William PHELPS

1599 - 1672  (~ 72 years)

• Name	William PHELPS  [1, 2, 3]
  	We learn from the annals of Dorchester, Mass., that William Phelps, the emigrant ancestor of the Phelps family of New England, came to this country in the good ship 'Mary and John' in 1630, with one hundred and forty passengers; most of them were constituent members of the church formed in Plymouth, England, in 1629. On reaching this country they transplated their church in Dorchester in 1630, where they continued to reside until 1635, when the Rev. John Warham and a large majority of the church migrated overland to the Connecticut River, and formed the town of Windsor, in Connecticut, and transplated their church there. Mr. Phelps and wife were prominently active, not only in reorganizing the church, but also in establishing a social centre for their new town. Later on Mr. Phelps rose to prominence and eminence, and was repeatedly chosen Deputy to the General Court, and held other important official positions. He m. 1st, in England (name and date of marriage not recorded), she d. in Windsor. Conn. He m. his second wife in Windsor, Mary Dover, an Englishwoman, in 1638, she d. Nov. 27, 1675. He d. July 14, 1672. [1]
  Birth	England
  Christening	19 Aug 1599	Tewksbury Abbey Church   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Jul 1672	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I44159	Main Tree
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2022

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth ?,   b. England d. Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
  Children	1. Richard PHELPS,   c. 26 Dec 1619, Tewksbury Abbey Church  [Birth]   2. William PHELPS,   b. Abt 1620, England d. 10 Feb 1681/2 (Age 62 years)  [Birth]   3. Sarah PHELPS,   b. Abt 1620, England  [Birth]   4. Nathaniel PHELPS,   b. Abt 1627, England d. 27 May 1702, Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts (Age 75 years)  [Birth]   5. Samuel PHELPS,   b. Abt 1625, England d. 15 May 1669, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 44 years)  [Birth]   6. Joseph PHELPS,   b. Abt 1629, England  [Birth]
  Family ID	F12258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Mary DOVER   d. 27 Nov 1675
  Marriage	1638	Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Lieut. Timothy PHELPS,   b. 1 Sep 1639, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. 1719 (Age 79 years)  [Birth]   2. Mary PHELPS,   b. 2 May 1644, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut  [Birth]
  Family ID	F36747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2018

  
  

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• Sources

  [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut. [S02018] Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines Vol. II. [S02258] Mrs. (Oscar Herbert) Elizabeth M. Leach Rixford, Families Directly Descended from "All the Royal Families in Europe" (495-1932) and Mayflower Descendants, (Name: Name: Clearfield Company, Inc., Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.;;).