John Phillips I of Prince George Co., VA

Unknown Phillips DNA group.

The only adult male Phillips who appeared in the 1704 Quit Rent list in PG Co. was a Nathaniel Phillips who died in 1738 in Surry Co., apparently with no issue as he left his property to a neighbor named Clanton.

The first record of a Phillips other than Nathaniel in PC Co. follows:

PG Co. Wills & Deeds 1710-1713 pg. 49
Account of estate of Robert Speyers, dec'd,. Debtor: To judgements obtained by Capt. Fr. Clements, Martha Marks---etc. ---- William Phillips, --- etc. 10 April 1711

From the following it is known that a John Phillips arrived in Prince George Co. (PG Co.) prior to 1720 as he purchased land at that time adding to existing land.

Land Records

Prince George Co. Records 1713-1720
13 Feb., 1720 Edmond Browder of Prince George County to John Phillips of same, 129 acres bounded by said John Phillips and by land formerly belonging to Solomon Crooks.
S: Edmond Browder Wit: Robert Munford; Buller Hubert; J. Bolding Rec: 14 Feb. 1720

The following may or may not be the same John Phillips as above:

In 1715, John Poythress of PGC was granted land for the transport of two persons, one of which was a John Phillips. The 100 acres granted was on the Meherrin River, supposedly in Isle of Wight Co. However, from other land records it is known John Poythress owned land adjacent to John Phillips I of Second Swamp in PG Co. (There were Phillips present in I of W County during this period and the above John may have been one of them and not the John Phillips I of Pr. George CO.)

Pr. George Co. Records 1733-1792 Sept. 12, 1738
On petition of James Baugh, David Meeks, -----, -----, RICHARD PHILLIPS, GEORGE PHILLIPS etc etc.: they are permitted to clear a road from Plantation of Peter Mitchell, the most convenient way into Monkneck Road. James Baugh appointed overseer.

From the following two VA Patent records we know that John I had a son named George who lived adj. to him on Second Swamp. These patents were dated Sept. 20, 1751. A court record in 1738 for permission to clear a road (below) indicates a possible second and third son of John I, although no subsequent records have been noted for Richard in PG CO. Another possibility is that George, son of John I, had sons George, Richard and John, and it is his sons George and John who show up in Brunswick & Lunenburg Cos. in the mid 1700's. Monksneck Creek later became Rowanty Creek. You will note from census data, which follows later in this report, several Phillips lived in the Rowanty Creek/ Darvills area.

VA Patents 31, pp. 51–52 Land Office Patents and Grants JO'N PHILLIPS 154 Exam'd September 20, 1751
GEORGE the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King
Defender of the Faith &c. TO ALL TO WHOM these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye that for divers good Causes and Considerations but more especially for and in Consideration of the Sum of FIFTEEN SHILLINGS of good and lawful money for our Use paid to our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia WE HAVE given granted and confirmed and by these Presents for us our heirs and Successors do give grant and confirm unto JOHN PHILLIPS one certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing one hundred and fifty four Acres lying and being in the County of Prince George on the South Side of second Swamp and bounded as followeth to wit BEGINNING at his own Corner in Poythress's Line thence West eight Degrees South two hundred Poles to a faced Corner thence South thirty Degrees East one hundred and forty Poles to a faced Corner thence East twenty three Degrees North two hundred etc, etc.

VA Patents 31, pp. 68–69 Land Office Patents and Grants Sept. 20, 1751
George the second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith & c. To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye that for divers good Causes and Considerations but more especially for an in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty five Shillings of good and lawful money for our Use paid to our Use paid to our [sic] Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Coloney and Dominion of Virginia We have given granted and confirmed and by these Presents for us our Heirs and Successors do give grant and confirm unto GEORGE PHILLIPS one certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing two hundred and fifty Acres lying and being in the County of Prince George on the North Side of Second Swamp and bounded as followeth to wit Beginning at William Russell's Corner white Oak by a Pond thence along his Line East forty Degrees South thirty six Poles to a Corner thence south thirteen Degrees West forty two Poles to his Father's Line thence along his Line South forty Degrees West one hundred Poles to his Corner thence West sixteen Degrees North two hundred and thirty Poles along Poythress's and Thomas Russell's Lines to Russell's Corner thence North forty three Degrees East two hundred and fifty two Poles to a faced Corner thence East forty Degrees South one hundred and twenty three Poles to William Russell's Line thence along his Line South thirteen Etc.,etc.

Of note also is that 1764-1767 the Bristol Parish paid a1000# tobacco to an Ann Phillips for the care of a person named Butterworth. From the following record (and other similar records) we know that Butterworths lived in this same Rowanty Creek area. See below:

VA State Land Office 13 October 1727 Pr. George County Nicholas Butterworth
150 acres on the north side of Gravilly (sic) Run and adj. James Williams

Note: Gravelly Run fed into what became Rowanty Creek.

From 1769 through 1778, a William Call was paid about 1000 # tobacco per year by Bristol Parish for the care of an ANN PHILLIPS. Since John II was apparently still living during the period of the payments, it is unknown who this Ann Phillips was and why the Parish was paying for her care. The amount of the payments would suggest an important person.

