James
Phillips
Born in Craven, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Phillips
and Ann (Gaskin) Phillips
Brother of
Thomas Phillips
Husband of
Margaret (Sillivant) Phillips
— married
21 Jan 1779 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy Phillips, Lewis Quincy Phillips, Naomi Phillips, Nathan Phillips, Daniel Phillips, Daniel E Phillips, Wiley Hartwell Phillips, Rhoda (Phillips) Hardy, Thomas Green Phillips and Argin Agnes Phillips
Died
at age 71
in Jasper, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Oct 2014
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Biography
Major James Phillips served with Dobbs County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.
James Phillips is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A090518.
James Phillips was a North Carolina colonist.
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 17, 2020), "Record of James Phillips", Ancestor # A090518. James Phillips was born on 14 Aug 1759 in Craven, North Carolina to Thomas Phillips and Ann Gaskins. He married Margaret Sillivant on 21 Jan 1779 in Craven, North Carolina. Children: Daniel E, Nancy, Lewis, Rhoda, Naomi. He died on 7 Mar 1831 in Jasper, Georgia.
James Phillips was a Revolutionary War soldier who fought in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse under Nathaniel Green. In his war papers, James gives his father as John Phillips. In the James Phillips Bible record, it lists his father as Thomas Phillips. James settled in Jasper County, GA in 1808 and reared a big family of considerable means. His will was recorded in Jasper County, GA with sons Nathan and Wiley being appointed as executors. James is interred in W. Phillips Cemetery in Jasper County, GA.
Sources
- US Federal Census 1800, 1820, 1830
- Cherokee Land Lottery
- North Carolina Land Grant Files
- Georgia Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800 Tax List, Franklin, Georgia
Acknowledgements
- Phillips-10342 was created by Mark Phillips through the import of Phillips Family Tree_2014-10-14_01.ged on Oct 14, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Mark Phillips
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #268282 - Thomas Phillips :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #156988
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~3.12%
Lydia (Eddins) Shoemaker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A101614 [compare], Ancestry member Mona1982
-
~1.56%
Patty (Maxwell) Burke :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member PattyMBurke
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~1.56%
Ramona Eddins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T532107 [compare], Ancestry member Mona1982
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T532107 [compare], FTDNA kit #267524
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~1.56%
Ruthie (Smith) Roberts :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Judi Zimmerman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A706899 [compare]
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~1.56%
Lewis Fish :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Rosemary (Kennedy) Kinney :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RoseKinney56
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A222752 [compare], yourDNAportal ROS64eb2e81, FTDNA kit #B324622
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~0.78%
Virginia Stanley :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QA3794700 [compare], yourDNAportal VIR975c2e34, Ancestry member VLStanley
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch QA3794700 [compare], yourDNAportal VIR975c2e34
+
Living DNA
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~0.78%
Wayne Boyd :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Mark Phillips :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A881950 [compare], Ancestry member markleephillips
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T915620 [compare], FTDNA kit #268282
-
~0.78%
Denise (Burke) Richey :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Safarmgirl1
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~0.78%
Larry Kirklen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A623761 [compare], Ancestry member larrymkirklen
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Randy Haggard :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rclarencehaggard
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~0.78%
Glenn Stanley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QA3794700 [compare], yourDNAportal BIL9bf4efa2, Ancestry member BillyGlennStanley
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch QA3794700 [compare], yourDNAportal BIL9bf4efa2
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~0.39%
Jason Maxwell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member maxwell_ja1992
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