Rebecca Mendez Machado

Rebecca Machado Phillips (1746-1831) was born to an eminent Portuguese Marrano family. She was the daughter of the David Mendoza Machado, Hazan (minister) of Congregation Shearith Israel of New York City. Her husband, Jonas Phillips, patriot and merchant, was a Parnas (president) of Congregation Mikveh Israel, as was her son, Zalegman Phillips, Esquire. She was very active in educational, social and philanthropic organizations and was mother to twenty one children. Among her eminent descendants are Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy and Mordechai Manuel Noah.

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VI– REBECCA MENDES MACHADO, filha de Maria Caetana da Veiga, nasceu em Nova York e morreu em Filadélfia (1746 – 1831). Casou-se com. JONAS PHILLIPS (Alemanha, 1736 – Filadélfia, 1803), shochet (açougueiro de acordo com as leis dietéticas judaicas), empregado de Moses Lindo e depois comerciante de grosso trato. Participou da Revolução Americana. Tiveram 21 filhos (com geração, Phillips, Moses, Pesoa, etc.) e deles se destacam genealogicamente: 1 (VII) – Rachel Phillips, que segue. 2 (VII) – Zipporah Phillips, que segue. 3 (VII) – Naphtali Phillips, que segue.

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