Other possible sons of John I

They include John (II) and Thomas. John II & Thomas appear to be contemporaries and born ca 1700 as the Bristol Parish records of births and baptisms of their respective children indicate those children being born very close in dates to one another beginning in 1726. Thus a dob for John I, if he is the father of either John II or Thomas should be no later than 1680. The names John and George were used extensively by John II and wife Anne and their descendants. However only the name John was used by Thomas & Isabella and if Isabella was indeed the daughter of John Lanthtrop, then the name of John might be attributed to him. Bristol Parish was established in 1643 and, at one time, embraced the whole valley of the Appomattox River. Thus not all births recorded in the Parish Vestry would be from Prince George County. In the 1700's the Parish consisted of parts of Charles City, Henrico and Pr. George Co.

From Bristol Parish records the following births of John II/Ann and Thomas/ Isabella

The blue color is used to differentiate the children of John & Ann(e) from those of Thos. & Isabel(la).

8 May 1726 - John Phillips, son of Thomas Phillips and Isabel, born. John Phillips baptized 7 June 1726.
6 November 1726 - Joseph Phillips, son of John Phillips and Ann, born. NO BAPTISM RECORDED.
23 July 1728 - Mason Phillips, son of Thomas Phillips and Isabel, born. Mason Phillips baptized 16 Sep. 1728
9 March 1730/1731 - Mary Phillips, dau. of Thomas Phillips and Isabel, born. Mary Phillips bapt. 19 April 1731.
Mary Phillips - dau. of John Phillips and Anne, born 11 April 1731, baptized 14 November 1731.
[1732 OR 1733 WE THINK THOMAS PHILLIPS, SON OF THOS. AND ISABELLA WAS BORN, ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF CHILDREN IN THOMAS PHILLIPS'S WILL IN CRAVEN CO. NC.]
12 Sept. 1734 - James Phillips, son of Thomas Phillips and Isabella, born.
Note: No baptism recorded. This is the first time the name "Isabella" appears.
Note: No further record of Thomas and Isabel[la] in Prince George Co.
20 Aug. 1740 - John Phillips, son of John and Anne Phillips, born. (John III)
George, s. of John Phillips and Anne, born 15 February 1742/1743. Bapt. 29 May 1743. (George II)
Elizabeth, dau. of John Phillips and Anne, born 5 Feb. 1745-1746.

Indentures

In the Manuscript Room of The Library of Virginia (among the 'Lost County Records') there is a manuscript dated 19 January 1798 which was filed in the Petersburg District Court No. 28 in April, 1801. This was an indenture between John Phillips and Elizabeth Phillips equally dividing the slaves which had been left to them in the will of their father, John Phillips the younger. (see record at end of this report) Note that from the above Bristol Records that John Phillips II had a son John born 20 Aug. 1740 and a daughter Elizabeth born Feb. 5, 1746. I don't think there is any question but that this record is of the family listed above and that the phrase 'John Phillips the younger' refers to John II son of John I. This also would indicate that Elizabeth, by then 54 years of age had not married. One does not know how long after the death of John II, this indenture was written. John II supposedly married Ann Parker in 1724 and began having children in Nov. 1726 and was thus probably born 1700-1703 and would have been in his mid 90's if the indenture was filed shortly after his death. Since John Phillips was not listed in the 1789/90 Land Tax and/or Personal Lists for Prince George Co. (but Ann, Jr. was) the implication is that John II died before 1789. The indenture was simply to resolve ownership of a number of slaves jointly owned by John (III) and Eliz. that had been willed to them by their father. Possible other issue of John & Ann are a William and a Jesse / Jessie Phillips. Also there is no record found to date that establishes the death of known issue George and Joseph whose births were recorded in Bristol Parish records. The following record may be related to the death of John II but cannot determine what the relationship would be of William to John II as the last record of issue of John II in Bristol Vestry was Elizabeth in 1746.

From PG Co. Miscellany 1711-1814 by Benj. Weisiger III
PG Co. Execution Book 1801-1803 p. 37
May 12, 1801 William Phillips, assignee of John Rawles, Exec. Of John Phillips
( Perhaps John II and Ann also had a son William, born after 1746 and not recorded in the Bristol Parish Register.)

As there is only the indenture and no will, one cannot with any certainty state that John III and his sister Elizabeth were the only surviving children of John II, however it appears likely that the following record is that of John Phillips II and his son Joseph who was born Nov., 1726. John II's son, John III, was born in 1743 and thus could not be the John of this patent. From the location of this property, it is believed this is land that initially belonged to John I. PG Co. being one of the so-called ' lost record or burned counties', few wills, deeds etc are available. However, VA land patents, being kept at Richmond, survived.

10 Sept., 1755 Peter Aldrich 1224 Acs. Prince George Co, between Warwick and Second Swamps, adj. JOHN PHILLIPS, JOSEPH PHILLIPS, Francis Patison, Baugh, Birchet, Gary Kirby, Butterworth, Tayler and Russell. Lbs.5.S5 200 acres being part of a pat. for 400 acres formerly grntd. Wm. Aldridge 1 Mar 1733/34 [PB 22 p37] and 1044 acs the Residue never before grtd."

