John Phelps (1777 - 1838)

Born 12 Jun 1777 in Moyallon, County Down, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 12 Feb 1838 at age 60 in Moyallon, County Down, Ireland

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Biography

John was a Friend (Quaker)

Research Notes

No marriage record located.

This is not the John Phelps who is mentioned as having died at John Allen's Retreat in a letter written in 1838 in "Them Wild Woods: An Irish Quaker Family's Transatlantic Correspondence 1818-1877"

Sources

• “Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births,” database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.ie/transcript?id=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FBIRTH%2F45359 : accessed 09 May 2020), birth of John Phelps on 12d 6mo (Jun) 1777, father: Joseph, mother: Mary; citing Register of births, LURGAN, 1859, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.
• Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Congregational Records, image, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FMM11F-3%2F0095&parentid=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FCONG%2F350234 : accessed 09 May 2020), John Phelps of Moyallon requests forgiveness for 'improper conduct in extending my views in busyness beyond the limits of prudence' ; citing Dublin Testimonies of denial 1789-1820 dated 5d 9mo (Sep) 1804; Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives, Archive reference MM II F3.
• “Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Deaths,” database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.ie/transcript?id=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FBURS%2F40773 : accessed 09 May 2020), death of John Phelps (aged 60) on 12d 2mo (Feb) 1838, buried in Moyallon; citing Register of deaths, LURGAN, 1859, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.

See also:

• 'Them Wild Woods: An Irish Quaker Family's Transatlantic Correspondence 1818-1877'