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Robert Phelps 1699 – 1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 MAY 1699

Birth Location: Andover, Massachusetts

Death Date: 19 MAR 1748/49

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, MA

Father: Edward Phelps

Mother: Ruth Andrews

Spouse(s): Dorothy Wright

Children(s): Abisha Phelps

Robert Phelps was born in 1699 in Andover, Massachusetts, the child of Edward Phelps and Ruth Andrews. Robert Phelps married Dorothy Wright, and had children including Abisha Phelps. Robert Phelps passed away in 1748 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA.

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Biography

  • Robert Phelps was born in 1699 in Andover, Massachusetts, the child of Edward Phelps and Ruth Andrews.
  • Robert Phelps married Dorothy Wright, and had children including Abisha Phelps.
  • Robert Phelps passed away in 1748 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Phelps
1663 – 1748
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
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Ruth Andrews
1663 – 1748
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Wright
1704 – 1787
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, MA
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Children(s)

Abisha Phelps
1746 – 1817
Birth Location: Lancester, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Robert Phelps's Ancestors

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Robert Phelps
1699 – 1748
Birth Place: Andover, Massachusetts
Parents
Edward Phelps
1663 – 1748
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Ruth Andrews
1663 – 1748
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Edward Phelps
1620 – 1689
England
Elizabeth Adams
1626 – 1718
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Henry Phelps
1590 – 1655
Eleanor Sharp
1595 – 1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Phelps
1569 – 1641
Ellen Trussler
1571 – 1601

Robert Phelps's Descendants

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Robert Phelps (08 MAY 1699 – 19 MAR 1748/49) m. Dorothy Wright (07 MAR 1704/05 – 23 FEB 1787)
  1. 1. Abisha Phelps (13 Aug 1746 – 24 Feb 1817) m. Catherine Richardson (23 Sep 1752 – 6 Apr 1826)
    1. 1. Josiah Phelps (04 OCT 1772 – )
    2. 2. James Phelps (6 Nov 1775 – April 1785)
    3. 3. Sally Phelps (03 MAY 1778 – ABT 1838)
    4. 4. Abigail ((Nabby)) Phelps (03 MAY 1778 – 12 NOV 1851)
    5. 5. Katy Phelps (20 AUG 1780 – )
    6. 6. Theodora Phelps (26 JAN 1783 – )
    7. 7. Samuel (Wright) Phelps (1786 – 12 Feb 1858) m. Betsey Bigelow (14 Feb 1790 – 5 Jun 1825)
      1. 1. Alfred (S) Phelps (18 Nov 1806 – 13 May 1882) m. Jerusha Bosworth (12 May 1801 – 8 Mar 1885)
        1. 1. Abigail Phelps (12 Aug 1835 – 12 May 1913)
        2. 2. Samuel (Wright) Phelps (1 Mar 1841 – Bef 1913)
      2. 2. Samuel (Wright) Phelps (1814 – 5 Jan 1893)
    8. 8. James (E) Phelps (6 Apr 1788 – ) m. Dorothy Snow (25 Dec 1792 – 8 Jan 1827) m. Rebeckah Phelps (abt 1782 – 4 Sep 1863)
      1. 1. Doral Phelps (15 DEC 1812 – )
      2. 2. Phelps (21 FEB 1814 – )
      3. 3. Edwin Phelps (30 DEC 1814 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Snow) Phelps (24 NOV 1817 – )
      5. 5. Fedelia Philips (29 Dec 1819 – 20 Mar 1903) m. David (Smith) Holland (21 November 1815 – 14 Jul 1891)
        1. 1. Edwin (Phelps) Holland (Dec 1845 – 6 Apr 1915) m. Lucy (Melissa) Fluno (Oct 1851 – 11 Sep 1929)
        2. 2. James (F) Holland (1848 – )
        3. 3. Martin. (L.) Holland (abt 1853 – )
        4. 4. May. (A.) Holland (abt 1860 – )
        5. 5. Fred (A.) Holland (abt 1862 – )
      6. 6. Harriet (Richardson) Phelps (25 FEB 1822 – )
      7. 7. Dorothy Phelps (13 MAY 1824 – )
      8. 8. Betsy (Bigelow) Phelps (1831 – 1919) m. Hiram (A) Mix (1825 – 1901)

Robert Phelps's Timeline

2 Records

1699
08 MAY 1699
Birth of Robert Phelps in Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
1748
19 MAR 1748/49
Age 49
Death of Robert Phelps in Lancaster, Worcester, MA
Lancaster, Worcester, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 MAY 1699
    Event Place: Andover, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts Town Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1748/49
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, MA
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