This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AUI.2ACIB/174.1 Message Board Post: John LN6791, Josiah LN6792, Thomas, Leonard, etc., are believed to be children of Josiah(5) LN6661 & Sarah (Henry) Chamberlain of Merrimack, Hillsborough Co., NH, as listed in the 1800 Census there, p. 576: 41110-01111. Evidently local records do not list their marriage, nor their children (Vital Records are missing, perhaps destroyed by fire, according to Prentiss Glazier). Josiah(5) was born c1740 according to one account - but this is not supported by the 1800 census data cited above which would indicate he was born after 1755. He evidently died in 1800, or thereabouts, in Merrimack, after the census was taken, so it is presumed that there were no more children than those suggested by this census record. Josiah(5) is known to be the son of Capt. John(4) LN6590 & Hannah (Farwell) Chamberlain [Samuel(3), Thomas(2), Thomas(1)], as you mentioned in your posting. Regarding the census data, it should be noted that Josiah(5) is one of 12 children, and his father died about May 1793. So it is likely that some of the older males & females listed are perhaps Josiah's neices and nephews. Josiah quite obviously has 4-6 sons, and 1-2 daughters, or more. One of these sons, in addition to the 4 listed above, may have been named Jonah, according to Prentiss Glazier; the names of the daughters are unknown. The LN #'s listed above are from the identification system in the lineages of the Chamberlain genealogist, David Conrad Chamberlin, Sr., who has also reviewed this family. Dr. Joseph Druse, also a genealogist and member of the World Chamberlain Genealogical Society, has also reviewed it, per his correspondence with Mr. James Cordy, one of my own recent correspondants. Another WCGS member, Laurel Gurnsey [Email: gurnsey@axionet.com ], contributed substantially to known information about this family and its descendants - perhaps you have corresponded with her. Sarah Henry is presumed to be the person listed in IGI records, b. 6 Jul 1766, Merrimack, daughter of John & Mary Henry, which, if correct, would suggest a marriage date for Sarah of c1785, which matches the census data rather well. So, although absolute proof may never be obtained, this is the highly probable lineage for this family. Perhaps a thorough search of land & probate records for Merrimack, NH (perhaps copies in State Archives or elsewhere?), could reveal more. Please contact me via Email if you wish to share information on this family in more detail.