Griswold Phelps Progress Report

William PHELPS was born about 1593.⁵⁰ He emigrated in 1630 from Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England.³⁶⁵ They made the voyage on the Mary & John.

He lived in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA before 1635.³⁶⁵ William lived in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT after 1635.³⁶⁵ He died on 14 July 1672 at the age of 79 in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.^50,366

Manwaring:
"Page 77 Name: William Phelps, Sen. Location: Windsor
Invt. œ472-19-06. Taken the last day of February, 1681, by John Wolcott, Thomas Stoughton, John Bissell. Will nuncupative.
10 February, 1681: His Will was that his brother Timothy should have all his Estate to dispose of & to be sole Executor; that his brother Timothy should have his choice for his third out of all his Outlands.
Witness: John Loomis sen., Benedict Alvord.
Court Record, Page 51--2 March, 1681-2: This Court having considered the Claims presented by the Widow Phelps & her Attorney, find that by Virtue of a Jointure agreement the whole personal Estate, together with his houseing and two thirds of all his outlands, are the proper Estate of the Widow, and advise that the Out Lands be indifferently divided, two-thirds to the Widow according to Joynture, and one third to Timothy Phelps, the debts to be paid by each in proportion."

Spouse: Anne DOVER. Anne DOVER and William PHELPS were married on 14 November 1626 in Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England.⁵⁰ Children were: Timothy PHELPS.

William L. PHELPS was born in November 1821.³⁶⁷ He appeared in the census.^11,45,368

1860 census, North West Twp., Williams Co., OH:
Image 1: Dwell. 1, Fam. 1: W.L. Phelps, 38 carpenter; Mary A., 35; H[om]er, 14; Ma[r]ian, 13; Henry, 9; Malinda, 1. Whole fam b. in PA.

1870 census, Ransom Twp., Hillsdale Co., MI.
Image 6: Dwell. 47, Fam. 48: William Phelps, age 49, wagon maker; Margaret, age 46, both born in PA; Henry, 19, b. MI; Mi[alude], 11, b. IN. (Note, located next to the family of Ralzemon Carothers.)

1880 census, St. Paul, Howard Co., NE:
William L. PHELPS Self M Male 58 PA Farmer CT NJ
Margaret PHELPS Wife M Female 55 PA Keeps House PA PA

1900 census, Lone Tree Township, Merrick Co., NE.
William L. Phelps and Margaret are listed as brother-in-law and sister-in-law in the George Letcher household, Dwell. 211, Fam. 211. William is listed as 78 years old and born in PA; parents born in CT and NJ. Margaret is listed as 75 years old and the mother of four children, of which two were living at the time of the census. William and Margaret had been married for 57 years.

He died on 10 July 1906 at the age of 84.^369,370

Central City Republican:
"Wm. L. Phelps died at the county farm Wednesday, at the age of 86 years. His last illness was due to paralysis. The funeral was held Thursday."

Parents: Griswold PHELPS and Rhoda SQUIER.

Spouse: Margaret . Margaret and William L. PHELPS were married about 1843.¹³ Children were: H[om]er PHELPS, Ma[r]ian PHELPS, Henry PHELPS, Malinda PHELPS.

Orson PRATT was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Juliaet Ann PHELPS. Juliaet Ann PHELPS and Orson PRATT were married on 14 December 1855 in Filmore, Millard Co., UT.³²⁹

Rachel ROBINSON was born about 1697.³⁷¹ She died on 19 September 1758 at the age of 61 in Nottingham, Hillsborough Co., NH.³⁷² She was buried at Blodgett Cemetery in Nottingham, Hillsborough Co., NH.³⁷³

Spouse: Deacon Samuel GREELEY. Rachel ROBINSON and Deacon Samuel GREELEY were married before 1721 in Haverhill, Essex Co., MA.¹⁴¹ Children were: Mehitable GREELEY.

Margaret ROBISON was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Alva PHELPS. Margaret ROBISON and Alva PHELPS were married.²⁹⁰ Children were: Juliaet Ann PHELPS.

Alvin SCHRANTZ³⁷⁴ was born on 11 September 1888.³⁷⁵ He died in March 1973 at the age of 84.³⁷⁵ He lived at time of last residence in Springview, Keya Paha Co., NE.³⁷⁵ Parents: James I. SCHRANTZ and Ida HAMBLET.

Spouse: Anna PAINTER. Anna PAINTER and Alvin SCHRANTZ were married.²⁸⁴

James I. SCHRANTZ³⁷⁶ was born on 4 March 1857 in Northampton Co., PA.¹⁸¹ In 1884 he was an a farmer and rancher in Springview, Keya Paha Co., NE.¹⁸¹ In this year, northwest of Springview, he proved up on a homestead. In a 1923 edition of the Springview Herald, it was reported that "J.I. Schrantz shipped two loads of stock to the South Omaha market the first of the week....Mr. Schrantz is one of the most successful hog raisers in this county and knows the game from start to finish."

