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Capt. William Joseph Phelps, II

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: June 20, 1755 (71)
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Northampton, Hampshire County, MA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Phelps, I and Abigail Phelps
Husband of Thankful Phelps and Deborah Burt
Father of Eliakim Phelps; Thankful Phelps; Capt. Benjamin Phelps; Experience Bartlett; Eunice Pease - Waite and 13 others
Brother of Abigail Parsons; Elizabeth Knowlton (Phelps); Mary Burt (Phelps); Nathaniel Phelps; Deborah Burt and 3 others

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About Capt. William Joseph Phelps, II

http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p474.htm#i23681

Benjamin Alvord was born on 11 February 1658 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.[1]

  • He was the son of Alexander Alvord and Mary Vore.[1]
  • Benjamin Alvord married Deborah Stebbins,
    • daughter of John Stebbins and Abigail Bartlett,
    • in 1690 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA.[2]
  • Benjamin Alvord died in 1715 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA.[2]
  • Benjamin Alvord took the oath of allegiance at Northampton, Mass., Feb. 8, 1678 and
    • probably lived on a place given him by his father, (rear of Hawley St.)
  • The inventory of his estate was presented March 9, 1715/16 by Deborah Alvord, William Southwell and Benjamin Alvord.
  • John Stebbins, father of Mrs. Alvord, died under suspicion of witchcraft in 1679.
    • An inquest was held.
    • "Several hundred spots were found, small ones, as if they had been shot with small shot, which we scraped and under them were holes in his body." Though the matter was laid before the court in Boston, no prosecution followed. [3]
  • Children of Benjamin Alvord and Deborah Stebbins
    • Abigail Alvord[2] b. 1691
    • Elizabeth Alvord[2] b. Sep 1693
    • Benjamin Alvord[2] b. Sep 1695
    • Deborah Alvord[2] b. May 1698
    • Experience Alvord[2] b. 5 Oct 1700
    • Josiah Alvord[2] b. 13 Apr 1704
    • Sarah Alvord[2] b. 28 May 1707, d. a 1735

Citations

  • 1. [S432] Samuel M. Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord (Webster, NY: A. d. Andrews, 1908). Hereinafter cited as Alvord. Page 29.
  • 2. [S432] Samuel M. Alvord, Alvord, Page 38.
  • 3. [S432] Samuel M. Alvord, Alvord.
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'Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the ..., Volume 2 edited by William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams

  • http://books.google.com/books?id=l84UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1137&lpg=PA1137&...
  • Pg. 1137
  • (V) William Phelps, son of Nathaniel Phelps, was born at Northampton, June 22, 1657, died January 1, 1745. He settled on the homestead at Northampton, and was admitted a freeman, May 30, 1690. He married, May 30, 1678, Abigail Stebbin, born September 24, 1660, died 1748, daughter of John Stebbins. Children: 1. Abigail, born August 3, 1679, married, August 3, 1697, Joseph Parsons. 2. Elizabeth, February 3, 1682, married Benjamin Knowlton. '3. William, April 16, 1684, married Thankful Edwards'. 4. Mary, Janurary 3, 1688, married Ebenezer Burt. 5. Nathaniel, October 5, 1690, married Lois __. 6. Deborah, May 17, 1694, married Jonathan Rust. 7. Ebenezer, October, 1697, mentioned below. 8. Joseph Austin, December 5, 1699, married Hannah __. 9. Mary, May 4, 1703, married Thomas Burt.
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'A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume 2 By Josiah Lafayette Seward

