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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. The book "The Phelps Family of America and their English Ancestors," comp. by Oliver Seymour Phelps of Portland, Oregon and Andrew T. Servin of Lenox, Massachusetts, 1899, pp. 107-108:
"Timothy Phelps, b. Windsor, CT., 1 Nov, bp. 8 Nov 1663, m. Martha Crow, 4 Nov 1686, dau. of Christopher and Mary Crow. She died in Hebron, CT. Mr. Phelps resided in Windsor, CT., up to 1690, when with his younger brother Nathaniel, then unmarried, he removed to Hebron, CT., though that town was not incorporated till 1708. He was one of the first selectmen on its organization. His brother Joseph removed there later. Mr. Phelps died in Hebron, CT. Children born in Hebron, CT:
I. Martha, b. 29 Oct 1690.
II. Timothy, b. 29 Jan 1692-3, m. Hannah Calkins.
III. Noah, b. 23 Jan 1694, m. Ann Dyer.
IV. Cornelius, b. 5 Mar 1698, m. Margaret Dewey.
V. Charles, b. 26 Jul 1702, m. Hepsibah Stiles.
VI. Ashbel, b. 1704, m. Ann Pinney.
VII. Hannah, b. 1705, m. Benjamin Smith, pub. 29 Jan 1725. He was born in Springfield. Res. Springfield."
2. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 567: "Timothy Phelps (son of Lt. Timothy, g.son of William), resided a few years in Windsor; removed to Hebron abt. 1690 with his younger bro. Nath'l, then unmarried; was one of the first selectmen chosen at the org. of that town in 1708, and a prominent man in Hebron, where he died 28 Sep 1768 [Kerry's note: If this death date is correct, he would have been 105 years old, which seems unlikely]. He m. 4 Nov 1686, Martha Crow, who died at Hebron. Children (b. at Hebron):
A. Martha, b. 29 Oct 1690.
B. Timothy, b. 29 Jan 1692-3.
C. Noah, b. 23 Jan 1693/4, m. Ann Dyer.
D. Cornelius, b. 5 Mar 1698, m. Margaret Dewey, 18 Jan 1722.
E. Charles, b. 26 Jul 1702. - 'Hebron Town Rec.'
F. Ashbel, b. 1704, m. Anne Pinney, 9 Nov 1731.
G. Hannah, b. 1705, m. Benjamin Smith; sett. in Springfield."
BIRTH:
1. Website 4 Sep 2007 www.douglaslibrary.org/barbour. The Douglas Library in Hebron, Connecticut has "Town of Hebron Vital Records: Barbour Collection 1708-1854," p. 101:
"Martha Phelps, d. Timothy, b. Oct. 29, 1690, v. 1, p. 71."
Source has no other records for her.
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