Captain Matthew Phelps

https://archive.org/stream/phelpsfamilyofam01phel#page/130/mode/2up Phelps Family Vol. I, pp129 & 130, Ancestor No. 623

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43894305/matthew-phelps

Capt Matthew Phelps BIRTH 6 Jun 1746 Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 26 Feb 1816 (aged 69) New Haven, Addison County, Vermont, USA BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery New Haven, Addison County, Vermont, USA MEMORIAL ID 43894305 · View Source SHARE SAVE TOSUGGEST EDITS MEMORIAL PHOTOS 2 FLOWERS 1 In the spring of 1776 Matthew and family settled on his plantation in New Orleans and lost his family there. He used up all of his available means, was in the Army two years, and returned to Harwinton CT in the fall of 1879 in broken health. He remarried in CT and in 1788 moved to New Haven VT where he died. Lee Ashmore sent the following information; He kept journals (1773-1780) of his voyages by sea from the Connecticut River (Saybrook) to the Mississippi (New Orleans). They were compiled into a book in 1802 and titled "Memoirs and Adventures of Captain Matthew Phelps".

Family Members

Spouse Jerusha Phelps Phelps unknown–1776

Children Photo Matthew Phelps 1783–1813