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Generation No. 1

1. JOHN2 PHELPS SR. (UNKNOWN1) died 1747 in Goochland County, VA. He married MARGARET UNKNOWN.

Children of JOHN PHELPS and MARGARET UNKNOWN are:
i. SAMUEL3 PHELPS.
2. ii. WILLIAM PHELPS, b. Abt. 1734, Ablemarle County,VA Abt. 1811 KY/VA ?.
iii. JOHN PHELPS JR., b. Abt. 1735; d. 1797, Caswell County, NC.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM3 PHELPS (JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1734 in Ablemarle County, VA, and died Abt. 1811 in KY/VA ?. He married (1) NANCY NAIL Abt. 1751 in VA, daughter of JOHN NAIL and UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1736 in VA, and died March 17, 1789 in Pittman Station, Green County, KY. He married (2) RHODA SKAGGS Abt. 1799 in Barren County, KY, daughter of RICHARD SKAGGS and ELIZABETH WELLS.

Notes for WILLIAM PHELPS:
Revolutionary war soldier.
The William Phelps Question
I've received several e-mails concerning William Phelps. The e-mail
below explains the quandry clearly. I have added this important note
to my site to keep from passing on bad and undocumented information.
I have also included more information gathered from friends. Maybe
This can give some type of answer or a place to start searching.
When it comes to our Phelps line, unfortunately it seems that some
mistakes have been made. The parents of our William PHELPS, who came
to KY from VA, have been recorded incorrectly. The Phelps line was
researched within the last 100 years, and we all took their research
as truth. Books have been written about them, as well as articles, and
they are in the DAR records. But unfortunately, past researchers made
an understandable mistake. They didn't realize that there were TWO
William PHELPS living in Buckingham Co., Virginia from 1770 through
the Revolutionary War period. So they linked our line to the wrong
William PHELPS, and on and on, back to England. This mistake has only
come to light within the last few years, when a young man from the
William PHELPS line in Buckingham Co., VA started searching his roots
right there in the county where he lived, as had his relatives for the
past 300 years. To his knowledge no one from his line had ever
researched their family. Then he found William PHELPS in the DAR
records. After sending for their records, he found that it linked his
William to Nancy NAIL, and had them migrating to Kentucky. To compound
the problem, the "other" William of Buckingham Co., had a son named
William. That William Jr. also migrated to KY (Logan Co.) in the very
late 1780s. But his wife's name was Keziah STILL. They must have been
married around 1790 in most likely Buckingham Co., VA. And, two of his
Uncles, Thomas and John, from Buckingham Co., VA, had also migrated to
Kentucky. Well, the young man knew that his William PHELPS, and most
of his descendants remained in Buckingham Co. VA. So he started
digging through all the records he could find. He found in his line,
three Williams in a direct line Thomas Phelps, who died before May
14, 1751 in Albermarle Co., VA.; then go to his son, William I, d
1749, Albermarle Co., VA; his son, William II (the brother of James),
b 1735 in Albermarle Co., VA and d 1810 in Buckingham Co., VA; then
his son William III, d 1824 in Logan Co., KY, married Keziah STILL,
and came to KY in the 1790s. And of course this Wm. also named a son
Wm. Note that in VA, this family lived on the same property for 3
generations. In 1761 that part of Albermarle Co. became Buckingham Co.
but it was the same land. There is also proof that our William was
not from the Thomas line. The solid proof is that William's son, John,
testified in his Revolutionary War pension application that he, John,
was born in Cumberland Co., VA. That is "primary" evidence, first hand
testimony, as was Nicholas's testimony. There is proof that there was
only one PHELPS family that lived in Cumberland Co., VA in the 1750s.
That was the family of John PHELPS, who died in Goochland Co., VA in
1747. That was the family of John PHELPS, who died in Goochland Co.,
VA in 1747. The Plantation where he was living at the time of his
death was on land that became Cumberland Co., VA in 1749 when that
county was formed from Goochland Co. This proves that our William
PHELPS, the one who we state was married to Nancy NAIL, was the son of
John PHELPS, who owned lands in Goochland Co., VA upon his death in
1747. That land later became Cumberland Co., VA in 1749. And our
William remained on that land until March of 1755. And our William had
a son named William who married Nancy House & Ritha Cox. Here is
John's Will from 1747 where he names his three sons. The oldest son
was John, then Samuel, than the youngest, William.
From Goochland County Deeds and Wills Deed Bk. No. 5, 1745-1749,
p.389-390. Will of John PHELPS (x), of Goochland Co., sick, To my
son, John, the use of the land where he (John) lives, next to John
WOODSON and John PLEASANTS, and at his death to his son, John PHELPS.
To my son, John, one Negro woman Sarah. To my son, Samuel, land where
James STAFFORD lives and where George BUTS lived, next to WADSON(sic)
and John PLEASANTS, [*note- this property is near the Court House of
the said county] and also to him Negroes Charles, Dick, Hanah, Cate,
Peter and York; also 500 acres on Fleamon's Creek, 400 being part the
plantation is on and 100 acres of the joining survey; also items and
livestock; To my son, William, all the rest of my land at Fleamon's
Creek, being 560 acres held by him, and also land and plantation where
I live at my wife's death. Also Negroes Franky, Harry, and Ned; items
and livestock. To my grandson John PHELPS, 54 acres next to CARDWELL,
TABORS, Horsepen branch & Col. RANDOLPH; also one Negro Joe, when he
comes of age. To granddaughter Mary PHELPS, one Negro; granddaughter
Sarah PHELPS, one Negro; To Dorothy LEARWOOD, 1 young mare and 4
cattle. To wife Margaret, for life, 3 Negroes Thom, Jeney, and Robin,
and then to my son William. The use of plantation where testator
lives, &c &c; the Negroes given grandchildren to be in the care of
William Phelps. Rest of my estate to my wife and son William.
Executors sons Samuel and William. Dated Feb 14 or 10, 1747; Wit
Wm. STONE, Joseph WOOD, James BARNES Signed John (F) PHELPS Recorded
16 March 1747 proved in Goochland March 1747. Deed Bk. No. 5,
1745-1749 (Reel 2), p.389-390. Will pro. 16 Mar 1747.
(Note that our William named his first son, John, after his father and
oldest brother. Also he named another son Samuel, for his other
brother. And a daughter, Margaret, after his mother.) There is a
question about if William was married to Nancy NAIL, although he could
have been. There are documents stating that at least between 1755 and
1770, Wm.'s wife was named Sarah. Perhaps we may be able to prove that
Sarah was a NAIL/NEAL. The names Nicholas, Julian, Nancy Ann, and
Aquilla are names that are found in the NAIL/NEAL/NAILE/NEALE line of
Amherst Co., VA. That makes a case for a NAIL/NEAL connection. No one
has any "proof" of Nancy NAIL, only family stories passed down through
the years that she died at Pitman's Station. Most Phelps have relied
on the biographies written about the two Julian PHELPS in "Kentucky A
History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., written in
1885, as their proof. But, that is not "primary" evidence, only
stories that where relayed by family, and the one about Julian N.
PHELPS is differently inaccurate. We can prove that some of our PHELPS
were at Pitman's Station during 1780-1782 off and on between Indian
raids. William's son, Nicholas testified to that in a deposition he
gave in 1822. He mentioned his father and brother Julian in that
deposition.
From Web site: Butler County Phelps Genealogy

