William Phillips, of Hartford

• Not a known child of John Phillips
• Not the father of John Phillips, of Dedham

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William Phillips migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 263)

Biographical Summary:

William Phillips, Hartford, 1639, one of the inhabitants to whom land was granted " by courtesie of the town." He served in the Pequot War; townsman, 1650; surveyor of highways, 1653; chimney-viewer, 1643. He died in 1655; inventory December 4, 1655, £314. 4. 6. His widow and executrix, Ann Phillips, died at Hadley, 1669; inventory November 13. She left a legacy to her brother, which was receipted by him, in 1671, as "Samuel Young, of Staplehurst, Co. Kent, husbandman." She also left legacies to her brother, John Rogers, in England, to Mr. John Hooker, living in Old England, £10, if he come to live in New England, to Mr. Samuel Hooker, £10, and to his sister, wife of Rev. John Wilson, of Modfiold (all children of Rev. Thos. Hookor), £10.

SOURCE: James Hammond Trumbull, editor, The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1 (Boston, Massachusetts: Edward L. Osgood, 1886), page 255. Retrieved: 3 May 2011 from Google Books

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Comments

An Amy Philips married a William Phillips 25 Nov 1597, Little Ponton, Lincolnshire, England,[17] but there is nothing that connects this marriage to this man.

References

1. WikiTree contributors, "William Phillips (-bef.1655)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Phillips-3054 : accessed 06 April 2024). cites
   1. Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration Directory (The). Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640. A Concise Compendium. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) p. 263.
   2. Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society (The Connecticut Historical Society and the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford 1860-1928). Vol. 6 Hartford Town Votes, Vol. 1, 1635-1716 (1897) p. 19, 24, 35, 53, 60, 67, 71, 72, 87, 89, 91, 96, 97, 101, 336
   3. Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society (The Connecticut Historical Society and the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford 1860-1928) Vol. 14 Original Distribution of The Lands in Hartford Among the Settlers 1639 (1912). p. 161; p. 82
   4. Hartford Town Votes p. 24 p. 35; p. 53
   5. Hartford Town Votes p. 60
   6. Hartford Town Votes p. 67
   7. Hartford Town Votes p. 71
   8. Hartford Town Votes p. 87
   9. Hartford Town Votes p. 91
   10. Hartford Town Votes p. 101
   11. Hartford Town Votes p. 336
   12. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut Vol. 1, 1636-1665 (Hartford, Brown & Parsons, 1850) pp 117, 241.
   13. Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society. Vol. 22 Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut 1639-1663 (The Connecticut Historical Society and the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford 1860-1928) juryman pp 79, 112, 119; other 127, 133, 138, 141; widow appt. admin p. 155
   14. Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. