2869.William Phelps. Born ca 1618 in Crewkerne, Somerset. William was baptized in Crewkerne, Somerset, on 9 Sep 1618.114 William died in Windsor, CT 17 Feb 1681/2.114
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(#19) William Phelps, b. England, about 1620, emigrated to New England with his father, arriving in Massachusetts Bay 30th May, 1630, settled in Dorchester with his father, removing from there to the settling of Windsor, with Rev. Mr. Warham’s church, in 1635, where he m. Isabel Wilson, 4th June, 1645, (another authority says 16th June, 1645 the first may be publication of marriage.) She was probably a passenger in the ship Mary and John, of 1630. Says the O.C.R., “15th July, 1674, now since 29 years married and has had 110 children.”
She was admitted to the church in Windsor, 11ith March, 1654, and died July, 1674, without issue. He m. 2nd, 20th Dec, 1676, Sarah Pinney, (the daughter of Humphrey Pinney and his wife, Mary Hull, who were passengers in the ship Mary and John of 1630,) b. Windsor, 19th Nov., bapt. 3rd Dec, 1648, d. 2nd Nov., 1711.
Mr. Phelps settled one-third of his property on her, before marriage. By her he had no issue.
Mr. Phelps’s residence in Windsor was a short distance east of his father’s homestead, and on land purchased by his father from the Indians. He united with the church 17th Nov., 1639, and was made a freeman at Hartford 29th May, 1677.
His nuncupative will, dated 7th Feb. 168 to his brother Timothy. He died 10th Feb.,1681.
Mr. Phelps was a worthy man,. though not as conspicuous a figure as compared with his father.
Mr. Phelps's house was garrisoned in King Philip’s war, 1675–1676, by details of Windsor men. He had one of his wife’s nephews reside with him, and possibly adopted him, and gave him lands on the opposite side of the road from his own house.
After the death of Mr. Phelps there was a controversy between Mrs. Phelps and adopted son, in connection with the land given her by Mr. Phelps before marriage.
(Note—Humphrey Pinney had several children; of these, Sarah m. referred to above, Mary m. Abraham Phelps, son of George, Nathaniel m. widow of Samuel Phelps.)
On 4 Jun 1645 William first married Isabel in Windsor, CT.114 Isabel died in Windsor, CT on 27 Nov 1675.
They had no children.
On 20 Dec 1676 William second married Sarah Pinney, daughter of Humphrey Pinney (ca 1605-20 Aug 1683) & Mary Hull (ca 1618-18 Aug 1684), in Windsor, CT.115 Born on 19 Nov 1648 in Windsor, CT.173 Sarah was baptized on 3 Dec 1648.115
They had no children.
2870.Samuel Phelps. Born ca 1621 in Crewkerne, Somerset. Samuel was baptized in Crewkerne, Somerset, on 5 Aug 1621.114 Samuel died in Poquonock, Windsor, CT on 15 May 1669.
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(#21) Samuel Phelps, b. England, about 1625, emigrated to New England with his father, in ship Mary and John, settling with his father in Dorchester, removing from there to settling of Windsor, Ct., in 1635-6, where he m. Sarah Griswold, 10th Nov., 1650. She was daughter of Edward Griswold, and b. Kenilworth, England, and came to New England with her father in 1639. After the death of Mr. Phelps, she m. 2nd Nathaniel Pinney, 21st July, 1670, and had Nathaniel Pinney b. 11th May, 1671, and Sarah Pinney b. 11th Oct., 1673. Mrs. Pinney died 6th Nov., 1715.
Mr. Phelps bought 1st Oct., 1657, Thomas Orton's house and land south of road separating it from his father's homestead, and brother William’s: the house stood on the rear of the lot just opposite his father’s house. This lot was of triangular shape, 4 rods on the rivulet, 60 rods on east and west road, 40 rods on Mill road, and 47 rods on the southeast line. The rear of this lot and house he sold to his brother Nathaniel, and removed to Poquonock, where he had received a grant of land, and where he also bought John Bartlett’s place east of Stony Creek, and north of Thomas Holcomb’s, and running east of the rivulet. Here he died 15th Mau, 1669. He witnessed a deed of land to his father by the Indians in 1666.
January 8th, 1660, he paid rates for short slips, 7 shillings, highest amount assessed that year. Town Records—24th May, 1669, “There was a day of training; by reason of the death of Samuel Phelps, voted that Benjamin Holcomb supply his place as Way Warden.”
On 10 Jan 1650 Samuel married Sarah Griswold (3712) , daughter of Edward Griswold (1485) (ca Jul 1607-30 Aug 1691) & Margaret (-23 Aug 1670), in Windsor, CT.115 Born on 10 Jan 1635 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Sarah died in Windsor, CT, on 6 Nov 1715; she was 80.
Sarah came to New England with her father. She first married Samuel Phelps, second Nathaniel Pinney.
2871.(infant) Phelps. Born ca 1623. (infant) died in Crewkerne, Somerset 1623/4. Buried 8 Jan 1623[/4] in Crewkerne, Somerset.16
2872.Dea. Nathaniel Phelps. Born ca 1624/5 in Crewkerne, Somerset. Nathaniel was baptized in Crewkerne, Somerset, 6 Mar 1624[/5].16 Nathaniel died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts on 27 May 1702.115
Nathaniel and Elizabeth resided in Windsor on the Orton place, near his father, but removed about 1656 to Northampton, MA, and were founders of the town. Nathaniel was one of the first deacons of the Northampton church, freeman 11 May 1681.115
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(#22) Nathaniel Phelps, b. England about 1627, emigrated to New England with his father, settling in Dorchester, Mass., with his father, removing to Windsor, Ct., in 1635-6, where he m. Elizabeth Copley, 17th Sept., 1650 She was an English lady.
Mr. Phelps resided on the Orton place opposite his father’s homestead, which he purchased of his brother Samuel. Here he resided up to 1656–7, when he removed with part of his family to Northampton, Mass., one of its first settlers. Says Stiles: “He was a pious man of good intellect, and of a sound, discriminating judgment—was one of the first deacons of the N.Church. His homestead was occupied by him for 43 years, and by his descendants until 1835.” His homestead comprised the land which was over fifty years ago [before 1899] occupied by Miss Margaret Dwight’s school, and which at a later date was the College Institute of J. J. Dudley, Esq., and which is now [1899] Shady Lawn. The old homestead stood a few rods north of that edifice. (Clark's Northampton Antiquity).
Although Mr. Phelps, removed to Northampton in 1656–7, we find him paying slip rent in Windsor 4th Jan., 1659.
Feb. 8th, 1679, Dea. Nathaniel Phelps, with his sons Nathaniel Jr. and William, took the oath of allegiance before Worshipful Maj. Pynchon.
May 11th, 1681, he was made a freeman by the General Court at Boston.
On 17 Sep 1650 Nathaniel married Elizabeth Copley in Windsor, CT.115 Born in 1630. Elizabeth died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts on 6 Dec 1712.