Additional Thoughts

Because there are no birth or baptismal records in Bristol Parish for issue of George, son of John I, it is difficult to establish a dob range. Was he older or younger than John II ? It appears that the George & Richard Phillips of the 1738 road clearing petition cited above could be his issue. Further the George of the 1738 petition might well be the one who patented land in Brunswick/Lunenburg Co. in 1745. George (I), son of John I, was still patenting land in PG Co. in 1751 while the George Phillips of Brunswick/Lunenburg was serving as Vestryman in Cumberland Parish in Lunenburg County in 1746. Also the George Phillips of Lunenburg Co. married first Susannah Dyer in the late 1750's (first son Dyer born 1757) and married (2) Ann Brown in 1768. This George died in 1786 and it is at least feasible that he could be the son of George I of PGC and thus the GS of John I.

Appearing in the same area of Lunenburg Co. at about the same time was a John Phillips (tithing list of Lunenburg 1748). Although I have not found such a record, according to another researcher, there was a lands sale from John to George. I suspect but have no proof that they were brothers. Due to age he cannot be John III (b. 1740), son of John II, nor can he be John the son of Thomas who was in NC at this time. So either he is unrelated to the PGC John Phillips or is a probable son of George I and thus GS of John I.

The various records of the Second Swamp Phillips indicate land on both sides of the Second Swamp but one must rely on location of 'neighbors" to pinpoint where they lived. From available records I can safely say that some of the land was very near and probably within the present day city limits of Petersburg. Other land acquired later was southwest of that city near Rowanty Creek and south of Butterwood Swamp. On present day maps, this would lie west of Interstate I- 95 between the towns of Dinwiddie and Darvills. The City of Petersburg and the location of the Rowanty-Darvills lands are all in the present county of Dinwiddie. Some of the land was about 7 miles southeast of the City of Petersburg.

From Library of Virginia "Legislative Petitions Database", Reel #162, Box 208, Folder 38
Petitioner: PHILLIPS, JOHN
Locality: Prince George County
Date: 1808/12/19
Description: Sheriff of PG Co. from 1806 until 1808 asks for a refund of the damages from a judgement against him for collection of taxes in 1806.

From PG Co. Miscellany 1711-1814 by Benj. WeisigerIII
PG Co. Execution Book 1801-1803 p. 37
Clement Livesay appeared on charge by Elizabeth Phillips of being the father of her bastard child, and is ordered to pay maintenance, with Burwell Livesay as his security.
(Since Elizabeth, daughter of John II was born in 1746 dont believe this could be her.)

From the Petersburg Daily Express Film 133, Lib. Of VA
Dec. 15, 1856. pg 3, column 6
Phillips, John A., deceased, 250 acres, Prince George County, 6 and one-half miles from Petersburg, near Jerusalem Plank Road

It was assumed that Thomas Phillips, the birth of whose children were recorded in the Bristol Parish Registry, was a brother of the John Phillips, the births of whose issue were also recorded therein and further that they possibly married sisters Ann & Isabella Lanthrop, daughters of John Lanthrop who died in PG Co. in 1718/19. However there have been no records found to date to support this assumption and no deeds or other land records associated with Thomas Phillips in Prince George Co. One must also remember that Bristol Parish included parts of Charles City and Henrico Counties so there is no way for one to determine if Thomas resided in PG Co. or Henrico. It appears that the possibility of his descendancy from John Phillips I is questionable at best. Also of note is that while the name George was carried down in the issue of John II and other Phillips in the Rowanty/Darvills area, it was not used by Thomas Phillips or of any of his issue. A list of VA marriages by Linda Phillips Morris published in 1977 lists the following: 1724 John Phillips and Ann Parker - Prince George Co. Bristol "?" It is not known what "??" implied; - ie that the record from which the info came said Bristol but not Parish or if she was only assuming that because it was in PG CO. that it was in Bristol Parish. If accurate as believed, this would erase the possibility of John and Thomas Phillips being married to Lanthrop sisters and place further doubt on the two of them being brothers.

One possibility of the origin of John Phillips I is as a son of John Phillips of Charles City Co. and grandson of William Phillips of that county. Available records indicate that William died ca 1693 and son John died ca 1740 leaving sons John and Robert. The will of Ann Woodhouse in June 1728 in C.C. Co. left property to her 'Grandsons Robert & John Phillips'. Robert was Executor of her Estate and presented her inventory to the CC Co. Court in 1741. I believe that the property where Ann Woodhouse lived was on or near the eastern banks of the James River across from Flower de Hundred in Pr. George Co., and thus not far from the Second Swamp property of the Prince George Co. Phillips. Also of note is the name William apparently carried down in the descendants of Second Swamp Phillips. Therefore it is at least a possibility that this John Phillips of Charles City Co. could be the same as John I of PG Co.

