CHAMBERLAIN Family of Charlestown, NH (the whereabouts of John Prescott's gun) Date: 98-05-21 17:30:34 EDT From: Farns10th Surname: CHAMBERLAIN Source: Hist. of Charlestown, NH, Fort 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson. p.298 Hon John Curtis Chamberlain was the son of Deacon John Chamberlain and his wife, Mary (Curtis) Chamberlain. He was born at Worcester, MA June 5, l772. His parents Deacon Chamberlain d. May 3l, l8l3 age 68 His wife, Mary died Feb 26, l8l8. The Hon John Curtis Chamberlain was desc. also from his grandfather, Jacob Chamberlain Deacon of the church at Worcester, "The Old South Church". Hon John Curtis Chamberlain m. on Dec. 29, l797, Nancy Hubbard dau of Hon. John Hubbard and wife, Prudence (Stevens) Hubbard. She b. at Charlestown, NH May 4, l779s. Their children: 1. Mary Chamberlain b. at Alstead Feb 22, l799 d. unm at Albion, NY on Mar 20, l859. 2. Nancy Hubbard Chamberlain b. Feb 20, l80l at Alstead m. Dr. Jacob Adams of Charlestown, NH on Apr 8, l823 They removed to Utica, NY in l824 and died at Mobile Alabama whither he had gone for his health. One child l. Mary C. Adams who died in Albion, NY l84l age l9 yrs. Note: Dr. Jacob Adams's widow, Nancy H. (Chamberlain_ Adams m. (2) on May l832, Dr. D. V. Bradford of Utica NY and had one child, a daughter who m. John L. Donovan Esq. of Watseka, Iroguois County, Illinois. 3. John Chamberlain b. Oct 24, l803 grad Dartmouth in l823, lawyer in his uncle, Henry Hubbard's office at Charlestown, NH until l827 then removed to Albion, NY and practiced law until l844. He d. Dec. l866 at Watseka, Ill. He m. (l) May l834 no issue. He m. (2) at Watseka in l855. One child by his 2d marriage, name unknow. 4. Hubbard Chamberlain b. Oct 6, l806 d. l809. 5. William Chamberlain b. Mar l3, l809 Res: Albion, NY (was the contributor of Chamberlain family records) 6. Elizabeth Jane Chamberlain b. Oct l8, l8ll m. l836 James Lawrence of Millville, NH, and d. l868. Their children: l. John Lawrence b. l838 d. l850 2. Elizabeth Lawrence b. l84l d. l850 3. Nancy Lawrence b. l844 res: Watseka, Ill 7. Richard Hubbard Chamberlain b. Aug 5, l8l3 d. same month. 8. Harriet Prudence Chamberlain b. Ari 5, l8l5 m. l838 H. D. Tucker of Utica, NY 9. George Chamberlain b.Nov l, l8l7 d. l8l9. Note: this completes the register of the family. p.306 Miss Dolly Chamberlain sister of the Hon. John Curtis Chamberlain resided for some time at Charlestown, NH Levi Chamberlain studied law in the office of his brother in Charlestown, NH then practiced law at Keene, NH. p.306 Samuel N. Chamberlain (not connected with the above family) was born at Dudley, MA abt l777. He died at Glen Falls, NY aged 67. He is buried at Edgecomb's Corner, Galway, NY. His father (John) was a soldier in the Revolution and sold his farm at Dudley, MA when the American Army was most destitute and applied the funds for the relief of the (American) soldiers. He was re- lated to the John Chamberlain who killed the Indian Chief, "Old Paugus" in Lovewell's fight. Samuel N. Cham- berlain m. Abigail White of Pomfret, CT dau of Samuel White who claimed to be a lineal desc. of the lst male child born in New England. She died at Chelsea, VT Sep 8, l808. Their children: 1. Calvin Chamberlain b. at Dudley, MA Oct 30, l79l is buried at Charlestown, NH 2. Samuel Chamberlain b. at Dudley, MA Jan l2, l794 d. at Strafford, VT l855. He m. Betsy Sanborn of Straf- ford, VT and had thirteen children. 