Phelps, Paul (2nd)^[1]

1748 - Bef 1820  (71 years)

• Name	Phelps, Paul
  Suffix	(2nd)
  Birth	19 Oct 1748	Lebanon, Connecticut   [2]
  Christening	23 Oct 1748	Lebanon First Congregational Church   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Property	26 Nov 1762	Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut   [4]
  	The Court of Probate for Windham appointed Nathaniel Holbrook and William Clark to divide the land in Paul Phelps's (1st) estate among the various heirs by using quality and quantity as criteria. Paul (2nd) was assigned 8 acres 136 rods of land in Lebanon from his deceased father's estate bounded as follows: beginning at a stake and stones standing 13 rods and a half northeasterly from the corner next to Samuel Williams land thence running south 60 deg eawst 50 rods to a hard beam [buffer?] in Pigeon Swamp then running north 32 degrees east 25 and 1/2 rods to [?] staddle marked thence north 60 degrees 30 minutes west 59 rods to a stake and stones standing in the line of Samuel Hatch's land thence back to the beginning. Recorded 26 Dec 1763.
  	There was no will in the probate packet and it is unclear if Paul (1st) was intestate or if the material on ancestry.com is an incomplete record of the case. Phelps and Servin cited a 1772 document, but it is not in the ancestry.com materials. Paul's case took years to complete. Receipts for payments by Silas Phelps to heirs were recorded as late as 1788.
  Military Service	1775	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  	Paul was a private in the 2nd Company of General Israel Putnam's Regiment which was composed of men from Windham County, Connecticut with one company from New London County. Paul was in service 9 May - 19 Sep 1775. The regiment marched to camps at Boston in May. A detachment of men from the regiment was engaged at Bunker Hill, including Sgt. Fuller, Corp. Webb and 28 privates from Paul's company under Lieut. James Dana. It is not known if Paul was among those men as the privates were not listed by name. There were 61 privates in the company.
  Residence	1771 - 1781	Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut
  	Simeon, Zerviah, Elijah, John and Solomon Phelps were born in Mansfield.
  Religion	3 Oct 1784	Second Church of Mansfield.
  	Family of Paul and Zerviah Phelps were baptised, including Anne, Simeon, Zerviah, Elijah, John, Solomon, & Jedediah. Paul (3rd) was baptized 21 May 1786. The Second Congregational Church of Mansfield is now the Storrs Congregational Church. According to its website, the current church is located very close to the site of the original building.
  Residence	1783-1786	Willington, Tolland, Connecticut
  	Town records show that Jedediah and Paul (3rd) Phelps were born in Willington. (But they were baptized in the Second Church of Mansfield.)
  Residence	1790 - 1795	Windham, Windham, Connecticut   [5, 6, 7]
  	1790 US Census Household: Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 6 [Elijah, John, Solomon, Jedediah, Paul (3rd), ?] Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2 [Paul, Simeon] Free White Persons - Females: 2 [prob. Zerviah (wife), Zerviah (dau)] Number of Household Members: 10 ----- Cathy Kuhl has found two of Paul's business advertisements. On 25 Sep 1791 Paul advertised his clothing business in in Windham at the old powder mill. Cathy has placed the mill on the north bank of the Willimantic River, near the intersection of Main and Dunham streets. In Dec 1794 Paul announced that he would grind salt (presumably at the old powder mill).
  Relocation	19 Aug 1795	Woodford, Bennington, Vermont, USA   [8]
  	A Woodford deed shows that Paul Phelps of Windham, Windham County, Connecticut bought one hundred acres of land in Woodford from Matthew Scott for £60.
  Residence	1795 - 1802	Woodford, Bennington, Vermont, USA   [9, 10]
  	Paul engaged in numerous land transactions in Woodford during this period. (for details see Phelps land transactions in Woodford, Vermont under documents below). Paul was appointed to a tax collecting committee in Woodford in 1797 1800 US Census Household members: 1 male 10-15 [b. 1785-1795 - fits Paul 3rd b. 1786] 1 male 16-25 [b. 1775-1784 - fits Solomon born 1781 or Jedediah b. 1783] 1 male 45+ [b.before 1755 -- fits Paul 2nd b. 1748] 1 female 45+ [fits Zerviah, b. 1748]
  Residence	1803 - 1814	Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, USA
  	Paul relocated to Swanton probably in 1803. He appeared on the Grand List (tax roll; see documents below) for Swanton from 1804 through 1807 and held property until 1814. He was 60 in 1808 and too old to be taxed. His sons Solomon, Jedediah, and Paul, Jr., and his daughter Zerviah, (who at some point apparently married Daniel Walker) also moved to Swanton. His sons Elijah and John remained in Bennington County.
  Property	2 May 1814	Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, USA   [11]
  	At some point, Paul agreed to a perpetual lease (no termination date) on the south half of Lot 10 (50 acres) in Swanton from Jonathan and Elijah Ferris. In 1814 he assigned this lease and the land to George W. Powers for $500. (The terms of the lease were to probably identical to the lease signed by Paul's son Solomon on 7 Nov 1809.)