Other data found to date

1790 TAX OR CENSUS RECORDS

1789/90 PR. GEORGE Co. (PGC) Personal and Land Tax Lists

JESSE / JESSIE Phillips 100 acres
ANN Phillips 150 acres
ANN, Jr. Phillips 477 acres
WILLIAM Phillips 150 acres
JOHN Phillips 0 acres

1790 CHARLES CITY Co. Tax Records

ELIZABETH Phillips 73 acres No male tithables

HENRY 1 white male tithable

1790 DINWIDDIE Co. Personal and Land Tax records

WILLIAM Phillips 254 acres and 50 acres

1790 CITY OF PETERSBURG Tax Records

EBENEZER Phillips Listed as a tithable under John Drummond

1790 LUNENBURG Tax Records

RICHARD Phillips 1 white tithable (I have found nothing to indicate that this Richard is related to either George or John Phillips of Lunenburg 1745-17)

1800 TAX AND CENSUS RECORDS

1800 PG Co. Pers. & Property Tax lists:

ANN Phillips 150 acres
WILLIAM Phillips 158 acres (Probably the Wm. whose will was made in 1839 and probated in 1842)
JESSE Phillips 100 acres
JOHN Phillips 477 acres (Notice that this is same acreage as held by Ann, Jr. in 1790 and thus John is probably her heir. This may be the John Phillips whose will caused the survey of 1820. Per M J MatzPhillips/Martha Marble this land was divided between John A. Phillips, George E. Phillips and John Pace in right of his wife.) Since John II was born ca 1700-1705, this John could be John III, born 1740. Thus one might deduce that John Phillips II, father of John III died prior to 1789 (when the 1790 tax list was made) and willed the land to his wife for her life and then at her death to his son John. The John Phillips listed in that same tax list with NO land is probably John III, her son. If we assume that John II was married 1724 and his wife Ann age 17 then in 1789 Ann would be about 80 years old. Elizabeth, daughter of John & Ann was born in Feb. 1746 and would be in her 50's and apparently unmarried. John III, son of John & Ann was born in Aug. 1740 and would be age 58 at the time of the indenture.

1800 CHARLES CITY CO. Tax Records

ELIZABETH Phillips 73 ACRES

HENRY Phillips 1 WHITE MALE OVER 16

1800 Dinwiddie County Tax Records

WILLIAM Phillips (In the microfilm copy was what looks like an ampersand and the word son following the name William, however the column that lists all white males over age 16 has only the name William Phillips.)

1800 City of Petersburg Tax Record

FRANCIS Phillips 1 tithable

1800 Lunenburg Tax Record

No Phillips listed

1810 CENSUS RECORDS

1810 Census PGC
JOHN Philips 1 male 16-25; 1 male over 45; 1 female over 25

GEORGE Phillips 3 males 26 - 45; 1 female 16-25
(This cannot be George the son of John & Ann who was born in 1743 and would thus be 67 years old so these 3 males are probably brothers and are the sons of either John III or descendants of George the son of John I. As George is listed as the head of the household, the female is likely his wife. )

JESSE Phillips 5 persons no slaves

1810 Census Charles City Co.
HENRY Phillips 0 other persons 19 slaves
JOHN Phillips 0 other persons 1 slave
ROBERT Phillips 0 other persons 1 slave
WILLIAM Phillips 0 other persons 0 slaves

1810 Census Lunenburg County
ROBERT Phillips (This would be son of George & Susannah Dyer Phillips)

1810 Census Henrico County
ELIZABETH Phillips
ISAAC Phillips
JAMES Phillips
JOHN Phillips
JOHN Phillips

1810 Census Brunswick County
NANCY Phillips (Widow of William Phillips, my GGGG GF)
JOHN Phillips (Possibly brother of my GGGG GF William who had brothers Josiah, John & Sterling)

1820 Census Records

1820 US Census PGC
JAMES Phillips
JOHN A. Phillips
WILLIAM H. Phillips

1820 Census Dinwiddie County
DAVID Phillips 1 M under 5, 1 M 20-45; 2 F under 10., 2 F 10-16; 2 F 16-25 and 1 F 26-45
WILLIAM Phillips 2 M 26 - 45; 1 M over 45; 2 F 16 - 25
TABITHA Phillips I M under 10; 1 M 10 - 16; 1 M 10-18; 2 M 16-25; 1 F under 10; 1 F 10- 16; 1 F 16-25

1820 Census Lunenburg County
ROBERT Philips

1820 Census Charles City County
BENJAMIN Philips
HENRY Philips
WILLIAM Philips

1820 Census Henrico Co.
ISAAC
MOURNING
THOMAS

1820 Brunswick County
THOMAS Phillips (Believed to be unrelated to Joseph my GGGGG GF)

1830 Census Records(Heads of Household Only)

1830 Census Charles City Co.
Henry Phillips, Sr. 2 males age 5-10 ; 1 male 20-30 and 1 70-80. Females 1 age 60-70
Henry Sr. lived next door to John Edloe and 5 HH away from Joseph Mountcastle
Henry Jr. Males: 1 under 5 and 1 40-50.Females: 1 under 5; 1-20/30 and 1- 60/70 (MIL?)
John Phillips Males: 1 30/40; 1- 50/60; Females: 1 - 15/20; 1 - 40/50; 1- 60/70
(Wm. Irby lived on one side of John and Tho. Stagg on the other. Francis Irby lived 5 HH's away)

1830 US Census PGC
JOHN A. Phillips 2 Males (age 20-30); 1 Female age 20-30 [Possibly brother living with them?]
WILLIAM Phillips 2 Males under 5 years of age; 1 (age 50-60); 1 Female( 5-10) ; 1 (20-30)