He died on 29 April 1948 at the age of 91.¹⁸¹ James was buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Springview, Keya Paha Co., NE.¹⁸¹

Spouse: Ida HAMBLET. Ida HAMBLET and James I. SCHRANTZ were married on 16 June 1888 in Springview, Keya Paha Co., NE.¹⁸¹ Children were: Alvin SCHRANTZ.

Phoebe A. SMITH was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Orange Alford HAMBLET. Phoebe A. SMITH and Orange Alford HAMBLET were married on 16 February 1896 in Meadville, Keya Paha Co., NE.^24,174,197

Capt. Nathaniel SQUIER served in the military during the Revolutionary War.³⁷⁷ He died in his 62nd year on 28 October 1789.³⁷⁸

Spouse: Mary BEACH. Mary BEACH and Capt. Nathaniel SQUIER were married on 24 April 1751 at the Hanover Church in Whippany, Morris Co., NJ.²² Children were: Stephen SQUIER.

Rhoda SQUIER was born on 4 November 1791.³²⁰ Parents: Stephen SQUIER and Margaret MAGIE.

Spouse: Griswold PHELPS. Rhoda SQUIER and Griswold PHELPS were married.^319,320 Children were: Harriet PHELPS, Alva PHELPS, Laura PHELPS, Levi C. PHELPS, Mary (Polly) PHELPS, William L. PHELPS, Griswold PHELPS, Rhoda PHELPS, Emily PHELPS, Mary Angeline PHELPS, Margaret PHELPS (if she existed).

Stephen SQUIER²²⁵ was born on 13 February 1765 in Hanover, Morris Co., NJ.³⁷⁹ He served with the Revolutionary War troops in New Jersey.³⁸⁰ He appeared in the census in 1840 at what was then Nicholson, Luzerne County, now in Nicholson, Wyoming Co., PA.³⁸¹ His household consisted of a male 70-79 and a female 60-69. There were other Squires on the same page. Neither Silas Winter nor Foster Horton were listed in Nicholson.

Stephen died on 23 April 1853 at the age of 88 in Nicholson, Wyoming Co., PA.³⁸² He was buried in West Nicholson, Wyoming Co., PA.³⁸²

See message, "Stephen Squiers," (To: SQUIRES-L (at) Rootsweb.com, 5 May 2000 05:45:19 -0700) in the archives of RootsWeb mailing lists for the Rev. Garford Williams' fine biographical sketch of STEPHEN SQUIER.

Parents: Capt. Nathaniel SQUIER and Mary BEACH.

Spouse: Margaret MAGIE. Margaret MAGIE and Stephen SQUIER were married on 23 September 1789 at First Church of Hanover in Morris Co., NJ.²⁷⁸ Children were: Rhoda SQUIER.

Margaret STANTON¹⁷⁴ was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Samuel HAMBLET. Margaret STANTON and Samuel HAMBLET were married.¹⁷⁴

Harry STOWELL was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Flora F. FARLEE. Flora F. FARLEE and Harry STOWELL were married before 1908.^76,77

Joanna C. TIBBETS²⁰⁶ died on 6 November 1932.³⁸³ She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Colville, Stevens Co., WA.³⁸³

These are the Hamblets who were listed in the cemetery transcription:

Hamblet, Bessie P., b. 1890, d. 1943, s/w Roy & George
Hamblet, George W., b. 1909, d. 1948, s/w Roy & Bessie
Hamblet, Joanna C., d. Nov 06, 1932, 73y
Hamblet, Lemuel A., d. Feb 14, 1955, 83yr
Hamblet, Roy L., b. 1876, d. 1963, s/w Bessie
Hand, Maria D., b. 1844, d. 1912

For biographical information, see detailed sketch for Joanna C. Hamblet in "History of North Washington." *** May 2013 update, use the address below for the biography. At the site, choose the file named "other," and then choose the file with "hamblet" in the name:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny//ontario/bios/

Spouse: Samuel Glover HAMBLET. Joanna C. TIBBETS and Samuel Glover HAMBLET were married about 1852.²⁰⁶ Children were: Seth HAMBLET, Ella HAMBLET.

Mary TILLOTSON was born in 1725.³⁵² She died on 31 October 1794 at the age of 69 in Austerlitz, Columbia Co., NY.³⁵²

Spouse: Noah PHELPS. Mary TILLOTSON and Noah PHELPS were married in 1742.⁵⁴ Children were: Levi PHELPS.

