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About Sir Simon Phillips
Not a son of Owain Phillips.
Sources published by Richard Ripley, a Canadian genealogist, "“The Roads Taken” and “verdego” both stated that this John Phillips, hypothetical progenitor of many Phillips who came to America, was born on 21 May 1539 in Northam, Devon, England and died in 1626 in Sussex, England. According to Mr. Ripley, John’s father was Simon Phillips born about 1520 in Llwyngwair, Pembroke, Wales. Also according to Mr. Ripley, Simon’s father was Sir Owen Philipps of Picton Castle. The only problem is Sir Owen (or Owain, to use the Welsh spelling) Philipps of Picton Castle never had a son named Simon. (emphasis added)
Because the Philipps family of Picton Castle was a wealthy aristocratic family, there are many documents still in existence with regard to the family and their family tree has been well researched. Here is a link to an exhaustively researched and well documented file on Owen Philipps of Picton Castle that lists all his known children, none of whom are named Simon: http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I38689&tree=....
Unfortunately, there are now over 2,000 Phillips family files posted on Ancestry.com alone that contain the erroneous information that Owen Philipps of Picton Castle had a son named Simon. This misinformation is still contained on Mr. Ripley’s new website, which is called NFFG Investigational Genealogy Service (www.heritageregistry.net). I have sent messages to 1,000 of the people on Ancestry.com who have posted this erroneous information in their own family files and have only received responses from about 25 people. It is very discouraging to realize how difficult it is to correct bad information once it has been posted on the internet."
Sources
- Family Search Community Trees, Owain Philipps
- Phillips DNA News, Volume 4, Issue 1 (January 2012)
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Sir Simon Phillips's Timeline
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1520
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Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom
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| 1539 |
May 21, 1539
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Northam, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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1541
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Devon, England, United Kingdom
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1544
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| 1554 |
1554
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Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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1579
Age 59
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Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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1579
Age 59
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