1830 US Census Dinwiddie Co.
JANE Phillipps (sic) Centre Ward Petersburg
NANCY A. Phillips Centre Ward Petersburg
LUCY A. Phillips Centre Ward Petersburg

JANE Phillips East Ward Petersburg

GEORGE R. Phillips South Ward Petersburg
JOAN G. Phillips South Ward Petersburg
JOHN Phillips South Ward Petersburg
JOHN T. Phillips South Ward Petersburg
MARTHA F. Phillips South ward Petersburg TABITHA Phillips West Ward Petersburg
LAURA W. Phillips West Ward Petersburg
A.G. Phillips West Ward Petersburg
JOEL Phillips West ward Petersburg
SAMUEL Phillips West Ward Petersburg

FANNY Phillips Dist. 2
STEPHEN Phillips Dist. 2

JOHN W. Phillips San Marino PO
MARTHA Phillips San Marino PO
DAVID Phillips San Marino PO

1830 Census Lunenburg County
JOHN Phillips
ROBERT Phillips
SARAH Phillips

1840 Census Records (Heads of Household Only)

1840 US Census PGC
John A. Phillips M. = 1 under 5; 1 -5/10; 1 -20/30; 3 -30/40 (bros. living with them ?) lived in E. Dist.

William M. = 1 - 5/10; 2 - 10/15; 1 50/60; F= 1 40/50

(The following appears to refer to the William above. Polly was a common nickname for Mary.)
In the Loose Wills of Prince Geo. Co. in 1842 there is probate of will of William Phillips, dated October 27, 1839. Land (loc. not specified). to William F. Phillips, George W. Phillips, and John T. Phillips., who are described as "children of Polly Phillips", 1/3 of land to Polly Phillips for life, then return to three children. Execs. William Brockwell and Gilliam R. Moore.

1840 Census Charles City Co.
Edward R. Phillips Males 215/20; 1 -30/40; Females: 1 -30/40; (Eliz. Stagg 2 HH away)
Frances Phillips M= 1- 20/30; F= 1 - 60/70 (Francis Pearman 3 HH away)
Henry M= 1 under 5; 1 - 10/15; 1 - 50/60: F= 1 5/10; 2 -10/15; 1- 30/40 and 1 -70/80

1840 US Census Dinwiddie Co.

David Philips

GEORGE Phillips

JAMES Phillips

(Also a LEVI Phillips but he was born in England)

1840 Census Lunenburg Co.

Sarah Phillips

1850 Census Records (All members of household listed)

1850 U..S. Census PG Co,

JOHN Phillips age 23 HH 464
EMMA age 18
Jane Archer age 74 (Note: George W. Phillips m. Mary A. Archer Nov. 1822)

POLLY Phillips age 53 HH 386
JOHN age 17
LUCY age 8
PETER age 5

JOHN Phillips age 50 HH 469
MARTHA age 45
GEORGE age 17
ELLEN age 10
George Rives age 21
Ann Rives age 17

PEYTON Harrison age 50 HH 337
NANCY age 35
Christopher age 11
Hamblin age 7
Ann age 4
Susan age 1
SARAH Phillips age 75 (Possibly M-I-L?)

1850 Census Dinwiddie Co.

JOEL Phillips age 23 HH 1124
NANCY age 25 Place of Birth not listed (VA?)

TABITHA Phillips age 25 lived in City of Petersburg HH603

GEORGE W Phillips age 45 - lived in City of Petersburg. HH483

GEO. W. PHILIPS & MARY A. ARCHER marriage license 30 Nov 1822. His death was reported in the Petersburg Daily Express Sept. 17, 1868 as having died in Battleboro, NC of dropsy.

JOHN Phillips age 34 HH598 (City of Petersburg)
MARY age 23 b. in KY WILLIAM Phillips age 23 (b. ca 1827) - lived in Petersburg City HH815

ROBINSON Tucker age 27 HH 1006
MARIA Tucker age 26
WILLIAM Phillips age 24
JOHN Phillips age 19
JOHN Phillips age 25
These Phillips are living in the HH 1006 of Robinson Tucker age 27 and wife MARIA age 26. No explanation as to why there are two John Phillips close in age. Suspect Maria might be sister of William and one of the Johns

JAMES L. age 64 HH 234.
CATHERINE D. age 74
MARTHA age 76
NANCY age 79
Appears as if they might be siblings. No known or assumed connection to the other PGC Phillips at this point. They were in the Northern Dist. Of Dinwiddie Co.

JOHN Phillips age 19 ( Living in HH 774 of Benj. (57) and Lucy (46) Thomas)
This is different John Phillips than the one, also age 19, above living with another John Phillips in Tucker HH.

JOHN W. Phillips age 38 HH 391 In Southern Dist.
JANE age 35
MARY A. age 9
ELIZABETH L. age 7
JOHN W. (Jr.) age 1

JOHN Phillips age 18 (living in Ruffin HH) D. PETERSON PHILLIPS age 24 living in HH of Goodwin Wells (48) and Susan Wells (49) in Northern Dist..
Could be step-son. Doubtful relationship to other PGC Phillips.

