellions between 1688 and 1746 were known as the Jacobite Rebillions.  The Cameron Clan were always on the side of the Jacobites.  

In 1704 the Holy Communion Act was passed which made the government Anglican (Church of England).  In 1714 the Schism Act was passed requiring all who taught or conducted religious services to belong to the Anglican Church.  Many of the wealthier protestants immigrated to America.  Some were forced to bide their time until able to get passage to America. 

Tension mounted between the Jacobites and English authority.  In 1743 Reynolds Chambers (son of Alexander) sent his sons, David, James, and Samuel to America to keep them out of the Jacobite uprising.  His fourth son, Edmund, was only four years old and too young to make the journey.  It is not known if Reynolds took part in the uprising but honor to ones clan was so supreme it would be unlikely that he did not.  

In 1744 Charles Edward Stuart ( grandson of King James) began plotting to reclaim the kingdom.  Although of Scottish heritage, Charles had never stepped foot in the country.  He had spent most of his life exiled with his father James Stuart in Rome. He was a spoiled aristocrat who knew nothing of warfare.  He petitioned France to assist in an invasion of England.  A small number of Scottish Highland clan chieftains reluctantly sent their support if he was able to raise as much as 3000 French troops.  In August of 1745, Clan Cameron joined the rebellion.  Donald Cameron was known as the “gentle Lochiel” and was regarded as one of the noblest of all the Highland chiefs.  He was persuaded by loyalty to the Stuart cause to support the 1745 Jacobite Uprising. It is said that if Cameron of Lochiel had not agreed to participate, the rising might never have taken place, such was his influence.  The clan with the rest of the Jacobite force began the march south from Glenfinnan.          

When King George II heard that the highlanders were marching he sent his General Cope and the British army in pursuit into the rugged Scottish Highlands. There they wondered around lost while the Jacobite army headed to Edinburgh.  The Jacobites were met by cheering crowds and Prince Charles took up residence at the Palace of the Holyrood.  General Cope was humiliated and on September 17, 1745, he and his 2500 troops marched toward Edinburgh.  Copes army was well armed with guns and mortars.  The Jacobite army was only 1800 strong and were armed with broadswords, axes, and pitchforks.  Copes army was in an ideal position to reclaim Edinburgh but Prince Charles military advisor, Lord Murray, heard of a secret path through a bog which would lead the Highlanders to the plain below.  Copes army were taken by surprise and destroyed in less than fifteen minutes.

Encouraged by their success the Jacobite army headed toward London.  The French had promised to send troops and Prince Charles was declaring his father the new King James III.  London was in a panic.  The stock market crashed and nobles were leaving town.  By December 4, 1745 the Jacobites reached Darby, England.  The army was exhausted and many were deserting and the French army was no where in sight.  Lord Murray was in favor of going home to Scotland but Prince Charles wanted to press on to London.  A vote was called of all the Highland Chieftains.  Just before the vote a man who was thought to be loyal but was actually a British spy, reported that the road to London was blocked by 9000 troops.  The Highlanders voted to return to Scotland.  Unfortunately, it was a lie.  To make matters worse, the promised French troops were at the border ready to march.  They had come to within a breath of bringing the crown back to the House of Stuart.

The Jacobites headed back to Inverness, Scotland.  This time King George wanted get rid of Prince Charles and his followers once and for all.  He replaced General Cope with his son, the Duke of Cumberland.  He began a pursuit of the Jacobite army right into Inverness.  The Highland chieftains wanted to go into the hills and fight in their traditional way, gorilla warfare.  Prince Charles would not hear of it.  Against the advise of his advisors he chose an open, boggy field called Culloden Moor as a place to meet the enemy.  Lord Murray convinced him it would be better to make a surprise night attack.  It was the Duke’s birthday and his troops would be drunk from celebrating.  The Jacobites set out for the ten mile hike through bog and rough terrain.  Many became lost and exhausted.  Only an hour before dawn the troops were ordered back toward Culloden.       

The Battle of Culloden

                          

The exhausted Jacobites waited on the moor for the Red Coats to arrive.  By

midmorning the battle lines were drawn.  Cumberland’s men were well fed 

and even had a drink of brandy the night before to help them rest.  The 

Jacobites were suffering from malnutrition and tired from the aborted night 

march.  By 1:00 on April 15, on a rain drenched field, the forces were face to 

face.  Cumberland’s forces were 8500 strong.  Many of the Jacobites had gone 

in search of food or had not yet returned from the nights hike and numbered 

as few as 3000.

The Camerons made up the right flank’s first line.  A reported 700 men made 

up the Cameron regiment including many from the various septs.  A Jacobite 

canon fired the first shot and Cumberland’s Artillery responded.  The Jacobites 

then fell silent while the enemy barrage continued.  The Highlanders endured

this attack for twenty five minutes waiting for Prince Charles to give the order

to charge but his messenger was shot, never reaching the commanders with 

the order.  Enduring more than was humanly possible the men of Clan

Cameron broke ranks , threw down their firearms and grasped their swords

and Lochabar axes.  After an unearthly Highland yell they disappeared into

the black gunpowder smoke.  The clan chief, Donald Cameron of Lochiel, went

down when grape-shot broke both his ankles. The Jacobite forces were

trapped in a horseshoe shape as Cumberland’s forces fired, reloaded and fired

time and time again.  It is believed as many as 700 men died in two to three

minutes.

Charles was persuaded to leave the field.  The Battle of Culloden was over

along with all hopes of the return of the House of Stuart.       

                                                            

The retreating Camerons stopped before their Lochiel, who was being

treated by his brother, Dr. Archibald Cameron.  Surrounded by a curtain of 

clansmen he was lifted and carried from the field.  Two of them took hold 

of his legs, a third supported his head, while the rest posted themselves

round him as guards.  About this time a MacLachlan reached down and

took the fallen flag of Clan Cameron and carried it from the field.  One

hundred and fifty years later it was returned to the Camerons of Lochiel.

 Of the 700 Camerons who were on the field that day approximately 358

were killed and 150 wounded.

Over the next two days Cumberland earned his nickname, The Butcher.

Injured clansmen laying on the field were clubbed to death or shot

where they lay.  Nearly 2000 were killed.  The battle was bad enough but

the aftermath was even worse.  There were terrible retributions called the

Pacifications.  Anyone even suspected of being Jacobite was executed.

People were dragged out of homes and killed and their houses burned.

Bagpipes, harps, kilts and the Gaelic language were banned.  Clan chiefs

and even clan names were outlawed.  Lochiel of Cameron escaped to

France.  Prince Charles escaped to Skye Island and then to France.  The

retributions continued for decades and many left for America.

Prime Minister David Cameron

History, however,  has many ironic twists and turns.  The recent Prime Minister of Great Britain was David Cameron.  Although he was born in London, his father was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and he is a member of

Clan Cameron.  I think he resembles Donald Cameron of Lochiel  

Reynolds survived the rebellion and the persecutions and died at the age of sixty five in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland where he was born.  Letters that have survived the ages show that Reynolds was affectionately called Runnels by his grandsons and great grandsons.

Coming to America

Reynolds's son Edmund immigrated to America where he and his wife Patiana had a large family. 

Frances Chambers Paynter wrote a book called The Chambers Family based on oral history passed down by her father.  According to legend, Patiana was a member of the Royal family.  Her maiden name was Spencer.  Her father was John Duncan Spencer, a member of the Spencers of Althorp family.  Edmund was the gardener for the Spencer family and the two fell in love.  The memory of the Scottish rebellion was still vivid in the minds of English noblemen and her father was against the relationship and sent her to live with a relative in the Colonies.  When Edmund heard of the plan he told her that he would follow as soon as he could arrange passage.  Edmund did follow and landed at Mussel Shoals, Maryland, where he remained until he could locate Patiana.  

The colony to which Patiana had been sent was raided by the Cherokee Indians and she was carried off to the Cherokee Village in North Carolina to become a slave in the chief’s home.  Edmund learned of her capture and where she was being held and journeyed to the village to negotiate for her hand in marriage.  One researcher believes that the colony was in Virginia and there was a Spencer Plantation there at that time. 

The couple continued to live in North Carolina where they raised nine children.  In 1763 they were living in Orange County.  By 1770 they had moved on to Anson County, and then to Randolph County.  Patiana died in February of 1787.

Edmund moved to Wilkes County in 1790 and married Nancy McBride. Edmund was killed in a hunting accident in 1809.

William Chambers

William Chambers was Edmund and Patiana’s fifth child.  He was born in Anson County, North Carolina in 1770.  In 1802 he married Rachel Stover.  There is no definitive proof but it is widely believed that Rachel was the great granddaughter of Sarah Boone, aunt of the famous frontiersman, Daniel Boone.  A descendent of Rachel recalls a story that she told that one of her relatives explored St. Louis with Daniel Boone about 1798 and that they believed it may have been her first husband, William Chambers.

There are very little records of William’s life.  It is believed he may have served in the War of 1812.  In 1815 he signed a petition to the Tennessee Legislature to delay the enactment of a land law for the duration of the War of 1812.  William signed the petition before learning of the end of the war.  He died later that year leaving Rachel with eight children.  

In 1818 Rachel married William Morrow, an immigrant from Ireland who was also a widower with twelve children.  William died in 1834 and Rachel filed a complaint against her stepson, John Morrow, administrator for William’s estate.

By 1840, Rachel is listed in the Macon County, Missouri census as head of household. By 1850 she is in Adair County, Missouri living with her son Jackson Chambers.  She died on August 20, 1871 at the age of 90 and is buried in the Bowlen Cemetery in Moniteau County Missouri. 

Jackson Chambers

Jackson Chambers was born on March 23, 1816 in Bledsoe, Tennessee.  By 1835 he

married Polly Ann Titus in Randolph County, Missouri.  In 1840 he is listed in

the Macon County, Missouri census.  In 1850 he is in the Adair County census 

and by May of 1854 he purchased 40 acres in Adair and 40 more acres in October.  

In 1856 he purchased 40 more acres in April and again in September.

By 1860 Jackson and his family were living in Macon County, Missouri.  When

the Civil War came to the area the population was almost evenly divided between 

Union and Confederate causing many hardships for the residents.  Neighbor no

longer trusted neighbor, and families were divided in loyalties.  Bushwhackings 

and skirmishes occurred throughout the area.  Some families left unable to 

live under such stress.  Jackson took his family to Numa, Iowa for the duration of

the war.  Jackson died on March 16, 1902, in Schuyler County, Missouri and is 

buried at the Glenwood Cemetery.  His gravestone states that he was a veteran of 

the Civil War but as yet, no records have been found.

GAN’DAD

Written by B. J. Chambers 

For Jackson Chambers

Gran’dad lived to be eighty seven, 

without ever feeling that he was old;

…I, a small lad, would eagerly listen

by the fireplace light, to the tales he told;  

Tales about wolves, and bears and pant’ers, 

how they would raid the pig-pens at night;

and about wild Indians, coming to visit

the settlers cabins, for sup and bite.

Tales about deer, to be had for the shooting, 

and how they would ravage the patches of corn,

in spite of the stake-and-rider fences,

which nimble beasts seemed to hold in scorn.

Tales about pioneers, sports and labors;

house-raisings, log-rollings; neighborly deeds,

such as were common among frontiersmen,

where each was concerned for the others needs.

…Honest, kindly, cheerful, -- unconscious 

of romance breathing in the tales he told,

Gran’dad lived to be eighty seven,

without ever feeling that he was old.

