About us
Welcome to the Chamblee-Chamlee (and all spelling variants) DNA Project! We are actively seeking participants for this study from all over the world. Donations in any amount can be made to the general fund by PayPal or credit card and would be greatly appreciated. Please see the link near the bottom of this page.
Order a test:
Visit this link http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Chamblee, and click Order Now next to the kit you want to order. Sales happen all the time.
About the tests:
The test is simple and completely painless. For more information, visit this link http://www.familytreedna.com/dna-test-kit.aspx.
Also, please transfer your autosomal/family finder atDNA, or take that test at FTDNA. Strands of atDNA can narrow things down.
Why this study exists:
Our goal is to find a common link between these families and prove relationships between the earliest known ancestors with these surnames.
Robert Chamblee (tax records and other records use "Robert Chamlee")
b. 1738-41 probably in Bertie County, North Carolina or maybe the UK; d. ca 1819 in Wake County, North Carolina. Mentioned in records in Bertie and Hertford Counties, North Carolina (the few that are extant). Left a will and an estate trail. Wife or mother was Hester/Esther Chamblee. Ancestors from the 1880's indicated he had red hair. He died testate (filed a will) and some of his sons and relatives migrated to Pendleton District, SC.
Jacob Chamlee
b. 25 Jan 1752, probably in North Carolina; d. after 1833. Left a bible. Spouse not mentioned. Migrated to lands in Tennessee, then migrated down to South Carolina and joined his relatives.
Isaac Chamblee b. ca 1754, records in Hertford County, North Carolina, and Wake County, North Carolina. Died probably Dec 1800 in Wake County, North Carolina. Married Lucretia Jones (her maiden name unproven). Land division and other records mentioned sons, some went with other relatives and uncles to Pendleton District, SC.
George Chamblee [this man's middle name was not "Washington"], b. ca 1740+, perhaps in North Carolina or the UK, migrated to Pendleton District (Anderson County), South Carolina. Wife Sarah Christiana Bell (unproven). We need straight-line male descendants from this man to test. PLEASE!
Franklin County, Georgia including:
--William H. Chamblee b. ca 1801, North Carolina; d. bef 1870 Franklin County, Georgia; married Vestine______; had at least 7 children.
--Benjamin J. Chamblee b. ca 1820, NC or maybe SC. lived in Jackson Co G,A d. after 1870, Franklin Co GA.
--Nancy C. Chamblee b. ca 1828, of Franklin Co GA, d. ca 1893. Married Oliver Washington Selman, Sr. May 6, 1848, Franklin Co GA.
Oral history is after Oliver died, Nancy gave away all children except because she didn't have the means to care for them after her husband died. Supposedly she went to Jackson County, Georgia.
John Chamlee b. 1825-1829 in North Carolina, resided in Scott Co Missouri; married Mary_____ and had at least four children.
James A. H. or K Shambley, b. Aug 1850, North Carolina, d. after 1920 enumeration, Dallas Co AR; marr Margaret Gordon, Dec 12, 1871 in Clark, Arkansas. Had at least three children.
Upson County, Georgia Chamblee/Chamlee descendants:
John Chambley b. 1806-1810, North Carolina; d. aft 1880; married Elizabeth Proctor, resided in Upson County, Georgia.
African-American lines (very important for this group!). You must find a male with the Chamblee, Chamlee, et al name for the test. Doesn't matter how it's spelled. Autosomal hits to the Chamblee, Chamlee, Shamley, Shamblee, Chambley, Shambley (yes, all relative) clan? Then PLEASE join the project with your DNA results from other vendors. If you are male, the yDNA test is for you. Consult the slave lists here: "Chamblee-Chamlee: The Search for Truth in Our Family History https://chambleegenealogy.wixsite.com/chamblee-chamlee. Again, please upload/transfer your atDNA (autosomal/family finder)--very important.
We are currently looking to sponsor kits for men bearing the Chamley or Chomley name from Westmorland County, England. If you or someone you know qualifies, please contact us as soon as possible by sending an email to chamblee.genealogy@gmail.com
Order a test:
Visit this link http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Chamblee, and click Order Now next to the kit you want to order. Sales happen all the time.
About the tests:
The test is simple and completely painless. For more information, visit this link http://www.familytreedna.com/dna-test-kit.aspx.
Also, please transfer your autosomal/family finder atDNA, or take that test at FTDNA. Strands of atDNA can narrow things down.
Why this study exists:
Our goal is to find a common link between these families and prove relationships between the earliest known ancestors with these surnames.
