Bedford county, Va. marriages:
• Jan. 15, 1794; James Phelps & Ruth Grant, dt John; Richard Thurman, Surety; Married by John Ayers, Jan. 16, 1794. U. S. Encyclpoedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. i-iv, 1607-1943 for James Phelps

James son of John-d-1801 Phelps m. Ruth Grant  m: 16 Jan 1794     Source: Bedford County Marriages   Scant evidence does not prove where/when he died.
·        A James of the line of Thomas d. 1751 Albemarle VA is shown in an 1800 Elbert Co deedbook F p119 , 20 Mar. It named James Phelps & Elizabeth his wife of Elbert Co. Ga. This deed is clearly identified to exclude James of Bedford.   It shows a James and Elizabeth living in Elbert Co selling property owned in Campbell Co. VA.  (See the deed in my article on William Phelps, d.1749, Albemarle, VA, son of Thomas Phelps Sr  d.1751 of Albemarle Co, VA.)  However, it is curious that a James of the Albemarle Phelps line from Campbell/Buckingham counties moved to GA near the same time as Phelps siblings from  Bedford Co. See the evidence.  This could imply a close family relationship of the two lines.
·        1809: James and Thomas Phelps, along with many other names, named in Elbert Co involving an inquisition of R. Lindsay.  7/13/1809  Elbert deedbook “M”
·         Elbert Co. GA 1820 census: shows a James Phelps and wife, born before 1775, with son born 1804-1810. (1820 was the first GA census). No other public records have been found. This appears to be the James who moved from Campbell Co, VA.
·         Liberty Co, GA 1820 census (some distance from Elbert):  James E Phelps b bef 1775, wife b 1775-1794, 1 son
1810 Buckingham County, VA census:
James Phelps
Home in 1810 (City, County, State)
Buckingham, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10
4
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15
1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10
1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
1
Numbers of Slaves
12
Number of Household Members Under 16
6
Number of Household Members Over 25
2
Number of Household Members
21

1820 New Canton, Buckingham County, Va census:
James Phelps (w I)
Home in 1820 (City, County, State)
New Canton, Buckingham, Virginia
Enumeration Date
August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10
3
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15
3
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18
1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15
1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
1
Slaves - Males - Under 14
1
Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25
1
Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44
1
Slaves - Males - 45 and over
2
Slaves - Females - Under 14
1
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25
1
Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44
1
Slaves - Females - 45 and over
2
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
1
Free White Persons - Under 16
7
Free White Persons - Over 25
2
Total Free White Persons
10
Total Slaves
10
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other
20

1830 Buckingham County, VA census:
James Phelps
Home in 1830 (City, County, State)
Buckingham, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14
2
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19
3
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59
1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19
1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59
1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23
4
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35
1
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54
2
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99
2
Slaves - Females - Under 10
1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23
2
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54
2
Free White Persons - Under 20
6
Total Free White Persons
8
Total Slaves
14
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)
22

1840 South district, Buckingham Co., VA census:
James Phelps W I
Home in 1840 (City, County, State)
Southern District, Buckingham, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9
1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19
1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59
1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29
1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59
1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23
2
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35
3
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54
3
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23
1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35
2
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54
2
Persons Employed in Agriculture
6
Persons Employed in Navigation of Canals, Lakes, Rivers
4
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write
3
Free White Persons - Under 20
2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
1
Total Free White Persons
5
Total Slaves
13
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves