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Nathaniel Phelps 1624 – 1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1624

Birth Location: Crewkerne, County Somerset, England

Death Date: 27 May 1702

Death Location: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Phelps

Mother: Elizabeth Marshall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Copley

Children(s): Nathaniel Phelps

Nathaniel Phelps Sr. was born in 1624 in Crewkerne, County Somerset, England, the child of William Phelps and Elizabeth Marshall. Nathaniel Phelps Sr. married Elizabeth Copley, and had children including Nathaniel Phelps. Nathaniel Phelps Sr. passed away in 1702 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Nathaniel Phelps Sr. was born in 1624 in Crewkerne, County Somerset, England, the child of William Phelps and Elizabeth Marshall.
  • Nathaniel Phelps Sr. married Elizabeth Copley, and had children including Nathaniel Phelps.
  • Nathaniel Phelps Sr. passed away in 1702 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Phelps
1599 – 1672
Birth Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Elizabeth Marshall
1600 – 1635
Birth Location: Crewkerne, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Copley
1628 – 1712
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Phelps
1653 – 1719
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Nathaniel Phelps's Ancestors

Self
Nathaniel Phelps
1624 – 1702
Birth Place: Crewkerne, County Somerset, England
Parents
William Phelps
1599 – 1672
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Marshall
1600 – 1635
Crewkerne, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William Phelps
1560 – 1611
Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, England
Dorothy James
1562 – 1613
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Abraham Marshall
1569 – 1667
Gratton, Derbyshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nathaniel Phelps's Descendants

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Nathaniel Phelps (6 March 1624 – 27 May 1702) m. Elizabeth Copley (14 Feb 1628 – 6 December 1712)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Phelps (2 Jun 1653 – 19 Jun 1719) m. Grace Martin (1656 – 2 Aug 1727)
    1. 1. Elisabeth Phelps (19 Feb 1688 – 8 Jul 1743) m. Jonathan Wright (19 Dec 1681 – Dec, 1744)
      1. 1. Simeon Wright (27 Oct 1728 – Jan. 13, 1786) m. Mary (1732 – ) m. Sarah Robbins
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wright (May 30, 1749 – 1814) m. Thomas (Darby) Ragan (1748 – 1814)
        2. 2. Simeon Wright (18 Oct 1751 or 28 Jan 1753 – 11 Sep 1847) m. Freelove Foote (11 Mar 1750 – )

Nathaniel Phelps's Timeline

4 Records

1624
6 March 1624
Birth of Nathaniel Phelps Sr. in Crewkerne, County Somerset, England
Crewkerne, County Somerset, England
1650
September 1650
Age 26
Nathaniel Phelps Sr. was married in Windsor, Conn.
Windsor, Conn.
1679
1679
Age 55
Nathaniel Phelps Sr. resided here in Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
1702
27 May 1702
Age 78
Death of Nathaniel Phelps Sr. in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 March 1624
    Event Place: Crewkerne, County Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1627; Birth city: England; Birth state: CT.
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: .
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [8] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: September 1650
    Event Place: Windsor, Conn.
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1702
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1627; Birth city: England; Birth state: CT.
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011
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