William Tobias Phillips (1770 - 1862)

Born 7 Oct 1770 in Pittsylvania, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Alice B. (Henson) Phillips — married 24 Oct 1792 in Floyd County, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 1862 at about age 91 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Research Notes

There is some conflict in terms of the first two marriage records located for William (see below). Many believe that Alice/Allie and Elizabeth Henson are the same person and that may be true (see her record of death which lists her as Elizabeth):

Alice Allie B. Henson

• William Phillips: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: William Phillips
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 24 Oct 1792
• Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Spouse's Name: Alee B. Henson
• Spouse's Sex: Female
  • Source^[1]

Elsie B. Elizabeth Henson?

• William Phillips: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: William Phillips
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 1800
• Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Henson
• Spouse's Sex: Female
  • Source^[2]

1850 Census~ He is listed with Elsa Phillips on the 1850 Census

• Wm Phillips: United States Census, 1850
• Name: Wm Phillips
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1850
• Event Place: Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Floyd county, part of, Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 80
• Race: White
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1770
• Birthplace:
• Schedule Type: 1850 Population
• House Number: 901
• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Wm Phillips Male 80
• Elsa Phillips Female 80
• William Phillips Male 24
  • Source^[3]

Death of his wife: listed as Elizabeth Phillips

• Wm. Phillips mentioned in the record of Elizabeth Philips
• Name: Wm. Phillips
• Sex: Male
• Wife: Elizabeth Philips
• Other information in the record of Elizabeth Philips from Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
• Name: Elizabeth Philips
• Event Type: Death
• Event Date: 29 Nov 1855
• Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Female
• Age: 86
• Marital Status: Married
• Ethnicity: American
• Race: W
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1769
• Birthplace: Floyd Co., Virginia
• Father's Name: William Henderson [Henson?]
• Mother's Name: Nancy Henderson [Henson?]
• Spouse's Name: Wm. Phillips
• Spouse's Sex: Male
  • Source^[4]
    • Note: a second record of death for Elizabeth Phillips (same dates) lists her mother as Franny and not Nancy^[5]

Mary "Polly" Hale

• William Philips: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: William Philips
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 28 Dec 1856
• Event Place: Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 86
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1770
• Birthplace: Pittsylvania Co., Va.
• Father's Name: Tobias Philips
• Mother's Name: Margaret Philips
• Spouse's Name: Mary Gray
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 62
• Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1794
• Spouse's Birthplace: Franklin Co., Va.
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Fanny Hale
  • Source^[6]

1860 Census ~ He is listed with Mary on the 1860 Census

• William Phillips: United States Census, 1860
• Name: William Phillips
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1860
• Event Place: Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): [Blank], Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 89
• Race: White
• Race (Original): [Blank]
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1771
• Birthplace: Virginia
• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• William Phillips Male 89 Virginia
• Mary Phillips Female 65 Virginia
• John Lindsey Female 23 Virginia
• Eliza J Lindsey Female 23 Virginia
  • Source^[7]

Burial

• William Tobias Phillips: Find A Grave: Memorial #205464485
• Name: William Tobias Phillips
• Event Type: Burial
• Age (Estimated): 92
• Photograph Included: Y
• Birth Date: 07 Oct 1770
• Death Date: 1862
• Affiliate Record Identifier: 205464485
• Affiliate Image Identifier: 205464485
  • Source^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", FamilySearch [1] : 6 August 2020, William Phillips, 1792.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", FamilySearch [2] : 6 August 2020, William Phillips, 1800.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," FamilySearch [3] : 23 December 2020, Wm Phillips, Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", FamilySearch [4] : 29 January 2020, Wm. Phillips in entry for Elizabeth Philips, 1855.
5. ↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", FamilySearch [5] : 28 October 2021, Wm Phillips in entry for Elizabeth Phillips, 1855.
6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", FamilySearch [6] : 29 January 2020, William Philips, 1856.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", FamilySearch [7] : 18 February 2021, William Phillips, 1860.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, [8]: accessed 24 September 2022, memorial page for William Tobias Phillips Jr. (7 Oct 1770–1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205464485, ; Maintained by S G Michael (contributor 46930683) Cremated.

See Also:

• Family Group Sheet, George Washington Quesenberry [9]