Phelps, Capt. Timothy

1639 - 1719  (80 years)

• Name	Phelps, Timothy
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	1 Aug 1639	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  	or possibly 1 Sept 1639
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	1 Sep 1639	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut   [2]
  	Address: First Parish Church
  Freeman	2 May 1664	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1]
  Name	Timothy Phelps
  Will	2 Mar 1716/7	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1, 3]
  	Transcription from www.phelpsfamilyhistory.com Last Will and Testament of Mr. Timothy Phelps of Windsor, in the County of Hartford and Colony of Connecticut in New England. In the name of God, Amen: I, Timothy Phelps of Windsor, in the town, county and colony aforesaid in New England, being very aged, and yet through the mercy of God retaining a good measure of that understanding and memory that he hath been pleased to bestow upon me, do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament: First, I commit my soul to God in Jesus Christ my saviour and my body to the earth, to be decently entered. As for my estate Real and personal, my just Debts and funeral expenses being deducted and paid by my Ex(ecutor), I will devise and bequeath as followeth: Imprimis. I give, devise and bequeath all my estate whatsoever, Both Real and personal, To my three sons William, Cornelius, and Samuell to have and to hold and Improve the same in trust for the use of my wife during her natural life and after her decease my will is and I hereby do give and devise all my houseing and Lands with the appurtenances, To my sons Timothy Phelps, William Phelps, Cornelius Phelps, Samuel Phelps, Nathl. Phelps and the heirs of Joseph Phelps, in the Room of their father to be equally divided into Six Equal parts provided always; and it is my will that they pay and make up to their Sisters Sarah, Hannah, Ann and Martha, my daughters or to their heirs and to the heirs of my daughter Abigail deceased fourty eight pounds as money apiece and my will is that what they have already received as entered upon my book shall be reckoned as part of said sum and if my said sons and the heirs of my son Joseph shall pay their sisters and their heirs above mentioned in equal proportion except that the heirs of Joseph shall pay four pounds more then an equal proportion and my son Cornelius four pounds less then an equal proportion. And my will further is that my wife shall have the free disposal of all her wearing apparel at her decease and that my grandson Samuel Tiler shall have half of that bequeathed to the heirs of my Daughter Abigail if he liveth with me so long as I live or till he comes to the age of eighteen years and I do hereby nominate and appoint my loving wife Mary to be my executrix and my three sons William, Cornelius and Sam' to be my executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof that this is my last will and Testament I ye sd Timothy Phelps have hereto put my hand and seal this Second day of March Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred sixteen or seventeen. his Timothy X Phelps. mark and a seal. The said Timothy Phelps signed, sealed & declared this to be his last will & Testament in presence of us. John Mansfield, Thomas Moore. And whereas I being aged and my wife so and not knowing how long it may please God to continue my life and not knowing what debts and charge may Arise before I leave this world my will is that my sons and my daughters & their heirs shall pay their equal parts and shares of my debts and charges after my decease and my daughters Sarah Hannah, Ann & Martha & the heirs of Abigail shall have fourty six pounds apiece with what they have already have to be paid as money out of my estate after my decease by the charge as above mentioned I intend that if there be any extraordinary charge so that the improvement of my estate will not maintain me this addition of my will was made and published this second day of March, One thousand Seven hundred Sixteen or Seventeen. his Timothy X Phelps. mark and a seal. Signed sealed and Declared to be his addition to his Will and Testament in presence of us. John Mansfield + Thomas Moore j Windsor September 28th 1719 Then came before me the subscribers hereunto Capt. Thomas Moore and John Mansfield both of Windsor and made solemn oath that they saw Timothy Phelps sign and seal the foregoing written both sides of the first half sheet of this paper & declared the same to be his last will and testament and that they set their- hands thereunto as witnesses at the same time and also that they saw said Timothy Phelps sign and seal the writing on the other side of this half sheet paper and declare the same to be his addition to his will and testament and that they set their hands thereunto as witnesses at the same time and that according to their best observation he sd. Phelps was of sound mind and memory. Matthew Allyn, Asst.
  Burial	1719	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
  	Address: Palisado Cemetery (Old Burying Ground)
  Death	Sep 1719	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
  	No source cited for FindAGrave
  Probate	28 Sep 1719	Hartford County, Connecticut   [4]
  _COLOR	11
  _UID	655D16538F0F493691D61E87BA2ECA717777
  Person ID	I9913	Tree_1
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Phelps, William Sr.,   b. Abt 1593, Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England d. 14 Jul 1672, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Dover, Anne,   b. Somersetshire, England d. 30 Aug 1689, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Marriage	14 Nov 1626	Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England   [2, 3, 5]
  Family ID	F3169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Griswold, Mary,   b. 13 Oct 1644, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 27 Nov 1715, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	19 Mar 1661/2	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Phelps, Cornelius,   b. 26 Apr 1671, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 8 Mar 1740/1, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F3167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Aug 1639 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Baptism - Address: First Parish Church - 1 Sep 1639 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Marriage - 19 Mar 1661/2 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Freeman - 2 May 1664 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Will - 2 Mar 1716/7 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Burial - Address: Palisado Cemetery (Old Burying Ground) - 1719 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Death - Sep 1719 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Probate - 28 Sep 1719 - Hartford County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1451] Phelps Family of Windsor, Connecticut, 10 March 2018; Phelps Family of Windsor, Connecticut. [S346] Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, downloaded; 19 March 2020; Vol 1-3, pg. 1444: William Phelps, Sr. [S1460] Phelps Family History (website), downloaded; 13 March 2020; transcriptions of Phelps wills. [S1451] Phelps Family of Windsor, Connecticut, 10 March 2018; death of Timothy Phelps. [S734] England Marriages, 1538-1973 (FS), viewed; 18 March 2020; Marriage of Anne Dover & Wm Phelps; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKCY-1M1.