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Surnames: Chambers, Gass, Galbraith, Stewart, Young, Elder, Fleming, White, Henderson,
etc.
Classification: Query
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This is interesting. Benjamin Chambers was the guardian for my 5th great grandmother, Mary
Gass. I have copies of the documents from when her parents died in the 1750's and they
show Benajmin as her guardian. Mary was captured by Indians when she was a child and
rescued by a raiding party. Apparently someone out hunting noticed a little blonde girl
living with the Indians. My grandma used to talk about this when I was little.
Mary's parents were named Benjamin Gass and Eleanor Galbraith. Eleanor's parents
were James Galbraith and Rebecca Chambers (b. about 1666). I feel that Benjamin must have
been related to this family, perhaps Rebecca Chamber's nephew. Rebecca is the right
age to be the sister of Benjamin's father (Benjamin Sr.) but I have not yet found any
proof of it.
Ken, the Chambers came from County Antrim, Ireland and Stirling, Scotland before that.
Laurel Anderson laurel0916(a)aol.com