The Chamberlain Story posts fall into four categories
1- The Chamberlain history timeline
2- Extra Stories and Updates
3- DNA studies
4- Alexander Spowart Izatt Family History
Recent Posts 2021-22
Chapter E12- Israel Proctor and the Murder of Thomas Chamberlain
Chapter E13- Alexander Spowart Izatt, Part 1- Scotland to Zion
Chapter E14- Alexander Spowart Izatt, Part 2- Seven Pathways to Zion
Chapter E15- Alexander Spowart Izatt, Part 3- Cache Valley
Chapter D3- DNA of John and the Sons of Thomas Chamberlain
Chapter D4- African DNA on Chromosome 11 Traced to 1741 Scotland
Chapter E18- The Promise of Passover in the Last Days
Chamberlain History Timeline, Part 1 (1580-1750)
The Chamberlain history timeline examines the Chamberlain family and their interaction with national and local history from 1580 through 1945. It is a great supplement to the study of American history as each chapter unfolds in chronological order.
(Summary Page 1- Chapters 1 through 29)
Introduction to “The Chamberlain Story“
Chapter 1- Francis Chamberlain Arrives in the New World
Chapter 2- Thomas and William Chamberlain Leave Virginia
Chapter 3- The Chamberlains of Barbados
Chapter 4- Three Chamberlain Brothers in an Indian Storm of Fire
Chapter 5- Rebecca Chamberlain and the Salem Witch Trials
Chapter 6- John Chamberlain and the Battle at Pequawket
Chapter 7- The Legend of “Paugus” John Chamberlain
Chapter 8- The Revenge of the Son of Paugus
Chamberlain History Timeline, Part 2 (1750-1945)
(Summary Page 1- Chapters 1 through 29)
Chapter 9- The Mystery of Chamberlain Lake
Chapter 10- The Chamberlain Families of Westmorland
Chapter 11- Thomas Chamberlain, Westmoreland Pioneer
Chapter 12- The Chamberlain’s during the Revolutionary War
Chapter 13- The Chamberlains in the March to Ticonderoga (June 30, 2017)
Chapter 14- Spencer Chamberlain’s Indian Mother Winona (July 7, 2017)
Chapter 15- The Unusual Household of Increase Chamberlain, Jr.
Chapter 16- Spencer Chamberlain and the Runaway Pond
Chapter 17- Spencer Chamberlain in the Battle of Plattsburgh
Chapter 18- The Secret Life of Alonzo Chamberlain (August 25, 2017)
Chapter 19- Spencer Chamberlain’s Family Before the Civil War (January 5, 2018)
Chapter 20- Alonzo Chamberlain Moves to Winnebago County, Illinois.
Chapter 21- John Harry Chamberlain, Pioneer Life on the Prairie
Chapter 22- Mary Ellis Chamberlain, The Mormons Return to Iowa
Chapter 23- The Early Life of Harry Ellis Chamberlain
Chapter 24- My Grandmother Annie Ankarstrand Chamberlain
Chapter 25- Harry Chamberlain, Key Witness in Salt Lake Murder Trial
Chapter 26- The Early Life of Ernest M. Chamberlain
Chapter 27- Fay Barney Chamberlain Dating and Marriage
Chapter 28- Ernest M. Chamberlain After Pearl Harbor
Chapter 29- Ernest and Fay Chamberlain Family During WWII 1942
Extra Stories and Updates
(Summary Page 2- Chapters E1 through E18)
Chapter E1- “Souhegan” John Chamberlain Provincial Assembly
Chapter E2- The Tortoise Shell Comb Case of Butler Chamberlain
Chapter E3- Alonzo Chamberlain’s UGRR Media Coverage
Chapter E4- Legends of the Indian Maiden Winona
Chapter E5- Sir Isaac Newton, Our (Almost) Direct Ancestor
Chapter E6- Sir Isaac Newton: the Athanasian Creed and Bible Prophecy.
Chapter E7- The Legend of the Rifle and the Old Clock.
Chapter E8- Rebecca Chamberlain, the Puzzle of Sarah Shelley’s Will.
Chapter E9- John Chamberlain’s Family Identified in 1870 Print.
Chapter E10- A Review of Spencer Chamberlain’s Family
Chapter E11- Dad’s Hope for Our Best Christmas Ever
Chapter E12- Israel Proctor and the Murder of Thomas Chamberlain
Chapter E13- Alexander Spowart Izatt, Part 1- Scotland to Zion
Chapter E14- Alexander Spowart Izatt, Part 2- Seven Pathways to Zion
Chapter E15- Alexander Spowart Izatt, Part 3- Cache Valley
Chapter E16- Lt. Ernest M. Chamberlain, Officer of the Guard
Chapter E17- Defending the Spencer Chamberlain Family Legacy
Chapter E18- The Promise of Passover in the Last Days
Chapter E19- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Path to Little Round Top
(Summary Page 2- Chapters E1 through E18)
(Summary Page 4- Izatt Family History)
DNA Studies
DNA studies are studies of Chamberlain family DNA from Ancestry, 23&me or Y-DNA test results.
