Nathaniel Phelps I (1677 - 1746)

Born 7 Jan 1677 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Bissell) Phelps — married 28 Mar 1700 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut

Husband of Abigail (Filley) Phelps — married 5 Nov 1719 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 23 Sep 1746 at age 69 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut

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Biography

Nathaniel Phelps I was a Connecticuter.

Nathaniel Phelps I was born on 7 January 1677^[1] in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Capt Timothy Phelps and Mary (Griswold) Phelps.

Together with his brother, Timothy, he moved to the nearby new settlement of Hebron in Tolland County in 1690^[2].

Nathaniel married Hannah Bissell on 28 Mar 1700 in Hebron^[3][2]. Their children were:

1. Hannah (Phelps) Sherwin (1702 - ~1792)
2. Lieut. Nathaniel Phelps II (1703 - 1781)
3. Lieut. Solomon Phelps (1716 - 1796).

When the settlement became a town in 1708 Nathaniel became the first town clerk and was active in the town affairs. He was also a captain in the militia^[2].

After Hannah's death in 1717, Nathaniel married the widow Abigail Pinney on 5 Nov 1719 in Hebron^[4][2]. Their children were:

1. Abigail (Phelps) Allen (~1721 - 1804)
2. Alexander Phelps (1723 - 1773)
3. Mehitabel (Phelps) Ingham (1726 - 1773).

Nathaniel died on 23 Sep 1746 in Hebron aged 69^[5].

Research Notes

• There is potential confusion concerning the first marriage of Nathaniel Phelps to Hannah Bissell, as the handwritten record (see [5]; see also the presumed initial entry, [6]) indicates Hannah's maiden name as Hannah Phelps, and is dated 28 March 1699. The actual marriage of Lt. Nathaniel Phelps and Hannah Bissell evidently took place on 28 March 1700. A separate record dated 20 March is presumably a record of intentions.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch ([1] : 11 February 2018), Nathanell Phelps, 07 Jan 1677
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Phelps, Oliver. The Phelps Family Of America And Their English Ancestors (Eagle Pub. Co., Pittsfield, Mass., 1899) page 111; https://archive.org/details/phelpsfamilyofam01phel/page/110/mode/2up
3. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015, [2] (subscription required). See also (20 November 1700; intentions?): Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928, [3] (subscription required)
4. ↑ transcript and image of handwritten record): "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch ([4] : 12 May 2016), Nath.Ll Phelps and Abigaill Pinney, Marriage 05 Nov 1719, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; see also image of presumed initial entry https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9K7-B55S?i=151&cc=2448940
5. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KK-75X : 11 June 2020), Nathaniel Phelps, 1746.

See also:

• McPherson, Mrs Lewis D (Hannah Elizabeth Weir). The Holcombs: Nation Builders, Their Biographies, Genealogies and Pedigrees. Washington, DC: self-published, 1947, page 3.