Histories of the Martin, Wilson, Bloom, & Ahola Families
Phelps, Elijah D.[1]
1775 - 1867 or later-
Name Phelps, Elijah D. Birth 1 Oct 1775 Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut [2, 3] - Tolland County was formed in 1785 from towns in Windham County, including the towns of Mansfield and Tolland. Since Elijah was born in 1775, he was probably born in Mansfield Township in Windham County.
Christening 3 Oct 1784 Second Congregational Church, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut [3] Gender Male Property 1802 - 1803 Woodford, Bennington, Vermont, USA [4, 5] Elijah bought 50 acres of land in Woodford from his father in April of 1802. He married in Readsboro, Vermont 23 Sep 1802 and sold his land in Woodford in 1803.
Woodford Deeds:
5 Apr 1802, Book 2, p. 147. Elijah Phelps of Woodford, Bennington, Vermont bought 50 acres of land from Paul Phelps of the same place for $200.
13 Aug 1803, Book 3, p. 35. Elijah Phelps of Reedsboro, Bennington, Vermont sold the same 50 acres to George Black of Massachusetts for $330.Property 1804 - 1806 Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont [6, 7] Elijah bought two parcels of land in Readsboro.
2 Apr 1804, Book 2, p. 48. Elijah bought a parcel of land from Peter Sibly for $100. (The acreage was not given but was probably about 16).
28 Jun 1806, Book 2, p. 77. Elijah bought 30 acres of land from Caleb Bailey for $150.
29 Dec 1805, Book 2, p. 50. This deed in which Elijah sold his first parcel of land was cancelled with the statement "This Deed Void and of None [sic] Effect Ezra Amadon, Town C".Residence 1802 - 1807 Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont [8] Elijah was married and had his first two sons in Readsboro. He was the constable in Readsboro, and as such was directed by the Treasurer of Vermont to collect the State's property tax of $0.01/acre. Records of this activity are in the Readsboro Deed Book. Residence 1809 - 1810 Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA [9] Elijah's son Simeon was born in Shaftsbury in 1809.
Data from 1810 US Census
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 3
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 5Residence 1816 Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA His son Edmund was born in Dryden. - Elijah also may have lived in Peterboro, New York at some time. Edmund's obituary says that "His youth was passed in the immediate vicinity of the house of Gerrett Smith, whom he greatly admired ..." Gerrit Smith, a social reformer and anti-slavery politician, lived in Peterboro, New York, where his estate is a National Historic Landmark.
Residence 1820 Pompey, Onandaga, New York, USA [10] Residence 1830 - 1850 Hastings, Oswego, New York [11, 12, 13] Elijah's household in 1830.
Males - 10 thru 14: 1 [Edmund (age 14)]
Males - 15 thru 19: 1 [William (age 19)]
Males - 20 thru 29: 2 [Chester (26), Clark (23), or Simeon (21)]
Males - 50 thru 59: 1 [Elijah]
Females - 15 thru 19: 1 [?]
Females - 40 thru 49: 1 [Eunice]
The 1840 census contains a record for Eliphalet D. Phillips who was undoubtedly Elijah D. Phelps. Living near by were Clark Phillips and Simeon Phillips and other neighbors found in the 1830 and 1850 censuses. I have followed Cathy Kuhl's analysis of Elijah's household.
1 male 20-30 [Edmund]
1 male 30-40 [probably Chester]
1 male 60-70 [Elijah]
1 female 20-30 [Sarah KEELER Phelps?]
