Dea. Nicholas Phillips, of Weymouth

He must be distinguished from Nicholas Phillips, of Boston, who died 15 Mar. 1669-70. Dea. Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth was born near 1611, and died at Weymouth between 2 June, 1671, and 7 Sept. 1672.

His ancestry is unknown, but he is thought to have come from Wendover (Buckingham). His 1671 will named his brother Henry Phillips, of Boston & Dedham. There is reason to believe he was a brother of Martin Phillips, Richard Ripley, who information is often unreliable thought he was born 4 January 1611 in Crediton (Devon), son of John Phillips and Joan Mary Dyer who were married later that same year in Thakeham (Sussex).

During the Great Puritan Migrations of the 1630's Nicholas leaves his homeland to face the vicissitudes of the New World. It is in Dedham, MA. along the Charles River that he & his family take up farmland. Later moving to Wessagusset (Weymouth) he was made Freeman of MA. Bay Colony, elected Commissioner & Deacon in 1660 in the First Congressional Church in Weymouth. Dedham was known as 'Contentment' when he lived there. Will was made out on June 2, 1671 'age about 60 yrs. or thereabouts'.

Sources:

1. Suffolk County Probate (Docket 610)
2. Dedham Town Records, 1892
3. The History of Weymouth - George Chamberlain, 1923 (pgs. 464 - 5)
4. Buckinghamshire Parish Registers - W. Phillimore, 1904
5. New England Historic Genealogical Register, 1909 (pg. 298)

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Nicholas Phillips was a resident of Dedham (then known as Contentment) in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by August 18, 1636 for on that day he was granted 12 acres of land there.[2/3:20] He had probably moved there within the year as he was not listed as an attendee of the first town meeting, held September 1, 1635, but was for subsequent ones. The 12 acres bordered the Charles River and, interestingly enough, the land of Ezekiel Holliman, who is possibly an ancestor in the Westcott line. Ezekiel moved to Providence by 1637 and joined in founding the first Baptist Church in America. In November of 1637 Nicholas and three others were commissioned to fell trees for a meeting house.[2/3:39] He was also chosen on August 28, 1638 to mow, gather up, and bring in thatch for the meeting house.[2/3:48]

On August 1, 1639 Nicholas sold his Dedham land and no longer attended town meetings after that date. This is probably about the time he removed to the nearby town of Weymouth. He became a freeman on May 13, 1640. By Feb. 8, 1660 Nicholas Phillips had become a deacon in the First Congregational Church in Weymouth. The fact that he was such an active and respected member in the church suggests that he may have come to this country for religious freedom. It may also give the reason he left Dedham. It is known that Ezekiel Holliman left Massachusetts because of its religious intolerance. Dedham may not have been to Nicholas' liking. Martin Phillips had also moved from Dedham to Weymouth and was a neighbor to Nicholas in the latter town. Martin may have been a brother to Nicholas as was Henry Phillips who remained in Dedham.[3] Nicholas promised part of his lot to Martin,[2/3:33] which is a very good indication of a family relationship. Nicholas sold some of his land to Henry Phillips.[2/3:84]

The name of Nicholas' wife was Elizabeth. This fact is established from a record in which Elizabeth Phillips, the wife of Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth, acknowledges before the commissioners appointed to end small causes her consent to her husband's sale of a house and several parcels of land to Francis Smyth of Hingham. Dated "11th day of the Sixth month 1651 in the presence of John Whitman, Thomas Dyer, Willm Torrey Commissioners". She signed with E P as a mark.[5/63:298] This appears to be the only existant record in which she is mentioned.

Elizabeth's surname may have been Jewson as a marriage was recorded between Nicholas Phillips and Elizabeth Jewson on June 26, 1631 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England.[4/2:6] It is not known from where in England the immigrant ancestor Nicholas Phillips came, but in his will Nicholas mentioned his loving friend Jonas Humphrey. Jonas was the son of another ancestor, Jonas Humphrey, who came from Wendover. The evidence, other than names, linking Nicholas of Wendover with Nicholas of Massachusetts is therefore very weak. In addition, Nicholas and Elizabeth of Wendover had a daughter Elizabeth born in 1633, but Nicholas of Dedham did not have a daughter of this name. She may have died young however. The births of several Phillips children were recorded in Wendover in the early 1600s, the time frame for Nicholas' birth. However neither Nicholas' nor his brother's name is among them. In fact, Sarah Phillips was baptised in 1611, the year that Nicholas is presumed to have been born. Further research needs to be done in this area as Nicholas and his brothers might be found in a nearby town which would solidify the connection. Elizabeth's parents were Richard Jewson and Elizabeth Kipping who married October 29, 1607. In addition to Elizabeth they were the parents of Helen, bap. Sep. 22, 1611, Mary, bap. March 26, 1615, and Sarah, bap. July 28, 1620.[4]

