Capt. Timothy Phelps, II

Poquonock is a neighborhood under the city governance of Windsor. It began as an independent settlement, which GreenerPasture.com affirms:
"Pooquonoc, or Pequannock, a post-village of Hartford county, Connecticut, on the N. side of Farmington river, about 12 miles N. by E. from Hartford. It contains 2 cotton mills; also a paper mill, said to be the largest in New England."
(Ken Shelley, Granby, CT – 30 Aug 2023)

Source: Wheeler, Richard Anson. 1900. “The Phelps Family.” In History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from Its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900, 537–39. New London, Connecticut, USA: Press of the Day Publishing Company. Available at: Archive.org.— A complete transcription of Phelps pages from this source appears at bottom of this Overview.

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Timothy Phelps

from John Sibun's book Our Town's Heritage 1708-1958 Hebron, Connecticut, published by Douglas Library, Hebron, CT, 1975:
"The first white men to settle in town were Timothy Phelps and William Shipman, who arrived in Hebron from Windsor in June 1704. The area, then a wilderness, was used by the Indians as a hunting ground, and the few white men who knew of its existence passed through to other locations. The first two houses were located along Route 85 south of today's center. Approximately on what is now the Hilding driveway, Shipman built his homestead and Phelps constructed his home across the road on the land now owned by the Porter family. It is possible they worked on their property during the summer months only for the first two years, and returned to their families in Windsor when winter set in."

Timothy moved with his younger brother Nathaniel to Hebron in 1690. Hebron was incorporated in 1708, and Timothy was one of the first selectmen. Another brother Joseph moved there later.

On 4 Nov 1686 when Timothy was 23, he married Martha Crow (3257) , daughter of Christopher Crow (-11 Dec 1680) & Mary Burr (918) (14 Jan 1641-aft 1715).93 Born ca 1670 in Hartford, CT. Martha died in Hebron, CT.

Martha was 14 in May 1684. 93

Their children include:
1. 10609 i. Sarah Phelps (Died soon) (20 Dec 1687-10 Jul 1688)
2. 10610 ii. Timothy Phelps (Died soon) (29 Jan 1688/9-Feb 1688/9)
3. 10611 iii. Martha Phelps (29 Oct 1690-)
4. 10612 iv. Timothy Phelps (29 Jan 1692/3-28 Sep 1768)
5. 10613 v. Noah Phelps (23 Jan 1693/4-1794)
6. 10614 vi. Cornelius Phelps (5 Mar 1698-16 Aug 1760)
7. 10615 vii. Charles Phelps (26 Jul 1702-18 Oct 1787)
8. 10616 viii. Asahel Phelps (ca 1704-18 Oct 1787)
9. 10617 ix. Hannah Phelps (25 Dec 1706-)

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Sources

1. page 576. New England Marriages prior to 1700 by Clarence Almon Torrey.
2. Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties Connecticut. J H Beers & Co. 1906. page 530: Timothy Phelps married Martha Crowe 4 November 1686, removed to Hebron, Connecticut about 1690, and erected a log house on the farm now occupied by Frederick P. Bissell, about one mile south of Hebron Green. William shipman of Saybrook and he were the first two permanent settlers of Hebron, and he served as the first town clerk; he died September 28, 1729.
3. Page 114. Family Directly Descended from all the Royal Families in Europe [491 to 1932] by Mrs. [Oscar Herbert] Elizabeth M. Leach Rixford, Genealogical Publishing Co.
4. Page 204 Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut Lucius Barnes Barbour, Genealogical Publishing Co, INC 1977

Biography

Birth

Mary & Timothy Phelps' son Timothy Phelps, born Windsor, Connecticut, on 01 Nov 1663<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74D-YYV : 11 February 2018), Timothy Phelps, 01 Nov 1663; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>

Mr. Phelps resided in Windsor, Ct., up to 1690, when with his younger brother Nathaniel, then unmarried, he removed to Hebron, Ct., though that town was not incorporated till 1708. He was one of the first selectmen on its organization. His brother Joseph removed there later. Mr. Phelps died in Hebron, Ct.