Four Generations

Standing:  Jeremiah and Benjamin

Seated in center:  Jackson

Child:  Willie

Obituary of Jeremiah Chambers 

Son of Jackson Chambers

LA PLATA HOME PRESS, La Plata, Missouri

July 11, 1912

JEREMIAH CHAMBERS

…Jeremiah Chambers was born near La Plata, Macon County, May 14, 1840 and died Monday, June 29, 1912.

…He was married to Martha Ellen Wiseman on August 15, 1861.  His wife survives him.  To them were born thirteen children, eleven sons and two daughters, nine of whom are living.

…He was a loyal and consistent member of the Missionary Baptist church from the age of twenty until his death.  He belonged to the A.F. & A.M. for nearly twenty-five years.

…The earlier years of his life were spent in the vicinity of La Plata.  In 1865 he moved to Glenwood, Missouri and remained there until 1902 when he purchased a farm near this city, where he lived the remainder of his life.  

…He leaves three brothers and one sister, William, Marion and Derit Chambers and Mrs. Rachel Hovey of Glenwood, Missouri.  The children living are:  B.J. and M.H. Chambers, Greenville, Missouri, W.F. Chambers, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Mrs. Ida McGoldrick, Glenwood, Missouri, and S.P., T.J., W.T, C.B. and G.C. Chambers of La Plata, Missouri.

A.F. and A.M. is the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.  

In other words, Jeremiah was a Freemason.

Benjamin Jackson Chambers

Benjamin Jackson Chambers was born on February 20, 1865 in Adair

County, Missouri.  He was the third of thirteen children born to Jeremiah

and Martha Chambers.  By 1870 the family moved to Schuyler County,

Missouri.  On August 29, 1885, at the age of twenty,  Benjamin married

Nancy Jane Johnson.

By 1900 Benjamin and Nancy had moved to Jacksonville, in Randolph

County, Missouri and had four children, Effie, Willie, Florence, and Edwin.

Also living in the household were Marion Chambers, Benjamin’s brother

and Nora Johnson, Nancy’s sister. 

The next decade was full of hardship and heartache for Benjamin.  His

beloved wife Nancy suffered from tuberculosis and the family traveled by

covered wagon to Colorado hoping the climate there would improve her

condition, however she passed away while there.  Their son Edwin also died

sometime during that decade.  Effie married Silas J. Corper in 1909 but died

shortly afterword.  By 1910, Benjamin was living in Stoddard County, Missouri

with his son Willie and daughter Florence.

By 1913 the family had moved to Greenville, Wayne County, Missouri.  It was

there that Florence met and married Acey Ezell on December 6, 1913.  In 1915,

Benjamin moved his family to Imboden, Arkansas.  He purchased a house on

Hickory Street for himself, Willie, Florence and Acey and infant granddaughter,

Edith.  Willie enlisted in the military and served during WWI.  While home on

leave he became a victim of the flu epidemic and died on May 26, 1919.

 Back Row:  B. J., Effie, Nancy

Front Row:  Florence and Willy

  B. J., as he was called, worked as a woodcarver, making axe handles by hand.

Somewhere along the way he learned the art of photography and was the town  

photographer for all the years that he lived in Imboden.  He was a prolific

poet and always kept a pad of paper and pencil ready for moments when

a poem came to him.  He was a self educated man reading anything he could

find and was knowledgeable on many subjects.  He was a lover of nature and

often walked the fields and woods of Imboden collecting Indian relics or  he

would sit by the Spring River writing poetry or taking photographs.  He was a

good storyteller and it  has been said that the young people in town would

come to hear him tell stories of long ago.  

His grandson, Bill Ezell, recalls that he would start each day on the front porch watching the sunrise and end the day on the back porch watching the sunset.  His granddaughter, Ruth, fondly remembered Saturday morning walks to Matthews General Store with B. J. in the lead and “accidentally” dropping exactly nine nickels along the way, one for each grandchild to spend at the store.   He decided to become a Christian on Christmas Day and was baptized in his beloved Spring River.  According to family legend, they had to break the ice before they could baptize him.  He was known for his beautiful tenor voice and the family have fond memories of singing hymns with him on the porch on summer evenings.