(Summary Page 3- Chapters D1 through D4)
Chapter D1- The Chamberlain’s in America Y-DNA Link to William de Tancarville.
Chapter D2- Chromosome 9 Traced to 1600s Chamberlains.
Chapter D3- DNA of John and the Sons of Thomas Chamberlain
Chapter D4- African DNA on Chromosome 11 Traced to 1755 Scotland
4- Alexander Spowart Izatt Family History,
Alexander Spowart Izatt and his family’s emigration from Scotland to Cache Valley, Utah in the 1860s. These stories are from my maternal line. Our African ancestor came to Scotland from Africa in the early 1500s.
(Summary Page 4-, Izatt Family History)
Chapter E13- Alexander Spowart Izatt, Part 1- Scotland to Zion
Chapter E14- Alexander Spowart Izatt, Part 2- Seven Pathways to Zion
Chapter E15- Alexander Spowart Izatt, Part 3- Cache Valley
Chapter 27- Fay Barney Chamberlain Dating and Marriage
Chapter D4- African DNA on Chromosome 11 Traced to 1755 Scotland
Original insights and new evidence published first in The Chamberlain Story.
Chapter 1. We learn from Y-DNA that Henry and Richard are not the father of Thomas, Edmond and William Chamberlain However, there is no DNA evidence to tell us if Francis Chamberlain is, or is not their father.
The Chamberlain Story found evidence that the baby, Francis Chamberlain, Jr. was born during his voyage on the Bona Nova.
Chapter 3. Evidence that Francis Chamberlain’s family and his servants moved to Barbados.
Chapter 5. The Chamberlain Story write-up of the Salem witch trials has made this post my most popular chapter.
Chapter 7. Evidence of the reality of the “Paugus” John Chamberlain story at Battle of Lovewell’s Pond. Also, evidence that the date of the Battle of Lovewell’s Pond was May 8, 1725. (not May 9 as Fanny Hardy Eckstrom claimed)
Chapter 9. New information from the memory of Spencer Chamberlain about the naming of Chamberlain Lake and clearing of Chamberlain Farm in Maine.
Chapter 10. There were two John Chamberlains in Westmoreland NH in the 1700s. They have been confused as the same person. One is the son of Thomas the other is the son of Henry. The Chamberlain Story has sorted out who is who.
Chapter 14. New insight: Did Penobscot Chief Joseph Orono actually live to be 113?
Chapter 15. Discovery that Increase Chamberlain, Jr. lived in Glover, Vermont where he died in 1810. Also, evidence showing Spencer Chamberlain and others were living in his household in 1790 and 1800. Nevertheless, Increase was not Spencer’s father.
Chapter 16. What is the path Spencer Chamberlain ran from Runaway Pond to the Mill in 1810.
Chapter 18. Documentation that Alonzo Chamberlain was an agent for the underground railroad, and that Glover, Vermont was a “station” between Hardwick and Barton. This blog made front page news in Northern Vermont!
Chapter 25. A murder mystery from 1924. The untold complete story of the investigation, media coverage and trial; and the courage of the secret witness for the defense. Harry Chamberlain, Key Witness in Salt Lake Murder Trial.
Chapter E6. Explains Isaac Newtons religious beliefs and why they were his deepest secret. Also proves that Isaac Newton was not an Arian, and that he did not believe he was “called of God” to interpret Bible prophecy as some have claimed.
Chapter D1. Examines the Y-DNA data of 62 Chamberlain males who are grouped in Chamberlain families to discover their relationship with each other and which paternal lines descend from the chamberlains of Normandy and England including William de Tancarville.
Chapter E8. What is the maiden name of Rebecca Chamberlain? Is it Shelley or Addington? The Chamberlain Story analysis determines which is most likely.
My book- Run Chamberlain, Run! Solving the 200-year-old Mystery of Runaway Pond
This is the book sold at the bicentennial. It explores in depth the controversies of Runaway Pond including the question, “Who ran!”. Also, this post shows photos of the bicentennial celebration, and a link to the video produced by Seven Days, part of their series “Stuck In Vermont”.
The true identity of the father of Spencer Chamberlain
Ancestry DNA confirms (Chapter D3) that Spencer’s father John Chamberlain is the son of Thomas of Westmoreland. The father of Spencer Chamberlain (1786-1853) has been found! Be sure to study carefully Chapter 10 and Chapter 15. His father has been a subject of search and debate for over 80 years. This is based on new information from research by The Chamberlain Story.
Epic battles told in detail in The Chamberlain Story
Chapter 6. The Battle of Lovewell’s Pond in Fryburg, Maine and the famous duel between the Indian Chief Paugus and John Chamberlain. 1725
Chapter 12. The Battle of Bunker Hill and the two Chamberlain brothers from Westmoreland NH who were in the middle of it. 1775
Chapter 17. The Battle of Plattsburgh and Lake Champlain was one of the most decisive battles of the War of 1812. The incredible story of how an optimistic British Navy was defeated by the American fleet and how 2000 American ground forces held off 14,000 elite British troops. Spencer Chamberlain enlisted in the Vermont 31st Infantry in 1814.