Timothy Phelps

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"Mr. Phelps resided in Windsor, Conn. up to 1690 when, with his younger brother, Nathaniel, then unmarried, he removed to Hebron, Conn., though the town was not incorporated until 1708." - The Phelps Family of America and Their English Ancestors
On 23 Apr 1662 King Charles II granted Connecticut a charter as a self-governing corporate colony, with an eastern boundary at Narragansett Bay, overlapping part of the Rhode Island patent. Rhode Island did not concede its claim to territory between the Pawcatuck River and Narragansett Bay (the Narragansett Country), but Connecticut quickly took control of the area. (Bowen, Disputes, 32; Swindler, 2:135-136) On 10 May 1666 the Colony of Connecticut created four original counties: Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, and New London. (Conn. Col. Recs., 2:34-35). Thus, Windsor became a part of Hartford County

Timothy married Martha Crow on 4 Nov 1686 in Probably Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut. Martha (daughter of Christopher Crow and Mary (wife of Christopher Crow) [?]) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ashbel Phelps was born about 1704 in Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 18 Oct 1787 in Hebron, Tolland Co, Connecticut.

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Timothy Phelps resided in Windsor, Connecticut, on the old homstead on land purchased by his father from the Indians. He was propounded* in Octber of 1663 and made a freeman on the second of May in 16??. He was appointed a lieutenant by the General Court, receiving his commission in 1709 and served under Col. William Whiting in Capt. Mathew Allyn's Company in the Queen Anne War.
*propound to suggest or put forward for consideration
On 23 Apr 1662 King Charles II granted Connecticut a charter as a self-governing corporate colony, with an eastern boundary at Narragansett Bay, overlapping part of the Rhode Island patent. Rhode Island did not concede its claim to territory between the Pawcatuck River and Narragansett Bay (the Narragansett Country), but Connecticut quickly took control of the area. (Bowen, Disputes, 32; Swindler, 2:135-136) On 10 May 1666 the Colony of Connecticut created four original counties: Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, and New London. (Conn. Col. Recs., 2:34-35). Thus, Windsor became a part of Hartford County

Timothy married Mary Griswold. Mary (daughter of Edward Griswold Griswold and Living) was born on 13 Oct 1644 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Phelps, his wife, six children, and brother George, then unmarried, emigrated to New England in the ship Mary & John sailing from Plymouth, England, 20 Mar 1630. They landed at Nantasket* Massachusetts on 30 May 1630. The company settled in Dorchester** Massachusetts, the first settlers and founders of that place. Dorchester claims the honor of being the first town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony to organize a town government. Mr. Phelps took and active position in town matters and, during the first six months, was made a freeman (for which he applied 19 Oct 1630). - Phelps Family of America
*Nantasket is now Hull, Plymouth County **Dorchester is a suburb of Boston, about 17 miles from Hull past Hull, Hingham, Quincy, and Dorchester Bays.
Tewkesbury Abbey (offically the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Tewkesbury) is a large and magnificent parish church in a small market town just 10 miles north of Gloucester. A Saxon Benedictine monastery was first founded on this site in the 8th century, which was thoroughly destroyed by the Danes. A new abbey, which still stands today, was founded by a Norman nobleman in 1092. Abbot Giraldus and 39 monks moved to Tewkesbury from Cranborne in Dorset in 1102. The nave was complete in 1121 and the entire church was completed by about 1150. In the 14th century, the abbey church was given a Decorated Gothic makeover. The chancel was renovated and the nave roof was given magnificent lierne vaulting, with narrative and decorative bosses. The tombs and chantry chapels added around the chancel in 1350-1450 reflect the importance of such memorials to the local aristocracy. The Dissolution of the Monasteries (1538-41) meant the destruction of the monastic buildings of Tewkesbury Abbey in 1539, but the town saved the church by paying Henry VIII

(Research):Along with William Phelps, Henry Wolcott, grandfather Elizabeth Wolcutt, was among the prominent men of Dorchester Mass then Windsor Conn, both founders of the Colony of Connecticut. Elizabeth was the wife of Daniel Cooley.
-History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor

William married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Edward Griswold of Killingworth, Connecticut

Edward married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William married Dorothy (wife of William Phelps) [?]. Dorothy died about 1613. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]