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Catherine (Howard) Phillips

Catherine Phillips formerly Howard
Born [date unknown] [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1747 in Frederick, Frederick County, Marylandmap
Descendants descendants
Died after in Rowan County, North Carolina, USAmap
Profile last modified | Created 6 Mar 2012
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Contents

Biography

There is no evidence that Catherine Howard was born on 5 Jun 1728 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, or that she was daughter of Edward Howard (1690 - 1781) and Eleanor (Tarbox) Howard (1694 - 1770).

She is not listed among the twelve children of Edward Howard/Eleanor Tarbox on either of their respective WikiTree profiles.

Likewise, it makes no sense for Catherine, at that time in the 18th century, to make it to Maryland as a single woman while the rest of her family — including her parents — remained in New England. Given the geographical implausibility of such a familial connection, I have separated Catherine her alleged parents.

— DML

Catherine married Reuben Phillips, Sr. (1725 - 1805) in 1747 in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland.

Their children were: current record with family history [1]

  1. Thomas Phillips III (~1745 - 1834), born ca. 1745 in Fredrick Co. MD. and died May 5, 1834, Jackson Co. GA.
  2. William Phillips (1749 - 1843), born 1749 in Cecil Co. MD. and died 1843 in Overton Co. TN.
  3. Levi Eli Phillips Sr. (1751 - 1840), born September 25, 1751, Cecil Co. MD. and died January 14, 1840.(d. 03 Mar 1844, Hyattstown, Montgomery, Maryland)
  4. Jesse Phillips (1753 - 1803), born 1753 in Cecil Co. MD. and died in Overton, Tennessee.
  5. John Phillips (1754 - 1813), born ca. 1749, Cecil Co. MD. and died November 23, 1839, Overton, Tennessee.
  6. David Phillips (1755 - 1846)
  7. Reuben Phillips Jr. (1757 - 1814), born December 27, 1757 in Cecil Co. MD. and died 1814, Wilkes Co. N.C.
  8. Jonas Phillips (1759 - 1835), born between 1754-1757 in Fredrick Co. MD. and died ca. 1835, Pendleton District, S.C. (d. 1835, Pickens, North Carolina)
  9. Adam Philips (1762 - 1838), born December 27, 1762 in Fredrick Co. MD. and died December 27, 1858 in Ashville N.C. (Buncombe Co. at his home on Haw Creek) Adam married Hannah Bailey ca. 1787 in Rowan Co. N.C.
  10. Elizabeth (Phillips) Hughey (1767 - ), born July 4, 1768 in Woodsboro, Fredrick Co. MD. and married William Hughey, July 3, 1791, Rowan Co. N.C. born before 1773.
  11. Katherine Phillips, b. 17 Jan 1770, Frederick, Maryland died 1770. (d. 25 Aug 1811, Bedford, Tennessee)
  12. Mary Ann Phillips, married Samuel Cummins, March 6, 1790 in Rowan Co. N.C.

Reuben Phillips, Sr. and his wife Catherine C. (Howard) moved from Cecil County, Maryland, to Fredrick County, Maryland, where they appear in 1754. With them is their son William Phillips born 1749 in Cecil County, Maryland.

Reuben and his family lived in Maryland until 1769 when he sold all his land and moved to Rowan County, North Carolina, and was still living there until 1783. In 1786, Reuben moved to Wilkes County, Georgia, an area that later became Oglethorpe County, Georgia. The last known record of Reuben was the 1800 census. He apparently died shortly thereafter. He would have been 80-85 years old at that time. Descendants of Reuben Phillips Written by John Wesley Phillips

Catherine died after 1803 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA aged >75.

Burial

Burial Details Unknown for couple.  [2]
Catherine Howard Phillips (5 Jun 1728–1803)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #76818037
Reuben Phillips (1725–1805) (spouse)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #76817820

Find a Grave comments: burial unknown wife of Reuben Phillips -1725-1805 mother of William Phillips ,Sr. 1749-1843

Mother of 12 children Contributor: DU Phillips (48979366)

Levi Phillips (1746–1847)
William Easley Phillips (1749–1843)
John Phillips (1754–1813)
Adam Phillips (1762–1858)

Research Notes

Original Details:

  • Alternate birth and death date.
Born AFT 1703 Rowan, North Carolina, USA. [3]
Born 1707 Wales[4][5]
Born 1713 in Middlesex County Massachusetts. [6]
Died 1768 in Oglethorpe County Georgia
Died AFT 1803 Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA. [7]

Found multiple copies of death date. Using AFT 1803

Additional notes from merged individuals:
Needs cleanup: Information to be assimilated into this record or historical research that needs to be moved to family members.

