Born in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Noah Phelps Jr.
and Mary Jane (Tillotson) Phelps
Sister of
Lasarus Phelps, Jonah Phelps, Peleg Phelps, Mary Phelps, Levi Phelps, David Phelps, Noah Phelps III, Rebecca (Phelps) Lewis and Sarah Phelps
Wife of
Joseph Ambury
— married
18 Nov 1779 in Marstow, Herefordshire, England
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 49
in English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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| Created 11 Sep 2010
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Biography
Mary Phelps, daughter of Noah and Mary was born in Hebron, Connecticut, 9 Feb 1757.[1]
The Phelps Family in America says that the last seven children of Noah and Mary were born in Simsbury, Connecticut. He having removed there in 1746[2] Yet all the birth’s of his ten children were recorded in Hebron, Connecticut.[1]
Research Note
My research has found that Mary Phelps and Joseph Ambury married in November 1779 in Marstow, Herefordshire (England) [3] and baptised a number of children in English Bicknor (Gloucestershire/Herefordshire border, England).
Mary died in English Bicknor in 1807 and was buried on 5th November. [4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Hebron. pp 213-223.
- ↑ .Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew Tinkey Servin, The Phelps Family of America and Their English Ancestors : With Copies of Wills, Deeds, Letters, and Other Interesting Papers, Coats of Arms and Valuable Records, Volume I, pp. 212, 365-366 (Eagle Publishing Co., Pittsfield 1899). Copy available at https://archive.org/details/phelpsfamilyofam01phel
- ↑ Marriage
- Name: Joseph Ambrey
- Gender: Male
- Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1779
- Marriage Place: Marstow, Hereford, England
- Spouse: Mary Phelps
- FHL Film Number: 992723
- Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 [
- Ancestry uk Record 9852 #35097802
- ↑ Burial
- Name: Mary Ambrey
- Event Type: Burial
- Burial Date: 5 Nov 1807
- Burial Place: English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England
- Source Citation
- Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P138 in 1/4
- Source Information
- Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813:
- Ancestry uk Record 4732 #131148
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.78%
Frances (Peasley) Robinson
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member franceslee37
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch TS6911981 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ginger (Peasley) West :
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The book given as a source is over 1,000 pages long and the search didn't work so I couldn't check if it has our Mary Phelps and Joseph Ambury from Herefordshire/Gloucestershire UK.
Could your Mary Phelps/Ambury be connected to the wrong person?