Rachel (Clark) Phelps (abt. 1685 - aft. 1726)

Born about 1685 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Caleb Jones — married 23 May 1705 in Saybrook, Connecticut

Wife of Israel Phelps — married 26 Jan 1713 in Lebanon, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died after 16 Mar 1726 after about age 41 in Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Rachel Clark was born about 1685 in Farmington, Conn. She was the daughter of John Clark and Mary Walker. ^{[1][citation needed]}

Rachel Clark married Caleb Jones, son of Samuel Jones and Mary Bushnell, on 23 May 1705 in Saybrook, Conn.^{[2][citation needed]} Caleb Jones died 1712.

Children of Rachel Clark and Caleb Jones are:

1. Caleb Jones, b. abt 1705^[3]
2. Sylvanus Jones, b. abt 1708^[4]
3. Mary Jones, b. abt 1709^[5]
4. Hezekiah Jones, b. abt 1711^[6]

She married Israel Phelps, son of Jacob Phelps and Dorothy Ingersoll, as Rachel Jones on 26 Jan 1713 in Lebanon, Connecticut. ^[2] Israel's date of birth was 03 Apr 1681.

Children of Rachel Clark and Israel Phelps are:

1. John Phelps, b. 03 Dec 1714; d. 27 Oct 1722.^[7]
2. David Phelps, b. 25 Aug 1716.^[8]
3. John Phelps, b. Jul 1723; d. 1743.^[9]
4. Noah Phelps, b. 16 Mar 1726.^[10]
5. Child Phelps, b. Nov 1731 No records found.

Rachel was mentioned on a memorial in Godfrey Hill Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA.^[11]

Research Notes

Rachel's mother's name appears as Rebecca Marvin in several online trees but a citation is needed for this relationship.

ISRAEL PHELPS:--resided Enfield, Connecticut

Sources

1. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002
3. ↑ Birth of son Caleb Jones: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2928
   FamilySearch Record: F74H-7YG (accessed 20 March 2024)
   Caleb Jones born to Rachel on 23 Mar 1705 in Saybrook, Connecticut.
4. ↑ Birth of son Sylvanus Jones: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2928
   FamilySearch Record: F74H-7YN (accessed 20 March 2024)
   Sylvanus Jones born to Rachel on 28 Feb 1707 in Saybrook, Connecticut.
5. ↑ Birth of daughter Mary Jones: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2928
   FamilySearch Record: F7WV-QPD (accessed 20 March 2024)
   Mary Jones born to Caleb Jones on 13 Oct 1709 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.
6. ↑ Birth of son Hezekiah Jones: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2928
   FamilySearch Record: F74H-7RZ (accessed 20 March 2024)
   Hezekiah Jones born to Rachel on 17 Apr 1711 in Saybrook, Connecticut.
7. ↑ Birth of son John Phelps: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2944
   FamilySearch Record: F74D-TF4 (accessed 20 March 2024)
   John Phelps born to Rachel on 3 Dec 1714 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
8. ↑ Birth of son David Phelps: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2944
   FamilySearch Record: F74D-TJ9 (accessed 20 March 2024)
   David Phelps born to Rachall on 25 Aug 1716 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
9. ↑ Birth of son John Phelps: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2944
   FamilySearch Record: V2S7-623 (accessed 20 March 2024)
   John Phelps born to Rachel in Jul 1723 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
10. ↑ Birth of son Noah Phelps: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
    citing FHL microfilm: 2944
    FamilySearch Record: F74D-TXQ (accessed 20 March 2024)
    Noah Phelps born to Rachel on 16 Mar 1726 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
11. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #252258359 (accessed 20 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Rachel Clark Phelps (1685-unknown), citing Godfrey Hill Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Laura Chamas-Ortega (contributor 47836356).

• Boardman, William Francis. The Ancestry of Jane Maria Greenleaf (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1906) Page 37

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Katharine E for starting this profile.