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Phelps of this area should also investigate the Phelps of Northeast NC project
Extensive research documents are viewable at the end of this page.
James Phelps, Sr b. bef. 1740 Gates Co, NC d. 1794
Including several researched documents (files) at the end.
Revised June 14,2018
There are some details of dates, etc that have yet to be agreed on. Those are highlighted (highlighting was lost in a conversion) . The kit owners should arrive at a consensus.
Yellow highlight indicates no proof or in doubt.
1. Abram Phelps b.1825 Bertie co, NC
2. Charles E Phelps b.1849 Windsor, Bertie Co, NC, d. unknown m. Cenia Jernigan (1850-1926)
3. Charles W. Phelps b. 1886 Bertie Co, NC
Descendant Kit DDDDD
The following merged lineage was provided by Cathy Roberts June 1, 2001 However in 8/2018 kit 190903, based on very extensive research has confirmed or edited some of the previously uncertain information. That information is bolded and underlined.
0. Unknown Phelps – possibly from the Suffolk area (originally called “Constant’s Wharf”) in Nansemond County, VA
1. James Phelps, Sr. (bef. 1740 Gates co, NC ?? - d.1794, Gates, NC) m (1st). - - (mother of Micajah) (bef. 1750 - d. abt. 1788) m. Ruthey
2. Henry Phelps, b. Abt. 1760, Bertie Co., NC, d. Abt. 1818, Bertie Co., NC, m. Margaret
| 3. James Phelps, b. 23 Jun 1776, Bertie Co., NC, d. 17 Sep 1849,Bertie Co., NC, m. Nance COBB
| 4. John Phelps, b. 7 May 1821, Bertie Co, NC, d. unknown or after 1870, Bertie county, NC
| | 5. Charles D. Phelps, b. 1854, Bertie Co., NC, d.?, Bertie Co, NC
| | 6. William Sylvester Phelps, b. Aug. 29, 1876, Bertie Co., NC, d. May 31, 1960, Bertie Co
| | Descendant Kit 180009
| 4. Charles David Phelps, b. 17 Aug 1833, Bertie Co., NC, d. 02 Jan 1900, Bertie Co., NC, m. Caroline CASTILOE
| 5. Robert Redden, b. 16 Apr 1858, Windsor, Bertie Co., NC, d. 23 Sep 1929, Bertie Co., NC, m. Nancy Adeline HUGHES
| 6. William Miles Phelps, b. 26 Aug 1895, Bertie Co., NC, d. 10 Dec 1963, Bertie Co., NC, m. Mabel Francis CALE
| Descendant Kit 63489
2. Micajah Phelps (b. bef. 1765 - d. 1816, Bertie, NC ) m. Susannah --- (b. bef. 1790 - d. bef. 1818)
3. John Phelps bc. 1780 - d. 1821, Bertie, NC) m. Mary GILL (bef. 1794 - d. bef. 1850)
4. Asa Biggs Phelps - b. 1820 Bertie Co, NC d. 1897 Bertie Co, NC,
| m. (1st) Elizabeth COBB
| 5. Gray Worley Phelps b. 1850 Bertie Co, NC, d. 1923 Bertie Co, NC,
| | m. Elizabeth “Betty” HARRELL (b. 1852, d. 1927).
| | 6. Asa Gray Phelps (b. 1892 Bertie Co, NC, d. 1956
| | 6. David Sutton Phelps, Sr. (b. 1895 Bertie Co, NC, d. 1954 Bertie Co, NC
| | m. (1928) Jeannette Seawell COSTEN (b. 1898, d. 1977
| | Descendant Kit 93189 Deceased
| 5. John Rueben Phelps
| 6. William Roy Phelps, Sr.
| 7. Son Kit 89511 (Deceased 2008 currently no email addrs) Ancestry not verified but conforms to others who have proof
4. Reubin L. PHELPS (b. 1817 - d. bet. 1876 and 1880, Bertie, NC) m. Harriett BOWEN (b. 1813 - aft. 1880)
| 5. Miles Thomas PHELPS (b. 1855 - d. 1915, Norfolk, VA) m. Penelope Edward Watson BIRD (BYRD) (b. 1857 - d. 1908)
| 6. Howard Talmage PHELPS (b. 1898 - d. 1977, Stafford, VA) m. Marguerite KOLBE (b. 1901 - d. 1977)
| 7. Warren Howard PHELPS (b. 1922 - d. 2011, Fairfax, VA)
| Descendant Kit 190903 (deceased 2011 Another person manages the kit.)
4. John Dorsey Phelps, b1819 (descendant did not confirm accuracy )
5. Franklin Raleigh Phelps, b1860 descendant did not confirm accuracy)
6. Eugene Hathaway Phelps, b1899 descendant did not confirm accuracy)
Descendant Kit 405681
The following research was contributed by Susan Elise Heinbuch, D.R.E., Ph.D. (descendant of James Phelps, Sr. d. 1794, Gates, NC
Micajah Phelps
James here
Related research
For additional information, see:
A repository for wills and deeds pertaining to the Phelps families of northeastern North Carolina Phelps Research In Northeastern North Carolina
The research site Phelps of NE NC https://sites.google.com/site/phelpsnortheastnc/home
A Repository of Research on Southern Phelps Families of the 18th and 19th Centuries http://pages.suddenlink.net/phelpsdna/Southern_Phelps_Research/
Downloadable files at the end of this page.
In addition see the below downloadable file A Genealogy of and by Asa Gray Phelps