Philip Phelps1
b. before 1755
Last Edited=25 Oct 2011
Philip Phelps was born before 1755 in Massachusetts.2,3 He married Catherine Moss, daughter of (?) Moss.1,2 He died at over 80 years of age.2
Children of Philip Phelps and Catherine Moss
- Phebe Phelps4
- (?) Phelps4
- Luther Phelps+4
- Jonathan Phelps4
- Elihu Phelps+4
- David Phelps+4 b. 1780, d. 18 Sep 1870
- Calvin Phelps+4 b. 30 May 1790, d. 12 Mar 1877
- Asa Phelps+4,5 b. 31 Mar 1792, d. 3 Apr 1875
- Mary Phelps4,6 b. a Feb 1794, d. 23 Oct 1867
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1715.
- [S113] [Anonymous], Portrait and Biographical Album of Calhoun County, Michigan, pp. 520-522.
- [S139] Laraine Welch, Massachusetts 1800 Census, p. 803, from original census p. 178.
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
- [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897, LDS FamilySearch on-line database, http://www.familysearch.org. From Death Records, 1867-1897 (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Department of Vital Records). Record for Asa Phelps, Film No. 2363454, Digital Folder No. 4207892, Image No. 419, p. 103, Rec. No. 122.
- [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897, LDS FamilySearch on-line database, http://www.familysearch.org. From Death Records, 1867-1897 (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Department of Vital Records). Record for Mary Hutchinson, Film No. 2363447, Digital Folder No. 4207814, Image No. 130, p. 67, Rec. No. 134.
Catherine Moss1,2
b. before 1755
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Last Edited=25 Oct 2011
Catherine Moss was born before 1755.3 She was the daughter of (?) Moss.1,2 She married Philip Phelps.1,2 Calvin Phelps' obituary says his mother died during the family's move to New York in 1811. However, the Portrait & Biographical Album says his mother Catherine Moss died at age 70.2,4
Children of Catherine Moss and Philip Phelps
- Phebe Phelps5
- (?) Phelps5
- Luther Phelps+5
- Jonathan Phelps5
- Elihu Phelps+5
- David Phelps+5 b. 1780, d. 18 Sep 1870
- Calvin Phelps+5 b. 30 May 1790, d. 12 Mar 1877
- Asa Phelps+5,6 b. 31 Mar 1792, d. 3 Apr 1875
- Mary Phelps5 b. a Feb 1794, d. 23 Oct 1867
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1715.
- [S113] [Anonymous], Portrait and Biographical Album of Calhoun County, Michigan, pp. 520-522.
- [S139] Laraine Welch, Massachusetts 1800 Census, p. 803, from original census p. 178.
- [S142] Obituary, Calvin Phelps, Geauga Republican, Chardon, Ohio, 18 April 1877.
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
- [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897, LDS FamilySearch on-line database, http://www.familysearch.org. From Death Records, 1867-1897 (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Department of Vital Records). Record for Asa Phelps, Film No. 2363454, Digital Folder No. 4207892, Image No. 419, p. 103, Rec. No. 122.
David Phelps1
b. 1780, d. 18 September 1870
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Last Edited=24 Oct 2011
David Phelps was born in 1780 (or about 1783, according to his reported age in the 1860 census) in Blandford, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.1,2,3 He was the son of Philip Phelps and Catherine Moss.1 He was married by Jedediah Smith, Justice of the Peace, to Mary Woolridge on 17 October 1804 in Blandford, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Their intentions of marriage had been published in September 1804.1,4,5 He died on 18 September 1870 on his son Luther's farm in Markeson, Green Lake Co., Wisconsin (Phelps and Servin say he died in DeKalb, St. Lawrence Co., New York).1,3
Children of David Phelps and Mary Woolridge
- Thomas Phelps+1 b. 1805, d. 23 Jul 1867
- Adeline Phelps1 b. 1806
- Almina Phelps1 b. 1808
- Maria Phelps1 b. 1810
- Lester Phelps1 b. 1812
- David Hiram Phelps+1 b. 23 Mar 1813, d. 28 Aug 1894
- Seth Phelps1 b. 1816
- Luther Bradish Phelps+6 b. 20 Jun 1818, d. 12 Feb 1894
- Eliza Phelps7 b. 1820
- Caroline Phelps7 b. 1822
- John W. Phelps+7 b. 23 Jan 1824, d. 9 Jan 1894
- Hannah Phelps7 b. 1826
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
- [S463] Letter(s), Nancy O'Brien to Charles Towne, 3 May 1999. from 1860 census for Green Lake Co., Wisconsin.
- [S463] Letter(s), Nancy O'Brien to Charles Towne, 3 May 1999.
- [S474] Town records (to about 1800) and vital records, 1737-1890, Blandford, Massachusetts, LDS Film No. 186138. Marriage record for David Phelps and Polly Wooldridge.
