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William Phelps, the elder

William Phelps, the elder[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]

Male Abt 1593 - 1672  (~ 79 years)


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  • Name William Phelps 
    Suffix the elder 
    Birth Abt 1593  Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 16, 20, 21
    Gender Male 
    Burial Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 21
    Cemetery:
    Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    Migration 20 Mar 1629/30  From Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
    To Nantasket
    aboard Mary & John 
    • The ship arrived on 30 May 1630.
    • Role: Family4
    Jury Duty 9 Nov 1630  [13
    on the death of Austin Bratcher
    Freeman 18 May 1631  [13
    Office 27 Sep 1631  Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    constable
    Office 9 May 1632  Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    deputy for Dorchester
    Where:
    General Court
    Office 8 Oct 1633  Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    selectman
    Office 3 Nov 1633  Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    lot layer
    Office 4 Mar 1633/4  [13
    committee on the boundary between Boston and Roxbury
    Office 14 May 1634  [13
    committee to survey Mount Wollaston
    Removed to 1635  Windsor Settlement, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    From: Dorchester
    Office 10 Feb 1634/5  Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    fenceviewer in East Field
    Property 5 Jul 1635  Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    was granted two and a half acres
    Office 8 Jul 1635  [13
    committee on the boundary between Wessaguscus and Barecove
    Office 3 Nov 1635  Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    committee to set the rate
    Appointed 3 Mar 1635/6  [13
    one of the commissioners for the new towns on the Connecticut River
    Office 26 Aug 1639  [13
    committee to organize an expedition against the Pequots
    Event 23 Feb 1640/1  [13
    the Windsor land inventory 
    • Role: Participant
    • "hath granted from the plantation one homelot with its additions, nine acres more or less" (annotated "sold to Mr. Wareham"); "also one great lot fifty acres ... with meadow adjoining, seventeen acres"; "over the great river in breadth thirty-four rods, in length three miles"(annotated "given to Sam[uel] & Nathan[iel] Phelps"); "by the little meadow in upland two acres and half more or less, in breadth six rods, in length sixty-seven rods" (annotated "purchased by Daniell Clark & Bray Rossiter"); "in meadow adjoining two acres & half in breadth four rods & half more or less" (annotated "purchased by Rich[ard] Vere"); "also purchased of John Brooks a parcel of land in the upper end of the meadow by his dwelling house containing two acres of meadow with the swamp adjoining"; and "also given from the town forty acres of woodland".
    Office From Apr 1645 to Oct 1657  River, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    deputy for Windsor
    Where:
    General Court
    Property BY Feb 1650/1  Windsor Village, River, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    a parcel of swampland
    William Phelps
    • Role: Seller
    Property 10 Mar 1663/4  [13
    was granted "200 acres of upland and twenty of meadow, where he can find it; provided it prejudice not former grants and plantations set up and to set up"
    Will 22 Apr 1672  [7
    Death 14 Jul 1672  Windsor Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 48, 49, 50
    Burial 15 Jul 1672  [19, 48
    Probate 26 Jul 1672  [7
    President From 4 Mar 1877 to 4 Mar 1881  United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 51, 52, 53, 54
    19th
    Rutherford B. Hayes
    • Role: Ancestor
    Same?
    • TAG 56:230 seems to indicate that William of Tewkesbury and this William are the same person. They are not. Also, through DNA testing, William and George (of Dorchester and Windsor) are not related ( see phelpsfamilyhistory.com).
    Person ID I13959  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2020 

    Family 1 Mary ________,   b. Abt 1601   bur. 13 Aug 1626, Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 25 years)  [13, 14, 20, 21, 55
    Marriage BY 1618  [13, 21, 49, 56
    Children 
     1. William Phelps, Jr.,   b. 1618   d. 17 Feb 1681/2, Windsor Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +2. Samuel Phelps,   b. 1621   d. 15 May 1669, Windsor Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
     3. infant Phelps   bur. 8 Jan 1623/4, Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Deacon Nathaniel Phelps,   b. 1624/5, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1702, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F4908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

    Family 2 Anne Dover,   b. Abt 1597   d. 30 Aug 1689, Windsor Village, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 92 years)  [13, 16, 20, 57
    Marriage 14 Nov 1626  Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 57, 58
    Children 
    +1. Joseph Phelps,   b. 1628, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1683/4, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     2. Cornelius Phelps
    +3. Lt. Timothy Phelps,   b. Aug 1639, Windsor Settlement, River, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 2 Mar 1716/7 and 28 Sep 1719 (Age ~ 77 years)
     4. Mary Phelps   d. soon
     5. Mary Phelps
     6. Sarah Phelps,   b. Abt 1632, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1659, Windsor Settlement, River, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 27 years)
     7. Mary Phelps,   b. Mar 1644, Windsor Settlement, River, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1725/6, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
    Family ID F11911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1593 - Somersetshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Cemetery:
    Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery - - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Nov 1626 - Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - To Nantasket,aboard Mary & John  - 20 Mar 1629/30 - Plymouth, Devonshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - constable - 27 Sep 1631 - Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - deputy for Dorchester,Where:
    General Court - 9 May 1632 - Massachusetts Bay, British America
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - selectman - 8 Oct 1633 - Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - lot layer - 3 Nov 1633 - Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - From: Dorchester - 1635 - Windsor Settlement, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - fenceviewer in East Field - 10 Feb 1634/5 - Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - was granted two and a half acres - 5 Jul 1635 - Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - committee to set the rate - 3 Nov 1635 - Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - deputy for Windsor,Where:
    General Court - From Apr 1645 to Oct 1657 - River, British America
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - a parcel of swampland,William Phelps - BY Feb 1650/1 - Windsor Village, River, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Jul 1672 - Windsor Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPresident - 19th,Rutherford B. Hayes - From 4 Mar 1877 to 4 Mar 1881 - United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Coats of Arms
    Phelps Coat of Arms
    Phelps Coat of Arms

  • Sources 
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