Thomas Phillips (abt1761-1814)-died Franklin County, GA

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Commonly refered to as Thomas Phillips III to clarify the relationships and distinguish between all the men named Thomas Phillips who lived in Craven County, NC. It is believed, but not proven, that Thomas Phillips, was the son of Thomas Phillips who died in Craven County leaving a Will dated 1792[1] who d. 1792. DNA testing has proven that Thomas was indeed related to the DNA Phillips Family Group 5.He married Hannah Weatherington or Witherington depending on the recorded variation of spellings.

The progenitor of this Franklin County, GA family was Thomas Phillips who, when he appeared on this County's Tax rolls in 1810, owned 200 acres of land on Middle River. Also shown then is his son Cleverly who apparently owned no land but paid one pole tax.

This Thomas Phillips, Revolutionary Soldier, married Hannah Weathington in what is now Lenoir County, North Carolina in April 1785. The marriage was performed by Abraham Baker, a Baptist minister. Both her parents and Thomas'[sic] parents were "near neighbors" and she was well acquainted with the said Thomas Phillips.

Thomas Phillips was drafted as a Private from Lenoir County in the Spring of 1779 and for two six month tours. Later he enlisted and served until the War was over. He was severely wounded by receiving a musket shell in his arm and one in his side above the hip bone. He died in Franklin Co., GA 16 December 1814.

All of this was taken from the Revolutionary Pension application which Hannah Phillips made in Franklin County 1 December 1852 so that she might obtain the benefits provided for the widows of deceased Revolutionary Soldiers. At this time she was ninety years of age, still a resident of Franklin county[sic] and had never remarried,[sic] She listed her children and their birth dates as proof of her marriage to Thomas Phillips.[2] [3] Mary Grant Phillips, 1985

Children of Thomas Phillips III

  1. Cleverly Phillips born 14 January 1786. He appears in the 1830 Census of Franklin Co, with a wife and children, but by the 1850 Census he is living in Murray Co., GA.
  2. Rachel born 14 March 1788.
  3. Dennis born 19 April 1791. More following.
  4. Zelpha born lay 1784. She is apparently the "Zella" named in the Franklin Co. Census records as the wife Willis Scales
  5. Wiley born 28 April 1797. Married Nancy Gober. Known children are Hannah, William C., Elizabeth B., Thomas C., Kizzy, Wilburne, Dennis W. ("Pegleg"), James C.C, Wiley Franklin, Nancy, John R..
  6. Dewrant born March 1800.
  7. Rizza(Kissa or Kesiah)[4] born January 1803.

References

  1. ↑ This is still debatable as there is no paper trail that shows Thomas Phillips III was the son of Thomas Phillips II. There is a lot of circumstantial evidence that indicates he was, such as Thomas II's Will names a son Thomas and a descendant of James Phillips (1759-1831) descendant Y-DNA tested and they are a match genetically, members of Phillips DNA Family Group 5. For now, it is assumed that Thomas III was the son of Thomas II. Thomas Phillips III is used for clarification.
  2. ↑ The quoted reference should be credited to Mary Grant Phillips(Mrs. G. Frank Phillips) of Dallas, Texas, written March 1985. Originally this was posted on a website, but is no longer available. For the entire reference, download the PDF here.
  3. ↑ Additional information about the file is located here.
  4. ↑ Thomas had a sister named Kessiah and the name has be found as Kizza. It makes sense he would name a child after his sister.
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