3. Henry Chamberlain b. at Unity, NH Feb l4, l796 m. Mary Bailey, l822 also had thirteen children, two sons - one of whom, Edward B. Chamberlain grad Univ. of VT in l848 and at Andover Theo. Seminary l854. He was a minister at: Plattsburg, NY l856 to l858 at Shoreham, VT l859 to l863 and at Essex VT l863 to l865 and Westford, VT l865. 4. Mary Chamberlain b. l798 m. E. W. Curtis of Galway, NY She d. at Adrian, Michigan. She had five sons, of whom James E. Curtis the eldest, was Super. of East Division South, Michigan Railroad. Also sons: John W. Curtis and George H. Curtis 5. Artemas W. Chamberlain b. at Unity, NH, June 9, l800 m. at Cape Cod, MA and died at Cambridge, MA l875 leaving three sons and two daughters: Nathan H. Chamberlain who grad at Harvard in l853 and was a Protestant Episcopal clergyman and author. 6. George Olcott Chamberlain b. at Charlestown, NH Apr 6, l803 m. l828 Maria Clark of Providence, Saratoga Co., NY Res: Saratoga Springs. Children: l. Laurentine P. Chamberlain m. Hiram Thomkins keeper of the U. S. Hotel at Saratoga. 2. John C. Chamberlain m. Margaret Ward. Res: Utica, NY 3. Mary C. Chamberlain m. James B. Raynor of Chicago, Ill. 7. Healey Chamberlain b. l807 m. at Saratoga and died at Coldwater, Michigan. His children: l. Webster R. Chamberlain was a lawyer at Syracuse, NY 2. Georgianna Chamberlain 3. Henry Chamberlain. p.307 Samuel N. Chamberlain m. Feb 2, l8l5 Dorcas Bingham of Springfield, VT - their children: l. Abigail White Chamberlain b. Aug 24, l8l5 2. Anna Arms Chamberlain b. Feb l4, l8l9 3. Sarah G. Chamberlain b. Dec 3, l82l 4. Calvin O. Chamberlain b. Apr 26, l823 5. Sabrina Chamberlain b. May 24, l829 6. Joseph Roach Ives Gilbert Marquis Paul M. de LaFayette Chamberlain (author's note - this name, I understand was dropped, most of it, as too unwieldly for every day use and a much shorter one adopted. He was known then by the name of LaFayette Chamberlain. p.307 Edson Chamberlain son of Ichabod and Sarah (Moore) Chamberlain m. Nov l8, l836 Mary Jane Ely dau of Phineas Ely and his wife, Polly (Butters) Ely b. Oct 2l, l8l6 He d. Aug. l866 at Charlestown, NH Their children: l. Thomas E. Chamberlain b. at Chelmsfort, MA Jan l9, l838, d. Jan 24, l846. 2. Samuel O. Chamberlain b. Apr l4, l840 d. in the War of Rebellion Nov 22, l862. 3. Henry F. Chamberlain b. Feb 9, l844 d. l872 m. Edna Smith (one child who died in infancy) 4. Asenath Jane Chamberlain b. Feb 9, l844 d. l846. 5. Mary E. Chamberlain b. l846 d. l846 6. George Edward Chamberlain b. Dec l4, l847 d. l875 m. Oct. 2, l868 Alice Spinney b. Nov l5, l844 at Argyle Nova Scotia Their children: l. Sarah Chamberlain b. Apr 7, l870 2. George Austin Chamberlain b. Oct l9, l87l 3. Harry Chamberlain b. Oct 8, l874 d. l876. 4. Cora Belle Chamberlain b. Jan l4, l875 d. l876 7. Charles N. Chamberlain b. Apr ll, l849 8. Eustis Chamberlain b. May 20 l85l 9. Florence Chamberlain b. Nov 9, l858 m. Rensselaer Strickland. l0.John Chamberlain b. Nov 29, l859 11.Alice Chamberlain b. July l5, l862 ______________________________________________________ Surname: CHAMBERLAIN Source: Historical Sketch of Groton, MA by Dr. Samuel A. Green. p.59 In the summer of l722 the Provincial governments of MA and NH offered a bounty of a hundred pounds for every Indian scalp that should be taken and shown to the proper authorities. This