Phelps family.

The Phelps family was a relatively prominent family in Albany, N.Y. The patriarch of the family was Philip Phelps, the son of John Sawyer Phelps, a veteran of the American Revolution. Phelps married Hannah Mastercraft, sister of William Mastercraft, a cartwright and wheelwright in Albany. Phelps' son William L. Marcy Phelps served as the treasurer of the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad, a subsidiary line of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.

Philip Phelps was born in Coeymans, Albany County, New York. His mother was Catharine Conine, daughter of Philip Conine. Phelps was a lawyer in the offices of Kilian K. Van Rensselaer. In 1812 he was appointed to a position in the New York State Quartermaster General's office by Governor Daniel D. Tompkins. Following the war Phelps served in a number of local judiciary positions including town of Colonie police justice. In 1826 Phelps was appointed as a Deputy State Comptroller, a position he retained until his death in 1876. He was also active in the settlement of the estate of Cornelus Van Rensselaer.

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