B. J. passed away on December 23, 1943 at his home in Imboden, Arkansas.  He is buried at  Hope Cemetery.

Twilight

Written for Nancy Chambers

By B. J. Chambers

A lone star twinkles in the sky,

the herald of a brilliant host

that soon all space shall occupy;

But I shall prize the first one most. 

…In early youth a girl I knew,

a girl of comeliness so rare

that should the world pass in review,

none other might with her compare.

Time swiftly fled, till came the day

we parted;  that was years ago

when she was called the heavenward way,

and I left grieving here below.

…Still in the twilight oft I see, 

or seem to see, her smiling face,

as when, long since, she walked with me

in youthful loveliness and grace.

The Ozark Hills

By B. J. Chambers

I want less clamor,  I want more room;

I am sated with city thrills;  I want to be where

the dogwood bloom, in the lovely Ozark hills.

I should like to roam in the woods, and dream,

with never a noise to jar; to follow the bank

of a spring-fed stream, to “holes” where “the big ones” are.

I should like to stroll in a meadow green,

away from boisterous streets, and feast my eyes

on the pleasant scene where farm with woodland meets.

I should like to climb a sundrenched peak, 

roofed with the bluest of skies,

to stand awhile where a man may speak 

to God, with level eyes.

Ruth and Edith at Spring River

Spring River
By B. J. Chambers

River, beautiful river, what of your place of birth?

Is it some deep-hidden cavern blasted from rock-bound earth?

How far, in primal darkness, does your current wind its way,

ere, with a mighty upsurging, it reaches the light of day?

River, mystical river, what of the elves and gnomes,

that along your hidden courses have their Stygian homes?

Do they dream of outer sunlight, of wind over land and sea?

Within their cheerless grottoes, do they struggle to be free?

River, wonderful river, what of the forest men,

that knew, and loved you in ages beyond the white man’s ken?

Indian hunters, and warriors, and tribesmen, older than they,

do they visit you by moonlight, that may not come by day? 

Descendants of Alexander Chambers
Generation No. 1
1.  ALEXANDER1 CHAMBERS was born February 09, 1579/80 in Aberdeen, Scotland.  He married BESSIE REA.  She was born April 10, 1580 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Child of ALEXANDER CHAMBERS and BESSIE REA is:
2. i. THOMAS2 CHAMBERS, b. April 10, 1608, Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Generation No. 2
2.  THOMAS2 CHAMBERS (ALEXANDER1) was born April 10, 1608 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.  He married MARIOUN WILLIAMSONE.  She was born July 22, 1599 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Child of THOMAS CHAMBERS and MARIOUN WILLIAMSONE is:
3. i. ROBERT3 CHAMBERS, b. May 19, 1622, Firth Forth River, Stirlingshire, , Scotland; d. February 18, 1684/85, Shettleston, Glasgow, Argyll, Scotland.

Generation No. 3
3.  ROBERT3 CHAMBERS (THOMAS2, ALEXANDER1)1,1 was born May 19, 1622 in Firth Forth River, Stirlingshire, , Scotland, and died February 18, 1684/85 in Shettleston, Glasgow, Argyll, Scotland.  He married MARIOUN CLOGGY1,1 June 30, 1640 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland.  She was born 1620 in Firth Forth River, Stirlingshire, , Scotland, and died in , , , Scotland.
Notes for ROBERT CHAMBERS:
Robert Chambers
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Children of ROBERT CHAMBERS and MARIOUN CLOGGY are:
i. PETER4 CHAMBERS.
ii. JOHN CHAMBERS, b. 1645, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
4. iii. ALEXANDER CHAMBERS, b. 1660, , , , Scotland; d. 1752, Clyde Tweed Valley, , , Scotland.
iv. BENJAMIN CHAMBERS, b. 1660, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Generation No. 4
4.  ALEXANDER4 CHAMBERS (ROBERT3, THOMAS2, ALEXANDER1)1,1 was born 1660 in , , , Scotland, and died 1752 in Clyde Tweed Valley, , , Scotland.  He married ROSE CRAIG1,1.  She was born 1680 in , , , Scotland, and died 1752 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States.