legislation incited volunteers to scour the winderness for the purpose of hunting the savages and with this motive, Captain John Lovewell of Dunstable organized a company which soon became famous. The story of Lovewell's Fight was for a long time repeat edly told in Groton and there is scarcely a person who has not from early infancy heard the particulars of that eventful conflict. It was in the spring of l725 that Capt. Lovewell with thirty-four men, fought a famous Indian chief named Paugus at the head of abt eighty savages near the shores of a pond in Pequawket, now within the limits of Fryeburg, Maine and known as Lovewell's Pond. Of this little spartan band, seven belonged to Groton, MA and one of them, John Chamberlain by name distinguished himself by killing the Indian Leader. Green's note: "for the fullest account of the Fight see pamphlet entitled: 'Lovewell Lamented' by Thomas Symmes, V.D.M, Boston, l725". p.63 "Paugus was slain in the action by John Chamberlain of Groton, MA" p.ll6 Dr. Edson Champion Chamberlain, at native of Thetford, VT came to Groton Junction (MA) in the summer of l859 and remained one year. He grad. from Worcester Medical Institution on June 20, l854. He m. Mary A. Pierce of Southbury, CT where he died Jan 26, l877 aged 56. _________________________________________________________ Surname: CHAMBERLIN/CHAMBERLAIN Source: Epitaphs of the Old Burial Ground, Groton, MA by Dr. Samuel A. Green p.l03 Tombstone (Cherub's Head) Memento mori Here lies the body of Mrs. Sarah Chamberlin wife of Samuel Chamberlin and the late wife of Mr. Ebenezer Patch who died June ye l2th l793 in the 64th year of her age. Author's note: The daughter of Jacob Wright of Westford. ______________________________________________________ Surname: CHAMBERLAIN Source: Farnsworth Memorial Matthias Farnsworth Jr/Sarah Nutting Line - Groton, MA p.44 Jonathan Shattuck b. Mar l6, l747 son of Jonathan Shatt- uck, Jr. and Keziah Farnsworth of Pepperell, MA. Jonathan Shattuck Jr. m. (l) l769 Abia Chamberlain b. Apr 22, l740 d. l8l7. He m. (2) Oct 9, l817 Elizabeth Nichols of Billerica, MA who was the widow of Lemuel Parker. Jonathan Shattuck Jr. had seven children by Abia Chamberlain (not listed) He d. Mar l8, l835 age 88 years. p.75 Lydia Farnsworth b. Nov 26, l827 at Sullivan, Ohio, dau of Levi Farnsworth and his wife, Bellona (Hewitt) Farnsworth of Sullivan, Ohio. Lydia Farnsworth m. William Chamberlain. Their children l. Ida Chamberlain b. Apr ll, l858 d. Feb l2, l859 2. Cora Chamberlain b. Mar 6, l860 3. Illa Chamberlain b. Nov 8, l866 m. Jan l, l893 Charles Campbell. Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line - Groton, MA p.258 Mary Barrett b. July l4, l767 dau of Jonas Barrett and his wife, Mary Fletcher of Ashby, MA. Mary Barrett m. Dec. l788 Thomas Chamberlain. p.582 - Jonathan Farnsworth/Ruth Shattock Line Linda M. Powell b. l946 at Payson, Utah dau of Florence Belliston and William Powell of Raymond, Alberta, Canada Linda M. Powell m. l966 at Manti Utah, Sam Reed Chamber- lain b. l943 at Cedar City Utah son of Isaac C. Chamberlain and his wife Sylvia (Jorgensen) Chamberlain if Cedar City, Utah. l. Anne Chamberlain b. l969 at Provo, Utah 2. Julie Chamberlain b. l970 at Monticello, Utah 3. David R. Chamberlain b. l972 at Provo, Utah. p.670 Dr. Paul Harold Stewart, D.D.S. b. l928 at S.L.C. Utah son of William Charles Stewart