Honor was the son of Richard Phillips and his wife, Nancy. He was born 1824-1826. His father died in 1834 and Honor is named in the probate records filed in Surry County, NC.
In 1850 he appears on the US Census living in Surry County with his mother and siblings.
Sources
"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-3N22 : 17 March 2018), Richard Phillips, 1834; citing Surry, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BK-ML5 : 12 April 2016), Honor B Phillips in household of Nancy Phillips, Surry county, part of, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1250, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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