Sources

Welles, Edwin. Births, Marriages,and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield, and Entered in the Early Land Records of the Colony of Connecticut | Births, Marriages, and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1898)

• Google Books: Page 17*
• Phelps, Oliver. Space:The Phelps Family of America and Their English Ancestors (Eagle Pub. Co., Pittsfield, Mass., 1899).
• Dewey, Adalbert M., ed. 1898. “Josiah the First: Branch of Josiah.” In The Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U.S.N., and Dewey Family History. Westfield, Massachusetts, USA.: Dewey Publishing. Available at: Archive.org.
• Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties, Connecticut], Available at: Ancestry.com.
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Available at: Ancestry.com
• Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890], Available at: Ancestry.com.
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Available at: Ancestry.com.

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Complete Phelps Pages transcribe from:

Wheeler, Richard Anson. 1900. “The Phelps Family.” In History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from Its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900, 537–39. New London, Connecticut, USA: Press of the Day Publishing Company. Available at: Archive.org.

PHELPS FAMILY

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 translated 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.

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
2 WILLIAM, b. ——.
3 SAMUEL, b. ——.
4 NATHANIEL, b. ——.
5 JOSEPH, b. ——.

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
6 TIMOTHY, b. at Windsor, Conn., Sept. 1, 1639, m. Mary Griswold.
7 MARY, b. at Windsor, Conn., May 2, 1644.

Timothy Phelps (No. 6) m. Mary, daughter of Edward Griswold, May. 19, 1661. He d. in 1719.

CHILDREN:
8 TIMOTHY, b. Nov. 1, 1668, m. Martha Crow.
9 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 27, 1666.
10 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 4, 1668.
11 CORNELIUS, b. April 26, 1671.
12 MARY, b. Aug. 14, 1673.
13 BAMUEL, b. Jan. 29, 1675.
14 NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 7, 1677.
15 SARAH, b. Dec. 27, 1679.
16 ABIGAIL, b. June 5, 1682.
17 HANNAH, b. Aug. 4, 1684.
18 ANN, b. Oct. 2, 1886.
19 MARTHA, b. Nov. 12, 1668.

Timothy Phelps (No. 8) m. Martha Crow, Nov. 4, 1686. He removed from Windsor, Conn, to Hebron, Conn., in 1704.

CHILDREN:
20 MARTHA, b. Oct. 28, 1690.
21 TIMOTHY, b. Jan. 29,1683.
28 NOAH, b. Jan. 23, 1694.
23 CORNELIUS, b. March 5, 1698.
24 CHARLES, b. July 6, 1702, m. Hepzibeth Stiles.

Charles Phelps (No. 24) m. Hepzibeth Stiles, cousin of President Stiles of Yale College in 1725.

CHILDREN:
26 ZERUIAH, b. April 3, 1729.
27 CHARLES, b. Sept. 28, 1732, m. Hannah Denison; 2d, Sally Swan.
28 ASHBEL, b. April 28, 1743.
29 BETHUEL, b. April 25, 1744.
30 JAMES, b. May 29, 1745.

Dr. Charles Phelps (No. 27) came from Hebron, Conn., and took up his abode in Stonington, now North Stonington, where he built him a residence, near the foot of Cosatuc Hill. He after- wards removed to Stonington, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was one of the leading physicians of his day and generation, holding the office of Judge of Probate of the town and other offices. He m. 1st, Hannah Denison (No. 175), that family, Nov. 10, 1757; she d. Sept. 10, 1795, aged 59 yrs. He m. 2d, Sally Swan (No. 93), that family, Feb. 14, 1795. He d. Jan. 11, 1808, aged 76 yrs. His wife survived him and m. 2d, George Hubbard, Esq., Sept. 7, 1809.

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
31 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 26, 1758, d. June 10, 1788.
32 HANNAH, b. Dec. 15, 1760, m. Andrew Huntington In 1777.
33 CHARLES, b. Feb. 28, 1768, m. Elizabeth Smith.
34 HEPZIBAH, b. May 13, 1765, I . Ephraim Williams Dec. 28, 1787 (No. 218), that tamily.
35 MARTHA (Patty), b. - , 1787, m. Frederick Allen, d. 1794.
36 JOSEPH D., b. May 16, 1769, m. Hannah Babcock.
37 NANCY or ANN, b. May 8, 1772, m. Nathaniel Palmer Nov. 11, 1790 (No. 357), that family; she d. 1791.
38 JOHN, b. July 8, 1774, d. Oct. 16, 1775.
39 JONATHAN, b. Oct. 30, 1779, m. Nancy or Ann Brown.
40 STILES, b. J u n e 20, 1781, m. Elizabeth or Betsey Denison Brown.
41 POLLY, D. June 10, 1785, d. unmarried in 1847.