  Death	Bef 1820
  Person ID	I191	Martin-Bloom
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Phelps, Paul (1st),   b. 25 Apr 1717, Lebanon, Connecticut d. 13 Apr 1752, Lebanon, Connecticut (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Dewey, Jerusha,   b. 6 Dec 1720, Lebanon, Connecticut d. 17 Mar 1752, Lebanon, Connecticut (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	11 Dec 1740	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut   [2]
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Calkins, Zerviah,   b. 18 Oct 1748, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut d. Prob Aft 1800, Vermont, USA (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	18 Feb 1768	Lebanon First Congregational Church   [3, 12]
  Notes	There are important errors in the description of Paul and Zerviah's family in Phelps Family of America by Oliver Phelps and Andrew Servin. Phelps and Servin incorrectly state that Zerviah died in 1776 and that Paul then married Theodosia Root of Westfield, Massachusetts. Phelps and Servin list Paul's last four children (John, Solomon, Jedediah and Paul 3rd) as Theodosia's children. However, they actually were Zerviah's children as shown by Dimock's transcription of the records of the Town of Mansfield and the Second Church of Mansfeld, and by an image of a page from Willington Town records for the births of Jedediah and Paul 3rd. Regrettably, Phelps and Servin acknowledged the birth records showing Zerviah as the mother, but chose to list the children as Theodosia's without providing any evidence or supporting argument. There were two Theodosia Roots in Westfield at the time, neither of whom could have married Paul in 1776. Theodosia(1) was b. 28 Oct 1757 in Westfield, the daughter of Solomon Root and Mary Church Root. Her father bequeathed his "daughter Theodosia Root 30 pounds" in his will written 1 Aug 1786 and proved the same year (ancestry.com erroneously says the will was proved on 1 Aug 1786). The use of her maiden name indicates that she was not yet married. She appears to have married a Solomon Phelps soon after her father's death. In 1804, the widow Theodosia Phelps of Westfield married Ebenezer Williams. The deceased was not Paul, as he was still living in Swanton, Vermont. Theodosia(2) was b. 1 Jul 1759, to Martin Root and Eunice Lamb Root. She married Gad Root, a brother of Theodosia(1) on 19 Jun 1779. Theodore, their last child for whom there is a birthdate was b. in 1797. Theodosia (2) d. 23 Aug 1812 and Gad Root died 13 Nov 1824. Phelps and Servin state that after Zerviah’s death Paul moved to Westfield and then to Pennsylvania where he died. Paul’s known movements do not fit that scenario. Paul was still living in Windham, Connecticut in December of 1794 when he advertised that he was going to grind salt, and he (“Paul Phelps of Windham, Windham County Connecticut”) bought land in Woodford, Vermont in 1795 where he resided until about 1803 when he moved to Swanton, Vermont. He lived in Swanton until at least 1814. There is no record of him moving to Pennsylvania after this. (All of his sons and his daughter Zerviah lived in New York for many years after 1814, and a man of his age very likely would have stayed near or with one of his children.) Phelps and Servin also state Zerviah " was probably daughter of John and Sarah (Huntington) Calkins", but that is incorrect. Zerviah, the daughter of John and Sarah, did not grow up in the Lebanon Connecticut area, as her family moved to Dutchess County, New York when she was five or six. Her mother died in Dutchess County in 1744 as did her father in 1769. If she had married Paul, the marriage would have been very unusual, as she was thirteen years older than Paul. Also, she would have been 50 when Paul 3rd was born, a very late (although not impossible) age to give birth. Zerviah, the daughter of Solomon Calkins and Zerviah Dewey, was the same age as Paul and would have been 37 years old when Paul 3rd was born. Finally, Paul and the younger Zerviah were first cousins, lived in the greater Lebanon area, and almost certainly would have known each other. [emphasis mine] [13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Children	1. Phelps, Anna,   b. 1 Sep 1768, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut + 2. Phelps, Simeon,   b. 24 Oct 1771, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut d. 30 May 1842, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)   3. Phelps, Zerviah,   b. 16 Nov 1773, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut d. Abt 1853, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) + 4. Phelps, Elijah D.,   b. 1 Oct 1775, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut d. 1867 or later   5. Phelps, John,   b. 18 Mar 1779, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut   6. Phelps, Solomon,   b. 25 Apr 1781, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut + 7. Phelps, Jedediah,   b. 2 Mar 1783, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut d. 7 Jan 1851, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)   8. Phelps, Paul (3rd),   b. 30 Jan 1786, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut d. 9 Jun 1863, Marion, Wayne, New York, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Oct 