James Phillips Sr. (abt. 1624 - bef. 1677)

Born about 1624 in Taunton, Somerset, England [uncertain]

Husband of Alice Rebecca (Hawkins) Phillips — married 11 Feb 1650 in Crediton, Devon, England

Husband of Mary (UNKNOWN) Godfrey — married about 1668 (to before 5 Jul 1677) in Taunton, Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 5 Jul 1677 before about age 53 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony

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Biography

James Phillips was a son of William Phillips, and the only child mentioned in his father's will, dated April 16, 1654. The will granted the testator's house to his wife Elizabeth and son James, and it appointed James to serve as executor.^[1]

James Phillips' inventory was dated 5 Jul 1677 and was sworn to by Mary Phillips, widow.^[2] In the settlement of James Philips' estate, Mary, his widow received her share of his estate and was granted liberty to sell some of it in order to build a house to live in and the remainder of the estate to go to the children.^[3]

A record of Taunton proprietors dated 11 May 1691 says that [son] William Phillips was to possess certain lands "in reversion, that is, immediately after the decease of his mother Mary, the wife of Richard Godfree, Senior of Taunton. " ^[4]

Birth

Date: 1621

Place: Taunton, Somerset, , England^[5]

Death

Date: Before 5 July 1677 ^[4]

Date: 1676

Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA^[6][7]

Notes

Information from Raeola Ford Cooke of Twin Falls, Idaho - deceased:

William Phillips & His Descendants of Taunton, Berkley, Dighton & Freetown, Massachusetts.

death in May 1676,"killed by the Indians," P.C.P.

[Plymouth Colony Probates, inventory 05 July 1677.]

James was born about 1624. He passed away in 1676.

Sources

1. ↑ Emery, page 64.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-V38P : 12 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 435 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-V3XK : 13 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 437 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Helen Schatvet Ullmann, "Richard(1) Godfrey of Taunton, MA, and his Children and Grandchldren," NEHGR Vol. 162 (July-Oct. 2008), p. 188, citing Taunton Proprietors Records, transcript [FHL 0,550,008], 4:28), and citing Plymouth Colony Probate [FHL 0,567,794], vol. 3, part 2, pp. 79, 83, at footnotes #7 & 8
5. ↑ Source: #S6 Database online. Record for William Phillips
6. ↑ Source: #S6 Database online. Record for William Phillips
7. ↑ Source: #S122

• Emery, Samuel Hopkins. History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., 1893.
• Plymouth Colony Probates, inventory 05 July 1677
• Source: S6 Ancestry.com Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006
• Source: S-2009482853 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
• Source S145550976 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network.
• Source S122 Joiner, Rev. Darrell and Sallyann Cary Family History
• Source S194 Ancestral File Phillips, William (AFN 8N0M-HT)