This project site is for the descendants of Walter Phelps of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He was baptized 3 November 1639 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England to Walter & Rebecca (?) Phelps. He immigrated to Maryland with his wife Elizabeth (Benson) Phelps and mother Rebecca in 1680 and settled in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. His first child, Walter II, was born 17 June 1680 sometime after their arrival in Maryland. He married Elizabeth Benson before 1680 and had at least 8 known children.