John Wimbush Phelps^{[1, 2]}

1795 - 1868  (73 years)

• Name	John Wimbush Phelps
  Birth	1795	Virginia, United States
  Gender	Male
  Military	30 Aug 1814	Virginia, United States   [3, 4]
  	enlisted War of 1812, Capt. Isaac Medley's Co. of Virginia Militia
  	Address: Halifax Court House
  	Dicy was awarded a widow's pension for John's service in the War of 1812. Wid. Orig 16464 Wid Ctf 17364 According to the index, John served in Capt Medley's Co of Viriginia Militia. John W. Phelps recveived bounty land warrants for his service: 1850 - 40 acres, Warrant 44454 1855 - 120 acres, Warrant 36436 These were both assigned to other people. One was redeemed in Choctaw County by Henry Bannon. The other was redeemed in Missouri in 1859.
  Military	1 Dec 1814	Virginia, United States   [4]
  	discharged, Capt. Isaac Medley's Co Virginia Militia
  	Address: Norfolk
  Census	1830	Henderson, Tennessee, United States   [5]
  	Enumeration: Free White Makes 30-39 - 1 Free White Females Under 5 - 2 Free White Females 30-39 - 1 Free White Persons under 20 - 2 Free White Persons 20-49 - 2 Totall All Free White Persons - 4 Total All Persons - 4 In the 1836 Henderson County tax list index, there are several other Phelps names, but it seems like John had already moved to Mississippi by then. Edwin, Frederick, and Thomas are all in District 6, paying a poll, but not having much property.
  Census	1840	Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
  	Enumeration: Free white males Under 5 - 2 Free white males 5-9 - 1 Free white males 20-29 - 2 Free white males 30-39 - 1 Free white males 40-49 - 1 Free white females 5-9 - 1 Free white females 10-14 - 2 Free white females 40-49 - 1 Persons engaged in agriculture - 2 Free white persons under 20 - 6 Free white persons 20-49 - 5 Total free white persons - 11 Total all persons - 11
  Census	31 Aug 1850	Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States   [1]
  	Address: North of the Yallobusha River
  Military	14 Apr 1855	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  	appeared in court to apply for additional bounty land for his service
  Census	9 Oct 1860	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [6]
  	Household number 1865, just 4 down from Mary Phelps Deshazo, and the only Phelps in Choctaw or surrounding counties. There is a Matilday Phelps, age 43, living next door. I suspect that this is the widow of one of the older Phelps sons. This census says he has $300 of real property and $530 of personal property. That sounds like he owns land. But I have not found a deed yet.
  _AMTID	162489863030:1030:191555462
  _UID	96832BE76EE24CF2887FB5118CB98B156B4C
  Death	29 May 1868	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I10096	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Dicy Brightwell,   b. 1796, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Dec 1823	Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States   [4, 7]
  	Bondsman - John Jennings
  Children	1. Elizabeth Phelps,   b. 1830, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Mary Frances Elizabeth Phelps,   b. 1830, Tennessee, United States d. Bef 1890 (Age < 59 years)   3. Druscilla M. Phelps,   b. 1831, Henderson, Tennessee, United States d. 1908, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States (Age 77 years)   4. William A. Phelps,   b. 19 May 1834, Henderson, Tennessee, United States d. 2 May 1889, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States (Age 54 years)   5. Samuel D. Phelps,   b. 1837, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. David Phelps,   b. 1839, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nancy Phelps,   b. 1843, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1795 - Virginia, United States Military - enlisted War of 1812, Capt. Isaac Medley's Co. of Virginia Militia,Address: Halifax Court House - 30 Aug 1814 - Virginia, United States Military - discharged, Capt. Isaac Medley's Co Virginia Militia,Address: Norfolk - 1 Dec 1814 - Virginia, United States Marriage - 27 Dec 1823 - Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States Census - 1840 - Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States Census - Address: North of the Yallobusha River - 31 Aug 1850 - Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States Military - appeared in court to apply for additional bounty land for his service - 14 Apr 1855 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Census - 9 Oct 1860 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Death - 29 May 1868 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  This is very preliminary. John W Phelps and family are located just a few houses away from the Deshazos in 1860. There is a single sister in the home in 1860 named Druscilla, a very uncommon name, but also the name of Mary's daughter. I believe this is the father of Mary F.E. Phelps Deshazo. There is a marriage record for John W. Phelps to Dicey Brightwell 27 Dec 1825 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia, page 84. "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NKF-C3YG : 26 April 2023), John W Phelps, 1825. Before accepting that, I need to prove that she is in fact Brightwell and that they werein fact in that area. In the 1820 census, there is a William Philps enumerated in Pittsylvania County, Virginia that could fill the bill as John's father. Checked Henderson County Tennessee - substantial record loss, apparently. No old records. Checked Yalobusha County MS. District 1 Index to Deeds - Direct - Not found District 1 Index to Deeds - Reverse - C - 247 (Phillips) - Does not appear to be him. District 2 Index to Deeds - Direct & Indirect - Not found John W. Phelps appears in the Pittsylvania tax lists annually until 1826. After that, he no longer appears. By 1830, he appears in the Henderson County, TN census. Jason Brightwell appears in 1822 and continues through 1829. William and Samuel Phelps appear in 1823, William in 1822.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1954] 1850 US Federal Census, Yalobusha, MS, North of the Yallobusha River; Page 12; Dwelling 80, Family 80; John W. Phelps. [S641] Find A Grave, 1 July 2023; Drucilla M. Phelps Lusk; Drucilla M. Phelps Lusk; 63409384 ; Shirley M Jones; Patricia Dacus. [S1957] Ancestry, U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815. [S1958] Fold3, War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Application Files, 1 July 2023; John W. Phelps, Widow Dicy Phelps, Capt. I. Medley's Co Va Mil, Wid. Orig. 16464. [S1956] 1830 US Federal Census, Henderson Co., TN, Not Stated; Page 82; John W. Phelps. [S545] 1860 US Federal Census, Choctaw Co., MS, Township 20; Page 272; Dwelling 1954, Household 1865; John W Phelps. [S1959] FamilySearch, Virginia Vital Records, 1715-1901, 1 July 2023; Pittsylvania, Marriage bonds book, no. 1, 1767-1861 -- Index to marriage register, no. 2, 1861-1900 -- Marriage register, no. 2, 1861-1900, p. 84, John W. Phelps to Dicy Brightwell.