Children of ALEXANDER CHAMBERS and ROSE CRAIG are:
i. PETER5 CHAMBERS1, b. , , , Scotland; d. Essex, Virginia, United States.
5. ii. REYNOLDS CHAMBERS, b. 1700, Firth, Stirlingshire, , Scotland; d. August 12, 1765, Glasgow, Argyll, Scotland.
iii. HENRY CHAMBERS1, b. 1705, , , , Scotland; d. 1775, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

Generation No. 5
5.  REYNOLDS5 CHAMBERS (ALEXANDER4, ROBERT3, THOMAS2, ALEXANDER1)1,1,1,1 was born 1700 in Firth, Stirlingshire, , Scotland, and died August 12, 1765 in Glasgow, Argyll, Scotland.  He married NANCY SHAW1,1,1 April 30, 1725 in Shettleston, Glasgow, Argyll, Scotland.  She was born April 02, 1702 in Shettleston, Glasgow, Argyll, Scotland, and died November 02, 1773 in Shettleston, Glasgow, Argyll, Scotland.
More About REYNOLDS CHAMBERS:
Burial: Shettleston, Glasgow, Argyll, Scotland

Children of REYNOLDS CHAMBERS and NANCY SHAW are:
         i. SAMUEL6 CHAMBERS1, b. 1720, , , , Scotland; d. Virginia, United States.
       ii.                DAVID CHAMBERS1, b. 1725, , , , Scotland; d. 1809, Boonesborough, Kentucky, United States.
                                 iii.                       JAMES CHAMBERS1, b. March 28, 1728, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; d. April 15, 1828, Spencer, Owen, Indiana, United States.
6.         iv. EDMUND CHAMBERS, b. April 30, 1739, Stirlling, Scotland; d. August 02, 1809, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

Generation No. 6
6.  EDMUND6 CHAMBERS (REYNOLDS5, ALEXANDER4, ROBERT3, THOMAS2, ALEXANDER1)1,1,1,1 was born April 30, 1739 in Stirlling, Scotland, and died August 02, 1809 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.  He married PATIANA SPENCER1,1,1 1761.  She was born April 30, 1748 in , Yorkshire, , England, and died February 1787 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
More About EDMUND CHAMBERS:
Residence: 1763, Orange Co. North Carolina

Children of EDMUND CHAMBERS and PATIANA SPENCER are:
i.  JOHN7 CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States; d. January 30, 1804, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.
ii  .REBECCA CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1763, Orange, North Carolina, United States; d. Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.
iii.  SAMUEL CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1764, Orange, North Carolina, United States.
iv.  ELIJAH CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1766, Orange, North Carolina, United States; d. 1865, Cole, Illinois, United States.
7. v.  WILLIAM CHAMBERS, b. 1770, Anson, North Carolina, United States; d. 1815, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States.
vi.  MARY JANE CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1772, Anson, North Carolina, United States.
vii.  ELISHA CHAMBERS1,1, b. November 11, 1779, Anson, North Carolina, United States; d. August 08, 1859, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States.
viii.  EDMUND CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1785, Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
ix.  CATHERINE CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1787, Randolph, North Carolina, United States.

Generation No. 7
7.  WILLIAM7 CHAMBERS (EDMUND6, REYNOLDS5, ALEXANDER4, ROBERT3, THOMAS2, ALEXANDER1)1,1,1,1,1 was born 1770 in Anson, North Carolina, United States, and died 1815 in Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States.  He married RACHEL STOVER1,1,1 1802 in Tennessee, United States, daughter of JEREMIAH STOVER.  She was born July 17, 1781 in Virginia, United States, and died August 20, 1871 in California, Moniteau, Missouri, United States.