- [S418] "Jedediah Smith's Book of the Records of Marriages", Boston Transcript, 10 February 1932.
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, pp. 1716,1717.
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1717.
Mary Phelps1
b. about February 1794, d. 23 October 1867
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Last Edited=25 Oct 2011
Mary Phelps was born about February 1794 (based on her age at death of 73 years, 8 months) in Massachusetts.2 She was the daughter of Philip Phelps and Catherine Moss.1,2 She married (?) Hutchinson.1,2 She was "killed by the [railroad] cars" according to Phelps and Servin, on Poget Road in Emmett, Calhoun Co., Michigan.1,2
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
- [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897, LDS FamilySearch on-line database, http://www.familysearch.org. From Death Records, 1867-1897 (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Department of Vital Records). Record for Mary Hutchinson, Film No. 2363447, Digital Folder No. 4207814, Image No. 130, p. 67, Rec. No. 134.
Phebe Phelps1
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Last Edited=6 Mar 2000
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
(?) Phelps1
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Last Edited=6 Mar 2000
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
Asa Phelps1,2
b. 31 March 1792, d. 3 April 1875
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Last Edited=25 Oct 2011

Asa Phelps (1792-1875)
Children of Asa Phelps and Maria Stiles
- Chester Phelps9,10 b. 6 Jan 1818, d. 18 May 1891
- Lora Phelps11,9,10 b. 12 Nov 1819, d. 12 May 1903
- Silas Phelps+10 b. 25 Jan 1822, d. 1915
- Mary Phelps10 b. b 3 Dec 1835
- Hiram May Phelps12,10 b. 1 Apr 1826, d. 15 Aug 1905
- Charles S. Phelps10 b. a 1829, d. b 4 Apr 1875
- Julia A. Phelps10 b. a 1832, d. b 4 Apr 1875
- Laura Phelps10 b. b 3 Dec 1835, d. b 4 Apr 1875
- (?) Phelps10 b. b 3 Dec 1835
Children of Asa Phelps and Rachel Shaw
- Asa Phelps Jr.13 b. a 1838, d. b 4 Apr 1875
- Nancy C. Phelps13 b. a 1840
- Rachel L. Phelps14,13 b. 25 Jan 1842, d. 2 Feb 1916
- Lyndon K. Phelps+15,1 b. 27 Nov 1845, d. 5 Jan 1919
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
- [S107] [Anonymous], Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections, Vol. 5, pp. 289-291.
- [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897, LDS FamilySearch on-line database, http://www.familysearch.org. From Death Records, 1867-1897 (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Department of Vital Records). Record for Asa Phelps, Film No. 2363454, Digital Folder No. 4207892, Image No. 419, p. 103, Rec. No. 122.
- [S110] Alice Turner Miller, Soldiers of the War of 1812 Who Died in Michigan, p. 234.
- [S356] Asa Phelps pension file, Nos. SO 4516, SC 2108, WO 21685, WC 13646; Bounty Land Nos. WT 34719-80-50, WT 10743-80-55.
- [S114] Henry Reed Stiles, The Stiles Family in America, pp. 277,278.
- [S1043] Debra Stanley, Oak Hill Cemetery Records.
- [S406] "Calhoun Co., Michigan, Genealogy Records."
- [S108] [Anonymous], Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections, Vol. 18, pp. 133-134.
- [S113] [Anonymous], Portrait and Biographical Album of Calhoun County, Michigan, pp. 520-522.
- [S936] Lora Hungerford, Death Certificate, No. 233, Registered No. 164 (14 May 1903).
- [S935] Hiram May Phelps, Death Certificate, No. 572, Registered No. 10 (18 August 1905).
- [S336] 1850 U. S. Census, Asa Phelps household, Calhoun Co., Michigan.
- [S940] Rachael S. Rogers, Death Certificate, No. 479, Registered No. 65 (3 February 1916).
- [S937] Lyndon K. Phelps, Death Certificate, No. 513, Registered No. 16 (7 January 1919).
Luther Phelps1
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Last Edited=6 Mar 2000
Child of Luther Phelps
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
Jonathan Phelps1
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Last Edited=24 Oct 2011
Jonathan Phelps was the son of Philip Phelps and Catherine Moss.1 He was married by Jedediah Smith, Justice of the Peace, to Jane Alderman on 7 January 1802 in Blandford, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Their intentions to marry had been published December 1801.2,3,1
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
- [S474] Town records (to about 1800) and vital records, 1737-1890, Blandford, Massachusetts, LDS Film No. 186138. Marriage record for Jonathan Phelps and Jane Alderman.
- [S418] "Jedediah Smith's Book of the Records of Marriages", Boston Transcript, 10 February 1932.
