John Phillips (1726-1793)-died Craven County, NC
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(Redirected from John Phillips (1726-1793))John Phillips, the son of Thomas Phillips I, was born in Prince George County, VA. His birth and baptism was recorded in the Bristol Parish Records as: 8 May 1726 - John Phillips, son of Thomas Phillips and Isabel, born. John Phillips baptized 7 June 1726. John was named along with his mother Isabelle as an Executor of his father's Will. John was also named in the Will of Thomas Phillips II as one of the Executors of his brother's estate. John Phillips was the most successful of all the children of Thomas Phillips I, owning a large amount of land. Originally, the land that John lived on was in Craven which later became part of Lenoir County. The Will of John Phillips I was dated, 6 Feb 1792, brought by his son John Phillips II to the March Term of Court in 1793.
Lineage submitted: Phillips DNA Family Group 5
Marriage
He married an Elizabeth unknown, but she may have been a Witherington. Elizabeth was named in John's Will and she died in abt 1798. This was the year that an inventory of her estate was made.
Children:
1. Mary md John Hardy
2. John md Louisa Allen
3. Thomas may have md twice
4. Elizabeth md Hymerick Hooker
5. Sarah md Reubin Witherington
6. Argent md Jacob Lassiter
Additonal Thoughts on John Phillips
There was probably a Stephen who died before his parents with no heirs.[1]
Unproven with a DNA test, but John Phillips line should match Phillips DNA Group 5.
Citations and Credits
- This information is the work of and should be credited to: Martha Marble
- ↑ Martha's notes: I suspect John had another son, Stephen. There was a Stephen who served in the Revolutionary War from this area. If this indeed was John's son, he probably died before his father with no heirs. As detailed as the Will was, John would have been left something by Will if he was still alive or had heirs. The name Stephen runs down several of John's lines. The same is true of a Spencer. There was also an early Stephen Witherington, but I am not sure he was of the same generation of John and Elizabeth or a generation earlier. Stephen does not appear to be a Phillips name in the previous generation.