and wife, Grace A. (Ogilvie) Stewart. Dr. Paul H. Stewart m. May 27, l950 Ann C. Chamberlain b. May l6, l930 at Kanab, Utah dau of Eli Josiah Chamber lain and his wife, Geneva (Esplin) Chamberlain. (seven Stewart children listed p. 670) ____________________________________________________ Surname: CHAMBERLAIN Source: Prescott Memorial John Prescott/Mary Platts Line - Lancaster, MA 1600s p.6l David Brigham b. l744 son of Silas Brigham and Tabitha Prescott. p.49 has Brigham lineage for Silas Brigham as follows: Silas Brigham b.l7l0 was David, son of Thomas, son of Thomas Brigham the imigrant b. l603. David Brigham m. (l) Mar 2l, l766, Mary Maynard dau of Deacon Benjamin Maynard. She died with her infant Nov l0, l766. He m. (2) Oct l3, l768 Martha Chamberlain of Westboro; settled at Shrewsbury where he died l824. Aged 80. David's children by his 2d wife, Martha Chamberlain: (p.8l) l. Nathaniel Brigham b. July 27, l769 m. Sarah Mason Res: lst at Royalston thence to Worcester, MA. 2. Edmund Brigham b. Mar 9, l77l m. Elizabeth Davis. Res: Shrewsbury where he d.1858. Elizabeth (Davis) Brigham died May l853 leaving two sons: l. Elijah Brigham b. June 20, l804 2. David Trowbridge Brigham b. Aug 6, l806 a lawyer at Worcester, MA. 3. Mercy Brigham b. l773 d. l776 4. Trowbridge Brigham b. l776 5. Prescott Brigham b. Apr l6, l780 m. Hannah Rider dau of Gideon Rider of Shrewsbury. Res: Sauk County, WI in l838 where he d. l860 age 80. >> A few years before his death he gave to the Wisconsin Historical Society the celebrated "Old Gun" brought from England to New England in l640 by John Prescott the emigrant and frequently used by him to fight the Indians and which several were brought to "bite the dust". This gun was given by him to his (oldest) son John and by him to his son John and by him to his daughter, Tabitha Prescott who married (l) Aaron Sawyer and (2) Silas Brigham and she gave it to her grandson names (above) Prescott Brigham who disposed of it as stated above. Children of Prescott Brigham and Hannah (Rider) Pres- cott: l. Ebenezer Prescott Brigham b. Sep 8, l8l8 m. Lucy Gibbs Res: CA 2. Martha Chamberlain Brigham b. Dec l6, l823 m. Thomas B. Cowles of Sauk County, WI 6. Martha Brigham b. Mar l782 m. Caleb Dean l800. 7. Mercy Brigham b. Mar 2l, l784 m. John Rider Two daughters, one of whom married the Hon. Charles Hudson of Lexington, lawyer and statesman. 8. David Brigham, Jr. b. Aug l5, l786 grad. Harvard l8l0 tutor at Bowdoin College, m. Elizabeth Franklin l8l9. 9. Ebenezer Brigham b. Apr 28, l789. Removed to Blue Mounds, Dane County, WI in l828 where he was the lst settler and where in l828 he discovered valuable minerals. He was many years a member of its legis- lature (WI) and the one that selected Madison as the site ofr the capital. He d. unm. Sep l4, l86l. p.204 Mary Prescott b. Feb 2, l83l dau of Charlest Prescott and Lucy A. Flagg of Mason, NH. Mary Prescott m. Feb l6, l854 James J. Chamberlin b. Feb. l6, l834, who was representative from Mason in the NH legislature. James Prescott Line, Hampton, NH p.328 Cyrene Osgood b. Aug 5, l806 dau of John Osgood and his wife Susanna Prescott. Cyrene Osgood m. l833 George Chamberlain of Gilmanton Ironworks Village. ______________________________________________________ Submitted by Janice Farnsworth May 21, l998 email farns l0th@aol.com ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.