Children of WILLIAM PHELPS and NANCY NAIL are:
i. JOHN4 PHELPS, b. June 20, 1752, Cumberland County, VA; d. Butler County, KY; m. MARY ASHLEY, June 13, 1820, Butler County, KY.
ii. JOSHUA PHELPS, b. June 20, 1752, VA; d. Butler County, KY.
3. iii. JULIAN PHELPS, b. Abt. 1753, VA; d. February 18, 1848, Butler County, KY.
4. iv. NANCY PHELPS, b. 1753, Cumberland County, VA; d. Butler County, KY.
5. v. NICHOLAS PHELPS, b. 1759, Buckingham County, VA; d. Abt. 1840, Butler County, KY.
vi. AQUILLA PHELPS, b. 1766, VA; d. 1849, Butler County, KY.
6. vii. MARY PHELPS, b. 1770, VA; d. Bef. 1820, Butler County, KY.
viii. MARGARET PHELPS, b. 1772, VA /KY; d. 1849; m. DAVID CHANCELOR, 1793, Green County, KY.
ix. SAMUEL PHELPS, b. 1775, VA.
x. ELIZABETH "BETSY" PHELPS, b. 1775, VA; m. JESSIE HAMMILLTON.
7. xi. PATTIE "PATSY" PHELPS, b. 1776, KY/VA?.
xii. REBECCA PHELPS, b. 1780, VA.
8. xiii. WILLIAM PHELPS JR., b. 1783, VA; d. July 03, 1866, Warrick County, IN.

