We now know DNA studies match kin who lived in Northern England who went by the name Chomley, Cholmley, or Chamley. Our kin might have lived in Ireland or Scotland before England but no DNA matches in those areas yet. Whatever the cultural or historical issues of the day, our ancestors definitely wanted to leave the British Isles and go to America.
Given a timeline of records PERHAPS our ancestors left because of cultural events leading up to the Battle of Culloden. The first verified record is in Bertie County is 1744, then 1757 on a tax list. First of the DNA 1st cousins or brothers was Isaac Chamblee, Hertford Co NC on a tax list in 1779, obviously of legal age. The oral history that 6 came from Ireland or Scotland (or England) would then fit the years surrounding the Battle of Culloden. One can wonder.
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Scottish Immigration to America increased as Scots gained access to America as Indentured Servants Scottish Immigration to America in the 1700's was undertaken by angry Scots following defeat at the hands of the English at the 1746 Battle of Culloden... In 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie, the the Stuart heir, attempted to claim the British throne but was defeated in 1746 at the Battle of Culloden. The defeat at the Battle of Culloden prompted large scale emigration from Scotland to America and the history of Scottish Immigration to America began in earnest, although Scots had first emigrated during the Colonial era of American history. More on this at Scottish Immigration to America.
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Boat and immigration lists and other early American records including indentured servants have not yielded results. We have have done a surname survey of these immigration records, but there is no pattern or conclusion. We looked at the Chambliss, Chumbly, etc. lines for a few years but after DNA studies we now rule that out. No paper trail from Chambless/Chambliss/Cumbly substantiates anything in our ancestry anyway.
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Where did we first find them on record in America? Bertie County, North Carolina--which was later split into Hertford County in December 1759. We think some of the early records ended up in Hertford County, which unfortunately suffered two fires and most early holdings were lost.
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What is more important is where our ancestors migrated in America. Our ancestors needed and desired many acres of land to support their families. As land was advertised or given as military warrants, our ancestors began to migrate.
We now know DNA studies match kin who lived in Northern England who went by the name Chomley, Cholmley, or Chamley. Our kin might have lived in Ireland or Scotland before England but no DNA matches in those areas yet. Whatever the cultural or historical issues of the day, our ancestors definitely wanted to leave the British Isles and go to America.
Given a timeline of records PERHAPS our ancestors left because of cultural events leading up to the Battle of Culloden. The first verified record is in Bertie County is 1744, then 1757 on a tax list. First of the DNA 1st cousins or brothers was Isaac Chamblee, Hertford Co NC on a tax list in 1779, obviously of legal age. The oral history that 6 came from Ireland or Scotland (or England) would then fit the years surrounding the Battle of Culloden. One can wonder.
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Scottish Immigration to America increased as Scots gained access to America as Indentured Servants Scottish Immigration to America in the 1700's was undertaken by angry Scots following defeat at the hands of the English at the 1746 Battle of Culloden... In 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie, the the Stuart heir, attempted to claim the British throne but was defeated in 1746 at the Battle of Culloden. The defeat at the Battle of Culloden prompted large scale emigration from Scotland to America and the history of Scottish Immigration to America began in earnest, although Scots had first emigrated during the Colonial era of American history. More on this at Scottish Immigration to America.
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Boat and immigration lists and other early American records including indentured servants have not yielded results. We have have done a surname survey of these immigration records, but there is no pattern or conclusion. We looked at the Chambliss, Chumbly, etc. lines for a few years but after DNA studies we now rule that out. No paper trail from Chambless/Chambliss/Cumbly substantiates anything in our ancestry anyway.
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Where did we first find them on record in America? Bertie County, North Carolina--which was later split into Hertford County in December 1759. We think some of the early records ended up in Hertford County, which unfortunately suffered two fires and most early holdings were lost.
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What is more important is where our ancestors migrated in America. Our ancestors needed and desired many acres of land to support their families. As land was advertised or given as military warrants, our ancestors began to migrate.
ALABAMA SLAVEOWNERS
1850 Alabama Slave Schedule
(Names refer only to slave owners)
KEY: Schedule indicates age, sex, manumission (given freedom), mulatto, black, fugitive, and number of slave houses
b: black, mulatto, important to know this information
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ISHAM CHAMBLEE, Subdivision 17, Blount, Alabama. Females: age 48, 32, 30, 21, 19, 17, 15, 11, 8, 7, 4, 3. Males: 32, 11, 8 (mulatto), 3, 3, (mulatto). (Robert/James B/Isham Chamblee)
JAMES H CHAMBLEE, Subdivision 17, Blount, Alabama. Females: age 3; Males: 3. (Robert/James B./Robert Carter/James H. Chamblee)
LEWIS CHAMBLEE, Southern District, Pickens, Alabama. Females: age 53, 40, 30, 28, 26, 23, 6, 6, 4, 4, 3. Males: 36, 35, 30, 30, 28, 20, 6, 2, 3 months. (Isaac/Lewis Chamblee)
ISHAM CHAMBLEE, Southern District, Pickens, Alabama. Females: age 19. Males: 24. (Isaac/Lewis/Lewis B. Chamblee)
JACOB CHAMBLEE, Southern District, Pickens, Alabama. Females: age 20, 16, 2. Males: 30, 20, 12. (Isaac/Lewis/Jacob "Jake" Chamblee)
HORTON B CHAMBLEE, Bairds Dist, Jefferson, Alabama Dec 2. Females: 15. Males: 20, 16, 9/12. Parentage not known. Much guessing out there.
