Thomas
Felps
aka Phelps
Born in Anne Arundel, Maryland
Son of William Felps Sr.
and Elizabeth (Jones) Felps
Brother of
William Felps Jr.
Husband of
Rosannah (Furnis) Felps
— married
28 May 1710 in Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Avington Felps
Died
at about age 75
in Baltimore, Maryland
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jun 2015
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Research Notes
There is an ongoing research group of Phelps descendants who for many years have been working the multiple branches and off shoots using Y-DNA. I am genetically proven to be from this line by DNA submitted by a male first cousin.
Biography
Thomas Felps was born near the Bodkin Bay in Anne Arundel County, Maryland[1]
The 1699 tax list for the Spesutia Hundreds of Baltimore Co. MD showed: "Samuel Browne" [names listed immediately below Browne] Edward Cantwell, Edward Woolldy, Thomas Felps and 1 slave. p. 1. (Clark & Clark 1964) This record suggests that Samuel Brown had 3 men living on his plantation and aforesaid Browne owned 1 slave[2]
Thomas Felps lived and worked on the Browne plantation as well as several other plantations during the years of 1699 to 1706, and thereafter no records have been found for Thomas Felps in Baltimore County until 1721. Spesutia Hundreds Tax Lists of St. George's Parish, Baltimore County
- 1699 Thomas Felps, 1 slave -- att Spes Utis Creek
- 1701 Thomas Felps -- att Isabella Parker Plantation
- 1702 Thomas Felps, 1 slave
- 1703 Thomas Felps, 1 slave -- att Thomas Greenhorn Quarters
- 1704 Thomas Felps, 1 slave -- att John Hall Quarters
- 1705 Thomas Felps -- att David Thomas Plantation
- 1706 Thomas Felps -- att Widdow Smith Plantation [3]
It also appears that said Felps was building tobacco barns and providing other carpentry work on the various plantations he was living on during the years 1699 to 1706. The Parris Indenture suggests that Thomas could also read and write in 1729.[4]
March 1715 and Nov.1717 Mary Arden named Thomas Felps as the father of her children.
May 2, 1721 Cadwallider Jones, planter, of Baltimore Co., to Thomas Felps, planter, of same, 1,500 pounds of tobacco, 50 acres....north side of Deer creek, Signed Cadwallider (x) Jones. Wit: John (x) Duly and Thomas Knight. May 2, 1721 Thomas Felps records his branding mark. [5]
April 17, 1723 Cattle and Hog marks registered in Baltimore County Land records, by Aventon Felps at request of his father Thomas Felps. [6]
April 17, 1723 Thomas Felps to Aventon Felps his son, gift of 1 bay mare, branded TF on buttock. [7]
On May 27, 1729, Thomas agreed to indenture three children of the Parris family. [8]
1731 Jacob Giles appointed overseer of the roads from Zachariah Spencer's to the Rock Run, and from Thomas Felps's to the said Rock Run and likewise from Susquehannah Fording to the Rock Run aforesaid. 1737 Deer Creek Hundreds Tax List, Thomas Felps [9]
Aug. 1, 1738: VESTRY PROCEEDINGS ------- Summons sent to Thomas Felps and Rose wife and Mark Ford; and likewise another for William Richards to appear and given to Isaac Wood, church warden, to execute.[10]
Aug. 26, 1738: VESTRY PROCEEDINGS -------------- "Thomas Felps and Mark Ford being summoned to appear at the vestry, did appear and both of them declared to the vestry that they have been married to her that is next called Rose Felps. Swift was first married unto her and she eloped from said Swift and after said Felps declares that he was married unto her the said Rose Swift on the 28th day of May 1710."
