There is a whole big group of people researching various spellings ofr this name. The Chamlee name came from England from the Chambodeley castle (pronounced Chumley.) I am related to Adniron Judson Chamlee, born 1831 McMinn Co. Tennessee, died 1885 Henderson, Texas.. He had a lot of siblings and a lot of kids. Married Eliza Emiline "Emily"
Thatch and lived in Missouri many years. Here is the URL for
CHUMNEY / CHUMLEY / CHUMBLY
http://www.hebroots.com/chumney.htmlNEWSGROUP AND DISCUSSION LIST--there are 70 family researchers and a ton of info on their site.