Phebe C. UNDERWOOD was born on 22 May 1801.³⁸⁴ She died on 29 March 1876 at the age of 74.¹⁸² Parents: Silas UNDERWOOD and Amillison PHELPS.

Spouse: Daniel Davis HAMBLET. Phebe C. UNDERWOOD and Daniel Davis HAMBLET were married.¹⁸⁴

Silas UNDERWOOD was born about 1762.³⁸⁵ He appeared in the census in 1840 in Tompkins, Delaware Co., NY.³⁸⁶ In this census of military pensioners, Silas was listed as 78 years old and in the household of Samuel R. Underwood. He died in 1844 at the age of 82.³⁸⁷

Spouse: Amillison PHELPS. Amillison PHELPS and Silas UNDERWOOD were married.^298,299,300 Children were: Phebe C. UNDERWOOD.

Celesta WHALEY was born about 1844.³⁸⁸ Parents: John C. WHALEY and Rhoda PHELPS.

Earl WHALEY was born about 1855.³⁸⁸ Parents: John C. WHALEY and Rhoda PHELPS.

Jeremiah WHALEY was born about 1848.³⁸⁸ Parents: John C. WHALEY and Rhoda PHELPS.

John C. WHALEY was born on 2 January 1821 in New York.³⁸⁹ He lived in Algansee, Branch Co., MI about 1877.³⁹⁰

This excerpt from an 1879 issue of the Coldwater Republican no doubt refers to our John Whaley:
"J. C. Whaley has lived in Algansee only two years, during which time he was (sic) erected a fine new brick house. For nearly 40 years he has lived in Williams county, Ohio, about sixteen miles from his present house. That county was very new at the time of his advent there, and he has had a full initiation into the hardships of pioneer life. His father once had an encounter with wolves, single handed and in the dark, with no weapon except a club. Mr. Whaley himself was treed twice in one night by wolves in Williams county. He was born and raised in Genesee county, N. Y., and is 58 years of age."

He appeared in the census.^68,391

1850 census, North West Twp., Williams Co., OH:
Image 6: Dwell. 740, Fam. 742: John Whaley, 29, b. NY; Rhoda, 24, b. PA; Selestia, 7, b. OH; Jeremiah, 2, b. OH; Emily Kettle, 16, b. NY.

1860 census, North West Twp., Williams Co., OH:
Image 7: Dwell. 54, Fam. 57: John C. Whaley, 39, b. NY; Rhoda, 35, b. NY, Celesta, 16, a [C. _.] teacher; Jeremiah, 12; Stella, 9; Earl, 5. All of the children b. OH.

1880 census, Algansee, Branch Co., MI:
John C. WHALEY Self M Male 59 NY Farming; parents NY NY
Rhoda WHALEY Wife M Female 54 PA Keeping House; parents CT NJ
Minnie WELKER GDau S Female 9 OH; parents IN OH

John died on 11 June 1909 at the age of 88 in Algansee, Branch Co., MI.³⁹² He was buried at Fisher Hill Cemetery in Algansee, Branch Co., MI.³⁹³

Spouse: Rhoda PHELPS. Rhoda PHELPS and John C. WHALEY were married on 4 July 1841 in Steuben Co., IN.³⁶⁰ Children were: Celesta WHALEY, Jeremiah WHALEY, Stella WHALEY, Earl WHALEY.

Stella WHALEY was born about 1851.³⁸⁸ Parents: John C. WHALEY and Rhoda PHELPS.

Margaret WILLIAMS was born about 1712.²⁷³ She died on 10 July 1783 at the age of 71.²⁷⁴ She was buried at First Presbyterian Churchyard in Elizabeth, Union Co., NJ.³⁹⁴

Spouse: Joseph MAGIE. Margaret WILLIAMS and Joseph MAGIE were married in Elizabeth, Union Co., NJ.²⁷⁰ Children were: Joseph MAGIE.

Silas WINTERS enlisted as an ensign in the county militia on 4 August 1805 in Delaware Co., NY.³⁹⁵

Spouse: Phebe PHELPS. Phebe PHELPS and Silas WINTERS were married.^355,356

Gardner YOUNG appeared in the census in 1880 in Day Twp., Montcalm Co., MI.³⁹⁶ In this census, Gardner's family appears next to Ralzemon Carothers. Gardner, 42; Miranda, 25, and sons Wilbur, 15; Theodore, 13; and Bur[d], 4. If these details are correct, Miranda would have been Gardner's second wife.

Spouse: Miranda CAROTHERS. Miranda CAROTHERS and Gardner YOUNG were married.⁴³

John W. ZIRKEL was born in 1858.¹⁸⁶

Spouse: Ella HAMBLET. Ella HAMBLET and John W. ZIRKEL were married on 6 September 1883 in Lancaster Co., Nebraska.¹⁸⁶