Sept. 1, 1741 Elizabeth Mackelwain, spinster, of Baltimore Co. indentures her son David Mackelwain, for 7 years and 6 months, until he is 21 years old to Thomas and Rose Felps. Signed Elizabeth (x) Mackelwain and Thomas (x) Felps. Wit: Shipwith Coale and William Elliott.[11]
From 1746-1756 We see Thomas with multiple Land Patents in Virginia:
- 1746: Thos. Phelps, 300 acres in Goochland Co. Bridle Creek, Aug, 28, 1746.
- 1748: Thos. Phelps, an island of nine acres in the Fluvann River, Albemarle Co., opposite plantation of said Phelps , Aug. 20, 1748
- 1750: Thos. Phelps, 300 acres in Albemarle Co., on Hunt's Creek of Slate River, Noc. 3, 1750
- 1756: Thos. Phelps, 300 acres in Albemarle Co., on the branches of David's and Bent Creek of the Fluvann River, Aug. 16, 1756.
- 1754 Baltimore County Tax Debt Book, Thomas Felps, part on "Jones Inheritance" and part of "Arabia Petrea."[12]
April 20, 1762, Avinton Felps and David McElwain of Rowan Co. North Carolina sold 50 acres (1/2 of Jones Venture) to Edward Morgan of Baltimore Co. Maryland.[13]
Sources
- ↑ FELPS FAMILY RESEARCH https://bit.ly/2CT5bxI, provided by Ed Phelps
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 October 2018), memorial page for Thomas Felps (1683–1759), Find A Grave Memorial no. 183595136, citing Deer Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery, Darlington, Harford County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by The Blue Salt Box (contributor 48537896) . Includes research of family members. Find A Grave: Memorial #183595136
- ↑ FELPS FAMILY RESEARCH https://bit.ly/2CT5bxI, provided by Ed Phelps
- ↑ FELPS FAMILY RESEARCH https://bit.ly/2CT5bxI, provided by Ed Phelps
- ↑ FELPS FAMILY RESEARCH https://bit.ly/2CT5bxI, provided by Ed Phelps
- ↑ FELPS FAMILY RESEARCH https://bit.ly/2CT5bxI, provided by Ed Phelps
- ↑ FELPS FAMILY RESEARCH https://bit.ly/2CT5bxI, provided by Ed Phelps
- ↑ Parris Indenture May 27, 1729 Baltimore County, Maryland Deeds: Tamar, Moses and Elizabeth Parris Bond to Thomas Felps 1729 Liber ISK, Folio 13. As cited in: Walter and Doug Phelps. "https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/d/d4/Phelps-3336.pdf" Extracted records for Thomas Felps, Baltimore County Families 1659-1759, Baltimore co Deeds, and St. George Parish church records." Accessed 11 October 2018.
- ↑ FELPS FAMILY RESEARCH https://bit.ly/2CT5bxI, provided by Ed Phelps
- ↑ Felps Family Research. Rootsweb/Ed Phelps, 2007. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/felps.htm.
- ↑ Felps Family Research. Rootsweb/Ed Phelps, 2007. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/felps.htm.
- ↑ FELPS FAMILY RESEARCH Ed Phelps, genealogy names and dates https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fy9K7j2rCOLliiJTTClCCcHug2UY2tWcG4CBCF4n9Z8/edit?hl=en&hl=en#gid=1 Thos. Phelps
- ↑ Felps Family Research. Rootsweb/Ed Phelps, 2007. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/felps.htm.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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Lisa (Phelps) Linn M.S.Ed.
John French Ph.D.
Phelps-7627 and Felps-146 are not ready to be merged because: Doubtful that both of these profiles represent the same person. Per their differential birth dates they possibly were a generation apart. Careful investigation should be applied to sort out spousal and descendancy relationships before a merge is considered.
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Lisa (Phelps) Linn M.S.Ed.
Phelps-7627 and Felps-146 appear to represent the same person because: These are a clear duplicate, the second one has no sources, so no idea where the dates came from.
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by Lisa (Phelps) Linn M.S.Ed.
Bob Tonsmeire
Felps-79 and Phelps-3337 appear to represent the same person because: Similar names, similar derails
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