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Subject: [NJHUNTER] Phillips - THE LAMBERTVILLE BEACON, April 27, 1933
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:57:12 -0800 (PST)


from THE LAMBERTVILLE BEACON, April 27, 1933.

John Phillips and Some of His Relatives, compiled by Charles Stryker Fillips

(Continued from last weeks issue)

Starting with the earliest known ancestors of John Phillips, of Pleasant Valley, we have, quoting from the Moore Genealogy: 1 "Christopher Phillips, who was born about 1560 and lived iat St. Martins, Raymund, Norfolk County, England, neighbor of Sir Roger Townsend, Baronet, the ancestor of Elizabeth Townsend, who was the third wife of 4 Theophilus Phillips, a gentleman of moderate fortune." 2 "Rev. George Phillips, sometimes called the founder of Congregationalism in America, was born in Rainham, Norfolk County, England, in 1593, and died in Watertown, Mass., July 1, 1644. He was originally minister of the established church (American Ancestry VII, 118) in Boxted, Essex County, England, was a non-conformist; he received his B.A. at Gonville, and Caius College, Cambridge, in 1613, and his A.M. in 1617. He left England, April 12, 1630, and came to America in the Arbella with Gov. Winthrop, arriving in Salem Mass., July 12, 1630, and was one of the founders of the Bay Colo!
ny. He became the first pastor of the Watertown Church, July 1630. At one time he was a member of the Governors Council. It is said that he was the first to bring about the institution of a representative government. He was the ancestor of a distinguished body of men, notably John Phillips, first Mayor of Boston; of Lieutenant-Governor Phillips of Massachusetts; of Samuel and John Phillips, founder of the Phillips Academies at Exeter and Andover; of Edward, the benefactor of Harvard; of Wendell, the great American orator; of Phillips Brooks, the late bishop of the Protestant Church."

Further information respecting Rev. George and his New England descendants may be found in "Phillips Genealogies" compiled by Albert M. Phillips, as well as in works previously mentioned. Portraits of some of the early New England Phillipses and their homes may be found in the Henry D. Phillips article in "Lees History of Mercer County."

3 "Zerubabel Phillips, who was born at Watertown, Mass., April 6, 1632, and died on Long Island, 1687. He removed from Massachusetts to Southampton, L.I., where is found on the tax list in 1657 as Ensign and head of a family. July 12, 1662, Sorababell Phillips marked a 3-year old horse with a hapeny under the off ear and J.C. on the far shoulder, being a blakish brown and sould it presently to Isacke hedges, brought up by Jeremy mechin and George Miller. (Easthampton Records, II, 163.) In the same year he was Ensign, and in 1668 and 1669 was Lieutenant of Militia. His name appears in 1668 on the occasion of the reception given to Governor Lovelace. July 4, 1672, he was granted a license for a house of entertainment in Southampton, L.I. In 1683, in his report of the taxables, he signs himself Constable. He appears to have been married three times. His first wifes name is unknown, his second, to whom he was married in 1663, was Ann White, widow of John White. (Easthampton R!
ecords, II, 238; the will of John White, May 23, 1662, August 24,1662, leaves land to wife Ann and son John.) in 1687 he was married to Martha Herrick,, daughter of James."

4 Theophilus Phillips, of Newtown, L.I., had a brother Joseph, a brother Daniel and a sister, Mrs. Henry Marie; her husband was of the Island Nevis and later a merchant in New York.

Theophilus Phillips, died January, 26, 1689, was prominent in the affairs of Newtown, L.I., having been a freeman in 1675, the Packer, March 29, 1676, Town Surveyor, 1679,and Town Clerk from 1684 to 1689, the year of his death. His name appears on the Dongan Charter, November 25, 1686. He was probably married three times, his first wife Ann Hunt, daughter of Ralph Hunt, and his wife, Elizabeth Jessup, daughter of Edward Jessup, being the mother of 5 Theophilus. The name of the second wife is unknown. The third wife, married 1685, was Elizabeth Townsend (John 3, John 2, Thomas1). Sir Roger Townsend, Bart, ancestor of Elizabeth, was a near neighbor of Christopher Phillips, in Rainham, England.

"Ann Hunt, the wife of Theophilus Phillips, was the daughter of Ralph Hunt, who was born in England, came to America in 1632, and died in 1677. In 1652 he assisted in founding Newtown, L.I., in 1656 he was on Indian Rate 1 pound, January 1663, one of seven to conduct town affairs, 1662 magistrate, 1663 denounced for resisting Dutch authority in the attempt to form a union with Connecticut, May 5, 1664, freeman of Connecticut, April 3, 1664, surveyor to review Indian reserved lands, 1665 town officer of Hastings, Ap[r]il 21, 1665, commissioned by Governor Nicoll, lieutenant of militia, March, 1665, November, 1666, April, 1667, April 1670-72 Overseer, December 4, 1666 Freeholder of Newtown, January 4, 1666-7 he with ten others, enclose a common field, March 1, 1667 Nicolls patent, April 2, 1667 constable, January 1, 1668 appointed permanent Surveyor, 1671 appropriates land for a church, August 31, 1673 Schepen under Dutch. (Colonial Documents II, 592).

(To be continued in the Beacon next week).



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