Abijah James Phelps

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35736. Abijah Phelps. Born on 8 Mar 1734 in Hebron, CT.260 Abijah died in Apr 1837 in Hillsdale, NY.260

From The Phelps Family of America:260

   (#470) Abijah Phelps, b. Hebron, Ct., 8 Mar., 1734, m. 22 Apr., 1761, Huldah Hutchinson, b. Hebron, Ct. He m. 2nd Susannah ((Noble) Root) Miller, b. 1739, d. Southwick, Mass., 3 Apr., 1838, in 99th yr, dau. of Thomas and Susanna (Cole) Noble. (She m. 1st Moses Root and 2nd Recompense Miller.) 

   Mr. Phelps was a farmer. He first settled in Hebron, Ct., where his children were born. He removed to Southwick, Mass. After the death of his 2nd wife, he removed to Hillsdale, N.Y., where he died Apr., 1837, twelve days short of 103 years. He served in the Revolutionary war, enlisting in the 2nd regiment, July 1780, discharged 3 Dec, 1780. Was one of ten sent hy Col. Hooker from Greenwich with nine Tories. 

   Children by 1st wife, Huldah Hutchinson, b, Hebron, Ct.: 

   i. Abijah, b. 13 Feb., 1762, a Baptist minister in Cincinnati, O. 

   ii. Deborah, b. 5 Mar., 1765. m. David Morton.

   iii. Nathaniel, b. 15 June, 1767, m. Hannah Beach. 

   iv. Rhuba, b. 12 May, 1769. 

   v. Abner, b. 22 Aug. 1772. Settled in Pittsburg, Pa. 

   vi. Anna, b. i8 Dec, 1774, m. Benjamin Beach. 

   vii. Naaman, b. 17 June, 1772. Settled in Ohio. On 22 Apr 1761 when Abijah was 27, he first married Hulda Hutchinson.260 Abijah second married Susannah Noble, daughter of Thomas Noble (6 Feb 1725-21 May 1801) & Susanna Cole (13 Aug 1727-15 Oct 1806). Born on 11 Aug 1749 in Westfield, MA. Susannah died in Southwick, MA, on 3 Apr 1838; she was 88.260

Susannah first married Moses Root as his second wife, second Recompense Miller, and third Abijah Phelps.

GEDCOM Note

Abijah Phelps was born in 1734 in Hebron, Connecticut, to Noah Phelps and Anne (Dyer) Phelps.<ref name = "Phelps and Servin Book">Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew Tinkey 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, Volume I, pp. 137-138, 215-216 (Eagle Publishing Co., Pittsfield 1899). Copy available at https://archive.org/details/phelpsfamilyofam01phel.</ref> Abijah served in the Revolutionary War, "enlisting in the 2nd regiment, July 1780, discharged 3 Dec., 1780."<ref name = "Phelps and Servin Book" /> He was reportedly "one of ten sent by Col. Hooker from Geenwich with nine Tories."<ref name = "Phelps and Servin Book" /> Abijah married Huldah Hutchinson on April 22, 1761.<ref name = "Phelpsand Servin Book" /> The couple settled in Hebron and had several children, including Abijah Phelps, Jr. (b. 13 Feb 1762, a Baptist ministerin Cincinnati), Deborah (Phelps) M/Norton (b. 5 Marh 1765, m. David M/Norton), Nathaniel Phelps (b. 15 Jun 1767, m. Hannah Beach), Rhuba Phelps (b. 12 May 1769), Abner Phelps (b. 22 Aug 1772, settled in Pittsburgh), Anna (Phelps) Beach (b. 18 Dec 1774), and Naaman Phelps (b. 17 Jun 1772, settled in Ohio).<ref name = "Phelps and Servin Book" /> Abijah relocated to Southwick, Massachusetts and remarried to Susannah((Nobel) Root) Miller (b. 1739, who had married Moses Root and then Recompense Miller).<ref name = "Phelps and Servin Book" /> After Susannah's death, Abijah relocated to Hillsdale, New York.<ref name = "Phelps and Servin Book" /> Abjiah reportedly lived to the golden age of 102 and passed away in April 1837, twelve days shy of his 103rd birthday.<ref name = "Phelps and Servin Book" />

Source

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• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection); Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection); AmericanGenealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)