1748 - Lebanon, Connecticut Military Service - Paul was a private in the 2nd Company of General Israel Putnam's Regiment which was composed of men from Windham County, Connecticut with one company from New London County. Paul was in service 9 May - 19 Sep 1775. The regiment marched to camps at Boston in May. A detachment of men from the regiment was engaged at Bunker Hill, including Sgt. Fuller, Corp. Webb and 28 privates from Paul's company under Lieut. James Dana. It is not known if Paul was among those men as the privates were not listed by name. There were 61 privates in the company. - 1775 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Simeon, Zerviah, Elijah, John and Solomon Phelps were born in Mansfield. - 1771 - 1781 - Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut Religion - Family of Paul and Zerviah Phelps were baptised, including Anne, Simeon, Zerviah, Elijah, John, Solomon, & Jedediah. Paul (3rd) was baptized 21 May 1786. The Second Congregational Church of Mansfield is now the Storrs Congregational Church. According to its website, the current church is located very close to the site of the original building. - 3 Oct 1784 - Second Church of Mansfield. Residence - Town records show that Jedediah and Paul (3rd) Phelps were born in Willington. (But they were baptized in the Second Church of Mansfield.) - 1783-1786 - Willington, Tolland, Connecticut Residence - 1790 US Census Household: Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 6 [Elijah, John, Solomon, Jedediah, Paul (3rd), ?] Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2 [Paul, Simeon] Free White Persons - Females: 2 [prob. Zerviah (wife), Zerviah (dau)] Number of Household Members: 10 ----- Cathy Kuhl has found two of Paul's business advertisements. On 25 Sep 1791 Paul advertised his clothing business in in Windham at the old powder mill. Cathy has placed the mill on the north bank of the Willimantic River, near the intersection of Main and Dunham streets. In Dec 1794 Paul announced that he would grind salt (presumably at the old powder mill). - 1790 - 1795 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Relocation - A Woodford deed shows that Paul Phelps of Windham, Windham County, Connecticut bought one hundred acres of land in Woodford from Matthew Scott for £60. - 19 Aug 1795 - Woodford, Bennington, Vermont, USA Residence - Paul engaged in numerous land transactions in Woodford during this period. (for details see Phelps land transactions in Woodford, Vermont under documents below). Paul was appointed to a tax collecting committee in Woodford in 1797 1800 US Census Household members: 1 male 10-15 [b. 1785-1795 - fits Paul 3rd b. 1786] 1 male 16-25 [b. 1775-1784 - fits Solomon born 1781 or Jedediah b. 1783] 1 male 45+ [b.before 1755 -- fits Paul 2nd b. 1748] 1 female 45+ [fits Zerviah, b. 1748] - 1795 - 1802 - Woodford, Bennington, Vermont, USA Residence - Paul relocated to Swanton probably in 1803. He appeared on the Grand List (tax roll; see documents below) for Swanton from 1804 through 1807 and held property until 1814. He was 60 in 1808 and too old to be taxed. His sons Solomon, Jedediah, and Paul, Jr., and his daughter Zerviah, (who at some point apparently married Daniel Walker) also moved to Swanton. His sons Elijah and John remained in Bennington County. - 1803 - 1814 - Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, USA Property - At some point, Paul agreed to a perpetual lease (no termination date) on the south half of Lot 10 (50 acres) in Swanton from Jonathan and Elijah Ferris. In 1814 he assigned this lease and the land to George W. Powers for $500. (The terms of the lease were to probably identical to the lease signed by Paul's son Solomon on 7 Nov 1809.) - 2 May 1814 - Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		Birth Records for Jedediah Phelps and Paul Phelps 3rd from Town of Willington, Connecticut Records for Jedediah and Paul are marked with a red line. Original is from familysearch.org
  		Phelps Family Members in the Swanton Vermont Tax Rolls, 1804-1813 (pdf) Includes links to original images of tax rolls on familysearch.org
  		Land Transactions by Paul Phelps and His Sons Elijah and John in Woodford, Bennington County, Vermont (pdf). Document lists 13 land transactions with date of transaction, buyer and seller, brief property description, date recorded, witnesses, and url of an image of the original document.
  		Phelps Family Land Transactions in Swanton, Vermont (pdf) Included are land transactions of Paul Phelps (2nd), his sons Solomon, Jedediah and Paul, Jr. (3rd) and Paul's son-in-law Daniel Walker.

  
  

• Notes

  The winter of 1751-52 was disastrous for 3 year old Paul 2nd and his siblings. They lost both parents, their grandfather, and their uncles Jacob and Jedediah Jr. Their uncle Silas was the only surviving adult male in their close family. The dead were: Jacob, son of Jedediah d. 22 Dec 1751, age 38. Jedediah Sr. d. 13 Feb 1752, age about 63. Jerusha, wife of Paul Sr., 17 Mar 1752, age 31. Paul Sr., died 13 Apr 1752, age 34. Jedediah Jr., d. 1 Oct 1752 age 25. The next year Solomon, son of Jedediah Jr., died 7 Apr 1753, age 19 months.

  
  

• Sources

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