(1)  Henry Chamberlin was born about 1592 in England, and died 15 July 1674 in Hull, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; married about 1615 Jane in England.  Henry, the immigrant, has not yet been linked to any English family.
        Of the five well-known Chamberlain immigrants to New England, Henry has probably been the subject of more confusion and misinformation than any, arising from the fact that for many years it was thought that only one Henry Chamberlin settled in New England when, in fact, there were two men of that name in the same general time period.  The better known of the two, a shoemaker whose wife was Grace, arrived on the ship Diligent, 1638, with his wife, mother and two children, and he eventually returned to England, leaving no descendants in America.  The other Henry, a blacksmith whose wife was Jane, left fewer traces in the records and is the subject of this present study.
        People who trace their ancestry to Henry should acquaint themselves with the article that finally clarified the understanding of this immigrant entitled "The Two Henry Chamberlins of Hingham, Massachusetts: 1636-1649," by David Conrad Chamberlin, Sr., published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (Vol. 139, Apr. 1985, pp. 126-138). The article explains the manner in which the identity of the two Henrys was discovered and gives essential facts about each families.
        Henry, the blacksmith, first appeared in New England in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, at Hingham, where he was received as a townsman on 17 February 1638-39 (Hingham Town Records, vol. 1, p. 81) and made a freeman on 13 March 1639.  Henry and Jane probably lived at Hingham until at least 10 March 1670/71, when he was granted a lot, but  soon after removed to Hull, Massachusetts.  Their sons Henry and William were both early settlers of Hull about 1654.
        Henry's will, dated 8 December 1673, was proved 29 July 1674.  In it he names his children, except John who was dead.  Also named was John's son John Chamberlin.  His estate of 10 parcels of land in Hingham was sold March 3, 1674/75.  Henry's burial place is unknown, but was probably in the old burying ground on the hill in Hull.

Children:

1. Henry, mentioned below
2. John
3. Susan, born 1616; married Joseph Carter
4. William Chamberlain, born 1626, died 1678

        (2)  Henry Chamberlin, born about 1619 in England, died 3 December 1678 in Hull, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.  About 1651, Henry married Sarah Jones, probably in Hingham, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, born in 1635 in England, died on 3 December 1710 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
        Henry was made a freeman in May 1645, at Hingham, Massachusetts.  He removed to Hull, Suffolk Co., before 1657, when granted 8 lots there.  He was a townsman at Hull in 1661.  In 1661, Henry and his father presented a petition to the General Court on behalf of his brother John, who had been imprisoned for his Quaker beliefs.  Henry and his brother William were named as joint executors of their father will dated 8 December 1673 and proved 29 July 1674, in which Henry was called "eldest son."
        Henry dictated his own will the day before he died.  The inventory of his estate was dated 6 December 1678.  A lawsuit ensued in 1710 between Henry's widow, Sarah, and her daughter-in-law, Jane, widow of Sarah's deceased son, Henry, Jr.
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        (3)  Henry Chamberlin, born about 1654 in Hull, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, died 6 May 1706 in Hull, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.  He married wife Jane, who died after 1708.
        Henry was a blacksmith in Hull village where he was made a freeholder on 26 May 1690.  He was selectman at Hull 1691, 1694, 1695 and 1697, and a fenceviewer 1683, 1692, 1701, and 1704.  As joint executor of his father's will, he made oath to the Inventory 14 January 1678/79, receiving as "an overplus" his father's "Connihasset lott to himselfe for ever and shop Tooles for a Smith."
        In December 1675, Henry served in Capt. Isaac Johnson's Company of militia in King Philip's War in the great swamp fight (see George M. Bodge's, "Soldiers in King Philip's War", Boston , 1906).
        Henry's will, dated 6 May 1706, was proved 2 October 1706, with inventory taken 6 May 1706 at Suffolk Probate Court.  His will left bequest to wife Jane & children.  Suffolk Co. Deeds show a 1719 conveyence by John, Joseph, James, & Jane Chamberlain of their 4/7ths of 1/2 home to John Binney.  John Binney, by separate deed, bought from Richard Stubbs, Jr., 2/7 of 2/3rds part of the estate of Richard Stubbs, Sr.

Children:

1. Henry, mentioned below
2. Elizabeth, born 1683
3. John, born about 1688
4. Ursula, born about 1690
5. Joseph, born 1694, died about 1726
6. James, born 1697
7. Jane, born 1699, died 1775; married John Eldridge

        (4)  Henry Chamberlain was born 11 March 1685/1686 in Hull, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.  Henry gave marriage intention to Lydia Vinton on 14 May 1714 in Hingham, Massachusetts.  She was supposedly a granddaughter of John Vinton.
        Henry was bequeathed a double portion of his father's estate, his shop and his blacksmith tools in 1706.  He must have died before 1733, because as a veteran of King Philip's War, he was awarded land by the General Court in "Narraganset No. 1," but his brother John took possession.  Furthermore, he did not receive 2/7ths of his father's estate in his will as would have been his share as eldest son.

Children:

1. Henry, mentioned below
2. Lydia; married Daniel Walters

        (5)  Henry Chamberlain, born about 1716 near Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, died after 1787 probably in Leicester, Vermont; married 7 December 1740 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Susanna Hinds, born about 1722, died 11 February 1811 in Westmorland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.
        Henry removed from Bridgewater to Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, about 1750.  He probably returned to Bridgewater during the Indian troubles in Westmoreland, as some of their children were born there.  It is tradition that their daughter Elizabeth, born 25 February 1752, was the first white child born in Westmoreland after the New Hampshire charter was granted.  Previous to that time, Westmoreland had been known as "No 2, and Great Meadows."  Called "Henry Sr." in Westmoreland, he engaged in many land transactions after 1760.  His old home still stands between Westmoreland and Keene on "Hurricane Road," a prominent place and "landmark."  Family burial plots lie near the house.  Jonah Edson purchased the farm, and it was sold in 1943 to Richard White.
        Henry was in Leicester, Vermont, in 1787, when he sold land to his son Calvin, witnessed by son-in-law Job Britton and son Henry Chamberlin, Jr.  It is thought that Henry and Susanna followed their sons to Leicester about 1786.  After Henry's death, Susanna returned to Westmoreland, where she probably lived with her daughter Elizabeth.  She died at age 89.

Children:

1. John, born 11 May 1742 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, died 12 June 1822; married 17 September 1776 Eunice Edson in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
2. Lydia, born 1750; married 7 January 1768, Isaac Scott.  They resided in Scottville, New York, named for him.
3. Hannah, born 1746; married Isaac Butterfield.
4. Henry.
5. Elizabeth or "Betsey," born 25 February 1751/1752 in Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.  She was the first white child born in Westmoreland after the 1752 New Hampshire Grant.  She made a will and left most of property to daughter Lois Knight, "For her great kindness to me in my helpless condition of body."; married 4 June 1772 Jonah Edson, who came to Westmoreland and was a soldier in Capt. Cole's Company during 1777.
6. Ebenezer, born 1754, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War; married Patty Howe.
7. Abigail, born January 1756 probably in Westmoreland, Cheshire co., New Hampshire, died after 1844 when she was known to be living in North Chili, Monroe Co., New York; married 3 February 1774 Job Britton.
8. Lucy, married 12 August 1768 Ephraim Stone, a Revolutionary War soldier who fought with his brother-in-law, Job Britton.
9. Giles, he lived in Scottville, New York, named for his brother-in-law, and later removed to Leroy, Genesee Co., New York Hinds, born 1763; married the widow McLaren.  They also lived in Scottville, New York, for a time.