James Phelps, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

1732 - 1831  (98 years)

• Name	James Phelps  [7, 8, 9]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	27 May 1732	Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States   [7, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1831	Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States of America   [7]
  Death	10 Mar 1831	Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  Person ID	I312684225045	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Noah Phelps, Sr.,   b. Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 04 May 1764, Hillsdale, Charlotte, New York Colony, British Colonial America
  Mother	ANNE MARIA DYER,   b. 03 Sep 1699, Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island d. 04 May 1764, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Marriage	01 Oct 1719	Tolland, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F1269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Curtis,   b. Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States d. Bef. 1840, ,, New York, USA
  Marriage	21 Feb 1760	Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F1546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  James Phelps (Captain) may have been bor James Phelps (Captain) may have been born 27 May 1736. Baptism for Capt James Phelps may have been 22 DEC 1973 LA or 18 DEC 1976 S Endowment may have been 30 MAR 1974 LA or 12 FEB 1977 S Sealing to parents may beve been 9 APR 1974 LA or 9 MAR 1977 S Source: www.familysearch.org AF Source: www.familysearch.org AFN:9K6Q-50 Need to check the 1800, 1810, 1820 Censu Need to check the 1800, 1810, 1820 Census for Chenango Co. and Unidilla Town, Otsego, County, New York. Capt. Phelps resided for a time in Kent Capt. Phelps resided for a time in Kent, Ct., where one of his childre n was born, removing to Southwick, Mass., where he died 10 Mar 1831, i n his 99th year. Says a descendant of this family, "He served in the F rench War and also in the Revolutionary War. He was capt. in the Frenc h war of 1755, commanding a company of 96 men, and in the battle of Qu ebec, I think, he was severely wounded. After the battle only fourtee n could be counted in his company. There were a number of Phelps's in his company." Says another descendant of this family, Louis Phelps, "W hen I was a boy, I think in 1826, a brother of my grandfather paid my father a visit, a fine looking gentleman, supposed to be nearly 100 ye ars old. He had regained his second sight and could see to read the fi nest print, but could not hear a word. He attended church with us and remarked to my father, 'That was an excellent sermon. I know it was go od from the manners and gestures of the minister.' He as a captain in the French war." (14) D (14) D Invalid endowment temple code: S. Invali Invalid endowment temple code: S. Invalid seal-to-parents temple code: S.Invalid endowment temple code: S. Invalid seal-to-parents temple code: S.Invalid endowment temple code: S. Invalid seal-to-parents temple code: S. Line 1762 from GEDCOM File not recogniza Line 1762 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: BAPL 22 DEC 1973 LA 18 DEC 1976 S Line 1763 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: ENDL 30 MAR 1974 LA 12 FEB 1977 S Line 1764 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGC 9 APR 1974 LA 9 MAR 1977 S Line 13206 from GEDCOM File not recogniz Line 13206 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: BAPL 22 DEC 1973 LA 18 DEC 1976 S Line 13207 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: ENDL 30 MAR 1974 LA 12 FEB 1977 S Line 13208 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGC 9 APR 1974 LA 09 MAR 1977 S Invalid endowment temple code: S. Invali Invalid endowment temple code: S. Invalid seal-to-parents temple code: S. Invalid baptism temple code: S. Invalid Invalid baptism temple code: S. Invalid endowment temple code: S. Invalid seal-to-parents temple code: S. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From AncestralFile (TM), data as o f 2 J a nuary 1996.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestry.com. The Phelps family of America and their English ancestors : with copies of wills, deeds, letters, and other interesting papers, [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Phelps, Oliver Seymour,. The Phel. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Geni World Family Tree MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. James Phelps, Sr. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F746-3YM : 7 January 2020), James Phelps, 1736. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Research of J. Kelsey Jones, in Payne-Jones Report, http://babbage.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, GEDCOM file imported on 19 Nov 2007. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple StreetSalt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA. [S1173462472] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK16-RTLB : Tue Apr 01 09:22:31 UTC 2025), Entry for James Phelps. [S1173462633] FamilySearch.org, Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F746-S5F : 7 January 2020), James Phelps in entry for Elihu Phelps, 1763. [S1173462636] FamilySearch.org, Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7Q3-YV3 : Thu Jan 16 20:25:53 UTC 2025), Entry for James Phelps and Noah Phelps, 27 May 1736.