1 female 50-60 [Eunice]
In 1850 Elijah was living in his son Chester's household which was near the households of his sons Clark, Edmund D. and William D. His son Simeon had moved to Wisconsin. Also nearby was John G. Keeler, probably a brother of Laura Jane and Sarah Ann Keeler, the wives of Clark and Edmund.Land 1839 - 1851 Hastings, Oswego, New York [14, 15, 16, 17] 14 Jun 1839 -- Elijah bought 100 acres (eastern part of Lot 14 of L'Hommedieu's Location) from Edmund and Mary Ann Wetmore of Utica for $458.60. [Recorded 24 Jul 1842]
1 Jun 1850 Elijah sold 1 acre of Lot 14 to Edmund for $30. [Recorded 3 May 1851]
1 Jun 1850 Elijah sold 1 acre of land from lot 14 to John G. Keeler for $35. [Recorded 3 May 1851]
10 Apr 1851 Elijah D. Phelps and Dinah his wife of Hastings sold his 100 acres of lot 14 excepting parcels sold to Edmund Phelps and John G. Keeler to Samuel Goodwin of Rochester, New Hampshire for $2500. [Recorded 2 Apr 1851]Legal Document 7 Nov 1855 Adams County, Wisconsin [18] Elijah granted his son Edmund D. power of attorney to manage his land in Wisconsin. - "Know all men by these presents that I Elijah D. Phelps of the Town of Lafayette in the County of Onandaga and State of New York . . . appoint Edmund D. Phelps of the Town of Grand Marsh Adams County Wisconsin my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name place and stead to take charge, sue for and recover all damages or trespass in cutting timber or otherwise injuring [?] the premises of the said Elijah D. Phelps situate in the Town of Grand Marsh Adams County Wisconsin giving and granting to my said Attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever required to be done . . . Signed Elijah D. Phelps, 7 Nov 1855, State of New York Onandaga County.
Land 1857 -1858 Wisconsin [19, 20, 21] Elijah bought three parcels of land from the Federal Government:
2 Apr 1857, 160 acres in Marquette County, SW1/4 Section 8 Twp 17N Range 8E.
2 Apr 1857, 40 acres in Adams County, NE1/4SW 1/4 Section 8 Twp 17N Range 7E.
1 Dec 1858, 40 acres in Adams County, SE1/4SE1/4 Section 2 Twp 17N Range 7E.
Residence 1853 - 1860 LaFayette, Onandaga, New York, USA [22] In the 1860 census Elijah was living with his second wife near his son W. D. Phelps and listed his occupation as shoemaker. Residence 1867 Lincoln, Adams, Wisconsin, USA 10 Mar 1867. Elijah's son Simeon wrote from Lincoln, Wisconsin to his brother Clark: "Father and the old lady have been quite smart this winter for people as old they are they have been troubled with sore eyes all winter." Death 1867 or later - Possibly Lincoln, Adams, Wisconsin
Person ID I183 Martin-Bloom Last Modified 6 Aug 2018
Father Phelps, Paul (2nd), b. 19 Oct 1748, Lebanon, Connecticut d. Bef 1820 (Age 71 years) Mother 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 [23, 24] 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] [3, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29]
Family ID F75 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Amidon, Eunice, b. 1782, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 10 Oct 1849, Hastings, Oswego, New York (Age 67 years) Marriage 23 Sep 1802 Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont - Married by Elijah Bailey, Justice of the Peace.
Children + 1. Phelps, Chester, b. 31 Dec 1804, Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont + 2. Phelps, Clark, b. 19 Jun 1807, Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont d. 12 Mar 1897, New Haven, Olmsted, Minnesota (Age 89 years) + 3. Phelps, Simeon Shepard, b. 11 Aug 1809, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA d. 8 Oct 1886, Adams County, Wisconsin (Age 77 years) + 4. Phelps, William Dewey, b. 5 Jun 1811, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA d. 1865, LaFayette, Onandaga, New York, USA (Age 53 years) + 5. Phelps, Edmund D., b. 6 Jan 1816, Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA d. 19 Nov 1889, Adams County, Wisconsin (Age 73 years) Family ID F71 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Jul 2013
Family 2 Newell, Dinah, b. Oct 1783 d. 28 Feb 1874 (Age ~ 90 years) Marriage Bef 10 Apr 1851 Family ID F449 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Dec 2013
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Documents Map showing the approximate locations of lands owned by Phelps and Keeler family members in Hastings, Oswego, New York.
Properties of 1. Elijah D. Phelps, 2. Edmund D. Phelps (m. Sarah Ann Keeler), 3. Simeon S. Phelps, 4. William D. Phelps, 5. John G. Keeler, 6. Era D. Ladd (m. Susan M. Keeler), and 7. Martin Keeler. The location of Martin Keeler's land is not certain because of ambiguities in the property description.
The original map was from the New topographical atlas of Oswego County, New York published by C. K. Stone, 1867, found in the New York State Library in Albany. Call number: 912.74767 fAs82.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.
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Notes - Letters from LaFayette, New York:
10 May 1853, Elijah wrote that he wanted to see his children "but when I shall I know not".
10 Aug 1856 Elijah asked that his children "send me some money if it is possible for my business is in such a shape that it is difficult for me to get along without. I want to come to Wisconsin this fall and if my health is good and I can get any company I think I shall come."
