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  • Persons Index
    • (--?--)—to—William Delray Alley
    • James Allinder—to—James Beall
    • James Beall—to—Claudia June Bremser
    • Clive John Bremser—to—Daniel Bushnell
    • Ebenezer Bushnell—to—Baby Claggett
    • Benjamin Franklin Claggett—to—James K Crofut
    • Asa Cromeans—to—Levi Jerome Dustin
    • Lydia Althea (Althia) Dustin—to—Bildad Fowler
    • Catherine Fowler—to—Frederick Eugene Gross I
    • Frederick Eugene Gross II—to—Nathan Alexander Hoover
    • Philip Richard Hoover—to—Thomas Kilbourne
    • Dora Kilby—to—Anson Cassim Loveland
    • Asa Loveland—to—Edward Christian McNett
    • Edward Clinton McNett—to—Shawn Newland
    • Judy Carol Newsom—to—(--?--) Phelps
    • (--?--) Phelps—to—John Phelps
    • John Phelps—to—Timothy Phelps
    • Timothy Phelps—to—(Widow) Ridgley
    • Johann Jakob Rieger—to—Betha of Savoy
    • Thomas I Count Savoy—to—Alice Spencer
    • Ann Spencer—to—John Thompson
    • John Thompson—to—Anne Webster
    • Annis Webster—to—Johann Jakob Zuern
  • Four Generations Tree
• History of the Phelps Surname
  • Possible Origins of the Family in Germany and Italy
  • Spelling and Origin of the Name
  • Welf and Guelph, Possible Ancestors to the Phelps
  • House of Welf vs. the House of Hohenstaufen
  • Origins in Wales
• The Origins of William Phelps
  • William Phelps First Generations
  • William Phelps of Crewkerne, England
  • William Phelps of Tewkesbury, England
  • William Phelps of Dorchester, Colony of Massachusetts
• The Origins of George Phelps
  • George Phelps First Generations
  • Clarification of the Identity of George Parkhurst
  • Descendants of George Phelps and Phillury Randall
• The Origins of Richard Phelps
• Phelps Origins in Europe
  • Phelps Origins in Nether Tyne, Checkley, England
  • Decendants of James Phelps of Nether Tyne, England
  • Decendants of James Phelps of Tewkesbury, England
• Phelps Towns & Villages
  • Tewkesbury, England
  • Crewkerne, England
  • Checkley, England
  • Simsbury, Connecticut
  • Windsor, Connecticut
• Colonial Voyages to Connecticut
  • Researching the Mary and John
  • Warrent and Order Detaining Phelps' Ships
  • About the Ship Mary and John
  • Voyage of the Mary and John 1630
  • Voyage of the Mary and John in 1633/34
  • Voyage of the Hercules in 1633/34
  • Voyage of the Recovery in 1633/34
• Phelps Arrival in America
  • Nathaniel Phelps of Dorchester, Connecticut
  • William Phelps of Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Elnathian Phelps b. c1734
  • First Phelps Family Ancestors
  • William Phelps in The Great Migration Begins
• Phelps of Simsbury and Windsor
  • William Phelps and the First Local Government
  • Founders of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut
  • Estimated Population of American Colonies 1620 to 1780
  • Crime and Punishment in Simsbury
  • Organization of the Church in Windsor
  • The Phelps Homestead in Simsbury
• Phelps Family Letters
  • Isaac Ensign and Cornelia Phelps
  • Ensign Letters from Simsbury to Forsyth
  • Correspondance of Oliver Roswell Phelps and Georgia Phelps
  • Ensign Family Letters
• Phelps from New York to Illinois
  • Nehemiah West Leads the Settlers West
  • Hoosiers vs. Yankees: A Slave State or Not?