Children of WILLIAM CHAMBERS and RACHEL STOVER are:
i. JOSHUA8 CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1795, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; d. April 24, 1864, 

Centertown, Cole, Missouri, United States.

  ii.  JEREMIAH CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1804, Tennessee, United States; d. 1857, Bradley, Tennessee, United States.

  iii.  JEFFERSON CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1805, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

  iv.  SUSAN CHAMBERS1,1, b. 1808, Tennessee, United States; d. Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States.

  v.  ANNE CHAMBERS1,1, b. October 25, 1809, Marion, Tennessee, United States; d. January 13, 1893, Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

  vi.  RUTH CHAMBERS1,1, b. May 06, 1814, Sequatche Valley, Marion, Tennessee, United States; d. January 09, 1895, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States.

8.  vii.  JACKSON CHAMBERS, b. March 23, 1816, Tennessee, United States; d. March 16, 1902, Moniteau, Missouri, United States.

Generation No. 8

8.  JACKSON8 CHAMBERS (WILLIAM7, EDMUND6, REYNOLDS5, ALEXANDER4, ROBERT3, THOMAS2, ALEXANDER1)2,3,4,5,6,6,6,6 was born March 23, 1816 in Tennessee, United States7,8,9,10, and died March 16, 1902 in Moniteau, Missouri, United States.  He married POLLY ANN TITUS11,11 November 15, 1835 in Randolph, Missouri, United States.  She was born 1817 in Kentucky, United States, and died July 14, 1875 in Schuyler, Missouri, United States.

More About JACKSON CHAMBERS:

Residence: 1850, District 1, Adair, Missouri12

 

Children of JACKSON CHAMBERS and POLLY TITUS are:

  i.  SUSAN9 CHAMBERS13, b. 1837, Macon, Macon, Missouri, United States.

9.  ii.  JEREMIAH CHAMBERS, b. May 14, 1840, Macon, Macon, Missouri, United States; d. June 29, 1912, La Plata, Macon, Missouri, United States.

  iii.  WILLIAM ISAAC CHAMBERS13, b. June 09, 1842, Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States; d. August 26, 1914, Glenwood, Schuyler, Missouri, United States.

  iv.  LOUISA J CHAMBERS13, b. 1844, Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

  v.  RACHEL CHAMBERS13, b. 1847, Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

  vi.  DERRITT CHAMBERS13, b. July 07, 1855, Macon, Macon, Missouri, United States; d. September 11, 1923, Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

Generation No. 9

9.  JEREMIAH9 CHAMBERS (JACKSON8, WILLIAM7, EDMUND6, REYNOLDS5, ALEXANDER4, ROBERT3, THOMAS2, ALEXANDER1)14,15,15,15,15,15 was born May 14, 1840 in Macon, Macon, Missouri, United States16, and died June 29, 1912 in La Plata, Macon, Missouri, United States16.  He married MARTHA ELLEN WISEMAN17,17,17,17 August 15, 1861 in Macon, Missouri, United States, daughter of BENJAMIN WISEMAN and SUSAN BURTON.  She was born December 13, 1841 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States, and died February 10, 1918 in La Plata, Macon, Missouri, United States.

 

Children of JEREMIAH CHAMBERS and MARTHA WISEMAN are:

  i.  JOHNNY CLARK10 CHAMBERS17, b. August 22, 1862, Adair, Missouri, United States; d. March 05, 1863, Adair, Missouri, United States.

  ii.  ZEVELY PERRY CHAMBERS17, b. December 08, 1863, Adair, Missouri, United States; d. March 05, 1868, Adair, Missouri, United States.

  iii.  BENJAMIN JACKSON CHAMBERS18,19, b. February 20, 1865, Adair County, Missouri, USA20; d. December 23, 1943, Imboden, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States; m. NANCY J JOHNSON21; b. December 1867, Missouri22; d. Colorado, USA.

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