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Rev. George Phillips (1593-1644)
Rev. George Phillips (1583-1644)
editRev. George Phillips (born c. 1583-July 1, 1644) was known for being one of the founders, in company with Sir Richard Saltonstall,[1] of Watertown, Massachusetts (founded 1630) and a founder of Congregationalism in America.[1]
Early Life
editGeorge Phillips was born 1583 in Rainham, St. Martins, near Rougham, in the hundred or district of Gallow, County of Norfolk, England[2][3]. He was the son of Christopher Phillips of Rainham, England.[2][3] He graduated as B.A. from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, 1613, and received the degree of M.A. in 1617.[2]
Immigration to America Aboard the Arabella ("The Winthrop Fleet")
editIn England, he "suffered a storm of persecution"[2] which then threatened the non-conformists of England, and fled his homeland along with his fellow Puritans.[2][4] He embarked for America on April 12, 1630, aboard the Arbella, with his wife, Elizabeth Sargent, and their two children, along with fellow-passengers Gov. John Winthrop and Sir Richard Saltonstall[2] (as passengers with the Winthrop Fleet.[4] They arrived at Salem, Massachusetts June 12, 1630,[2] but Elizabeth soon died there on June 12, 1630[3] and was interred by the side of Lady Arbella Johnson.[2][4] He located in Watertown thereafter, and was settled over the church in that place which was called together in July.[2] His first residence burned down before the close of the 1630.[2] There is a tradition that his later residence is still standing "opposite the ancient burial ground, back from the road."[2] He continued to be the pastor of this church, until his death fourteen years after his arrival in 1644.[2] He died at the age of about fifty-one years, July 1, and was buried July 2, 1644.[2]
Family
editGeorge Phillips married (1st) Elizabeth, a daughter of Richard Sargent. He married (2d) Elizabeth, likely a widow of Capt. Robert Welden. She died in Watertown, June 27, 1581.
Children by Elizabeth Sargent (1st wife):[4]
1. Samuel, b. 1625; of Rowley,[4] progenitor of the founders of Philips (Andover) Academy (Andover, Massachusetts)[5] and Phillips (Exeter) Academy (Exeter, New Hampshire)[6]
2. Elizabeth, b. in England; m. previous to May 17, 1651, Job Bishop, of Ipswich
Children by Elizabeth (2nd wife, d: 27 January 1681):
3. Zerobabel (Zorobabel), b. April 6, 1632[4]; went to Long Island, and settled at Southhampton, New York as early as 1663 ; was living in April, 1682. He m. Ann White.
4. Jonathan, b. Nov. 16, 1633
5. Theophilus, b. May 28, 1636
6. Annabel, b. Dec, 1637; d. April, 1638
7. Ephraim, b. June, 1640 or 1641
8. Obadiah; d. young
9. Abigail; m. Oct. 8, 1666, James Barnard; d. in Sudbury, Sept., 1672. No children.
References
edit- ^ a b "Congregational Library & Archives". http://www.congregationallibrary.org. Congregational Library & Archives (Boston, MA).
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Phillips, Albert M. (1885). Phillips Genealogies; Including the Family of George Phillips, First Minister of Watertown, Mass. Worcester, MA: Press of Chas. Hamilton.
- ^ a b c Phillips, Robert H. (1991). A History of Rev. George Phillips and His American Descendants. American Source Books.
- ^ a b c d e f "Memoir of the Hon. William Phillips". American Quarterly Register. XIII (August, 1840).
- ^ "Phillips (Andover) Academy History". andover.edu. Phillips Andover Academy.
- ^ "Phillips Exeter Academy History". exeter.edu. Phillip Exeter Academy.
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