Generation No. 3

3. JULIAN4 PHELPS (WILLIAM3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1753 in VA, and died February 18, 1848 in Butler County, KY. He married (1) NANCY ABBOTT January 07, 1787 in Nelson County, VA. She was born 1770 in VA, and died March 16, 1789 in Green County, KY. He married (2) JOANNA JONES 1798 in Warren County, KY. She was born 1777 in VA, and died in Warren County, KY.

More About JULIAN PHELPS:
Burial: Butler County, KY

Children of JULIAN PHELPS and NANCY ABBOTT are:
i. WILLIAM5 PHELPS, b. 1788, Butler County, KY; d. Aft. July 1860, Butler County, KY; m. SARAH "SALLY" LOGSDON, October 10, 1810, Warren County, KY; b. 1788; d. Butler County, KY.
ii. JAMES L. PHELPS, b. February 08, 1789, Pittman Station Green Cty. KY; d. July 14, 1862, Lumbustown Butler Cty. KY; m. ELLENDER "NELLIE" JONES, December 31, 1807, Ohio County, KY; b. April 22, 1792, Carolina; d. June 25, 1852, Welches Creek Butler County, KY.

Notes for JAMES L. PHELPS:
The Phelps' and Pittman's Station
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James and Nellie (Jones) Phelps, natives of Green County, and of
Scotch-Irish and English descent respectively. James Phelps received
his early education in his native county, but while yet a young man,
in the latter part of the last century, removed to what is now Butler
County, Ky., which was then a part of Ohio County, and almost an
unbroken wilderness. Here he was afterward married; bought wild land
on the waters of Welch's Creek, erected a log-cabin, and subsequently
improved a farm, upon which he resided for many years; then removed to
Edmonson County, where he resided some five or six years; returned to
Butler County and again bought wild land, adjoining his first
purchase, where he improved another farm and resided for several
years; then sold out and bought a farm and corn-mill on big Reedy
Creek, same county, upon which he resided for some five or six years,
after which he made his home among his children until his death, in
1863.
He and wife were from early life members of the United Baptist Church;
he was also for many years a captain in the State militia. His mother,
Nancy Phelps, was killed by the Indians soon after settling in Green
County; and her husband Julian Phelps, was severely wounded at the
same time; the whole family only escaped massacre through the courage
and forethought of his brother William Phelps.
According to family lore James was just weeks old at the time of the
Indian massacre. He survived because his brother William put him in
the trundel bed and pushed it under the bigger bed. Both Nancy
(Abbott) Phelps and Nancy (Nail) Phelps (James' mother and grandmother
were killed by the Indians).

CENSUS RECORDS 1850 BUTLER CO. KY.
dwelling #630
James Felps age 60 M farmer $3350 b. Ky.
Nelly age 57 F unknown. (Jones)
Marion age 15 M b. Ky.
Tempa age 14 F b. Ky.
Singleton age 7 M b. Ky.

Children of JULIAN PHELPS and JOANNA JONES are:
iii. THOMAS5 PHELPS.
iv. PHILLIP FOSTER PHELPS.
v. NICHOLAS PHELPS, b. February 14, 1800, Warren County, KY; d. September 17, 1885, Butler County, KY; m. MARY LUCY PITTMAN, May 24, 1820, Butler County, KY; b. 1802, Warren County, KY; d. 1890, Butler County, KY.

Notes for NICHOLAS PHELPS:
CENSUS RECORDS 1850 BUTLER CO. KY.
dwelling #567
Nicholas Phelps age 50 M farmer $600 b. Ky.
Polly A age 47 F b. Ky.
Mary age 21 F deaf & dumb b. Ky.
William age 19 M deaf & dumb b. Ky.
Malinda age 15 F b. Ky.
Nancy age 12 F deaf & dumb b. Ky.
Christina age 10 b. Ky.
Willey age 5 F b. Ky.
Polina age 2 F b. Ky.

4. NANCY4 PHELPS (WILLIAM3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1753 in Cumberland County, VA, and died in Butler County, KY. She married ISAAC VANZANT.

Children of NANCY PHELPS and ISAAC VANZANT are:
i. MARY5 VANZANT.
ii. REBECCA VANZANT.

5. NICHOLAS4 PHELPS (WILLIAM3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1759 in Buckingham County, VA, and died Abt. 1840 in Butler County, KY. He married (1) NANCY UNKNOWN Bef. 1793. He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH BIGGERSTAFF May 16, 1793 in Green County, KY, daughter of AARON BIGGERSTAFF and MARY VANZANDT. She was born 1770 in Muhlenberg, NC, and died 1830.

Notes for NICHOLAS PHELPS:
A soldier in the Revolutionary war; a pioneer and Indian fighter in
Kentucky; died about 1840 at an advanced age.

