This branch has DYS576=14, unlike others with 16. It is highly unlikely that a two step back mutation took place, so this branch is upstream of others.
Lineages displayed here were provided by individual ydna kit members, or their representatives, who are solely responsible for providing any ethical or copyright credits..
The kits in this group are very likely related to one another based on them having (or expected to have) a unique STR value DYS576=14 . They are not of a proven Felps branch having DYS449=35, likely because these men branched off earlier from those having the 35.
This likely related group of Phelps is very interesting in that their late 1700s ancestor being born in England - based on census records. And Virginia is often mentioned early on.
Lineages were provided by the individual kit owners or their representatives - . They are responsible for any copyright credits.
NOTICE THE NEXT THREE LINEAGES SHOW WASHINGTON CO, VA IN THEIR LINEAGES. Census records for that county:
1790: no Phelps
1810: Abington, John, Valentine
1820: Gasper, Marten
1830: John, Martin
1840: William, John, Martin
1850: Marton, James, Hardin, John, Martin
1860: John, Martin, David, Alley, James, etc
Yellow highlight means not confident
The following lineage is of critical importance in that it gives strong evidence that its oldest ancestor, Brit, came from England. Thus ALL the others related to this line would similarly be implicated.
1. Brit (on death certificate of son Aquilla) Phelps b. England (see censuses***) or NC (see death certificate of Aquilla in the downloadable files (CURRENTLY LOST) at this page's end CURRENTLY LOST) b. 1795 and d. 1850 m. Bowman (fairly certain)
2. Aquilla Phelps b. abt 1822, Rowan Co? Wilkes County? , NC? (see death certificate showing NC) , d. Dec. 13, 1913, Van Lear, KY m. Sarah As a triangulated common ancestor, his ydna should also be DYS449=34 14 at DYS576 33-33 at CDY a-b See KY census below. (see death certificate of Aquilla in the downloadable files at this page's end) See other's research here
3. William King Phelps b. Jan. 25, 1865 Washington Co VA d. 1924, Elk City, OK See Philps 1870 census Floyd, KY age 5 b. VA
| Descendant Kit 108474 DYS449=34 14 at DYS576 33-33 at CDY a-b
3. Thomas J. Phelps b abt 1863 VA / b. Sept 11, 1862, Virginia, d. Oct. 10. 1951, Van Lear, KY See Philps 1870 census Floyd, KY age 8 b VA
4. Jay Phelps, b. Sept. 25, 1896, Van Lear, KY, d. May 31, 1957, Ypsilanti, MI
Descendant Kit 407481 DYS449=34 14 at DYS576 FGC67854+ A10162- A10163- A10164- BIg y Unique SNP BY26310
***Johnson, Ky Census records at Family Search of 1900 and 1910 for an elderly Aquilla BOTH show his father as born in England. with Aquilla born 1825 in NC, with wife of Sarah. The 1900 census shows household children of Rachel (22), Adolphus (21), John (18), Leander (14), Maud 12). 12 to 23 1910 census shows adjacent Ben (22) and Emma Phelps. Nearby a Lee (23) and Virginia Phelps
1870 census shows Aquilla and Sarah in Floyd, KY
Note the two census records indicating Aquilla’s father born in England. Aquilla’s Death Certificate states his father was born in NC but that was reported by a Lee Phelp who was living nearby, who may well have not known. If we assume England to be true, It would also be one of the very, very few clues as to the origin of this whole group of Phelps
Note: the DYS449=34 confirms this line is not in the branch of Thomas Abner Felps of which all other descendants show a 35..
1.
1. Thomas Felps (1678) m. Rosanna Anna Swift
2. Avington Felps (1711 – 1780’s) m. Rachael McElroy
3. Wlliam Phelps b 1750
3. Thomas Abner Phelps b 1733.
3. John Phelps [currently being questioned as a son] b. 1748 Orange Co VA to Johnston Co NC abt 1749, to Anson/Rowan Co NC abt 1753,
moved to St. Paul's Parish GA 1783 (Briar Creek) moved to Iredell Co NC abt 1789,
Source: Ed Phelps
3. Aquilla Felps b. abt 1731 Balt. CO, Md to Orange Co, VA Source: Ed Phelps m. Sarah Jane “Sally” Jones
4 John Felps (uncertain WHICH John] Kit 365080 reports:, It’s possible that Thomas Abner’s brother John [now being questioned] fathered Samuel Phelps. That is why I have stated that I am not 100% sure of my lineage beyond Samuel. However, my research (and Ed Phelps’ research) points to Aquilla’s son, John as the father of Samuel.
5. William Felps (about 1750 – 1783) married Elizabeth Jones
5 Samuel Felps Sr. b. 1760's Rowan Co NC d. Feb. 1847 Russell Co VA [1840 Census in Russel co, VA] m. Susanah Vines
| 6. Martin Vines Phelps b Rowan Co, NC 1795 d. 1882 Washington Co, VA m. Eda Countis [1880 census shows NC birth for Martin]
| | 7. Hardy C. Phelps b. Washington Co, VA d. 1863 m. Susan L Adkins
| | 8. Martin VanBuren Phelps b Wayne, WVA 1863, d Wayne, WVA 1945
| | 9. James Caylor Phelps b. Wayne, WVA 1911 d Baltimore Md 2004
| | Descendant kit 365080 DYS449=34 14 at DYS576 Shows in his ftdna record oldest ancestor as Thomas Felps 1678 This descendant is confident only back to Samuel Felps, and says his father was named JOHN without further identification.
6. Samuel Felps Jr. b. August 14, 1813 Russell Co VA d. 1900-1905, Russell Co VA [1840 Census in Russel co, VA]
7 John Calvin Phelps b. May 22, 1839 Russell Co VA d. June 17, 1916 Pike Co KY
Descendant Kit 130478 DYS449=34 14 at DYS576 FGC67854+ can only prove beyond a shadow of a doubt Samuel Phelps, Sr. to me.
Note 1: I am having difficulty fitting my ancestors into this latest lineage. I am certain that my line goes back to Samuel Felps (1767 Rowan, NC. – 1847 Russell. VA), Samuel Felps’ father was named John Felps, but there are several John Felpses to chose from.... I can’t guarantee the accuracy except for my own lineage (red) back to Samuel Phelps. I have assumed that Samuel’s father was John Felps, son of Aquilla, but there is another John Phelps (son of Aventon (Avington) whose dates fit with Samuel Phelps.
The following report was submitted by kit 365080
The earliest verified Phelps ancestor in America was Thomas Felps, born in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1690. Thomas was a landowner in Baltimore County and married Rose Anna Swift on May 28, 1710. He died in 1768.
Thomas and Rose Anna had at least one son, Aventon Felps, who was born in Baltimore County in 1711. Aventon married Rachel McElroy on April 23, 1730 in St. George's Parrish, Baltimore County. In late 1732, Aventon, who was a blacksmith, began his southern migration along "The Great Wagon Road," also known as "The Carolina Road." In 1741, Aventon and Rachel Felps are listed in land deeds in Orange County, Virginia. By 1749, they were living in Johnston County, North Carolina, and in 1753 they are listed in land deeds for Rowan County, North Carolina. Aventon was a Captain in the colonial militia during the French and Indian War and in 1759 he served in several expeditions to subdue the Cherokee Indians who were terrorizing settlements in that area of North Carolina. Aventon died in Rowan County in 1790.
Aventon and Rachel Felps had four sons: Thomas, William, Aquilla, and John. Of these, Aquilla Felps is the probable ancestor of the Wayne, West Virginia Phelps family. Aquilla was born in Baltimore County in 1731 and migrated south with his parents in 1732. In 1750, he married Sarah Jane "Sally" Jones in Rowan, North Carolina. In contemporary records, he is listed as a landowner and a sawyer. On Nov. 23, 1768, the names of Aquilla and John Felps were included with 28 others on the Regulators Petition that was signed by inhabitants of Rowan and Orange Counties. This petition protested corruption among British colonial officials and unjust taxation. The Regulators took up arms against the British but were defeated in the Battle of Alamance on May 16, 1771. Some historians view the Battle of Alamance, where 300 Regulators lost their lives on the battlefield, as the first battle of the Revolutionary War. After the battle, several leaders were hanged, but the governor of North Carolina agreed to pardon all other participants who would submit to the government and take an oath of allegiance to the King. Many of the frontiersmen refused Governor Tryon's offer, became discouraged, and felt that it was best to go where they would not be so oppressed. In 1771, more than 1500 families left the counties of Rowan, Orange and Anson of provincial North Carolinian. Aquilla Felps was in this group and moved to St. Paul's Parish in Georgia. By 1780, Aquilla had returned to Rowan County and he died there in 1788.
Aquilla and “Sally” Felps had six sons: Samuel, James, John, William, Aventon, and Thomas. John Felps was born about 1750 in Rowan, North Carolina and married Mary May Williams in Rowan County on February 12, 1766. John Felps’ name appears on the Regulators’ Petition, but it is unclear whether this John is Aquilla’s son or his brother, John (1734 – 1818.) What is clear is that Aquilla’s son, John, moved to Georgia in 1771 when his father relocated. He is listed as a Revolutionary War soldier of Georgia and records show him still living in Washington County, Georgia on June 26, 1784. By 1790, John had returned to Rowan County, North Carolina where he died in 1811.
John and Mary Felps had a least one son, Samuel Felps, who was born in Rowan County, North Carolina about 1767. Samuel married Susannah Vines in Rowan County on February 13, 1782. Sometime between 1810 and 1830, they moved to Russell, Virginia where Samuel is listed as a landowner. Samuel died in Russell, Virginia in 1847. It appears that the change in the spelling of the family name occurred during Samuel’s lifetime. In his marriage license and in various land deeds, he is listed as Samuel Felps, but in his will, his name is recorded as Samuel Phelps.
Samuel and Susannah Felps/Phelps had eight children including Martin Vines Phelps who was born in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1795. Martin married Eda Countis in Washington County, Virginia on April 17, 1820. He died on August 29, 1882 and was buried in the Phelps Cemetery on Hidden Valley Road in Washington County, Virginia.
Martin and Eda Phelps had six children. Hardy Phelps, the youngest, was born in 1835 in Washington County, Virginia. Hardy moved to Wayne, Virginia (later to become Wayne, West Virginia) and married Susan L. Adkins on August 15, 1861. On September 6, 1862, Hardy enlisted in Ferguson’s Battalion to fight for the Confederacy in the Civil War. After his enlistment, Hardy disappeared from all historical records.
Family oral tradition states that Hardy died of pneumonia in a prisoner of war camp during the Civil War. However, the Register of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North compiled by the U. S. War Department after the war and published in 1912 contains no men surnamed Phelps who were from Virginia.
Ferguson’s Battalion was one of several loosely organized local West Virginia Confederate Battalions that made their way to Camp Zirkle, two miles outside of Salem, Virginia, in January, 1863. There they trained and were merged to form the 16th and 17th Virginia Cavalry Battalions. Most of the men from Ferguson’s Battalion went into the 16th Virginia Cavalry, Company E. The rolls of the 16th Virginia Cavalry were finalized on January 15, 1863 and Hardy Phelps is not listed. Some men from Ferguson’s Battalion went into the 17th Virginia Cavalry. The rolls for that battalion were not finalized until January 28, 1863 but, again, Hardy Phelps is not listed.
Conditions at Camp Zirkle were rugged. Of the 1600 men that mustered at Camp Zirkle, almost 50 died of typhoid, pneumonia, measles, malaria and other illnesses. It is possible that the “prisoner of war” reference in family tradition was a misinterpretation of the original story and that he actually died in an army camp rather than in a POW camp. Given what little we know about Hardy, it is reasonable to conclude that he died of pneumonia at Camp Zirkle and is buried in an unmarked grave in that area of Virginia.
Hardy and Susan (Adkins) Phelps has one son, Martin Van Buren Phelps who was born on August 13, 1863. Martin was my grandfather. He was married twice – first to Rosa Alice Adkins in 1884 and then to Mary Ann Sansom in 1895. Martin’s second wife was my grandmother and I have detailed information on all of their decendants.