  • The (Ill-fated) Boat Party
  • Pioneer Architecture: From Log Cabins to Homes
  • Galesburg Grows Amidst the Jackson Panic
  • Founding of the Knox Manual Labor College
  • Household Skills in Pioneer Galesberg
  • Commerce is Established With Colton's Store
  • Food and Clothing in Early Galesburg
• Family Origins in Illinois
  • Noble Phelps Moves West to Illinois
  • Knox County Pioneer Noble Phelps
  • Noble Phelps' Prize Farm
  • Premium for Phelps Best Farm
  • Seraphina Princess Phelps and George Avery
  • Avery Company History
• Phelps Family in California
  • Bart Phelps, Navy Telegrapher Radioman
  • Bart Phelps, Yerba Buena 1916 Radio Operations
  • Bart Phelps, Wailupe 1921 Radio Operations
  • Bart Phelps, Alaska 1924 Radio Operations
  • Annabeth Beasley Phelps
  • Harold Bartle "Bud" Phelps III
  • A Generation Passes
• Bartle Family
  • Bartle Family Genealogy
  • The Daily Journal of Births and Deaths
  • Bartle First American Ancestors
  • Henry Hart Bartle Obituary
  • Henry Hart Bartle 1858-1929 Biograpahy
  • Nathanial Sanburn 1723, Kingston New Hampshire
  • Francis G. Sanburn 1899, of Knoxville, Illinois
  • Nathanial Sanborn, 1814, of Canandaigua, New York
• Beasley Family
  • Beasley Family Genealogy
  • First Known American Ancestors
  • Deeds and Records of Ephraim Beazley
  • Brandy Station in the Civil War
  • William Beazley 1824 Court Records and Will
  • Luther S. Beasley 1925 Obituary
  • John T. Beasley 1883-1950
  • John T. Beasley 1950 Obituary
  • Jane Beasley Raph Professional Life
  • Jane Beasley Raph 2001 Obituary
  • Annabeth Beasley Phelps, Mother and Provider
  • Annabeth Beasley Phelps 2001 Obituary
  • T/5 Myron K. Ricketts, WWII Veteran
  • A Hero in Our Midst—Mac Butler's "Battlin' Blue Bastards"
• Bremser Family
  • Bremser Family Genealogy
  • Finding Heinrich Gottlieb Bremser
  • Coming to America
  • A Carol for Henry Bremser
  • A Tower Without a Bell
  • Obituary for Henry Bremser
  • A History of Bremsers in Germany
• Christy Family
  • Blacksmith Guy Christy and the Nickle-plated Horseshoes
  • 27th Illinois Infantry Regimental History
  • The Mystery of Harry Haskell
    • The Civil War Medal
    • A Short Biography
    • Harry's Gettysburg Report
    • 125th New York Volunteers Regimental History
    • Harry's Enlistment Record
    • Harry Haskell Obituaries
    • Mystery Revealed
    • Contributors
• Claggett Family
  • Claggett Family Genealogy
  • Claggett First Ancestors in America
  • Robert Clagget 1490 in England
  • Edward Clagett Emigration to America
  • Samuel Claggett, Revolutionary War Surgeon
  • Samuel Claggett of Virginia
  • Samuel Claggett and Julia F. Sanford Marriage Contract
  • Rev. Thomas John Claggett, First American Episcopal Bishop
  • Claggett Family Move to Illinois from Virginia
  • Thomas Clagett 1732 Will
  • Sanford Ramey Claggett 1895 Obituary
  • Ann Elizabeth Claggett Beasley 1898 Obituary
  • Thomas J. Claggett 1901 Obituary
  • Columbia Claggett 1904 Obituary
  • Brice Clagett, Family Genealogist
  • Claggett Coat of Arms
• Diuguid Family
  • Diuguid Family Genealogy
  • George Christian Diuguid of Kentucky
  • The English Royal Connection
  • Harriet Diuguid's Letter About Her Ancestry
  • Diuguid Origins in America
  • Origin of the Diuguid Name
• Klein Family
  • Klein Family Genealogy
  • Klein Origins in Germany
  • Klein Visit to 1922 Germany
  • Contributors
• Morgan Family
  • Morgan Family Genealogy
  • Utah Pioneer John Morgan
• Notable Family Members
  • 1600-1699
    • John Phelps, Court Clerk at the Trial of King Charles I
    • Anson Green Phelps, Merchant and Philanthropist
  • 1700-1799
    • Richard Phelps, Bell-founder for English Churches
    • Dr. Francis Phelps, Representative and Senator
    • Judge John Phelps, Publisher, Judge, Merchant, and Entrepreneur
    • Noah Phelps, A Spy at Ticonderoga, A Patriot of 1776
    • Oliver Phelps, Land Speculator, Judge, Congressman
    • William Wines Phelps, Judge, Mormon Publisher and Writer
    • Samuel Shethar Phelps, Jurist, Congressman, and Senator
    • Nathanial Sanborn, Pioneer Settler of Canandaigua, New York
  • 1800-1849 A-M
    • Alfred Aaron Phelps, Wild West Show Rider
    • Austin Phelps, Congregational Minister, Educator
    • Charles Edward Phelps, Congressman, Judge, Author
    • Delos Porter Phelps, Lawyer, U.S. Assistant Treasurer
    • Edward John Phelps, American Lawyer, Diplomat
    • George M. Phelps, Master Telegraph Instrument Maker, Inventor
    • Dr. Guy Rowland Phelps, Founder, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
    • Judge James Phelps, Judge, Congressman
    • Judge John Jay Phelps, Publisher, Judge, Merchant, Entrepreneur
    • John Smith Phelps, Lawyer, Legislator
    • John Wolcott Phelps, Brigadier General, United States Volunteers
    • Mary Phelps Rich, Pioneer Saint in Tazewell County, Illinois
