William PHELPS, II

1599 - 1672  (72 years)

• Name	William PHELPS
  Suffix	II
  Birth	19 Aug 1599	Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	73763198D5164F04A05DB8AD04BC5CC836A8
  Death	14 Jul 1672	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Burial	15 Jul 1672	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Person ID	I23433	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	William PHELPS,   b. 4 Aug 1560, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 1610-1611, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Dorothy JAMES,   b. 1560, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 1613, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1586	Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
  Family ID	F10846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary (Marie),   b. Abt 1596, Of Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England d. Aug 1626 (Age ~ 30 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1618	Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England
  	NOTE MARRIED
  Children	1. Samuel PHELPS,   b. 1621, Of Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England d. 15 May 1669, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 48 years)   2. PHELPS,   b. Abt 1623, Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England d. 8 Jan 1624, Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Nathaniel PHELPS,   b. 1624   d. 27 May 1702, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F10842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth MARSHALL   d. 1633, Dorchester, Connecticut
  Marriage	1618	France
  Children	1. Richard PHELPS
  Family ID	F10844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 3	Ann (Mary Ann) DOVER,   b. Porlock, Devonshire, England d. 27 Nov 1675, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Marriage	14 Nov 1626	Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England
  	CONFLICT: FamilySearch.org lists marriage to Anne Dover d. abt 1617 of Tewksbury,Gloucestershire,England.
  Children	1. Joseph PHELPS   d. Abt 5 Mar 1684, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut   2. Cornelius PHELPS,   c. 13 Oct 1627, Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah PHELPS,   b. Abt 1632, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 10 Jul 1659, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age ~ 27 years)   4. Timothy PHELPS,   b. 1 Sep 1639, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 1719, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 79 years)   5. Mary PHELPS,   b. 2 Mar 1644, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 13 Feb 1726, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F10843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  CONFLICT: Birth date 28 Feb 1598/99, WFT #0259 CONFLICT: B abt 1592 of Crewkerne ,Somersetshire,England. BIOGRAPHY: WFT #0259 Story widely told in the Phelps family that "We had royal blood in our veins". An ancestor (Phelps) was rightful heir to the crown of England, but there was another more favorite with the people, he to avoid bloodshed fled to this country with a young man by the name of Caverley then about 18 years of age, his nephew and the king's foot page. Having access to the royal treasury he loaded a ship with silver, came to Boston, changed his name, and purchased land largely, as Boston Neck, a part of Charlestown, and other public lands. After some time, learning that a great reward was offered for his capture, he changed his name again, destroyed all his papers, and went to Connecticut (Hebron), to hide himself from his pursuers. Temperance Phelps, daughter of Solomon (Great-Grandson of William II) says that Abigail Caverley showed her a room where some of the silver was deposited in walls. Solomon Phelps owned a good deal of Boston and was a very rich man. When asked why he did not recover the fortune of silver he replied "that it would hurt very many people a great deal more than it would do him good". When Temperance Phelps was partially engaged to another person and her father (Solomon) finding it out asked her to take a ride with him, and disclosed to her some of the facts of his early history in connection with the Caverleys in consequence of which she accepted the hand of Ezra Strong (the son of Abigail Caverley) and the two families were united in one. The truth of this history has not been verified, but adds spice and curiosity from one generation to another. It is not known if William is the person in question but he was the first to come from England. His kingly name Guelph was changed to Phelps, dropping the g and altering u or v to ph. BIOGRAPHY: on first jury empaneled in New England, 9 Nov 1630.