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Patriot Summary
Joel Phelps (1755-1838) served in the Massachusetts militia as a sergeant in Captain John McKinstry's Company, Colonel John Paterson's Regiment; Captain Hall's Company, Colonel Henry Sherbourn Regiment; and Captain Stephen Hardin's Company, Colonel Zebulon Butler's Regiment. He also served as quartermaster in General Burgoyne's Army of Virginia. Joel Phelps was born in Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania on July 16, 1755. He married Anner Baney and they had twelve children. He moved to Oakland County, Michigan in 1837. Joel Phelps died February 22, 1838, and is buried in Rose Corners Cemetery in Rose Township, Oakland County, Michigan. SAR Patriot Number P-269517 DAR Patriot Number A090114 Find-A-Grave Number 8678354From the History of Oakland County, Michigan by Thaddeus D. Seeley (1912)
Enlisted June, 1775, and served till January 3, 1776, with rank of sergeant in Capt. John McKinstry’s company, Col. John Patterson’s Massachusetts regiment; also reenlisted February 2, 1776, in same company and was taken prisoner in Canada. In 1777 served first in Capt. Hall’s company, Col. Henry Sherborne’s regiment, Continental army, and reenlisted June 16, 1777, in Capt. Stephen Hardin’s company, Col. Zebulon Butler’s Connecticut regiment. He was wounded in this service for which he was pensioned. Appointed quartermaster to accompany Gen. Burgoyne’s army to Virginia and served from April or May, 1779, to May, 1780, as issuing commissary at Saratoga. Engaged in battles of the Cedars, Trenton, Princeton, Bound Brook, Wyoming and many skirmishes. Applied April 20, 1818, for pension, which was allowed, residing at that time in Bloomfield, Ontario county, New York, and being sixty-two years old, being born July 16, 1755. In 1821 soldier’s wife “Anner” was fifty-four years old. There were twelve children. In 1836 he moved to Michigan and in September, 1837, was living in Oakland county. He is buried in the cemetery at Rose Corners.