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Family: John Phelps / Mary C., Mrs. John Phelps (F6181)  [1

m. Abt 1722


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  • Father | Male
    John Phelps

    Born  1705  Albermarle Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Feb 1775  Bedford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  Abt 1722  Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother | Female
    Mary C., Mrs. John Phelps

    Born  Abt 1709  Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
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    Child 1 | Female
    Martha 'Patsy' Felts/Phelps

    Born  1734  Albermarle Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Mar 1767  Rowan Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Benjamin Bolling | F4474 
    Married  20 Jun 1753  Albermarle Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Elizabeth 'Betty' Phelps

    Born  Abt 1730  Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Aft 1779  Bedford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Francis Pollard | F6179 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Rootsweb, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jhmjr&id=I8553.
      Also on Hunt Creek from John Phelps, which had been patented to John Phelps 1-10-1748, recorded 4-27-1762. This land was transferred 1773 to Mary as part of her father's estate.

      Land Office Patents No. 30, 1750-1752, p. 200 (Reel 28)
      12 July 1750 - to John Phelps, 280 acres on both sides of Troublesome Creek and adjoining his own land
      Land Office Patents No. 27, 1748-1749, p. 239 (Reel 25)
      25 July 1749 - To John Phelps, 444 acres including some of the branches of the south fork of Little Otter River, beginning just above Aaron Burlesons survey.
      Land Office Patents No. 28, 1746-1749 (v.1 & 2 p.1-730), pp 516 and 522 (Reel 26).
      10 Jan 1748 - To John Phelps, Lunenbury Co., 325 acres including some south branches of Little Otter River, adjoining Thomas Smith.
      10 Jan 1748 - To John Phelps, Lunenburg Co., 350 acres on both sides of Otter River.

      He was in Brunswick Co. VA when Lunenburg was formed, and was one of the first justices of the new county. He was present at the first Court of Lunenburg Co., held May 5, 1746. When Bedford was formed, he was justice of the peace and a justice of the county court in chancery. He was a colonel in the colonial army.