Nicholas was probably born about 1611 as he made his will June 2, 1671 "age about Sixty Yeares or theirabout".[1/7:248] He died prior to September 7, 1672 when the inventory of the estate was taken, which amounted to 257.11.6 and was presented by his son Richard on October 3, 1672.[1/7:250] In the will he mentioned his sons in order: Richard, Joshua, and Benjamin. He also mentioned his daughters Alice Shaw, Experience King, Hannah White, and Abigail Phillips and "My loving brother Henry Phillips and my loving friends Thomas Dyer and Jonas Humphrey

"Deacon Phillips " received thirteen acres in the First Division and thirty-nine acres in the Second Division in Weymouth, 14 Dec. 1663. (Weymouth Land Grants, 282, 283.) His lands were adjoining the lands of Martin Phillips (Ibid. 272). He was one of the appraisers of the estate of William Brandon of Weymouth, 23 Nov, 1646 (Register, 7: 35), and of Dorothy King's estate, 18 Oct. 1652. He was called Deacon Phillips, 8 Feb. 1660.

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Nicholas PHILLIPS was baptised 6d 10m 1611 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England and married there Elizabeth JEWSON 26d 6m 1631. He emmigrated to Massachusetts settling in Weymouth were he wrote his will 2d 6m 1671 which was probated there 3d 10m 1672. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63375761

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Category:Questionable_Gateway_Ancestors Category: Signers of the Dedham Covenant

Disambiguation

There were at least two distinct Nicholas Phillips in New England in the 1600s

1. Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth (this profile) - d. abt 1672, m. Elizabeth Jewson
2. Nicholas Phillips of Boston - d. 15 Mar 1669-70, m.Hannah Salter.

These two had children of the same name as well. The three girls listed by the Boston Registry Department (listed in the sources in the other Nicholas' profile) as children of Nicholas and Hannah Phillips were previously attributed as children of this profile, which is incorrect.

Biography

{England Sticker|Buckinghamshire} Nicholas Phillips was born around 1611 in England. He is said to be the son of Nicholas Phillips and Abigail Sewell but no evidence has been found. They are attached as uncertainparents along with Nicholas' brothers.<ref>Phillips Page 4 says it has not been discovered where he was born nor who his parents were. However, "from records in America Nicholas is known to havehad two brothers, Henry and Martin," but no records are found for them in Wendover.</ref> Nicholas married Elizabeth Jewson June 26, 1631, in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England.<ref>Phillimore, W. P. W., Buckinghamshire Parish Registers. Marriages, Vol 2, Pg 6. On Archive.org</ref> It seems likely that they had children immediately with one or two bornin Wendover.<ref>No similar text of baptism records has been located for Wendover but one would be most helpful</ref> Nicholas and Elizabeth emigrated to America sometime before Nicholas and his brothers, Henry and Martin,signed the covenant at Dedham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony on August 18, 1636.<ref>Chamberlain Dedham Town Records, 1:20</ref> He was granted 12 acres of land there on the same day. Nicholas was absent from the first town meeting but attended the second in November 1636. At the town meeting September 28, 1637, the three Phillips brothers were present along with Abraham Shaw. At the meeting on November 1 the brothers were again in attendance when it was decided to build a Meeting House and that the town would pay "for felling pynes oftwo Foote, 6 pence each" and "for Oake of the same thickness, 8 pence" and "for greater and smaller after ye same rate". Nicholas was commissioned, with three other men, to clear the trees.<ref name='Phillips'>Phillips Page 4</ref> At the April 6, 1638, meeting Nicholas and Joseph Kingsbury were namedfor "laying downe each a p'cell of grownd for a burial place, (and) are to have a good allowance of Grownd in some other place for ye same.As also ye Nicholas for a p'cell of grownd layd down at the Keye."<ref name='Chamberlain'>Chamberlain Page 464</ref> By the August 28, 1638, meeting the Meeting House was ready for the thatch roof. Nicholas and John Howard were chosen to "mowe, gather up and bring home thatch for ye meeting house." On November 23, the council granted him a new plot of ground on the hill between the "highway and Jonas Humphrey."<ref>Chamberlain Dedham Town Records, 1: 84</ref> He was fined ten shillings for having "felled certaintrees" which were not on his land. He was a selectman in Dedham from1636-1639 and attended many town meetings.<ref name='Frost'>Frost Page 35-6</ref> On July 19, 1639, there was a document that stated that "Nicholas Phillips alienateth and granted unto John Allen Pastor and to his heyers and assinges forever both his dwelling house and yt wholl portion of Land ... 12 acres together with two acres of Swampe. And also his Rightand clayme unto Fower acres of Medowe." His bill of sale under his hand and seal bears the date of First of August 1639 and demonstrates that he did not forfeit his lands in Dedham but rather sold them. He was not present at subsequent meetings in Dedham.<ref name='Phillips'/> Nicholas moved the family to Weymouth, still in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, probably in late 1639 or 1640.<ref name='Phillips'/> He was made freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on May 13, 1640.<ref>New England Historic and Genealogical Register 3: 187. List of Freemen https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhistor1849wate#page/186/mode/2up</ref> This allowed him to be recognized as full citizen with rights in the town and in the church. He purchased a lot from Philemon Dalton and sold it to Henry Phillips before March 1, 1641.<ref>Chamberlain Dedham Town Records, 1: 84</ref> He is last mentioned in Dedham on February 23, 1650.<ref>Chamberlain Dedham Town Records, 1: 178</ref> In January 1644, the First Congregational Church was organized with Rev. Thomas Thacher as pastor. Rev. Thacher was well received and remained as pastor for the next twenty years. Nicholas became Deacon at this church sometime before he was called "Deacon Phillips" on February 8, 1660.<ref>Chamberlain Page 465 simply asserts thisand Phillips repeats it both without a source. It is not clear that Phillips was saying Nicholas was definitely pastor at this church but it appeared so. A more direct reference would be better.</ref> He was one of the appraisers of the estate of William Brandon of Weymouth, 23 Nov, 1646.<ref>Chamberlain Register, 7: 35</ref> On the 11th day of the 6th month 1651, Elizabeth gave her consent for Nicholas to sell a house and several parcels of land to Francis Smith of Hingham.<ref name='Frost'/> He was again one of the appraisers of Dorothy King's estate, 18 Oct. 1652. Deacon Phillips received thirteen acres (lot #3) in the Pint Division and thirty nine acres (lot #24) in the Second Division in Weymouth, 14Dec. 1663. His brother, Martin Phillips, had three and a half acres adjoining his land and an acre of salt marsh.<ref>Chamberlain Weymouth Land Grants, 272, 282, 283.</ref>Their lands were in an area called "old Spain" on a creek that emptied into the Weymouth river. The creek eventually became known as Phillips Creek. John King and Joseph Shaw lived in the same area.<ref name='Phillips'/> His wife, Elizabeth, and son , Caleb, died sometime before June 2, 1671, in Weymouth.<ref>Will-Phillips-140 Since thewill does not mention his wife or son Caleb, we can infer that they had already died.</ref> Nicholas Phillips died before October 3, 1672, when his will was proved in Weymouth.<ref>Will-Phillips-140</ref>

Children of Nicholas and Elizabeth

Phillips mentions Elizabeth Phillips as the eldest child without citing any source. She is thought to have died in England or shortly afterarriving in America. Phillips also offers birth dates for the younger children "from other sources" (also uncited). From Will-Phillips-140 (below) Richard is named as "eldest son" and Alice as "eldest daughter". Alice is also named one of the "six younger children" (out of seven). So Richard is eldest surviving child on 2 Jun 1671. The birth date for Alice was given (in this profile) as 24 Feb 1631 without source, but that seems unlikely. Need a source. Perhaps Richard was bornout of wedlock? First two children born in Wendover, England? As Caleb is not listed in the will, he is presumed to have died prior to June 2, 1671 (when the will was dated). Phillips argues that Caleb's birth date is "almost certainly" November 22, 1638 but not say why. Thebirth date for Experience was given (in this profile) as 8 May 1641. If this is true, then Nicholas and Elizabeth went 5 years in America without a child. Chamberlain in Volume 2, page 947, says that Experience and Caleb were born in Weymouth in 1641 and 1643 and refers to Joshua as the eldest (which must be a mistake).

1. Elizabeth Phillips, b. 1633 in England, d. young?#Richard Phillips, b. 1635 (before Alice), m. Mary Packard
2. Alice Phillips, b. abt 1636, m. John Shaw
3. Experience Phillips, b. 8 May 1641, Weymouth#Caleb Phillips, b. 22 Jan 1643-4, d. before 2 Jun 1671
4. Joshua Phillips, b. 1647
5. Hannah Phillips, b. 1652
6. Benjamin Phillips, b. 1654
7. Abigail Phillips, b. 1660

Will of Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth (Will-Phillips-140)

Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth, dated 2 Jun 1671, proved 3 Oct 1672.<ref>Chamberlain Suffolk Probate Records 7: 248-50.</ref> "Age Sixty Yeares, or thereabouts having a very weake body." To eldest son Richard Phillips the marsh which is now in his possession. To his three sons Richard, Joshua and Benjamin Phillips his wearing apparell. To second son Joshua Phillips £6. To third son Benjamin Phillips £6. To eldest daughter Alice Shaw £10. To my six younger children, viz., Joshua Phillips, Benjamin Phillips, Alice Shaw, Experience King, Hannah White, and Abigail Phillips, the rest of his estate to be equally divided. Overseers: sons Richard, Joshua and Benjamin Phillips. Son Richard Phillips, executor. " My loving brother Henry Phillips and my loving friends Thomas Dyer and Jonas Humphrey " mentioned, Witnesses: Elizabeth Shaw and Thomas Dyer, Jr. Inventory taken 7 Sept. 1672, by William Torrey, Thomas Dyer and JonasHumphrey. Among the items mentioned were "bookes in leather and 7 pamphlets," ;£2 2s., total £257 11s. 6d., presented by Richard Phillipsas the estate of his late father Nicholas Phillips, 3 Oct. 1672.

DNA

There has been much confusion in the Phillips line but y-DNA testing is being used to sift through the many Phillips lines in America (73 identified by January 2012).<ref name='yDNA'>yDNA</ref>
:There are 4 Phillips males who have had their y-DNA tested and have been put in Family Group 18. All four of the test takers indicate their descent from Richard Phillips as their most recent common ancestor. Further, they all indicate Richard's grandparents asNicholas Phillips and Abigail (Sewell) Phillips.<ref name='yDNA'/> :Since no genealogical evidence has been found that Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth is the son of Nicholas and Abigail, we cannot attach such a statement to the DNA results. The test results do not indicate that these four ARE descended from Nicholas and Abigail, only that these four are descended from a common Phillips ancestor that they believe to be Nicholas. The descent of the four test takers from Nicholas of Weymouth is well documented, so these results can be taken to confirm that the four test takers and all direct male ancestorsare descended from him. :NOTE: The members of groups 18 and 19 are not descended from a commonancestor within the last 1000 years. Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth and his descendants from Family Group 18 are not related to the William Phillips clan from Family Group 19.

Sources

• Phillips DNA Project: Family Group 18
• Will of Deacon Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth, Dated 2 Jun 1671, Proved 2 Oct 1672. Abstracted in Chamberlain but still looking for facsimile of original.
• Frost, Josephine C. Ancestors of Amyntas Shaw and His Wife Lucy Tufts Williams (Not Published, 1920) 35
• Chamberlain, George Walter. History_of_Weymouth_Massachusetts, Volume 4, Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, Mass. (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, Mass.), 1923 On Hathitrust.org
• Phillips, C. Arthur. Deacon Nicholas Phillips of Dedham and Weymouth, Mass., 1636-1672, Unigraphic, Inc., Evansville, Indiana, 1976. On Archive.org - Available by joining Internet Archive Library (free).
• Welch Genealogy, Library of Congress CS71.W442 1902* Chamberlain, George Walter, M.S. Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore: Reprint, 1984)*Dedham, Mass and Worthington, Erastus, The town of Dedham. 250th anniversary. 1636-1886 Proceedings at the celebration of the two hundredand fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Dedham, Massachusetts, September 21, 1886, pg 157. Cambridge, J, Publisher, 1887. On Archive.org*Massachusetts (Colony); Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet, Records of the governor and company of the Massachusetts bay in New England. Printed by order of the legislature, Volume 1, pg 377. http://archive.org/stream/recordsofgoverno01mass#page/376/mode/2up/...