1850 Census Lunenburg Co.

MARY H. Phillips age 27 HH192
JOHN B. Phillips age 27
M. .J. Gee age 55 SARAH Phillips age 53 HH 187
JAMES R. Phillips age 25
EMILY C. Phillips age 25
JOHN A. Phillips age 3
Louisa C. age 1

1850 Census Brunswick Co.

1860 Census Records

1860 Census Prince George Co.

G.W. Phillips age 57

1860 Census Dinwiddie Co.

STEPHEN Phillips age 30 Family 423
FANNY age 26
MARIA age 3
GEORGE age 1

ANN Phillips age 86 Family 490 (Is this Catherine in 1850?
MARTHA P. Phillips age 84 see 1850 list) JAMES R. Phillips age 33 Family 194 Dist. 2
FANNY age 26
MARIA E. age 3 JOHN W. Phillups (sic) age 47 Family 492
MARY A. age 17
JOHN W. age 10
MARTHA A. age 8

JAMES R. age 33 Family 194 (Dist 1)
MARY E.O. age 33 (Dist. 1) age 33

GEORGE W. Phillips age 57 HH 483 City of Petersburg

WILLIAM age 23 Family 815 City of Petersburg

DAVID P. Phillips age 30 Family 146 Dist. 1

1860 Census Lunenburg County

ROBERT D. Phillips age 32 HH8
ELIZABETH age 23

NANCY Phillips age 58 HH69
E.T. (F) age 37
MARGARET age 23
MARY F. age 17
SAMUEL age 17

RICHARD age 27
CATHERINE age 17

1870 Census Records

1870 Census Dinwiddie Co.

ARDENI Philips age 30 1st Ward Petersburg

JOSEPH Phillips age 24 1st Ward Petersburg

JNNO. P Phillips age 41 1st Ward Petersburg ( Merchant)
EMMA age 39
MARY JANE age 17
EMMA age 10
ELIZA age 13
FANNY age 4
INCE (sp?) age 2

JOHN Phillips age 20 4th Ward Petersburg
MARTHA Phillips age 18 ---Both John & Martha are living in HH of Mary Huntley age 36
And her son age 11.

HENRY Phillips age 30 5th Ward Petersburg (Black)

JOEL K. Phillips age 47 5th Ward Petersburg (Boot & shoe maker)

MARTHA Phillips age 63 6th Ward Petersburg
JNO. Phillips age 30 living with Martha, possibly son. Both living in Mahood HH

1870 Census Lunenburg Co.

JOHN B. Phillips age 48 Colombian Grove
MARY H. age 48

EDMUND Phillips age 62 and family) Columbian Grove (Black live in HH adj. to John B. & Mary H. who
Are white. Freed Slaves ?)

MINERVA Phillips age 35 Colombian Grove and (dau Josephene) live in HH of Lewis Gee as

ROBERT Phillips age 45 Colombian Grove

JOHN H. Phillips age 19 Rehoboth Twp John is listed as head of HH but must be son of Robtert
ROBERT D. age 43
ELIZABETH A. age 37
IDA age 12
SUSAN age 7
DAVID E. age 4

RICHARD Phillips age 82 Rehoboth Twp (Miller)
WILLIAM age 50 (Plow Maker)
MARY A. age 56 (Keeps House - Wife or sister of who?)
MARTHA A. age 43 (note says no occupation - relation to who-how?)

WILLIAM T. Phillips age 19 Rehoboth Twp (Laborer on Wm. Pearson Farm)

CHRISTOPHER E. Phillips age 24 Rehoboth Twp

RICHARD Phillips age 40 Lochleven Tw

1870 Census Charles City Co.

MARY A. Philipps (sic) age 22 Tyler Twp.

MARY Philipps age 62 Tyler Twp

1880 Census Records

1880 Census Prince George County

M.L. Phillips age 35 Blackwater, PG Co.
REBECCA age 30
WILLIAM A. age 10
L.L. age 8
GERTRUDE age 5
BURLINA age 2

1880 Census Dinwiddie Co.

JOHN W. Phillips age 27 (See 1860) Rowanty Dist. (Area where descendants of JOHN I lived.)
LUCY age 27
ELLANOR age 3
JOHN E. age 1
JOSEPH age 9 mos.

JOSEPH W. Phillips age 35 lived In Petersburg City
VIRGINIA M. (wife) age 25
MARY E. dau. age 12
PEARL C. dau age 11
VIRGINIA J. dau age 8
LOVELEAF dau age 6
LILLIAN dau age 4
LOTTIE (dau) age 2
INFANT ? son age 4 months

ALICE age 25 single Living in City of Petersburg

LOUIS age 40 widowed Living in City of Petersburg

CORONIA age 19 single Living in City of Petersburg

JOEL K. Phillipe (sic) age 53 Saloon Keeper Petersburg
NANCY age 53

1880 Charles City Co.
NONE

1880 Census Lunenburg Co.

PETER Phillips age 29 Lochleven Twp
NANNIE age 30
THOMAS age 8
MARY age 6
PETER age 2
MARTHA (S. Dau.) age 12

JAMES A. age 44 Lochleven Twp.
SARAH H. age 42
LOUISA A age 8
JAMES T. age 5
MARTHA Stone (M-I-L) age75
ELIZ. Stone (Sis-I-Law) age 46
JAMES Slaughter (nephew) age 14