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1860 Alabama Slave Schedule
(no names except plantation owners given)
KEY: Schedule indicates age, sex, manumission (given freedom), mulatto, black, fugitive, and number of slave houses
b: black, mulatto, important to know this information
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JAMES CHAMBLEE, Western Division, Blount, Alabama. FEMALES: age 14, 13, 13.
CALVIN CHAMBLEE, Western Division, Blount, Alabama. FEMALE: age 9.
JAMES CHAMBLEE, Western Division, Blount, Alabama. FEMALES: age 14, 13, 13.
CALVIN CHAMBLEE, Western Division, Blount, Alabama. FEMALE: age 9.
JACOB CHAMBLEE, Southern Division, Pickens, Alabama. FEMALES: age 37, 34, 32, 30, 25, 18, 12, 5, 4. MALES: 45, 45, 12, 11, 9, 8, 6, 5, 4, 4, 2, 1, 8/12.
ISHAM B. CHAMBLEE, Southern Division, Pickens, Alabama. FEMALES: age 28, 30, 10, 8, 6, 4. MALES: 33, 17, 2, 1.
WILLIAM CHAMBLEE, Forks Road precinct, Jefferson, Alabama. FEMALE: age 24, MALE: 1.
HORTON B. CHAMBLEE, Hayood precinct, Jefferson, Alabama. FEMALE: age 23, MALES: 29, 25, 11. No known parentage. Much guessing goes on.
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1830 CENSUS: Only names of slaveholders listed in federal censuses before 1850:
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LEWIS CHAMBLEE
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):Pickens, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:1
Free Colored Persons - Males - 24 thru 35:1
Slaves - Males - Under 10:2
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:1
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35:1
Slaves - Females - Under 10:2
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:1
Free White Persons - Under 20:7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:2
Total Free White Persons:10
Total Slaves:8
Total Free Colored Persons:1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):19
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ISHAM CHAMBLEE
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):Blount, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:1
Slaves - Females - Under 10:1
Free White Persons - Under 20:6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:2
Total Free White Persons:8
Total Slaves:1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9
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ROBERT C. CHAMBLEE
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):Blount, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:1
Free White Persons - Under 20:6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:2
Total Free White Persons:8
Total Slaves:2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):10
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1840 CENSUS: Only names of slaveholders listed:
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HORTON B CHAMBLEE
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):Jefferson, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:1
Slaves - Males - Under 10:1
Slaves - Females - Under 10:1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54:1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write:1
Free White Persons - Under 20:7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:2
Total Free White Persons:9
Total Slaves:4
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:13
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LEWIS CHAMBLEE (Isaac/Lewis Chambee); this man migrated to South Carolina with other relatives in neighbors before 1790, by 1830 census he was in Pickens Co. Alabama)
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):Pickens, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:2
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:2
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:1
Slaves - Males - Under 10:1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:6
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:3
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:2
Persons Employed in Agriculture:12
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write:1
Free White Persons - Under 20:5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:2
Total Free White Persons:9
Total Slaves:12
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:21
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ESTATE PAPERS: Isham Chamblee (wife: Elizabeth) 251 pages
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ESTATE INVENTORY & SALE
Man named Fen about 37 years
Woman named Tilda 48 years to Elzabeth Chamblee (wife of Isham)
Woman named Lucy 35 years to Elizabeth Chamblee (wife of Isham)
Woman named Sinda 35 years and her child named Celia age 18 months, both to Elizabeth Chamblee (wife of Isham)
Woman named Eliza age 23 years and her child named Amelia (?) age 9 months, both to William Marion Chamblee (son of Isham)
Woman named Mariah age 23 years and her child Malinda age 3 months, both to Nancy Chamblee Sandlin (dau of Isham)
Girl named Mary age 18 years to John Nichols (married to deceased daughter of Isham, Taletha Emily Chamblee)
Girl named Manda age 15 to Elizabeth Chamblee (wife of Isham)
Girl named Rebecca age 13 Elizabeth Chamblee (wife of Isham)
Boy named Abram 12 to John Hamby
Boy named Ben 11 to Edward Davis
Girl named Sarah 9 to William Beeson
Girl named Alpha 7 to Nancy Chamblee Sandlin (dau of Isham)
Girl named Palina or Perlina 8 to William A Crawford
Girl named Ann 4 Elizabeth Chamblee (wife of Isham)
Man named Federick to George Montgomery
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