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Note: out 1719. Moved to Newport, Rhode Island, abt 1740, where he resided afterward, and where he died. Children: (1) Stephen (b. July 18, 1718, in Marblehead); (2) a daughter who married Devereux, first name unk; (3) another dau. who moved south; (4) Ruth (b. 1735, m. 1st Edwards, 1st name unk; m. 2nd Nicholas Tillinghast). Probably other children of whom no record has been obtained.
Sources:
James Savage, "Genealogical Dict. of New England Settlers," Vol. 3, p.413.
Henry Bond, "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston" (1855), pp. 875, 877.
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Jonathan Phillips and Hephzibah Parker, both of Watertown, were joyned in marriage by Mr. Samuel Angier, a minister of the Gospel in Watertown, February 27th, 1716/17. (Watertown Vital Records)
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Various genealogies and pedigrees list up to 10 chidren for Jonathan and Hepzibah (Parker) Phillips. The lists include:
four children (names and estimated birth years, no other nformation given)
Stephen, b. 18 July 1718
Hepzibah, b. 12 March 1720/21
Mary, b. 17 Feb. 1722/23
Jonathan, b. 24 Jan. 1724/25
Samuel, b. 11 June 1727
Lydia, b. 10 Sept. 1738
However, conducting primary reserarch, I find birth records for only four children of this couple. Stephen's record is repeated (with a different birth year) in a second entry that includes Hephzibah, Mary and Samuel, which must have been recorded after mid-1727. The fact that it lists only these four children as of that date, I conclude 1.) that either they had no other children who may have been born before 1727, or any other children they did have who were born before 1727 did not survived past that date; and 2.) that if they had any other children who did survive, they would have been born after 1727. The following records are from a typscript transcription of the original record book, completed by the Town Register. The name of the mother in the second entry may be attributed to difficult to read handwriting--an abbreviated Hepzebah (say "Hephz'a") might easily have resulted in a a simple mistranscription as "Eliz'a".
"Stephen Phillips, the son of Jonathan and Hepziba Phillips, was borne the 18 of July 1718."
(Marblehead Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 11 [19] [FHL MF 864830])
"Stephen Phillips, son of Jon'a. Eliz'a. [sic] Philips, born July 18th, 1720/21 [sic].
"Hephzibatha Phillips, daughter to ye same parents, born Feb'r: 26th, 1722/23.
"Marey, daughter to ye same parents, born Feb'r: 25th, 1724/25.
"Sam'll: Phillips, son to ye same parents, born June 1st, 1727."
(Marblehead Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 17 [27-28] [FHL MF 864830])
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The only records I could find for Jonathan Phillips in Newport, Rhode Island, was:
"886. Joseph Proud of Newport, Chairmaker, vs. Thomas Corness of Newport, butcher, to recover debt of £122:5; reference made to judgement obtained against Jonathan Phillips Jr. of Newport, joiner, in November 1756, (Docket No. 60)" (Fiske, John Fletcher. Gleanings from Newport Court Files 1659-1783; year 1758, case no. 886 [FHL 974.56 P21])
It is known that Jonathan Phillips (b. 1697) was a carpenter, and he was technically a "Jr.", but he never went by Jr. in any records in Marblehead, Mass. This record could refer to a son named Jonathan (some genealogies attach a son by that name, although I have not found a firm record of one), or to an unrelated younger Jonathan who was occupied as a joiner. Otherwise, the "Jr." could have been attached to this Jonathan (who would have been aged 59 years in 1756) if only to distinguish him from an elder Jonathan Phillips in Newport.
Note: Jonathan Phillips was a carpenter by trade. Moved to Marblehead, MA, ab
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