The Hendee Family Tree
Description
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | History of Salem |
Entries assigned to this source
| Persons |
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 Nicholas Phelps |
Text
| 974.45/51 H2ps Vol. 3 Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah p. 248 |
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| They were welcomed by several families in Salem, who sympathised with the new faith, Lawrence Southwick’s and Nicholas Phelps‘ being the most prominent among them. . . On Sunday, June 27th, a meeting was held at the house of Nicholas Phelps, in “the woods” as that western portion of the territory of Salem was then called. . . The Phelps house was built upon the Norris grant by Eleanor, widow of Thomas Trusler about 1654. She died the next spring, having devised this estate to her sons, Henry and Nicholas Phelps (children by her former husband). The half interest of Nicholas was taken for the payment of fines for being a Quaker and not attending church, and Henry bought it. In 1664, he conveyed the estate to Joseph Pope . . . p. 252 and 253 (starts on p. 251) Nicholas Phelps, who was a weak man and one whose back was crooked was fined forthy shillings for entertaining Quakers (p. 252) and having the meeting at his house, and also fined for being a Quaker and for absenting himself from public worship. Hannah, wife of Nicholas Phelps was present at this meeting . . . John Hill lived on the north side of Gardner Street, in Peabody, about eight hundered and fifty feet easterly from Liberty Street. On Sunday, July 4, 1658, . . . there were present . . . Mrs. Nicholas Phelps, . . . At another meeting of the Friends, held on Sunday, July 11th, there were present Nicholas Phelps . . . p. 256 and 257 Much endeavor was vainly made to convince and reform the prisoners . . . and the court then ordered that . . . Nicholas Phelps . . . depart out of this jurisdiction before the first day of the next court of election, which if they should neglect or fail to do, they should then be banished under pain of death . . . Nicholas Phelps took advantage of an opportunity to sail for England, four days later, with the intention of laying the whole matter before parliament. They returned together, but Mr. Phelps, being weak in body, after some time died. His mother, Mrs. Eleanor Trusler, had died in 1655 and her sons Henry and Nicholas Phelps inherited her farm in West Peabody, where at the house thereon the first meeting of the Friends had been held. Nicholas Phelps’ half of the house and lands were taken for the payment of fines . . . Edward Nicholson was living in Marblehead as early as 1644. Edward Nicholson died in the autumn of 1660, and his widow married secondly, ____ Brown before 1673. Mr. Nicholson’s children were: 1. Christopher; living in 1661; 2. Joseph, born about 1641; living in 1673; 3. Samuel; living in 1674; 4. John; living in 1665; 5. Thomas, born about 1654; living in 1669; 6. Elizabeth |