Catherine Howard was born WFT Est. 1706-1734 in Wales, Great Britain, and died WFT Est. 1764-1822. She married Reuben Phillips on WFT Est. 1739-1773, son of Thomas Phillips III.[8]

Child:? David Phillips, b. 19 Jun 1755, Caswell, Orange, North Carolina, USA98, d. 1826, North Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, [9]

Reuben Phillips was born in 1715, Cecil Co. MD. He died 1805 in Oglethorpe Co. GA.
Reuben married 1st wife Katherine Jones.
Reuben married 2nd wife Catherine Howard in 1746 in Rowan Co. N.C. Catherine was born in Wales, England in 1707 and died after 1768 in Rowan County N.C.

FIles to Copy These files are held on a local computer: If the files are available, copy the information to this record. If the files are from a merged record and cannot be found, remove these references since they are not researchable.

  • Personal File Family Tree Maker\David M. Lawrence, Alison M. Sinclair family trees Media\Phillips Family of Old Buncombe County NC Reuben Phillips Family of Old Buncombe County (NC): Reuben Clement Phillips (1725-1800) & Catherine Howard (1728-1803).
  • Personal File, Family Tree Maker\David M. LawrenceAlison M. Sinclair family trees Media\OneWorldTree Record of Reuben Clements Phillips an.htm. OneWorldTree Record of Reuben Clements Phillips' and Catherine Howard's family.

Sources

  1. http://mosephillips.com/1596-1843.html
  2. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76818037/catherine-phillips: accessed 05 December 2022), memorial page for Catherine Howard Phillips (5 Jun 1728–1803), Find A Grave: Memorial #76818037, ; Maintained by imagal49 (contributor 47223808) Burial Details Unknown.
  3. Source: #S283
  4. Source: #S210 Source number: 505.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WRP
  5. Source: #S283
  6. Source: #S312
  7. Source: #S312
  8. http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/r/Lori-Hardy-HI/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0003.html
  9. http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/e/n/James-Lee-Denson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0429.html
  • John Tarbox and his descendants
  • https://www.geni.com/people/John-Tarbox/6000000002349659319
  • Source: S817362781 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/118898016/family
  • Source: S210 Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004.
  • Source: S283 Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012.
  • Source: S312 Ancestry.com Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012.

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Howard-10595 was created by David Norton through the import of Norton-Greene Family Tree.ged
  • WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-128810 My Family File.ged on November 16, 2011 by Lance Foster.
  • WikiTree profile Howard-8832 was created by Richard Meadors through the import of Meadors-Huntsinger-Phillips-Maddox

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The notion that Catherine Howard (Howard-3222) is the daughter of Edward Howard (Howard-2598) and Eleanor Tarbox (Tarbox-192) seems implausible. The rest of the Howard/Tarbox family moved from Massachusetts to other colonies in New England, while Catherine Howard married Reuben Phillips (Phillips-4233) in Cecil County, Maryland. Unless there is a reasonable explanation for how she -- alone of her family ended -- up in Maryland, I would recommend disconnecting her from the rest of the Howard/Tarbox clan.
posted by Dave Lawrence
Please update the Biography and Source citations on this profile. These sources are not searchable. Please refer to Styles and Standards
posted by Laura DeSpain
Howard-14560 and Howard-3222 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates.
posted by Kenneth Shelton
Please use original source references. Do you have the Find a Grave link?
posted on Howard-13021 (merged) by [Living Moore]
Howard-3222 and Howard-10595 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
posted by Kenneth Shelton
Howard-3222 and UNKNOWN-128810 appear to represent the same person because: Catherine Howard (Phillips) was born in Wales, England in 1707 and died after 1768. The two profiles are the same Catherine.
posted by Kenneth Shelton
Howard-10595 and Howard-8832 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
posted by Kenneth Shelton
Howard-3222 and Howard-8832 appear to represent the same person because: The same person.
posted by Kenneth Shelton
UNKNOWN-128810 and Howard-8832 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles are the same with the last name at birth finally available. These profiles have relatives & places in common. Many of the Phillips clan have duplicates & merges. Please merge these.

Thanks, Cindy Williams Lesure

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