John Phelps (abt. 1672 - 1741)

Born about 27 Dec 1672 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful (Hitchcock) Remington — married 24 Jan 1711 in Springfield, Hamden County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1741 at about age 68 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

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Biography

John Phelps was born on December 27, 1672, and baptized June 29, 1673, in Westfield, Massachusetts, to Issac Phelps and Ann(e) (Gaylord) Phelps.^[1]

John married Thankful Hitchcock in 1711 and the couple settled in Westfield.^[1],^[2] The couple had several known children, including George Phelps, a daughter (b. 5 Jan 1714, d. same day), John Phelps, Jr. (b. 4 Mar 1715/16, thought to be an early settler of Great Barrington), Moses Phelps (b. 25 Oct 1718, d. 16 Mar 1743 unmarried), Thankful (Phelps) Ashley (b. 14 Sept 1721, m. Benjamin Ashley), Stephen Phelps (b. 22 Mar 1724, d. 8 Jul 1743), Sarah Phelps (b. 1 Feb 1725, d. 1 Apr 1743 unmarried), Ann (Phelps) Lee (b. 27 Jul 1728, m. 7 Oct 1747 to John Lee), and Luke Phelps (b. 28 Aug 1730, m. twice).^[1]

John is referred to as Capt. John Phelps.^[1] He served as the administrator of his brother Noah Phelps's estate.^[1]

John passed away in Westfield in 1741.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} 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 II, pp. 1269-1270, 1276-1277 (Eagle Publishing Co., Pittsfield 1899). Copy available at https://archive.org/details/phelpsfamilyofam02phel.
2. ↑ Charles R. Nuckolls Jr., The Roses: The Nuckolls Family, the Lyman Family, and One Hundred Fifty Immigrants Who Helped Shape America (iUniverse, New York 2010). Partial copy available at [1]