2 Apr 1857 Elijah wrote his son Clark "I . . . calculate that I shall visit you about the first of June at that time I shall be in want of the interest that is due and if I cannot depend on it I want you to write immediately and let me know."
- Letters from LaFayette, New York:
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Sources - [S20] Viktor Ottman Wilson, Dewitt and Elma Ottman Family, (Privately Published, 1988, Printed by the Johnson Company, Rochester, MN 55901), pp 15, 17.
- [S179] (database on-line, familysearch.org), Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1646 - 1906.
- [S254] Susan W. Dimock, Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths in Mansfield, Connecticut, (The Baker and Taylor Company, 1898), pp. 140, 437, 974.64 M28.
- [S272] Town Clerk, Deed, Town of Woodford, Bennington, Vermont, Recorded 10 Apr 1802. Book 2, p. 147 .
- [S272] Town Clerk, Deed, Town of Woodford, Bennington, Vermont, Recorded December 1805, Book 3, p. 35.
- [S273] Town Clerk, Deed Book, Town of Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont, Recorded 15 Dec 1805. Book 2, p. 48.
- [S273] Town Clerk, Deed Book, Town of Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont, Recorded 28 Jun, 1806. Book 2, p. 77.
- [S273] Town Clerk, Deed Book, Town of Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont, Book 2, pp. 102, 105, 133, 141, 165, 176.
- [S182] 1810 US Census, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: 64; Page: 128; Family History Number: 0218668; Image: 00244.
- [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, n.d., 1820 US Census, (ancestry.com), Pompey, Onondaga, New York, Page: 137; NARA Roll: M33_67; Image: 153.
- [S133] National Archives and Records Administration, 1830 US Census, (ancestry.com), Hastings, Oswego, New York; Page: 225; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 115; Family History Film: 0017175.
- [S134] National Archives and Records Administration, 1840 US Census, (ancestry.com), Hastings, Oswego, New York; Roll: 326; Page: 212; Image: 1189; Family History Library Film: 0017202.
- [S93] 1850 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration), Hastings, Oswego, New York; Roll: M432_578; Page: 280A; Image: 322.
- [S164] Deed, Oswego County, New York, Book 35, p. 202.
- [S164] Deed, Oswego County, New York, Book 55, p. 549.
- [S164] Deed, Oswego County, New York, Book 55, p. 554.
- [S164] Deed, Oswego County, New York, Book 55, pp. 463-464.
- [S192] Legal instrument, Register of Deeds, Adams County Wisconsin, Book 9 p. 575.
This document was recorded in the register of deeds 1 Dec 1860. - [S51] Federal Land Patent or Warrant, (U.S. Federal Bureau of Land Management web site http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/), Document Nr. 7573.
- [S51] Federal Land Patent or Warrant, (U.S. Federal Bureau of Land Management web site http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/), Document Nr. 7572.
- [S51] Federal Land Patent or Warrant, (U.S. Federal Bureau of Land Management web site http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/), Document Nr. 11501.
- [S69] 1860 US Census, Lafayette, Onondaga, New York; Roll: M653_828; Page: 67; Image: 68; Family History Library Film: 803828.
- [S100] Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, Vol. 57, Lebanon First Congregational Church, p. 158.
- [S177] Kenneth W. Calkins (Ed.), Calkins Family in America, (Calkins Family Association, 2000), p. 27.
- [S253] Oliver S. Phelps and Andrew T. Servin, Phelps Family of America, (Engle Publishing Co., Pittsfield, MA, 1899), Vol. 2, p. 1350, 929.2 P537.
- [S276] James Pierce Root, Root Genealogical Records. 1600-1870., (R.C. Root, Anthony & Co, New York (1870)), pp. 329, 334, 361.
- [S177] Kenneth W. Calkins (Ed.), Calkins Family in America, (Calkins Family Association, 2000), p. 19.
- [S202] findagrave.com, Memorial # 94417621 (Grave of Sarah Huntington Calkins).
- [S202] findagrave.com, Memorial # 94417240 (Grave of John Calkins).
- [S20] Viktor Ottman Wilson, Dewitt and Elma Ottman Family, (Privately Published, 1988, Printed by the Johnson Company, Rochester, MN 55901), pp 15, 17.