  • http://books.google.com/books?id=tRyhuXZaniUC&pg=PA1325&lpg=PA1325&...
  • Pg. 1325
  • PHELPS.
  • I. JAMES PHELPS was of Tewksbury, England; was b. ab. 1520; m. Joan __. II. WILLIAM PHELPS, son of preceding, b. in Tewksbury, England; was bap. there, Aug. 4, 1560; m. Dorothy __; d. ab. 1611, and Dorothy d. in 1613. III. WILLIAM PHELPS, Jr., son of preceding, sailed from Plymouth, England, Mar. 20, 1630, on the Mary and John. The immmigrants on this ship founded Dorchester, Mass. Mr. Phelps remained there five years; was one of the founders of Windsor, Conn., in 1635-6. He was bap. in Tewksbury Abby Church, England, Aug. 19, 1599. He m. in England to a woman unknown to us. He m. in Windsor, Conn., 1638, Mary Dorr. He d. in Windsor, July 14, 1672; his 2d w. d. there, Nov. 27, 1675 IV. NATHANIEL PHELPS, son of preceding, b. at Porlock, England, ab. 1627; m. in Windsor, Conn., Sept. 17, 1650 Mrs. Elizabeth Copley. He removed to Northampton, Mass., in 1656-7, where he d., May 27, 1702, ae. 75. He was a deacon of the church. V. WILLIAM PHELPS, son of the preceding, b. in Northampton, Mass., June 22, 1657; d. there, June 1, 1745; m., May 30, 1678, Abigail, dau. of John Stebbins. She d. at Northampton, December 1748, ae. 88. She was b. at Northampton, Sept. 24, 1660. He lived on the old homestead at Northampton. 'VI. WILLIAM PHELPS, Jr., son of preceding, b. at Northampton, April 1684; m., in 1706, Thankful Edwards. He lived and died at Northampton, and was one of the "Committee of Safety" in the Revolution'. VII. ELIAKIM PHELPS, son of the preceding, b. at Northampton, Jan. 17, 1709; settled at "Cold Spring", . . . .
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'New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the ..., Volume 2 edited by William Richard Cutter

  • http://books.google.com/books?id=1M8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA882&lpg=PA882&dq...
  • Pg. 882
  • (XXI) Caleb Pomeroy, son of Samuel Pomeroy, was born at Northampton, Massachusetts, October 2, 1707. He married, November 15, 1733, Thankful Phelps, born 1710, at Northampton, daughter of 'William and Thankful (Edwards) Phelps'. He was a farmer at Easthampton, but died in Sourthampton. Children: Abner, born September 7, 1734; Elijah, mentioned below; Eleanor, April 11, 1738; Caleb, July 10, 1740; Chloe, November 29, 1741; Joel, 1743, went south; Enos, 1746; Thankful, 1747; Gershom, 1749, soldier in the revolution; Solomon, baptized January 26, 1752; Phebe, 1754; Silas.
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'New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the ..., Volume 3 edited by William Richard Cutter

  • http://books.google.com/books?id=7_UsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1220&lpg=PA1220&...
  • Pg. 1220
  • (V) William (3), son of Nathaniel Phelps, was born at Northampton, June 22, 1657, and died January 1, 1745. He settled on the homstead at Northampton, and was admitted a freeman, May30, 1680. He married, May 30 1678, Abigail, born September 24, 1660, dued 1748, daughter of John Stebbins. Children: Abigail, born August 3, 1679, married August 3, 1697, Joseph Parsons; Elizabeth, February 4, 1682; 'William, April 16, 1684'; Mary, January 3, 1688; Nathaniel, October 5, 1690; Deborah, May 17, 1694; Ebenezer, October, 1697, mentioned below; Joseph Austin, December 5, 1699; Mary, May 4, 1703.
    • (IV) Ebenezer, son of William (3) Phelps, was born in October, 1697, and died March 8, 1769. He married, in 1740, Sarah Taylor . . . .
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'Genealogies of Connecticut families: from the New England historical and ... By Judith McGhan, Genealogical Publishing Co

  • http://books.google.com/books?id=k6fDl9gE45IC&pg=RA2-PA146&lpg=RA2-...
  • Pg. 146
  • 22. CALEB4 POMEROY (Samuel,3 Caleb,3 Eltweed1), born Oct. 2, 1707, in Northampton, married Nov. 15, 1733, Thankful, born in 1710, in Northampton, died in Southampton, daughter of 'William and Thankful (Edwards) Phelps'. He was a farmer in Easthampton. He died in Southampton, in 1783.
  • Children:
    • i. Abner,5 b. Sept. 7, 1734; m. (1) about 1755, Mary French; m. (2) about 1778, Mercy, b. in 1743-4, dau. of Noah Sheldon; lived in . . . . THIS PAGE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIEW
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If William Jr. Phelps shows this should have been changed to just William Phelps and eliminated the Jr. as it is my mistake in typing. Phyllis Mary Phelps Borton 2021

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Capt. William Joseph Phelps, II's Timeline

1684
April 16, 1684
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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1691
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1693
September 1693
Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA, United States
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September 1695
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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May 1698
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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October 5, 1700
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1707
April 13, 1707
Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts,
May 28, 1707
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA