Descendants of Nicholas Phelps of Perquimans Co, NC (brother to Henry and Edward of New England)
Revised 4/29/2018
For additional information on the Perquimans descendants of this line, visit the detailed descendants page Descendants of Nicholas and Hannah Phelps, Perquimans Co, NC. Including the move to Randolph Co, NC and then to Indiana. The Perquimans genealogy portion is maintained by Cathy Roberts & DK Phelps
For the New England genealogy portion of this line see the related New England Phelps at DNA Tested Phelps Genealogies and contact Dorothy at dorphelpsdna AT gmail DOT com Also see Michael Phelps: phelps AT alumni.princeton.edu
Gwen Bjorkman wrote a fabulous and well documented paper about Hannah Baskel and the line to Perquimans, NC (Viewable on the Internet ). Her personal file is found ast rootsweb. The paper is an award-winning paper, extensively researched, and documents the names and movements. It is 1987, Vol. 75 paper, available in the National Genealogical Society Quarterlies. Bjorkman agrees that Jonathan #3 below is the lone North Carolina surname link to current descendants. Complementary research can be found at "Descendants of Phelps and Eleanor Moutton" by Elizabeth (Betty) Herzfeld. As I understand it Bjorkman wrote that:
- Henry married twice. First to Eleanor Batter(?) bef. 1645. Second married Hannah (Baskel) Phelps
- Nicholas married Hannah ca 1650 in Salem, Essex. MA. He died ca 1664 Salem, Essex. MA.
- Nicholas and Hannah had a son Jonathan b. in Salem, Essex, MA ca 1652.
- After Nicholas' death, Henry then married (second) Hannah aft 1662 in Salem, Essex. MA.
- Henry and Hannah removed to Perquimans Co, NC along with Jonathan, son of Nicholas.
- Henry, Hannah, and Jonathan died in Perquimans, NC
1. Unknown Phelps – b. bef. 1605, England d. bef. 1639, England m. Eleanor _____ (She m. 2nd Thomas Trusler bef. 1639)
2. Henry Phelps - b. bef. 1625, England, emigrated 16 April 1634 on the Hercules, removed to Perquimans Co, NC aft 1662, d. bef. 1676, Perquimans Co., NC
2. Edward Phelps – b. c1627, England, d. 3 Oct 1689, Andover, Essex, MA
A possible free ydna test: We are searching for a test of the known descendants of Nicholas Phelps in order to prove the move of his son Johnathan to North Carolina and then to other locations.
2. Nicholas Phelps - b. bef. 1630 England, d. bef 1663 Salem, Essex, MA, m. c1650, Hannah Baskel in Salem, Essex, MA (After Nicholas death, Hannah married NIcholas' brother Henry and they moved - with Nicholas' son, Jonathan - to Perquimans co, NC. in the mid 1600s.) The Perquimans Co, NC branch is being maintained by Doug K Phelps, saillingdeac AT suddenlink.net and Cathy Roberts glroberts AT cox.net Additional research now has concluded that descendants of Nicholas survived and are traceable to the present time. Contact these persons to view the research and detailed lineages. Currently a search is on for living male descendants to test. Visit the complete research at https://sites.google.com/site/nicholasphelpsperquimansconc/
3. Hannah Phelps b ca 1652 Salem, MA.
3. Jonathan #1 Phelps - b. c1652 Salem, Essex, MA, d. 21 Feb 1688/9 Perquimans, NC, m. c1674, Hannah (______) in Perquimans, NC
4. Sarah Phelps b, 15 Jan. 1676, d. bef 1688
4. Elizabeth Phelps b. 2 April 1679
4. Jonathan Phelps b 6 Nov 1681 d, bef 1687 Perquimans Co.
4. Jonathan #2 Phelps [2nd Jonathan son] b. 13 Apr 1687 Perquimans, NC, d. Dec 1732/33 in Perquimans, NC, m. Elizabeth Toms who later married Z. NIxon Jr 1734
| 5. Henry Phelps - b 5 Mar 1724/25, d. 1752 Perquimans, NC m. Margaret Newby
| | 6. Elizabeth Phelps See Note 0.
| | 6. Jonathan #3 Phelps - (in his grandmother's Perquimans will in 1769 ,willbook C, p85, (Elizabeth Toms Phelps NIxon) m. Mary Newby 1768 See note 1.
| 5. Elizabeth Phelps b 1728
| 5. Jonathan #4 Phelps - b. 28 Feb 1730/31, d. 1759 Perquimans, NC, m. Dorothy Jordan 1750
| | 6. Benjamin Phelps d. ca1785-1789* , m. Sarah (in his grandmother's Perquimans will in 1769, willbook C, p85, (Elizabeth Toms Phelps NIxon) . See note 2.
| | | 7. Dorothy (Perq willbook C p293 1785; willbook C p353, 1787)
| | | 7. Margaret (Perq willbook C p293 1785; willbook C p353 1787)
| | | 7. Sarah (Perq willbook C p293 1785; willbook C p353 1787)
| | | 7. Mary (Perq willbook C p293)
| | 6. Dorothy Phelps (in grandmother's Perquimans will in 1769, willbook C, p85, (Elizabeth Toms Phelps NIxon)
| 5. Mourning (daughter) b 10 Dec 1732
4. Samuel Phelps - b. 6 Aug 1684 in Perquimans, NC. d. Apr-July 1728 Perquimans, NC, m. Hannah __ ca 1705
5. Samuel Phelps - b. 1 17 Nov 1706-7, died young Perquimans Co.
5. Jonathan Phelps - died young, bef. 1750/8 Perq deedbook F:278 See note 3
5. John Phelps - b. 13 Jan 1616/17, d. young Perquimans Co.
5. William Phelps - d. Apr 1752 PerquimansCo without issue
5. James Phelps – d. young, bef. 1750/8 Perquimans Co. Perq deedbook F:278 See note 3
Note 0. Will of Henry Phelps - 19 March 1752 July Court 1752l: "sick… to son Jonathan - my land & plantation where I dwell, 240 acres, walnut desk, gun etc. and (¼) part of negroes to be divided when he is 21. Also 1/3 part cattle and hogs, 20 lb. Virginia money & George FOX (ee?) Towihols(?)..... to wife Margaret Phelps - use of my house & plantation with 100 acres where I now dwell, during her life....to daughter Elizabeth - the other half of remaining part of my negroes, when her brother gets his."
Note 1. Bjorkman's paper mentions this Jonathan #3 Phelps in her notes on page 298, but does not list him in her genealogy. The additional support for him being Henry's son is the 26 Nov 1770 division of estate of Henry Phelps, naming Jonathan Phelps. Jonathan's marriage source: Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, Volume 1: (North Carolina Yearly Meeting), 1768,1,6 Jonathan Phelps [Henry’s son] rmt reported married to Mary Newby.
Note 2. Bjorkman's paper mentions Benjamin in her notes on page 298 but does not list Benjamin in her genealogy. The additional support for him being Samuel's son is the 11 Sept 1760 division of estate of Jonathan Phelps, naming both children as "orphans". See his will of 1785, willbook C, p29e, naming wife and girls. Benjamin Phelps is noted in a 13 Feb 1789 Perquimans deed as "a nearby resident". DB I-J p.267 Perquimans deed abstracts 1785-1791
Note 3. This James may have been erroneously identified as the Caswell James Phelps d 1786 due to the identification of a Mary Bateman Phelps in Perquimans wills. Mary Bateman is often named as James' wife with no evidence reported. For a complete analysis includng the early deaths of James and Jonathan, see this report.
Descendants of Jonathan #2 Phelps in outline form Those who were born after 1910 are not named here for privacy reasons.
To assist those who are interested in Y-DNA testing, we have highlighted the men who may be living and whom we hope to contact. Further details about them or their descendants have been omitted for privacy reasons.
1 Jonathan #2 Phelps b: 13 Apr 1687
. +Elizabeth Toms
...... 2 Henry Phelps b: 05 Mar 1724
.......... +Margaret Newby
.............. 3 Jonathan #3 Phelps b: Abt. 1749
.................. +Mary Newby
...................... 4 Elizabeth Phelps
.......................... +Gabriel Newby
.............................. 5 Jonathan Newby
.............................. 5 William Newby
...................... 4 Samuel Phelps b: Bet. 1790 - 1800
.......................... +Sarah Newby
.............................. 5 Bethany Phelps
.................................. +John McCarthy
.............................. 5 Eleanor Phelps
.................................. +William Stanley
.............................. 5 Mary Phelps
.................................. +Abner C. Ratcliff
.............................. 5 Jane Phelps b: 21 Jul 1817
.................................. +Joseph Small
.............................. 5 Elias Phelps b: 30 Nov 1819
.................................. +Anna Hill b: 15 Oct 1822
...................................... 6 Thomas Clarkson Phelps b: 30 Sep 1848
.......................................... +Mary Shaffer b: 07 Feb 1849
............................................... 7 Laverna Phelps b: 12 Nov 1870
................................................... +Charles N. Hardy
...................................... 6 Sarah J. Phelps b: 29 Sep 1850
.......................................... +Robert O. Camplin
...................................... 6 Cynthia H Phelps b: 28 Dec 1852
.......................................... +Nathan Shafer
...................................... 6 John M. Phelps b: 30 Aug 1856
.......................................... +Mary Ella Newby
............................................... 7 Clinton J. Phelps b: 05 May 1876
................................................... +Elsie C. ? b: Abt. 1877
............................................... 7 Anna Phelps b: 03 Feb 1895
................................................... +Carl Berry
...................................... 6 Martha Ann Phelps b: 22 Nov 1858
.......................................... +Albert Reece
.............................. 5 Jonathan Phelps b: Abt. 1823
.................................. +Ascenith Jay b: Abt. 1824
...................................... 6 Seth Phelps b: Abt. 1849
.......................................... +Rosetta H. Miller
............................................... 7 Cora A. Phelps
............................................... 7 Mary Phelps b: Abt. 1872
............................................... 7 Ellery Irvin Phelps b: Abt. 1874
...................................... 6 Joseph J. Phelps b: Abt. 1851
.......................................... +Addie Lasinger b: Abt. 1851
............................................... 7 Charles Phelps b: Abt. 1873
............................................... 7 Fred Moreland Phelps b: 24 May 1876
................................................... +?
....................................................... 8
............................................... *2nd Wife of Fred Moreland Phelps:
................................................... +Katherine ? b: 07 Aug 1897
....................................................... 8 Female Phelps
............................................... 7 Carl Phelps b: Abt. 1877
............................................... 7 Maud E. Phelps b: 22 Jul 1882
................................................... +Frank Simmonds
............................................... 7 Mabel Phelps b: 28 Aug 1889
................................................... +Richard D. Montgomery
.............................. 5 Frederick Phelps b: 11 Jul 1827
.................................. +Elizabeth Newby b: 14 Feb 1841
...................................... 6 Charles A. Phelps b: 03 Aug 1862
.......................................... +Cora Hosier b: 06 Jan 1865
............................................... 7 Frederick C. Phelps b: 29 Nov 1885
................................................... +Neva Stinson
....................................................... 8
............................................... 7 Russell H. Phelps b: 22 Nov 1890
................................................... +Hassel Crim
.............................. 5 Ezekiel Phelps b: 11 Feb 1829
.................................. +Sarah Hoover b: 03 Aug 1833
...................................... 6 Calvin H. Phelps b: 16 May 1851
...................................... 6 Mary E. Phelps b: 09 Sep 1852
...................................... 6 Cora Phelps b: 09 Jul 1862
.......................................... +Samuel S. Test
...................................... 6 Verling Phelps b: 18 Feb 1866
.............................. 5 Joseph Phelps b: Abt. 1831
.............................. 5 Jabez Phelps b: Apr 1836
.................................. +Rachel Hodson
...................................... 6 Belle Phelps b: Abt. 1859
...................................... 6 Albert Phelps b: Abt. 1862
...................................... 6 Cora Phelps b: Abt. 1867
.............................. *2nd Wife of Jabez Phelps:
.................................. +Mary Parsons b: Oct 1845
...................................... 6 Anna Phelps b: Jun 1878
.............. *2nd Wife of Jonathan #3 Phelps:
.................. +Mary Prevo
...................... 4 Mark Phelps b: Bet. 1800 - 1810
.......................... +Sarah Lewis
.............................. 5 Henry C. Phelps b: Abt. 1826
.................................. +Susannah Hill b: 09 Sep 1829
...................................... 6 Elisha Phelps b: 1852 Researcher comment: Could not find Elisha Phelps in 1870, nor after 1888. In 1860, he's living with his Hill grandparents, Appears to be the last male in Mark's line.
.......................................... +Suzetta Wilcox
.............................. *2nd Wife of Henry C. Phelps:
.................................. +Eunice Cox
...................... 4 Jonathan Phelps b: 04 Jan 1801
SECOND wife of Jonathan Phelps:
.......................... +Mary Henley b: 23 Oct 1804
...................... *FIRST Wife of Jonathan Phelps:
.......................... +Susannah Henley b: Abt. 1801
.............................. 5 Levi Phelps
.............................. 5 Pennina Phelps b: Abt. 1821
.............................. 5 Sarah Phelps b: 11 Oct 1823
.................................. +Samuel Gates
.............................. 5 Joseph Phelps b: 23 Feb 1829
.................................. +Jane Hill
...................................... 6 Mary Phelps b: Abt. 1852
...................................... 6 Susannah Phelps b: May 1854
...................................... 6 Sarah Phelps b: Abt. 1859
...................................... 6 Enos Phelps b: Abt. 1861
.......................................... +Mary E. Harrold b: Jul 1866
............................................... 7 Nevil Floyd Phelps b: 04 Mar 1886
................................................... +Ada C. Binford b: 18 May 1887
....................................................... 8 Robert E. Phelps b: 15 Oct 1915
........................................................... +Helen ? b: 21 Jul 1918
....................................................... 8 Joseph B. Phelps b: Abt. 1917
............................................... 7 Russell Harrison Phelps b: 22 Aug 1888
................................................... +Grace ?
....................................................... 8 Harold H. Phelps b: 12 Dec 1911
............................................... 7 Walter Joseph Phelps b: 17 Mar 1891
................................................... +Sarah J. ?
...................................... 6 Olive Phelps b: Abt. 1871
.............................. 5 Thomas Phelps b: Bef. 1830
.................................. +Lucinda Hogan
...................................... 6 Charles Phelps b: Jun 1859
.......................................... +Carrie M. Curry b: Aug 1864
............................................... 7 Homer DeWitt Phelps b: 25 Oct 1887
................................................... +Marguerete Dewhirst b: Abt. 1891
....................................................... 8 Female Phelps b: Abt. 1914
............................................... 7 Paul Currie Phelps b: 26 May 1892
............................................... 7 Charles Harold Phelps b: 10 Apr 1896
............................................... 7 Dorothy D. Phelps b: Abt. 1901
...................................... 6 Anna Phelps b: Abt. 1860
.............................. 5 Mark Phelps b: 09 Mar 1833
.................................. +Louisa Pitman
...................................... 6 Mary Allie Phelps b: Apr 1869
.......................................... +Oliver Bolinger
...................................... 6 William Jonathan Phelps b: 08 Nov 1871
.......................................... +Lola M. Sheller
...................................... 6 Charles Frederick Phelps b: 04 May 1873
.......................................... +Lucinda May Green b: 22 Feb 1882
............................................... 7 Lloyd F. Phelps b: 06 Sep 1907
............................................... 7 Dorothy Mae Phelps b: 13 Oct 1909
................................................... +Cletus Fortner
............................................... 7 Mervin Charles Phelps b: 18 Feb 1911
................................................... +Thelma Flora ?
............................................... 7 Male Phelps, Jr. b: 23 Apr 1913
............................................... 7 Bernice Lorraine Phelps b: 25 Oct 1915
................................................... +Hubert Wilcox
...................................... 6 Frank Lee Phelps b: Feb 1875
.......................................... +Adda L. Martin
............................................... 7 Margaret L. Phelps b: Abt. 1907
............................................... 7 Helen L. Phelps b: Abt. 1908
.............................. 5 Jesse L. Phelps b: Abt. 1835
.................................. +Elizabeth Ann Junken b: 26 Jun 1832
...................................... 6 Henry B. Phelps b: 25 Jul 1861
.......................................... +Arabella Rebecca ?
............................................... 7 Bertha Maude Phelps b: Abt. 1900
................................................... +Kellis R. Porter
...................................... 6 Sarah E. Phelps b: Abt. 1862
...................................... 6 Amos O. Phelps b: Abt. 1864
...................................... 6 Jonathan E. Phelps b: Abt. 1865
...................................... 6 Gurney Oscar Phelps b: 14 Aug 1867
.......................................... +Hannah J. Kelley b: Nov 1872
............................................... 7 Reola L. Phelps b: May 1892
................................................... +Horace L. Delon
............................................... 7 Anna M. Phelps b: May 1894
................................................... +Harry I. McNew
...................................... 6 Susannah M. Phelps b: Abt. 1868
...................................... 6 Lenora B. Phelps b: Abt. 1870
...................................... 6 Mary Cornelia Phelps b: Abt. 1872
.............................. 5 Henry Phelps b: Jul 1838
.............................. 5 William Phelps b: Dec 1840
.............. 3 Elizabeth Phelps b: Abt. 1751
.................. +Thomas Winslow
...................... 4 Miriam Winslow
...................... 4 Henry Winslow
...... 2 Elizabeth Phelps b: 1728
...... 2 Jonathan Phelps b: 28 Feb 1730
.......... +Dorothy Jordan
.............. 3 Benjamin Phelps
.................. +Sarah
...................... 4 Dorothy Phelps
...................... 4 Margaret Phelps
...................... 4 Sarah Phelps
...................... 4 Mary Phelps
.............. 3 Dorothy Phelps
...... 2 Mourning Phelps b: 1732