Joseph Phelps
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In brief
Born October 9, 1689, in Simsbury, Connecticut. He married January 27, 1713/1714. He died June 18, 1763, in Turkey Hills, East Granby, Connecticut.
Family
Children
- Hannah Phelpsb. May 28, 1714, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticutd. January 3, 1715
- Joseph Phelpsb. October 18, 1716, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticutm. Deborah Holcomb/Harris, October 15, 1740d. May 1774, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticut
- Elijah Phelpsb. May 11, 1720, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticutm. Esther Kentd. April 4, 1795
- Ezekiel Phelpsb. March/May 8, 1723, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticutm. Elizabeth Gillett, May 3, 1744d. October 4, 1781, in Simsbury, Connecticut
- Rebecca Phelpsb. January/June 22, 1724, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticutm. Joel/Joseph Harmon, June 8, 1744
- Elizabeth Phelpsb. November 27, 1726, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticutm. Moses Holcomb around 1760
- Lydia Phelpsb. September 10, 1728, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticutm. Jacob Gillett, December 15, 1744
- Abel Phelps · in this lineb. May 22, 1730, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticutm. Mary Eno, April 2, 1752, in Simsbury, Connecticutd. 1804 in Granby, Connecticut
- Hezekiah Phelpsb. February 18, 1732, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticutm. Hannah Hayden, January 13, 1757
- Keziah Phelpsb. February 18, 1732, in Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Connecticutm. James Harriman/Harmon
Siblings
Full siblings — children of Joseph Phelps and Mary Collier
- Hannah Phelpsb. October 25, 1693, in Simsbury, Connecticutm. Samuel Humphrey, February 23, 1710d. 1712
- Mary Phelpsb. October 17, 1696, in Simsbury, Connecticutd. January 9, 1713
Half-siblings — children of Joseph Phelps and Sarah Case
- Sarah Phelpsb. August 11, 1700, in Simsbury, Connecticutd. January 14, 1702
- Damaris Phelpsb. March 5, 1702/November 5, 1703, in Simsbury, Connecticutm. John Hills/Mills, April 7, 1720d. Simsbury, Connecticut
Half-siblings — children of Joseph Phelps and Mary Case
- John Phelpsb. February 14, 1707, in Simsbury, Connecticutd. January 5, 1713
- Amos Phelpsb. 1708 in Simsbury, Connecticutm. Sarah Pettibone, July 1, 1723d. June 11, 1777, in Simsbury, Connecticut
- Elizabeth Phelpsb. April 7, 1709, in Simsbury, Connecticutm. Daniel Hoskins, July 28, 1725d. Simsbury, Connecticut
- David Phelpsb. 1710 in Simsbury, Connecticutm. Abigail Pettibone, April 25, 1731d. December 9, 1760, in Simsbury, Connecticut due to smallpox
Step-siblings — children of Mary Case and _____
- Keziah ____
Life story
A Turkey Hills Farm
Joseph Phelps was born October 9, 1689, in Simsbury, Connecticut, and inherited substantial farmland from his father in Turkey Hills (now East Granby), property that stayed in the family for at least six generations afterward. In his March 1760 will, Joseph made provision for two people he enslaved, a married couple named Zickery and Citty, directing that they not be separated after his death and be allowed to choose which of his family members would inherit them. Joseph died in Turkey Hills on June 18, 1763.
Sources (1)
- Judge Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, The Phelps Family of America and their English Ancestors (Pittsfield, Massachusetts: Eagle Publishing Company, 1899); digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/phelpsfamilyofam01phel : accessed 6 July 2026).