Elihu Phelps1
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Last Edited=6 Mar 2000
Children of Elihu Phelps
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
Mary Woolridge1
b. 1778, d. 10 November 1857
Last Edited=24 Oct 2011
Mary Woolridge was born in 1778 in Blandford, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.1,2 She was married by Jedediah Smith, Justice of the Peace, to David Phelps, son of Philip Phelps and Catherine Moss, on 17 October 1804 in Blandford, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Their intentions of marriage had been published in September 1804.1,3,4 She died on 10 November 1857 on her son Luther's farm in Markeson, Green Lake Co., Wisconsin.1,2
Children of Mary Woolridge and David Phelps
- Thomas Phelps+1 b. 1805, d. 23 Jul 1867
- Adeline Phelps1 b. 1806
- Almina Phelps1 b. 1808
- Maria Phelps1 b. 1810
- Lester Phelps1 b. 1812
- David Hiram Phelps+1 b. 23 Mar 1813, d. 28 Aug 1894
- Seth Phelps1 b. 1816
- Luther Bradish Phelps+5 b. 20 Jun 1818, d. 12 Feb 1894
- Eliza Phelps6 b. 1820
- Caroline Phelps6 b. 1822
- John W. Phelps+6 b. 23 Jan 1824, d. 9 Jan 1894
- Hannah Phelps6 b. 1826
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
- [S463] Letter(s), Nancy O'Brien to Charles Towne, 3 May 1999.
- [S474] Town records (to about 1800) and vital records, 1737-1890, Blandford, Massachusetts, LDS Film No. 186138. Marriage record for David Phelps and Polly Wooldridge.
- [S418] "Jedediah Smith's Book of the Records of Marriages", Boston Transcript, 10 February 1932.
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, pp. 1716,1717.
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1717.
(?) Hutchinson1
d. before 23 October 1867
Last Edited=25 Oct 2011
(?) Hutchinson married Mary Phelps, daughter of Philip Phelps and Catherine Moss.1,2 He died before 23 October 1867.2
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
- [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897, LDS FamilySearch on-line database, http://www.familysearch.org. From Death Records, 1867-1897 (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Department of Vital Records). Record for Mary Hutchinson, Film No. 2363447, Digital Folder No. 4207814, Image No. 130, p. 67, Rec. No. 134.
(?) Brown1
Last Edited=5 Mar 2000
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
(?) Ives1
Last Edited=5 Mar 2000
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
Lyndon K. Phelps1,2,3,4
b. 27 November 1845, d. 5 January 1919
Lyndon K. Phelps|b. 27 Nov 1845\nd. 5 Jan 1919|p14.htm#i419|Asa Phelps|b. 31 Mar 1792\nd. 3 Apr 1875|p14.htm#i411|Rachel Shaw|b. 25 Jan 1806\nd. 4 Apr 1882|p15.htm#i447|Philip Phelps|b. b 1755|p14.htm#i404|Catherine Moss|b. b 1755|p14.htm#i405|||||||
Last Edited=25 Oct 2011
Lyndon K. Phelps was born on 27 November 1845 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan.2,5,6 He was the son of Asa Phelps and Rachel Shaw.2,4,3 He married Desdelena Jenkins, daughter of Peter Jenkins and Mary Brower.2,5 He died on 5 January 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, at age 73 from exhaustion, with liver cancer as a contributing factor.2,5 He was buried on 7 January 1919 (Lot 46, Rt. 7) at Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. (His death certificate actually says 1918, an obvious typo.)7,2
Children of Lyndon K. Phelps and Desdelena Jenkins
- Asa L. Phelps5 b. a 1874, d. 26 Sep 1931
- Richard Gerald Phelps+5 b. 11 Nov 1878, d. 28 Jul 1941
- Daisy Phelps5,8 b. a Feb 1882, d. 16 May 1882
Citations
- [S356] Asa Phelps pension file, Nos. SO 4516, SC 2108, WO 21685, WC 13646; Bounty Land Nos. WT 34719-80-50, WT 10743-80-55.
- [S937] Lyndon K. Phelps, Death Certificate, No. 513, Registered No. 16 (7 January 1919).
- [S336] 1850 U. S. Census, Asa Phelps household, Calhoun Co., Michigan.
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
- [S406] "Calhoun Co., Michigan, Genealogy Records."
- [S1490] 1870 U. S. Census, Asa Phelps household, Calhoun Co., Michigan.
- [S1043] Debra Stanley, Oak Hill Cemetery Records.
- [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897, LDS FamilySearch on-line database, http://www.familysearch.org. From Death Records, 1867-1897 (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Department of Vital Records). Record for Daisey Phelps, Film No. 2363670, Digital Folder No. 4207953, Image No. 1121, p. 120, Rec. No. 209.
Almon Phelps1
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Last Edited=6 Mar 2000
Almon Phelps was the son of Luther Phelps.1
Citations
- [S102] Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America, Vol. 2, p. 1716.
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