SALLIE Phillips widow age 40 Columbian Grove Twp.
SALLIE dau age 23

RICHARD Phillipe (sic) age 47 Columbian Grove Twp
SALLIE dau age27
ROSE dau age 9
WILLIAM son age 6
LIZZIE dau age 4
HENRY son age 14
EDWARD son age 17

(the names appear in the census in the order as shown above. That plus age of HENRY & EDWARD vs age of SALLIE leads one to suspect that Sallie was second wife of Richard and not the mother of the two older boys)

JOHN B. Phillips age 57 Colombian Grove Twp.
MARY H. age 57

WILLIAM T. Phillips age 60 Rehoboth Twp.
MARY F. wife age 64
MARTHA A. sister age 48 (census says sister but probably sister-in-law)
MARTHA V. niece age 21
ELIZABETH niece age 18

WILLIAM D. Phillips age 30 Rehoboth Twp.
MARY W. age 22
ARTHUR age 3
WILLIAM S. age 1

RICHARD D. Phillips age 52 tanner Rehoboth Twp.
ELIZ. E. wife age 47
DAVID E. son age 12
RICHARD H. Thompson (S-I-L) age 29
CORNELIUS (G.S.) age 7
JOHN H. age 6
ELLA L. (G.D.) age 4
ROBERT N. (G.S.) age 1

JOHN H. Phillips age 27 Rehoboth Twp
ROBERTA J. age 22
ALONZO B. age 4
HUBERT H. age 2

1900 Census Records

1900 Census Prince George Co.

1900 Census Henrico Co.

1900 Census Dinwiddie Co.

JOHN W. Phillips age 49 b. Mar 1851 Rowanta Dist - East part
ELNORA age 22 b. Jan 1878
JOHN W. age 21 b. Feb 1879
LILLIAN age 20 b. Dec 1880
STANLEY age 18 b. Apr 1882
PLUMMER age 16 b. Jul 1884
MAMIE age 14 b. May 1886
MASON age 12 b. Apr 1888
EUGENIA (F) age 10 b. Oct 1890
GRACIE age 7 b. Sept 1893
CHARLIE age 5 b. Mar 1895

PETER W. Phillips age 45 b. Apr. 1855 Darvills Dist. So. Of Butterwood
MARIAH age 35 b. Jan 1865
PEARL age 13 b. Jul 1887
JAMES age 9 b. Aug 1891
LELIA age 6 b. Apr 1894
SAMUEL age 4 b. Jan 1896
WADE age 1 b. Mar 1899

JAMES E. Phillips age 45 b. May 1855 City of Petersburg
MARY E. age 38 b. Oct 1862

JOS. E. Phillips age 38 b. Apr 1862 City of Petersburg
JUANITA (dau) age 11 b. Mar 1889

RUBIE Phillips Single age 37 b. Jan 1863 Darvills Dist. So. of Butterwood

MARY E. Phillips age 59 b. Aug 1841 Darvills Dist. So. of Butterwood

HANNA Phillips age 70 b. 1830 Darvills Dist. So. of Butterwood

Social Security Death Index listing for Wade Phillips, son of Peter W. Phillips WADE PHILLIPS 31 Mar 1899 Sep 1968 23847 (Emporia, Emporia City, VA)
(none specified) 225-26-2478 Virginia

JAMES E. Phillips b. Oct. 1862 Living in City of Petersburg
MARY B. (wife)

JOSA E. Phillips b. Nov. 1859 Widow Living in Petersburg City
JUANITA (dau) b. Mar 1889

RUBIE Phillips b. Jan. 1863 Single Living in Darvills Dist. In HH of Darius Wilson.
Her occupation is listed as Nurse

LILLIAN Phillips age 19 (dob not listed) Boarder in HH of Ella Harrrison City of Petersburg

1900 Census Records Lunenburg Co.

Wm. T. Phillips b. Apr. 1850 VA VA VA Rehoboth Dist.
Mary (wife) b. June 1857 VA VA VA
Arthur J. (son) b. Aug. 1876 VA VA VA
Virginia (dau) b. June 1884 VA VA VA
Robert (son) b. Aug. 1886 VA VA VA
Howard (son) b. Oct., 1890 VA VA VA

Albert G. Phillips b. Dec. 1871 VA VA VA Rehoboth Dist.
This indiv. living as boarder in HH of Wm. J. Watson. Although Census indicates that he and his parents were born in VA., I have been unable to locate any Albert or A. G. Phillips born in VA ca 1871 in the 1880 census.

