Capt. John Phillips

There were several men of similar age and location. This John Phillips was not the son of Judge John Phillips & Annatje ‘Ann, Anna’ Phillips.

SAR Patriot #: P-269872; DAR Patriot # A090558

Capt. John Phillips

• Birth: 18 November 1721 Maidenhead / Hunterdon / NJ
• Death: 01 Feb 1794 Maidenhead / Hunterdon / NJ
• Spouse: Abigail Tindall (daughter of Joseph Tindall and Mercy Hart)

Biography

Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3, p. 1620-1639) GoogleBooks

Captain John Phillips, eldest son of Judge Theophilus and Elizabeth (Betts) Phillips, was born at Maidenhead, New Jersey, about 1721. In 1760 he married Abigail Tindall, and had the following children :

1. Thomas,
2. Joseph,
3. John,
4. William.

He was an officer in the Continental line, and captain of the First Regiment, Hunterdon County Militia, Revolutionary War, and was guide to Washington at the battle of Trenton. This regiment was in the brigade of General Dickinson, and participated in the battles of Trenton, Assanpink, Princeton, Germantown, Springfield and Monmouth.

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Family

Abigail Tindall was the daughter of Joseph Tindall and Mercy Hart.

She married John Phillips, born 18 November 1721 and died 1794, son of Theophilus Phillips & Elizabeth Betts.

Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania lists Elizabeth as mother to Keziah, not Abigail, however, History of History of Richard and Francina (Hart) Phillips did not list any children from this union. [4, 5]

Children of Capt. John Phillips and Abigail Tindall were:

• 1. Thomas Phillips, b. 16 May 1756, Lawrence Twp, Mercer, NJ d. 7 Jan 1820 (Age 63 years). Married Catherine Philips.
• 2. Joseph Phillips, b. Lawrence Twp, Mercer, NJ
• 3. John Phillips, b. Lawrence Twp, Mercer, NJ. Married Hulda Mershon.
• 4. Theophilus Phillips, b. Lawrence Twp, Mercer, NJ. Married Margaret Desbrough.
• 5. William I. Phillips
• 6. Edmund Phillips, b. Bef 1770, NJ d. Abt 1835, Wayne Twp, Greene, PA (Age ~ 65 years)

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References

1. https://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/John-Phillips-Jr/f410128
2. Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey, by Eli Field Cooley , William Scudder Cooley, Hannah Louisa Cooley (Publication date 1883). Phillips Family - Page 181-182 < Archive.Org >
3. Phillips, A.V. The Lott Family in America, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1942, page 23-24. < PDF >
4. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Phillips-30391
5. https://services.dar.org/members/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=fu... 1) SEE DATACF FOR DISCUSSION OF MULTIPLE MEN OF THIS NAME IN HUNTERDON CO NJ. 8/2021.
6. http://www.allisonfamilytree.lisaalbertwriter.com/getperson.php?per... cites
   1. [S384] Genealogical & personal history of western PA, John Woolf Jordan, (New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1915), Vol 3, pg 1623.
   2. [S383] New Jersey, US, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817.
   3. [S312] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, ( National Society Daughters of the American Revolution).
   4. [S66] Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Vol III, John W. Jordan, LL.D., editor, (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911).
   5. [S10] History of Richard and Francina (Hart) Phillips, Henry Hackenbracht, (West Lafayette, Ohio : H. Hackenbracht, 1951).
7. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Phillips-30399