William Phillips

Male 1702 - 1776  (73 years)


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  • Name William Phillips  [1
    Born 7 Jan 1702  Lawrence Twp, Mercer, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Recorded under earlier name of Maidenhead, NJ [1]
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Lawrence Twp, Mercer, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Overseer of Roads.  
    Died 3 Jan 1776  Lawrenceville, Mercer, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • In 1734, Sept. 11. William Phillips Senr., purchased from John Anderson a tract of land, which remained in the family for over a hundred years, passing from William Sr., to his son William Jr., then to Ephraim, who willed it to his daughter, Mary Phillips, who married David Feaster. [1]
    • He was a Freeholder. [1]
    • He was a Deacon of the Church in Maidenhead/Lawrence Twp, Mercer, NJ. [1]
    Person ID I433  Allison | Allison
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2019 

    Father Theophilus Phillips, Jr.,   b. 15 May 1673, Elmhurst, Queens, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1709, Lawrenceville, Mercer, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Frances,   d. Aft 1709 
    Married Bef 13 Jul 1694 
    Family ID F96  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Lott 
    Married 1727  Lawrence Twp, Mercer, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Wedding recorded for Maidenhead, NJ. Lawrence Township's original name was Maidenhead, a part of Burlington Ct, on the border of what was then West Jersey.
    Children 
    +1. William Phillips,   b. 21 May 1736, Lawrence Twp, Mercer, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1778  (Age 42 years)
     2. Mary Phillips
    +3. Joseph Phillips,   b. Abt 1730/7, Lawrenceville, Mercer, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 5 May 1800  (Age ~ 63 years)
    +4. Simeon Phillips, unverified,   b. 21 Dec 1739, Lawrenceville, Mercer, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1817  (Age 77 years)
     5. Lot Phillips,   b. Abt 1741, Lawrenceville, Mercer, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1780, , , NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F95  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    Newtown, Long Island history
    Newtown, Long Island history
    A history of the founding of the town that is now known as Elmhurst, Queens county, New York, taken from History of Richard and Francina (Hart) Phillips and Their Descendants. Verbatim account but I added a few paragraphs and some punctuation. Lisa Allison Albert
    Joseph Phillips' will, April 23, 1748
    Joseph Phillips' will, April 23, 1748

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Lott Family in America, A. V. Phillips, (Edwards Brothers, Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, 1942), CS71 .L8825 1942 .