    • Francis G. Sanburn, Pioneer Resident of Knoxville, Illinois
  • 1800-1849 N-Z
    • Mary Anne Phelps Rich, Mormon Pioneer
    • Rev. Philip Phelps, Founder, First President, Western Theological Seminary
    • John Wesley Phelps, Deputy Sheriff of Hartford County, Connecticut
    • Stephen Sumner Phelps, Illinois Pioneer
    • Thomas Stowell Phelps, Civil War Naval Officer
    • William Walter Phelps, Congressman, Ambassador, Judge
  • 1850-1899
    • Mary Phelps Jacob, Inventor, Publisher
    • William Lyon Phelps, Educator, Literary Critic, Author
  • 1900-2020
    • Chance Russel Phelps, Private, USMC
• Phelps Family Arms & Crest
  • About Coats of Arms
  • Arms of the Tewkesbury Phelps
  • Arms of Henry Phelps of London
  • Arms of the American Phelps
  • Arms of the Irish Phelps
  • Heraldic Glossary
• Selected Family Wills
  • Thomas and Katherine Phylypp Wills 1556, Over Teyne, Checkeley, England
  • William Phelps 1672 Will, Windsor, Connecticut
  • Anthony Phillipps 1648 Will, Nether Teane, England
  • Francis Phylyppe 1648 Will, Checkley, England
  • Thomas Phylypp 1556 Will, Over Teyne, England
  • George Phelps 1687 Will, Westfield, Massachusetts
  • Timothy Phelps 1639 Will, Windsor, Connecticut
  • Natnaniel Phelps 1702 Will, Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Thomas Clagett 1708 Will, Calvert County, Maryland
  • Thomas Clagett 1732 Will, Prince Georges County, Maryland
  • Ephraim Beazley 1797 Wills & Deeds, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
  • Ephraim Beasley 1798 Will, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
  • Julia Frances Sanford Claggett 1827 Will and Indenture
  • William Beazley 1852 Will, Culpeper County, Virginia
  • William Beazley 1828 Will, Culpeper County Virginia
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• About "Phelps Family in America" Book
  • Updated Index to "Phelps Family in America" Book
  • Excerpts from the Book—European History
    • Spelling and Origin of the Phelps Name
    • James Phelps of Nether Tyne
    • Descendants of Francis Phylyppe
    • Reverend Elnathan Phelps and Eleanor Bridgman
    • John Phelps, Court Clerk at the Trial of King Charles I
  • Excerpts from the Book—American History
    • Introduction to the American Genealogy
    • William Phelps and the First Local Government in America
    • Crime and Punishment in Simsbury
    • Maps of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut
    • Organization of the Church in Windsor
    • About Early Massacoh (later Simsbury), Connecticut
    • About Early Dorchester (later Windsor), Connecticut
    • Oliver Seymour Phelps, Genealogist and Author
    • Noah Phelps, Spy at Ticonderoga, A Patriot of 1776
  • Excerpts from the Book—American Family Histories
    • Introduction to the American Genealogy
    • William Phelps First Generations in New England
    • Descendants of George Phelps and Phillury Randall
    • Deacon Nathaniel Phelps
    • Will or Settlement Deed of William Phelps
    • Last Will and Testament of Timothy Phelps of Windsor, Connecticut
    • The Will of Immigrant George Phelps of Westfield, Massachusetts
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Phelps of New England

• Phelps Family Research David Phelps is conducting original research into the origins of Sgt. Noah Phelps, born 16 Mar 1726 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Some of his research into ancient wills can be found on our site.
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Phelps from the South

• Southern Phelps Families of the 18th and 19th Century Bringing together research on Phelps in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Kentucky, and Maryland.
• The Phelps Family of Caswell And Person Co. North Carolina Mark Phelps' site researching the Phelps of North Carolina.
• Thomas Phelps of Virgnia and Kentucky Don Chestnut lists the family of Thomas Phelps, who helped establish Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky. Includes references. Not much genealogy here.
• Phelps Family of Virginia and Kentucky Marilyn Phelps has just a little bit more information on Thomas Phelps of Virginia and Kentucky.
• Thomas Phelps of Virginia and Kentucky (son Josiah Phelps) William A. LaBach's site documenting Thomas Phelps, down through four generations to a son, Josiah. (Note his generations list is backwards—the first generation listed is actually the fourth.) No source citations available :( ; and the Ultimate Family Tree software used to generate the site yields very wordy descriptions.
• Boyd and Phelps Family of Kentucky Phyllis J. Hyams' research into the Phelps of Kentucky, North Carolina and Maryland.
• Phelps Surname Page A page on SurnameWeb listing a large number of sites partially or wholly devoted to the Phelps surname.
• Clan McRae Web Site  Including James Phelps (1540-?) and some of his descendants

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