Gleanings on the Cutburth Phelpe/Phelps of Maryland

Doug Phelps, 7/2007

Hopefully the following tidbits will be of help to researchers of this line which clearly moved from Maryland to NC, likely to Tyrrell Co, NC:

"Cudbeard Phelpe demanded rights of land for transporting himself his wife Mary Phelps, and Cudbeard and Darby Phelp his children, in the year 1654 into this province, which is 200 acres."  Kent Co Court Proceedings 1647-1676  Kent Co court held at Thomas Bradnox house on 11/15/1658  This is also seen in the Kent CO Md Courtl land records 1648-1675, and refers to book B page 45.    Bill Freeman reports you could get the headrights for coming to a colony regardless of where you came from...another country, or simply another colony.

Births:    Kent Co Court Proceedings 1648-1656:

             Darby Phelpe b 11 Feb 1656

             Edward Phelpe  b. 8 Jan 1658

1690    "Letter of attorney was proved. Knowing all men by these presents that I Archbald Grier of Albermarle County of NC [this area included several later counties] being the true and lawful attorney of Cuthbart Phelps I have received this 16th day of June 1690 of Robert Grundy merchant of Talbott County and Debora Grundy his wife being the executrix of the last will and testament of Thomas Impey deceased the full and just sum of 30391 lbs. of neat tobacco..."  Talbot Co Judgement Records abstracts 

1672 to 1696  A Cutbert is named several times in the Administrative Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland.  The abstracts are listed in several books.   A Cutbeth Philips and a James Philips (of interest to the line in Caswell co) are also listed.  Unfortunately the Philips name is used quite often in this area, and given names are duplicated in the two clearly different lines....some with the names of our Phelps line.  This Cutberth may well be the Jr.. as named in Freeman's report.  "Cuthbert Phelps Jr. (abt 1654/5 - ??) marr <unknown> = poss. Tyrrell land 1700, 1704"