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
42 SWAN WILLIAM, b. June 24, 1797, d. Feb. 7, 1799.
43 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Dec. 2, 1800, m. Ameabel Wallace.
4 SALLY, b. Oct. 28, 1802, d. 1820.
45 CHARLES E., b. 1808, d. 1888.

Joseph D. Phelps (No. 36) m. Hannah Babcock (No. 156, that family, Sept. 30, 1792. She d. Aug. 9, 1809; he d. Nov. 2, 1842.

CHILDREN:
46 HANNAH, b. June 1798, m. Thomas Noyes Jan. 28, 1818 (No. 225), that family.
47 CHARLES H., b. 1795, m. Ann R. Hammond.
48 MARTHA, b. 1797, d. Oct. 20, 1834.
49 NANCY, b. March 20, 1800, m. James W. Noyes (No. 824), that family.

Charles Phelps (No. 33) m. Elizabeth Smith. He d. Dec. 2, 1791-

CHILDREN:
50 ELIZABETH, b. ——.
51 ANNE, b. ——.
52 ANN, b. ——.

Jonathan Phelps (No. 39) m. Nancy or Ann Brown Jan. 26, 1804 (No. 94), Rev. Chad Brown family.

CHILDREN:
68 PELEG B., b. Jan. 23, 1806, m. —— Broadhead.
64 CHARLES T., b. Dec. 4, 1806, d. 1832.
66 GEORGE ALFRED, b. Oct 14, 1808, d. unmarried. 66 FRANCIS R.. b. Nov. 8, 1810, d. 1831.
67 JAMES H.. b. Oct 29, 1813.
68 JOSEPH D.. b. Sept 12, 1818.
69 WILLIAM WALLACE, b. Dec. 10, 1821.
60 NANCY B., b. June 14, 1824.
61 SARAH W., b. Feb. 18, 1827, m. Mortimer Williams.
62 EDMUND, b. Feb. 18, 1827.
63 MARTHA, b. Dec. 18, 1828, m. Gurdon Gates of Mystic, Conn.

Stiles Phelps (No. 40) m. Elizabeth or Betsey Denison Brown Jan. 29, 1781 (No. 90), Rev. Chad Brown family.

CHILDREN:
64 HORACE STILES, b. 1801.
65 WILLIAM BROWN, b. 1803.
66 ELIZABETH DENISON, b. 1805, m. William Woodbridge (No. 80), that family; he d. 1869.
67 CHARLES HENRY, b. 1807, d. 1808.
68 HARRIET BISHOP, b. 1813, m. Arthur Merritt; 2d, Charles Hill.

Charles H. Phelps (No. 47) m. Ann R. Hammond of Newport, R. I., July 28, 1824 (No. 503), Palmer family. He was lost on the burning steamer Lexington in Long Island Sound Jan. 13, 1840, by which the poor lost a friend and a liberal benefactor. His widow m. for her second husband Rev. Erskine Edwards, pastor of the Second Congregational Church, Stonington, Conn., and became the parents of two daughters.

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
69 ANN HAMMOND, b. 1826, d. 1828.
70 SARAH, b. 1829, d. 1829.
71 MARTHA ELLEN, b. 1831, m. Eugene Edwards July 11, 1849.
72 CHARLES, b. in 1834, <L 1888.
73 EMILY, b. In 1836, d. 1838.
74 ERSKINE MASON, b. In 1839, m. Anna E. Wilder Oct. 26, 1864.

NOTE.—Hon. Erskine Phelps (No. 74), Phelps family, and Hon. Samuel D. Babcock (No. 215), Babcock family, whose ancestors were some of the most prominent planters of Stonington, Conn., feeling a deep Interest In the happiness and welfare of the Inhabitants of their native town, and realising the importance of having a library building for the depository of a Public Library of books and magazines, that may be received from any one or purchased by contributions for that purpose, kindly and generously erected a building in 1899, costing twenty thousand dollars, on Wadawannuck square in Stonington borough, the grounds having been generously given by the descendants of Samuel F. Denison, for the library building.

Son of Timothy W46 PHELPS II 1663–1737 and Martha CROW Phelps 1670–1775
Married Anna PINNEY 1712–1789 on 9 Nov 1731 in Hebron, Hartford Co (later Tolland Co.), Connecticut.