Notes

• In Buckinghamshire Parish Registers, there are also marriages for:

::Ralphe Grace and Jane Phillipps, 17 Feb 1621, page 4 ::Tho. Humfry and Anne Phillipps, 31 Jan 1629, page 5::A whole host of Phillips (one "p" at the end) but mostly after Nicholas and Elizabeth had left. ::Hen. Jewson & Anne Tracher, 15 Oct 1638

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Deacon Nicholas Phillips

Birth

   6 Oct 1611

   Wendover, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

Death

   1672 (aged 60–61)

   Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Burial

   North Weymouth Cemetery

   Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Show Map 

Memorial ID

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Memorial

   Photos 1

   Flowers 55

Bio information originally created and added by: Anonymous Added: 9 Jul 2016 FIND A GRAVE ID #46603377

He was a resident of Dedham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by August 18, 1636 for on that day he was granted 12 acres of land there. He had probably moved there within the year as he was not listed as an attendee of the first town meeting, held September 1, 1635, but was for subsequent ones. The 12 acres bordered the Charles River and interestingly enough, the land of Ezekiel Holliman moved to Providence by 1637 and joined in founding the first Baptist Church in America. In November of 1637 he and three others were commissioned to fell trees for a meeting house. He was also chosen on August 28, 1638 to mow, gather up, and bring to the nearby town of Weymouth. He became a freeman on May 13, 1640. By February 8, 1660 he had become a deacon in the First Congregational Church in Weymouth. The fact that he was such an active and respected member in the church suggests that he may have come to this country for religious freedom. It may also give the reason he left Dedham. It is known that Ezekiel Holliman left Massachusetts because of its religious intolerance. Dedham may not have been to Nicholas' liking.∼Probably from Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England. Married 1st Elizabeth Jewson 26 Jun 1631 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire,
England.Married 2nd Hannah salter 4 Dec 1651-4 Jan 1652 in Boston Ma Died 15 Mar 1669/70 in Boston MA. Child: Hannah (Phillips) White.

Suggested edit: 2nd marriage # 33832825 Contributor: Mrstinylady (46630015)
Family Members
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   Elizabeth Jewson Phillips

1612–1671 (m. 1631)

   Hannah Salter Phillips

1636 – unknown
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   Elizabeth Phillips Shaw

1633–1696

   Richard Phillips

1635–1695

   Alice Phillips Shaw

1636–1665

   Hannah Phillips White

1654–1732

   Thomas Phillips

1667–1734

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Deacon Nicholas Phillips
BIRTH
6 Oct 1611
Wendover, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
DEATH
1672 (aged 60–61)
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL
North Weymouth Cemetery
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Bio information originally created and added by: Anonymous Added: 9 Jul 2016 FIND A GRAVE ID #46603377

He was a resident of Dedham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by August 18, 1636 for on that day he was granted 12 acres of land there. He had probably moved there within the year as he was not listed as an attendee of the first town meeting, held September 1, 1635, but was for subsequent ones. The 12 acres bordered the Charles River and interestingly enough, the land of Ezekiel Holliman moved to Providence by 1637 and joined in founding the first Baptist Church in America. In November of 1637 he and three others were commissioned to fell trees for a meeting house. He was also chosen on August 28, 1638 to mow, gather up, and bring to the nearby town of Weymouth. He became a freeman …

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Family Members
Spouses
Elizabeth Jewson Phillips
1612–1671 (m. 1631)
Hannah Salter Phillips
1636 – unknown
Children
Richard Phillips
1635–1695
Alice Phillips Shaw
1636–1665
Hannah Phillips White
1654–1732
Thomas Phillips
1667–1734