Participants WELCOME from ALL COUNTRIES!
The Alleged Chamblee brothers
Robert Chamblee (tax records and other records use "Robert Chamlee")
b. 1738-41 probably in Bertie County, North Carolina or maybe the UK; d. ca 1819 in Wake County, North Carolina. Mentioned in records in Bertie and Hertford Counties, North Carolina (the few that are extant). Left a will and an estate trail. Wife or mother was Hester/Esther Chamblee. Ancestors from the 1880's indicated he had red hair. He died testate (filed a will) and some of his sons and relatives migrated to Pendleton District, SC.
Jacob Chamlee
b. 25 Jan 1752, probably in North Carolina; d. after 1833. Left a bible. Spouse not mentioned. Migrated to lands in Tennessee, then migrated down to South Carolina and joined his relatives.
Isaac Chamblee b. ca 1754, records in Hertford County, North Carolina, and Wake County, North Carolina. Died probably Dec 1800 in Wake County, North Carolina. Married Lucretia Jones (her maiden name unproven). Land division and other records mentioned sons, some went with other relatives and uncles to Pendleton District, SC.
George Chamblee [this man's middle name was not "Washington"], b. ca 1740+, perhaps in North Carolina or the UK, migrated to Pendleton District (Anderson County), South Carolina. Wife Sarah Christiana Bell (unproven). We need straight-line male descendants from this man to test. PLEASE!
IMPORTANT DEADEND LINES IN THE USA NEED yDNA TESTING
Please contact us if you are descended from one of the following men!
Riley Chambley/Chamblee b. 31 July 1813, North Carolina; d. 14 Feb 1885, Carroll County, Mississippi; married Nancy Coulter. Had at least 13 children. We are getting some interesting connections to the Isaac Chamblee and James B Chamblee line--need more testers to view strands of DNA.
Rowland Raleigh (Rollie) Chamley, b April 16, 1857, Natland, Kendal, Cumbria Co, England (history county was Westmorland) He migrated to the US and died 1940 in South Dakota His ancestry could tie in with the Chamblees who migrated bef 1755 and settled in NC. Testing will let us know, please test and upload your results to this site. Rowland Chamley's ancestry is:
Roland Chamley
-William Chamley b 1821, Westmorland, England, d. 1858 Westmorland, England/Eleanor Simm
--Christopher Chamley III b ca 1792, Old Hutton, Westmorland/Elizabeth Turner
---Christopher Chamley II b Dec 1764 Longsleddale, Westmorland, England, d May 1846, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England/Jane Harrison
----Christopher Chamley Sr, b ca 1729, Kendal, Westmorland, England, d Dec 1780, Lambrigg, Westmorland, England/Alice Scaife
-----William Chamley b ca 1700, Westmorland, England/Elizabeth Tell
--William H. Chamblee b. ca 1801, North Carolina; d. bef 1870 Franklin County, Georgia; married Vestine______; had at least 7 children.
--Benjamin J. Chamblee b. ca 1820, NC or maybe SC. lived in Jackson Co G,A d. after 1870, Franklin Co GA.
--Nancy C. Chamblee b. ca 1828, of Franklin Co GA, d. ca 1893. Married Oliver Washington Selman, Sr. May 6, 1848, Franklin Co GA.
Oral history is after Oliver died, Nancy gave away all children except because she didn't have the means to care for them after her husband died. Supposedly she went to Jackson County, Georgia.
John Chamlee b. 1825-1829 in North Carolina, resided in Scott Co Missouri; married Mary_____ and had at least four children.
James A. H. or K Shambley, b. Aug 1850, North Carolina, d. after 1920 enumeration, Dallas Co AR; marr Margaret Gordon, Dec 12, 1871 in Clark, Arkansas. Had at least three children.
Upson County, Georgia Chamblee/Chamlee descendants:
John Chambley b. 1806-1810, North Carolina; d. aft 1880; married Elizabeth Proctor, resided in Upson County, Georgia.
African-American lines (very important for this group!). You must find a male with the Chamblee, Chamlee, et al name for the test. Doesn't matter how it's spelled. Autosomal hits to the Chamblee, Chamlee, Shamley, Shamblee, Chambley, Shambley (yes, all relative) clan? Then PLEASE join the project with your DNA results from other vendors. If you are male, the yDNA test is for you. Consult the slave lists here: "Chamblee-Chamlee: The Search for Truth in Our Family History https://chambleegenealogy.wixsite.com/chamblee-chamlee. Again, please upload/transfer your atDNA (autosomal/family finder)--very important.