William
Phelps
Born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Son of James Phelps
and Joan (De Tyne) Phelps
Brother of
Thomas Phelps, Giles Phelps, Anne Phelps, Alice (Phelps) Hope, Edward Phelps, Kenelm Phelps, Richard Phelps, Robert Phelps and Nicholas Phelps
Husband of
Dorothy (James) Phelps
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Mary Phelps, Frances Phelps, Dorothy Phelps, William Phelps, James Phelps and Elizabeth Phelps
Died
at about age 51
in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Biography
William was born in 1560 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, the son of James Phelps and Joan. He was baptized at Tewkesbury on 4th Aug 1560. [1]
William and Dorothy had the following children baptised at Tewkesbury:
- Mary (1588)
- Frances (1591)
- Dorothy (1596)
- William (1599)
- James (1601)
- Elizabeth (1603)
In 1592 and 1595, William was one of the churchwardens of Tewkesbury. [2]
William served as one of the Bailiffs of Tewkesbury in 1607/1608. He apparently also made an unsuccessful attempt at the position in the following year, and as a consequence was entirely expelled from the body corporate! [3]
William died on 28 Sept 1611 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. He was 51 yrs of age.
William died intestate and the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, on Sept. 28th, 1611, commissioned to Dorothy Phelps, "relict of William Phelps, late of Tewkesbury, deceased, to administer the goods and chattels of the said deceased." [4]
Research Notes
The Phelps family of America and their English ancestors Vol I by Judge Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin. Page 69 Some of the information in this book, connecting this Phelps family with immigrants to the American Colonies has since been disproven and should not be relied on for connections back to English families. Greet-49 01:43, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ Baptism:Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813 Image
- ↑ Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Tewkesbury Churchwardens Accounts PDF
- ↑ Bennet, James 1830 The History of Tewkesbury Google Books
- ↑ Probate Record: Ancestry Record 1610 #479489 (accessed 20 August 2021)
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