Regarding Dr. William Chestnut Chambers (1790-1857), I have a source, "Early Germans
of New Jersey" pg 291, which gives his parents as Arthur Chambers (1738-1794) and Ann
Chambers (1770-1795). Ann being the daughter of William Chambers (1766-1809) and Eleanor
Talbot (1745 ?). This William was the son of John who was the son of James who was the son
of Ranold Chambers (1716 Ireland - 1746 Pennsylvania).
So now as I read in the book you have all been talking about "Trails of the
Centuries" it states that Dr. William Chestnut Chambers is the son of Colonel William
Chambers - but does not identify his father any further (at least on the page in question)
nor who was his mother. Below is a portion of the page in question:
"The second son of the elder James, Rowland, had a son, George, and a daughter,
Catharine. Her our genealogy is broken. Rowland was also born in Antrim, Ireland, perhaps
about 1720. The two brothers were buried at Meeting House Springs on the State Road.
As a digression, it is perhaps proper to state that there was another Rowland Chambers
(1759), honored in Great Britain as an eminent Presbyterian clergyman. He was perhaps of
this family in Antrim, hence similarity of name.
Dr. William Chestnut Chambers, son of Colonel William Chambers, was born in 1790, and died
in 1857. He was a classmate of President Buchanan in Dickinson College, and later studied
in the Medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. He afterward became a flour
and iron manufacturer."
The commentary goes from George Chambers to a 'digression' and then on to Dr.
William Chestnut without saying who Colonel William Chambers belongs to. Now, that may
have been discussed on earlier pages.
How does one determine which source is correct?
Hoping to correct by data base. Lenore