1920 Census Records

1920 Census Records Prince George Co.

JOHN W. Phillips b. ca 1882 N.C.
GLAGYCE b. ca 1902 VA
JOHN C. b. ca 1915
EDWARD E. b. ca 1917

NORMAN Phillips b. ca 1879
BERTIE b. ca 1883
RICHARD b. ca 1903
SUSIE b. ca 1905
NORMAN L. b. ca 1919
HAROLD G. b. ca 1917

1920 DINWIDDIE CO. CENSUS THOMAS W. Phillips b. ca (Census says 1895 but must be error- prob. 1885) Dont believe this Phillips ties to PGC line. Suspect this one is from Bedford Co.
DEMSEY (wife) b. ca 1891
VIOLA E. b. ca 1907
ELSIE A. b. ca 1913
THOMAS W., Jr. b. ca 1917
POWELL W. b. ca 1920

JAMES W. Phillips b. ca 1890 Dinwiddie Co.
SARAH B. (wife) b. ca 1894
HARRY W. b. ca 1913
JAMES E. b. ca 1915
LULA V. b. ca 1917
HERBERT H. b. ca 1918

PLUMMER E. b. ca 1884 son of JOHN W. & LUCY of Rowanta Dist. See 1880 Census
BLANCHE T. (wife) b. ca 1895
PLUMMER E. b. ca 1920

RICHARD L. Phillips b. ca 1891 in VA Residence Dist. in CO. not known
NELLIE b. ca 1897 in NC

1920 Census Records Lunenburg Co.

ARTHUR J. Phillips, Sr. age 45
MAGGIE age 35
HOWARD H. age 11
SAM R. age 9
MARVIN E. age 7
THOMAS F. age 5
ELVA M. age 4
ARTHUR J., Jr. age 1
BESSIE age 1

HOWARD M. age 29
MATTIE age 24

RICHARD H. age 54
SARAH age 59

WILLIAM C. age 45
SALLIE D. age 46

ROBERT H. age 34

1930 Census Dinwiddie Co.
Enumeration District 20, Page 21B:

Robert H Kidd, 44, head, S, W, VA, VA, VA
Blanche T Phillips, 36, sister, M, W, VA, VA, VA
Edison P Phillips, 45, bro in law, M, W, VA, VA, VA
Edison P.F. Phillips, 10, nephew, S, W, VA, VA, VA
Ann B Phillips, 2, niece, S, W, VA, VA, VA
(Plummer & wife Blanche & children living with her brother in Petersburg)

Phillips, Jr., Edison P.
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Edison Plummer Phillips, Jr. age 84 of Petersburg died Thursday, August 11, 2004. He was the son of the late Edison P. Phillips, Sr. and Blanche Kidd Phillips, a lifetime Petersburg resident, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a retired plant accountant with Continental Can Co. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Skelton Phillips; a daughter, Nancy Phillips Mason and her husband, Joseph T. of Charlottesville; two granddaughters, Kate and Sara Mason of Charlottesville; a sister, Ann P. Tyler of Petersburg. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. Friday, August 13 at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. A graveside service will be conducted 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 14 at Blandford Cemetery with the Reverend Betsy Basehore officiating. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 215 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg, VA 23803.
(Thus appears there are no living issue of Edison P. Phillips, Jr., only son of Edison P., Sr.)

Call Number 44379
Author Phillips family.

Title Phillips family indenture, 1798 Jan. 19.

Acc. Restrictions There are no access restrictions.
Material 2 p.
Summary Indenture, 19 January 1798, between John Phillips and Elizabeth Phillips, both of Prince George County, Virginia, dividing equally the slaves left to them in the will of their father John Phillips the younger. The slaves are listed by name. Document was recorded in the Petersburg District Court 28 April 1801.
Cite As Title, dates. Accession . Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Biog./Hist. Note The Phillips family resided in Prince George County, Virginia. John Phillips and Elizabeth Phillips were the children of John Phillips the younger. Phillips, John, d. by 1798.

CONCLUSIONS

1.) I believe that the residents of Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties (and the Independent City of Petersburg) in the late 1700s and 1800s included descendants of both George and John II, both of whom were sons of John I. There were too many to be only descendants of John II. The Phillips who lived in the Rowanty Creek/Darvills area are the most likely to be descendants of George Phillips.

2.) It appears that John II may have had an additional son, William, whose birth was not listed in the Bristol Parish Registry.

3.) It appears likely that the George and Richard Phillips named in the 1738 road petition were offspring of George, son of John I. Further, based upon the fact that the location of this road (near Rowanty Creek) was only a few miles (15 to 20) from the location of the land that George Phillips patented in Brunswick Co. in 1745, (about 7 miles west of the Stephen Jones Bridge on the Nottoway River) it is entirely feasible that those George Phillips are one and the same.

4.) The last record that has been found in Prince George Co. relating to Joseph Phillips, son of John II, is the 1755 Aldrich patent for land adjacent to Joseph and John Phillips between Warwick and Second Swamps. His dob of Nov. 1726 is the right time frame for the Joseph Phillips who died in Brunswick Co. in 1777. Joseph of Brunswick (my GGGGG GF) was married ca 1750 based upon dob's of his children. His widow, Elizabeth died some 25 years after he did indicating that he probably died relatively young. Two of Joseph & Eliz.'s children gave the middle name of Moore to children of their own (including one girl), making it highly probable that Elizabeth's maiden name was Moore. There were Moore families near the Phillips in Pr. George County.

5.) Until such time as "proven" descendants of John II or George (of PG Co.) can be identified and brought into the DNA test program we can never be certain of the relationship of John II and Thomas, or of any of the PG Co. Phillips to George and John of Lunenburg Co., or to Joseph of Brunswick Co. Finding a descendant of George and/or John Phillips of Lunenburg Co. and getting a DNA test of them while helpful will prove nothing without also a tested proven descendant of John II or George I of PG Co.

Rex Phillips