John
Houston
Phelps
Born in North Carolina, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Unknown (Unknown) Phelps
— married
1824 (to 1834) in Grayson, Virginia, United States
Husband of
Alsey (Love) Phelps
— married
23 Mar 1834 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Marion Phelps, Rhoda Phelps, Granville Phelps, Almira Phelps, William A. Phelps, Nancy A. (Phelps) Carr, Dorcas (Phelps) Hackler, Samuel David Phelps, Mary Phelps, Melville Phelps and Rachel (Phelps) Caudell
Died
at age 86
in Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Oct 2017
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Biography
John H. Phelps served in Company H, 34 Virginia Inf (formerly 4Reg. VA Heavy Artillery).
Phelps Family Association of America reports that John H. married first in North Carolina and that he and his first wife had 5 children, including William A. Phelps born about 1825. Shortly after the birth of the 5th child, Dorcas, b. 1834, John's first wife died. In March of that same year John married Alsey Love, b. about 1805, daughter of William Love. Alsey died in Laurel County, Kentucky after 1870.
Sources
- Military record owned by Paul Dietz, Buena Park, California.
"Marriages, Grayson County, Virginia: PHELPS - 1834 23 March-John H./Alesey Love, Jas Bedwell, Minister."
Laurel County Kentucky Deeds: Grantee Index; Book D, p75: Grantee-John Phelps; Grantor - James weaver, et.al; 29 June 1854 (Office of Recorder Laurel County, London, Kentucky)
Laurel county Kentucky Deed; Grantee Index; Book J, p 218, 08 April 1879; Grantee- William A. Phelps; Grantor- John H. Phelps (Office of Recorder Laurel County, London, Kentucky)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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