Mark Phillips Sr (abt. 1730 - 1812)

Born about 1730 in Amherst County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Prudence (Bush) Phillips — married [date unknown] in North Carolina

Descendants

Died 12 May 1812 at about age 82 in Montgomery County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Mark Phillips Sr was a Virginia colonist.

Mark Phillips, Sr. was born about 1740^[1] in Amherst County, Virginia (some sources place him in Craven County, NC. More research needed. DKM 12:50, 31 January 2018 (EST)), where he married Elizabeth Bush, daughter of John Bush and Mary Bryan. John Bush was the son of William Bush and Martha. Mary Bryan was the daughter of William Bryan and Alice Macland. The Bush and Bryan families were from the Isle of Wight Co., Va.

Mark Phillips Sr. was a Revolutionary Soldier, later moving to Effingham County, Georgia where he appears in 1782. He later appears in Burke County, Georgia and then in Montgomery County, Georgia by 1801. His brother (or father?) Joseph Phillips Sr. appears in Washington County in 1784 and is in Montgomery County in 1801.

He died May 12, 1812, in Montgomery County, Georgia, and was buried in Boiling Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Treutlen County, Georgia^[1]. The D.A.R. marked his grave.

Inscription:

Mark Phillips - Light Dragoons - Revolutionary War

Cemetery notes and/or description:

Directions:

From Soperton the intersection of Ga Hwy 56 & 46, take :Hwy. 46 East for 5 miles, turn left onto a paved road. :Continue for another 3.5 miles. Cemetery and Church :will be on your right.

1. Mark Phillips Sr. left a will in Montgomery Co., Ga. Abraham Phillips and Ephrim Phillips were appointed Appraisers of the estate. His will was probated in May 1810.

Appraisers of the estate of Mark Phillips Sr. deceased. Mark Phillips died on 4-8-1810 in Montgomery County, Georgia leaving a will and appraisers of his estate were Abraham Phillips, Ephraim Phillips and Daniel Gartman. The following is a copy of the appraisement as recorded in Montgomery County. The year is not legible. The spelling is as it is on the document.

The estate of Mark Phillips Deceased Appraised by us____ One lot of copper ware 3.50 One old bedsed 1.50 One dyning table 2.50 One Pot 1.00 Tow old beads and quilts 17.50 One track of land 45.00 One Hundred and four hade of Cattle 520.00 We do hereby certify the above Parsement to just and truce. Abraham Phillips Ephraim Phillips Daniel Gartman Sworn to before me the 29th of June 18__. Abel Kindger J P

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3339, Date of Import: Apr 22, 1998] It is believed that Mark was born in that part of Craven County,NC now known as Jones County. Mark was an important citizen in his community; he was a commissioner of roads, a duty he shared with Thomas MacClendon, his wife's step-father. When Duplin County and St Gabriel Parish was created from New Hanover County, Mark was appointed as a vestryman to temporarily run the county government. On April 4, 1745, Mark Phillips' rights to be a citizen of the province of North Carolina was approved by a council of state assemblymen. He was authorized to have seven persons in the state, which may have been friends, relatives, or employees. Mark did not own slaves at this time. On March 19, 1756, Mark was appointed Justice of the Peace for Cumberland County. Mark moved first to Effingham County,GA and appears there in 1782. Mark later moves to Burke County and then Montgomery County by 1801. His brother Joseph Phillips Sr appears in Washington County,GA in 1784 and is in Montgomery County by 1801. The Daughters of the American Revolution placed a marker on Mark's grave. Mark is buried at the Boiling Springs cemetery, Treutlen County,GA.

July 30, 1998 from Bob Burton: I too descend from William Brantley Moseley Sr and Sarah Phillips, of Montgomery Co, GA. Our Mark Phillips left a will in Montgomery Co, GA in 1812 (Will Book A, page 010). I too wonder where he came from. I have done a little bit of searching in NC and here's what I found (I don't know the answer yet): --- 1743: Will of Thomas Phillips, of Craven Co, NC, mentions a son. 1746: Mark Phillips was a grantor/grantee in deeds in Johnston Co, NC, which was created from Craven Co, NC. 1750: Mark Phillips received a land grant of 150 acres on east side of a branch of Cohary. Recorded in Duplin/Sampson Co, NC Deed Book 1, page 078. Before 1759, Mark Phillips sold the land to Thomas Thornton. 1758: Dobbs Co, NC created from Johnston Co. Discontinued in 1791. 1790: Land patented by Mark Phillips is mentioned in Johnston Co, NC Court Minutes Book IV (1787-1792). 1790: Mark Phillips Sr. and Jr. appear in census in Newbern District in Dobbs Co, NC. The Montgomery Co, GA Phillips included a Sr. and a Jr. 1790: Mark Phillips appears in census in Fayette District in Moore Co, NC. 1790: Mark Phillips appears in census in Halifax District in Northhampton Co, NC. 1791: Lenoir Co, NC was created from Dobbs Co. 1799: Greene Co, NC was created from Dobbs/Glascow Co. 1799: Mark Phillips was awarded a land grant of 200 acres in Burke Co, GA. 1801: Mark Phillips purchased 250 acres from Hubbard Parker, of Glynn Co. Recorded in Montgomery Co, GA Deed Book E or F, page 147. 1808: Mark Phillips Sr. sold land to Peter Thomas. Montgomery Co, GA Deed Book G, page 410. 1812: Will of Mark Phillips, dated 1/14/1810), was probated 5/12/1812 in Montgomery Co, GA. I have formed no conclusion as to which Mark Phillips, in NC, is the same as the one in Montgomery Co, GA. I too am looking for the origins of Mark Phillips, of Montgomery Co, GA. One source has told me that he was the son of John Phillips and Miss Cox (of NJ). John Phillips lived on Great Contentment Creek in Greene Co, NC and died aft 1840. This is still under investigation. Anybody got any better ideas. Robert D. Burton Internet: RBURTON@@NERVM.NERDC.UFL.EDU 104 TIGERT HALL TELEPHONE: 352-392-1324 P.O. Box 113200 Suncom: 622-1324 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611-3200

Reasearch Notes

A Familysearch.org profile gives an alternate birthplace of Amhurst County Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #27834496

Bibliography

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 March 2018), memorial page for Mark Phillips (1740–12 May 1812), Find A Grave Memorial no. 27834496, citing Boiling Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Treutlen County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Lena Wiley (contributor 47513542) .

See also:

• Macland Genealogy

PHILLIPS ANCESTRAL LINEAGE