Daughter of Joseph Phelps and Elizabeth Abbott. Hannah was born on 20 May 1715 in Andover, Massachusetts. [1]
The identity of Hannah's parents, and Hannah's marriage to Samuel Lawrence is further established by the 1762 will of Joseph Phelps (probate 1773) which includes a bequest to his grandson Joseph Lawrence son of his daughter Hannah deceased.[2]
↑ Connecticut Wills and Probate, Town of Pomfret, Estate of Joseph Phelps, Case 3237
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZX-SQZZ : Wed Oct 25 12:36:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Ephraim Abbot and Hannah Phelps, 14 Feb 1733.
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Hannah Phelps
Birth Date 20 May 1715
Birth Place Andover, Massachusetts
Father Name Joseph Phelps Mother Name Elizabeth
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Rick, that first source you mentioned confirms that Hannah Phelps (born 1715) did marry Samuel Lawrence. Your own proof states: "Hannah Phelps born in 1715 the daughter of Joseph Phelps and Elizabeth Abbott married Samuel Lawrence at Pomfret and died in 1747. This is demonstrated by the will of Joseph Phelps which includes a bequest to his grandson Joseph Lawrence the son of his daughter deceased. The Hannah Phelps who married Ephraim Abbott and John Chandler was the daughter of Samuel Phelps and Hannah Dane. This is demonstrated by the 1745 will of Samuel Phelps of Andover that includes a bequest to his daughter Hannah Abbott. Her date of death is 5 August 1781 at age 71 1/2."
Hannah Phelps did not marry Samuel Lawrence she married Ephraim Abbott and John Chandler. This is the link to her FamilySearch profile which supplies sources for this:
Samuel Lawrence married Hannah Totman in 1752 as his second wife. He was first married to Hannah Phelps in 1744 and she died in 1747. Hannah and Samuel had one son Joseph Lawrence. The will of Joseph Phelps of Pomfret includes a bequest to his grandson Joseph Lawrence.
There is ample evidence in the form of probate and land records that Hannah Phelps the daughter of Samuel Phelps and Hannah Dane married first Ephraim Abbott and married second John Chandler. Hannah Phelps daughter of Joseph Phelps and Elizabeth Abbott married Joseph Lawrence.
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Samuel Lawrence married Hannah Totman. Here are their FamilySearch profiles which shows this: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GSX6-22R
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There is ample evidence in the form of probate and land records that Hannah Phelps the daughter of Samuel Phelps and Hannah Dane married first Ephraim Abbott and married second John Chandler. Hannah Phelps daughter of Joseph Phelps and Elizabeth Abbott married Joseph Lawrence.