Abel Phelps (1750 - 1848)

Born 9 Aug 1750 in Lancaster, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Lois (Willard) Phelps — married 6 Mar 1778 in Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1848 at age 98 in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Birth

Abel Phelps was born at Lancaster, Massachusetts, on 7 Aug 1750, the son of Joshua Phelps and Rebeckah (Beeman) Phelps.^[1]

Marriage

Abel Phelps and Lois Willard, both of Lancaster, Massachusetts, married there on 7 May 1778.^[2]

Children

Abel and Lois (Willard) Phelps were the parents of seven known children, the first four born at Lancaster, Massachusetts, the others at Alstead, New Hampshire:^[3]

1. Lucy Phelps, born on 22 Feb 1779
2. Sally Phelps, born on 28 Oct 1780
3. Peter Phelps, born on 17 Apr 1783
4. Abel Phelps, born on 31 Dec 1785
5. Daniel Phelps, born on 5 Dec 1789
6. Nathan Phelps, born on 1 Jun 1792
7. James Phelps, born on 28 Aug 1794

Biographical Details

Abel Phelps moved his family from Lancaster, Massachusetts, to Alstead, New Hampshire, in 1787.^[3] In 1790, the Abel Phelps household at Alstead was recorded as including one male over 16, one male under 16, and three females.^[4] In 1800, the family included a male 26 to 44, a male 10 to 15, two males under 10, a female 26 to 44, two females 10 to 15, and three females under 10.^[5] In 1810, the household of Abel and Peter Phelps consisted of one male each 45 and over, 26 to 44, 16 to 25, 10 to 15, and under 10, two females 45 & over, one female 16 to 25, and one female 10 to 15.^[6] The household of Abel Phelps in 1820 included a male 45 and over, a male 16 to 25, and one female each 45 and over, 26 to 44, 10 to 15, and under 10.^[7]

Abel Phelps does not appear in the census after 1820, but he was almost certainly the man recorded at Astead in the household of Peter Phelps, his son, in 1830 at between 70 and 80 years old^[8] and in 1840 at between 80 and 90 years old.^[9]

Death

The gravestone of Abel Phelps at the Walpole Village Cemetery in Walpole, New Hampshire, says that he died on 1 Sep 1848, at the age of 97 years and 14 days;^[10] he was actually a year older. The 1899 Phelps genealogy says that he died at Alstead New Hampshire.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch abstract of the birth record of Abel Phelps. in Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch Abel Phelps, 1750.
2. ↑ Marriage record of Abel Phelps and Lois Willard, in Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch > Worcester > Lancaster > Births, marriages, deaths 1642-1856 > image 163 of 540; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Oliver Seymour Phelps and A. T. 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 (Pittsfield, Mass., 1899), volume 2, pages 1600-1601
4. ↑ Abel Phelps household, in United States Census, 1790, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > image 8 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ Abel Phelps household, in United States Census, 1800, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > image 8 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ Abel & Peter Phelps household, in United States Census, 1810, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > image 9 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ Abel Phelps household, in United States Census, 1820, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > image 5 of 7; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ Peter Phelps household, in United States Census, 1830, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > image 13 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Peter Phelps Household, in United States Census, 1840, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > image 13 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #158428461 for Abel Phelps, with photo of gravestone of Abel Phelps

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Phelps-980 created through the import of Hasfjord Family Tree(1).ged on Jan 27, 2012 by Joel Hasfjord. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Joel and others.

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.