Children of NICHOLAS PHELPS and MARY BIGGERSTAFF are:
i. JESSE5 PHELPS, m. NANCY PITTMAN, March 03, 1825, Butler County, KY; b. 1804, KY; d. Butler County, KY.

Notes for JESSE PHELPS:
CENSUS RECORDS 1850 BUTLER CO. KY.
dwelling #713
Jesse Phelps age 46 M farmer $1000 b. Ky.
Nancy age 46 F b. Ky.
Martha J age 23 F b. Ky.
Betsy Anne age 21 F b. Ky.
Solomon age 20 M b. Ky.
Woodford age 18 M b. Ky.
Matilda age 15 F b. Ky.
Hartford age 12 M b. Ky.
Mary A age 10 F b. Ky.
Samuel age 8 M b. Ky.
Permutia age 6 F b. Ky.
Nancy age 4 F b. Ky.

ii. JAMES PHELPS.
iii. ELIZABETH "BETSY" PHELPS, m. UNKNOWN BACON.
iv. SAMUEL PHELPS.
v. NICKOLS PHELPS.
vi. WILLIAM PHELPS.
vii. POLLY PHELPS, m. UNKNOWN HOLMES.
viii. JOHN B. PHELPS, b. June 04, 1796, Green County, KY; d. October 17, 1880, Butler County, KY; m. MARTHA BURDEN, September 16, 1819, Butler County, KY.

Notes for JOHN B. PHELPS:
CENSUS RECORDS 1850 BUTLER CO. KY.
dwelling #714
John Phelps age 52 M farmer $664 b. Ky.
Martha age 41 F b. Ky.
Benjamin age 25 M farmer $200 b. Ky.
Pleasant age 18 M farmer b. Ky.
John age 17 M farmer b. Ky.
William age 11 M b. Ky.
Martha Henderson age 17 F b. Ky.

More About JOHN B. PHELPS:
Burial: Butler County, KY

ix. SARAH PHELPS, b. 1798.
x. JULIAN RIVER PHELPS, b. January 20, 1801, Warren Co. KY; d. March 18, 1856, Butler County, KY; m. SARAH ELIZABETH SMITH, December 11, 1823, Butler County, KY; b. July 23, 1803, KY; d. January 07, 1860, Butler County, KY.

Notes for JULIAN RIVER PHELPS:
CENSUS RECORDS 1850 BUTLER CO. KY.
dwelling #712
Julian R Phelps age 49 M farmer $4500 b. Ky
Sarah age 47 F b. Ky.
Julia A age 17 F b. Ky.
Martha age 15 F b. Ky.
Stanford age 13 M b. Ky.
Elmedia age 11 F b. Ky.
America age 9 F b. Ky.
Bertha age 7 F b. Ky.
Frances age 1 F b. Ky.
Marianne Everett age 20 F b. Va.
Sarah age 3/12 F b. Ky.
Eliza Skillem age 24 F b. Ky.
Mary age 4 F b. Ky.
Bedford age 3 M b. Ky.
Anderson Felps age 30 M farmer b. Ky.

More About SARAH ELIZABETH SMITH:
Burial: Butler County, KY

6. MARY4 PHELPS (WILLIAM3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1770 in VA, and died Bef. 1820 in Butler County, KY. She married JOHN PITTMAN March 04, 1784 in KY/VA ?, son of WILLIAM PITTMAN and SARAH WEBB. He was born in VA, and died in Butler County, KY.

Notes for MARY PHELPS:
Butler Phelps Cemetery Road
Located in Butler County, KY
Just off Highway 70, close to the 21 mile marker, between Morgantown
and Brownsville.

Children of MARY PHELPS and JOHN PITTMAN are:
i. WILLIAM5 PITTMAN, b. 1789, Green County, KY; m. POLLY GOODWIN, July 14, 1817.
ii. ARTHUR P. PITTMAN, b. 1796, Green County, KY; d. Butler County, KY; m. MARY LUCY LINDSEY, March 14, 1826, Butler County, KY; b. 1803, North Carolina; d. Butler County, KY.

More About MARY LUCY LINDSEY:
Burial: Butler County, KY

iii. SARAH N. "SALLY" PITTMAN, b. 1797, Green County, KY; d. November 02, 1881, Butler County, KY; m. JOSEPH JOHNSON, July 19, 1816, Butler County, KY; b. 1784, VA; d. 1844, Butler Cty, KY.

