THE DESCENDANTS OF ROBERT CHAMBERS

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                           Don Norman

 

1.ROBERT CHAMBERS

 

    Robert Chambers, a son of Richard and Anne Chambers, was born

in London, England in 1756 and died in Monroe County VA in 1836.

He came to New York in 1774 and served the Colonies in the

American Revolution.

    He married Hannah VanDoorn.  Hannah, a daughter of Jacob and

Catherine (Shadows) VanDoorn, was born in 1756 and died in 1834.

 

Known children of Robert and Hannah (VanDoorn) Chambers.

 

  2.  (1). Jacob                   b.       1784   d.       1837

         m.Sarah Smith

 

 

2.JACOB CHAMBERS     1.ROBERT CHAMBERS

 

    Jacob Chambers, a son of Robert and Hannah (VanDoorn)

Chambers, was born in 1784 and died in 1837.  He married Sarah

Smith.

 

Known children of Jacob and Sarah (Smith) Chambers.

 

  3.  (1). Richard                 b.       1807   d.       1870

         m.Mary Ann Perry

 

 

3.RICHARD CHAMBERS     2.JACOB CHAMBERS     1.ROBERT CHAMBERS

 

    Richard Chambers, a son of Jacob and Sarah (Smith) Chambers,

was born in 1807 and died in 1870.  He first married Mary Ann

Perry.  Mary, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Dixon) Perry, was

born in 1804 and died in 1853.  Richard married after Mary Ann

died.

 

Children of Richard and Mary Ann (Perry) Chambers.

 

  4.  (1). Oliver

 

  5.  (2). Harrison

 

  6.  (3). Jacob Samuel

         m.Rachel Ferrell

 

  7.  (4). Leander Doran  "Lee"    b.       1829   d.       1894

         m.Rebecca Ferrell

 

 

7.LEANDER DORAN "LEE" CHAMBERS     3.RICHARD CHAMBERS     2.JACOB

CHAMBERS     1.ROBERT CHAMBERS

 

    Leander Doran "Lee" Chambers, a son of Richard and Mary Ann

(Perry) Chambers, was born in 1829 and died in Roane County in

1894.  He married Rebecca Ferrell.  Rebecca, a daughter of

William Shadrack and Frances Chowning (Bailey) Ferrell, was born

in 1831 and died in 1913.

 

Children of Leander Doran and Rebecca (Ferrell) Chambers.

 

  8.  (1). Victoria

         m.Lazarus Buchanan

 

  9.  (2). Okey

 

 10.  (3). Sherman

 

 11.  (4). Maude

         m.------ Knight

 

 12.  (5). Mack

 

 13.  (6). Mary Frances            b.       1867   d.       1948

         m.Thomas Jefferson Ferrell

 

 14.  (7). William Bailey          b.       1892   d.       1951

         m.Floda Kyger

 

 

13.MARY FRANCES CHAMBERS     7.LEANDER DORAN "LEE" CHAMBERS

3.RICHARD CHAMBERS     2.JACOB CHAMBERS     1.ROBERT CHAMBERS

 

    Mary Frances Chambers, a daughter of Leander Doran and

Frances Chowning (Bailey) Chambers, was born in 1867 and died in

1948.  She married Thomas Jefferson Ferrell.

 

Children of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Frances (Chambers) Ferrell.

 

 15.  (1). Bettie Doris

         m.James Webb

 

 

14.WILLIAM BAILEY CHAMBERS     7.LEANDER DORAN "LEE" CHAMBERS

3.RICHARD CHAMBERS     2.JACOB CHAMBERS     1.ROBERT CHAMBERS

 

    William Bailey Chambers, a son of Leander Doran and Frances

Chowning (Bailey) Chambers, was born in 1892 and died in 1951.

he married Floda Kyger.

 

Children of William Bailey and floda (Kyger) Chambers.

 

 16.  (1). Rolley

 

 17.  (2). Paul

 

 18.  (3). Eunice C.                b. Nov 11 1907    d.Feb  9 2004

         m. Hal Wilson

 

 19.  (4). Laura

 

 20.  (5). Burl

 

 21.  (6). Weldon

 

 22.  (7). Charles Wilbur

         m.Bernice Starcher

 

 

18.EUNICE C. CHAMBERS   14.WILLIAM BAILEY CHAMBERS     7.LEANDER DORAN "LEE"

CHAMBERS   3.RICHARD CHAMBERS     2.JACOB CHAMBERS     1.ROBERT CHAMBERS

 

      Eunice C. Chambers, a daughter of William Bailey and floda (Kyger) Chambers, was born in Roane County WV November 11, 1907 and died in Washington DC February 9, 2004. She married Hal Wilson.

 

Children of Hal and Eunice C. (Chambers) Wilson.

 

23.        (1). Virginia N.

        m. ------ Claypool

 

24.        (2). Dona Lynn

        m. ----- MacMurdy

 

22.CHARLES WILBUR CHAMBERS     14.WILLIAM BAILEY CHAMBERS

7.LEANDER DORAN "LEE" CHAMBERS     3.RICHARD CHAMBERS     2.JACOB

CHAMBERS     1.ROBERT CHAMBERS

 

    Charles Wilbur Chambers, a son of William Bailey and floda

(Kyger) Chambers, married Bernice Starcher.  Bernice is a

daughter of Marius and Roberta (Webb) Starcher.

 

Children of Charles Wilbur and Bernice (Starcher) Chambers.

 

 25.  (1). Sharon

         m.------ Egnor

 

 26.  (2). Brain Wilbur

         m.April ------

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

"Roane County WV Family History 1989" p.109

Norman, Don, "the Descendants of William Buchanan"

“The Charleston Gazette On Line” Feb 12 2004

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