Phillips Walter b. ABT 1619 England, U.K. d. ABT 1704

1619 - 1704

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Birth Abt 1619 England, U.K. [1]

Gender Male

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Died Abt 1704 [1]

Person ID I1044 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Family Margaret, d. Abt 1708

Children

1. Phillips Jane, d. 07 Nov 1711, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Family ID F464 Group Sheet

Notes	The surname Phillips is derived from the ancient baptismal name Phillip, meaning simply son of Phillip, and it dates from the first vears of using surnames in England. (I) Walter Phillips, immigrant ancestor, born about 1619, in England, came to America about 1630 as one of the John Mason colony that settled vthe Sheepscot Plantation. He bought land in 1661 of the Indians at Damariscotta, Maine. In 1665 he was appointed clerk and recorder of a land commission for that section of Maine. In 1680 the village in Sheepscot was burnt by the Indians, and with others Phillips took refuge in Charles- town, Massachusetts. In 1689 he was appointed by the general court a tavern keeper at Salem village, now Peabody. He was admitted a freeman in 1090 and was then called "Sr." He sold his land at Damariscotta, November Iq. 1702, to C. Tappan, of Newbury, Massachusetts. His will was dated October 13. 1/04. and that of his widow Margaret. November 8. 1708. Children: Margaret, Sarah. Jane. James, Walter, mentioned below ; John.

Sources
[S147] Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, William Richard Cutter, (Name: 1908;), 1559 (Reliability: 3).