Morgan
Phillips
Born about in Picton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Ancestors 
Son of John Phillips
and Elizabeth (Griffith) Phillips
Brother of
Mary Phillips, William Phillips, Frances Phillips, Jane (Phillips) Wyrriot and Richard Philipps
Husband of
Elizabeth (Fletcher) Philipps
— married
1560 in Wales
Descendants 
Father of
John Philipps MP
Died
at about age 45
in Picton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Biography
Morgan Phillips was born about 1540.
In 1573, Morgan was executor and a major beneficiary of the will of his brother William. [1]He succeeded to the family estates in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.
After the dissolution of his marriage to the wife of William Scourfield, Morgan Philipps married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Fletcher, registrar of Bangor. [2]
He was sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1576.
He had his will drawn up on 21 Jun 1585, making bequests to:
- son and heir John Phillips
- son Owen Phillips
- son Alban Phillips
- son Thomas Phillips
- son William Phillips
- son Harry Phillips
- son John Phillips the younger
- my daughters Jenett, Margaret and Cicely
- my brother William's base born children John, Jane and Elziabeth Phillips
- friend and kinsman Richard Phillips, Esq of Carmathen
- kinsman Symon Phillips, Esq of Cardigan
He died in 1585 and his will was probated on 5 Aug 1585. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers;PROB 1155Ancestry Record 5111 #896220
- ↑ Dictionary of Welsh Biography, PHILIPPS family, of Picton, Pembrokeshire.DWB
- ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers;PROB 1168Ancestry Record 5111 #933418
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Robin Lee
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Robin Lee
Phillips-1658 and Philipps-9 appear to represent the same person because: identical dates, nothing conflicts
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Elizabeth (Greet) Viney
Phillips-3293 and Philipps-9 appear to represent the same person because: Merging unsourced into sourced profile - clear duplicates.
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Betty Tindle
Jane Phillips, a daughter on this profile has a duplicate of herself on this profile. I was going to try to merge, but did a match instead as the two girls, while having the same father, have different mothers. Thanks!
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