• General Notes

  [20;1754.FTW]
  
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 20, Ed. 1, Tree #1754, Date of Import: Jan 22, 2000]
  
     Timothy Phelps was elected a freeman of Windsor, Connecticut, on May 2, 1640.   He was commissioned Lieutenant in Queen Anne's War, 1702,  where he served om Captain Matthew Allyn's Company, Colonel Whiting's Regiment.    Timothy was the brother of Mary Phelps, who married Thomas Barber. [2233.ftw]
  
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 27, Ed. 1, Tree #2233, Date of Import: Jan 2, 2000]
  
  Lieut. Timothy Phelps, b. Windsor CT., Sept 1, 1639, Marr Mary Griswold, March 19, 1661, (daughter of Edward Griswold of Killingworth CT) she was born in Windsor CT, bpt Oct 13, 1644. She died some years before herhusband.
  Mr. phelps resided in Windsor CT on the old homestead, on land purchased by his father from the Indians. he was propounded Oct 1663 and made a freeman May 2, 1644. In the history of Windsor, Stile's History, "in may 1690 Thomas Allen chosen and allowed Capt of Trained Band in Windsor and Timothy Phelps, lieut., and are to be commissioned accordingly."
  May, 1696, "The Soldiers of Windsor have chosen Timothy Phelps as their Capt. The court approveth their choice and does order the said officers shall receive their commissions. Sgt Timothy Phelps that went up to Great Fallsin Oct. last, ordered by the Gov and council, Feb 6, 1706-07 upon public service, shall be allowed 8 shillings apiece more than allowed them by Capt Matthew Allen.
  He was appointed a kieut by the general court, receiving his commission in 1709, and served under Col William Whiting in Capt Matthew Allyn's Co in 1707 in the Queen Anne War. His will, dated May 2, 1717, mentions all his children (except Mary who died young) and grandson Samuel Filer, son of his daughter Abigail.
  June 11, 1667, "to the poor of other Colonies, timothy Phelps, 3s, 6d." Stile's History.
  Capt Matthew Allyn led a company from Windsor in the unfortunate campaign against Quebec. From letters to his wife from camp on Woods Creek near Albany, that "himself sick also Tim Phelps, Obadiah owen, Mat Taylor and Bartlett. Taylor is the worst."
  In a deposition taken in Hartford CT, March 3 1682-3, he is mentioned as the son of William, about forty-two years old.
                
                 Hartford Probate Records
                      Vol. 9, pp 338
  
  Last Will and Testament of Mr. Timothy Phelps of Windsor, in the county of Hartford and the 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 Godd retaining a good measure of that understanding and the memory that he hath been pleased to bestow upon me, do make and ordain this to be decently entered.  As for my estate Real and Personal and paid by my Ex, 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 Samuel 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 thier sisters Sarah, Hannah, Ann and Martha, my daughters or their heirs and to the heirs of my daughter Abigail deceased forty eight pounds as money apiece and my will is that what they have already received as entered upon my books shall be reckoned as part of a said sum and if my said sons and their brother Joseph's heirs shall pay their sisters and their heirs aboved mentioned in equal proportion except that the heirs of Joseph shall pay four pounds more than an equal proportion and my son Cornelius four pounds less than 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 me so long as I live or till he comed 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 thereof that this is my last will and testament I yes Timothy Phelps have hereto put my hand and seal this Second day of March Anno Domini One thosend Seven Hundred Sixteen or seventeen.
  
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                      Timothy x Phelps   
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     The said Timothy Phelps signed, sealed and declared this to be his last will and testament in the 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 & theiur 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 shal have fourty six pounds apiece with what they have already have to be paid 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 secon day of March, One thousand seven hundred sixteen or seventeen,
  
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     Signed, sealed and declared to be his addition to his will and tesatament in the presence of us.
  
                      John Mansfield
                      Thomas Moore
  
     Windsor September 28, 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 sameto 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 die of this half sheet paper and declare the same to be 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 was of sound mind and memory.
  
                      Matthew Allyn,  Asst.
  
  Children were
  
  Timothy   b. Windsor, CT.     Nov 1 1663,    m. Martha Crow
  Joseph    b.      "       "   Sept 27, 1666  m. Sarah Hosford
  William   b.      "            "   Feb 4, 1669    m. Abigail Mudge
                                2nd m. Ruth Barber
  Cornelius b.      "            "   April 26, 1671 m. Sarah Mansfield
  Mary b.       "           "   Aug 14, 1673   d. May 23 1690
  Samuel    b.       "            "  Jan 29, 1675   m. Abigail Eno
  Nathaniel b.       "           "   bpt Jan 13, 1677    m. Hannah Bissell
                                2nd m. Abigail Pinney        
  Sarah     b.       "           "   Dec 27, 1679   m. Davd Marshall        
  Abigail   b.       "           "        June 3, 1682   m. Samuel Filer
  Hannah    b.       "           "        bpt Aug 16, 1684    m. Thomas Phelps
  Anne b.       "           "       Oct 2, 1686     m. David Porter
  Martha    b.       "           "        Nov 12, 1688   m. Corp Samuel Holcomb                                 [3117.ftw]
  
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3117, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998]
  
  Timothy lived in Windsor in a home which was built on land his father had bought from the indians.  He was commissioned a Lieutenent and served under Colonel William Whiting in Captain Mathew Allyn's Company in 1707 in the Queen Anne War.  This was the second of four Colonial wars known as the French and Indian wars.  Capt. Allyn led a Company from Windsor in a campaign against Quebec.  from a camp on Woods Creek near Albany New York he wrote o his wife that he, Tim Phelps, Obadiah Owen, Mat Taylor, and Bartlett were all sick.[3104.ftw]
  
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3104, Date of Import: Dec 9, 1998]
  
  !m.19 May 1661 Mary, dau Edward Griswold

Details of Timothy William's family with Mary Griswold