More About SARAH N. "SALLY" PITTMAN:
Burial: Butler County, KY

iv. MARY LUCY PITTMAN, b. 1802, Warren County, KY; d. 1890, Butler County, KY; m. NICHOLAS PHELPS, May 24, 1820, Butler County, KY; b. February 14, 1800, Warren County, KY; d. September 17, 1885, Butler County, KY.

Notes for NICHOLAS PHELPS:
CENSUS RECORDS 1850 BUTLER CO. KY.
dwelling #567
Nicholas Phelps age 50 M farmer $600 b. Ky.
Polly A age 47 F b. Ky.
Mary age 21 F deaf & dumb b. Ky.
William age 19 M deaf & dumb b. Ky.
Malinda age 15 F b. Ky.
Nancy age 12 F deaf & dumb b. Ky.
Christina age 10 b. Ky.
Willey age 5 F b. Ky.
Polina age 2 F b. Ky.

v. NANCY PITTMAN, b. 1804, KY; d. Butler County, KY; m. JESSE PHELPS, March 03, 1825, Butler County, KY.

Notes for JESSE PHELPS:
CENSUS RECORDS 1850 BUTLER CO. KY.
dwelling #713
Jesse Phelps age 46 M farmer $1000 b. Ky.
Nancy age 46 F b. Ky.
Martha J age 23 F b. Ky.
Betsy Anne age 21 F b. Ky.
Solomon age 20 M b. Ky.
Woodford age 18 M b. Ky.
Matilda age 15 F b. Ky.
Hartford age 12 M b. Ky.
Mary A age 10 F b. Ky.
Samuel age 8 M b. Ky.
Permutia age 6 F b. Ky.
Nancy age 4 F b. Ky.

vi. ELIZABETH PITTMAN, b. May 28, 1806, Warren County, KY; m. WILLIAM DEWEESE, December 25, 1828.
vii. CHRISTOPHER ROBERT PITTMAN, b. 1812, Butler County, KY; m. MARGARET MARTIN, August 10, 1831, Butler County, KY; b. 1813, KY; d. 1884.

Notes for CHRISTOPHER ROBERT PITTMAN:
Born in Butler County, KY. 1812. Came to Hamilton County IL. in 1844. Died in Petis County, MO. Buried near Greenridge, MO. He was a farmer and school teacher, and Baptist preacher. Served Ten Mile Church off and on from 1845 tp 1863. (This church is located 4 or 5 miles west and a little south of McLeansboro, Hamilton County, IL. They still have regular services there.) According to the church old records, C. R. Pittman salary for the year of 1855 was $525. someone gave him $100. making his yers salary $625.. C. R. Pittman married Margaret Martin, also born in Butler County, KY. She was born in 1813 and is said to have died in 1884.
Buried: Between Green Ridge and Iona Missouri.

1850 Census Hamilton County, IL.
Pitman,Christopher 38M Farmer 500 KY
Margaret 37F KY
*John M 18M Laborer KY
William H 15M Laborer KY
Lorenzo R 12M KY
Martha R 13F KY
Mary J 9F KY
James A 6M KY
Frederic W 5M IL
Irving J 1/12M IL

1860 Census Hamilton County, IL. Twigg Township HH 421
C. R. Pitman 49 KY
Margaret 48 KY
James A. 16 KY
Fredrick W. 14 IL
Irvin J. 10 IL
Woodford M. 8 IL

HH 424 list William H. Pittman 26 born KY. married to Margaret A.
HH 425 Mary J. Pitman listed in household of John Mann and wife Rachel.

John M., Wm. Hardin and Loranza Dow Pittman lived and died in IL. but little is known of the other five, as they went ot Petis County, MO. with their parents C. R. Pittman and his wife Margaret Martin Pittman.

viii. MALINDA PITTMAN, b. 1813, Butler County, KY; m. JESSE DEWEESE, August 29, 1837, Butler County, KY.

7. PATTIE "PATSY"4 PHELPS (WILLIAM3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1776 in KY/VA?. She married JOSHUA ABNEY May 06, 1795 in Green County, KY, son of ELISHA ABNEY and UNKNOWN. He was born 1774 in Clay County, KY.

Notes for JOSHUA ABNEY:
The Parentage of Joshua ABNEY who m. Patsy PHELPS

Several of our cousins are searching for information on the parentage of Joshua ABNEY who m. Patsy PHELPS. This Joshua ABNEY is said to have been born circa 1774. He married Patsy PHELPS on 06 May 1795 in Green County, Kentucky and had at least Paul ABNEY (born ca. 1801). Paul ABNEY m. Mary BEASLEY and had John W. & Nicey G. Paul later m. Nancy EMBRY and had Patsy J., Hanna

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