Posted on: Cherokee Co. SC Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/SC/Cherokee/10126 Surname: Phelps, Williams ------------------------- I went to the Library today to try and find some information on Harriet Phelps parents. The only possible conection was Abijah Phelps in the 1840 census of Spartanburg Co.,SC Page 166 (living very close to Levi Smith who married Temperance Williams the sister of Noah Williams who married Harriet Phelps). Abijah was listed as 40-50 years old, his wife was 30-40. They had 1 son under 5 and 1 dau. 5-10, 2 daughters 10-15 and 1 dau. 15-20. (Harriet would have been about 10 years old) I could not find Abijah Phelps in the 1850 Census, but according to the mortalaty census for St. Clair Co.,Alabama Abijah Phelps age 62 of Conn. died in April 1860 of Pneumonia. I checked the 1860 census for St. Clair Co.,AL and found only one Phelps family listed on page 179 & 180 as follows: #Phelps, Ann 49 SC Farmer-Value of Real Estate $500, Personal $278 " Jane 32 SC " William 19 SC " Abija 8 AL (male) " Rosebun 5 AL (male) This should be the same Abijah listed in the 1840 census of Spartanburg Co.,SC I also checked New York since in the 1900 census of Cherokee Co.,SC Harriet listed her father as being born in New York and found a Abijah Phelps in the 1850 Census for Genessee Co.,NY Page 327. There was also another listing for a Abijah Phelps in the 1790 Montgomery Co.,NY Census Page 112. He had 1 male under 16, 1 male over 16 and 2 females. There were several Abijah Phelps listed on the Ancestral File in Conn. & Mass. in the 1600 & 1700's. The IGI listed a Abijah Phelps who married Susannah Miller on May 19 1819 in Hartland, Hartford, Conn. I hope this helps. Johnny Williams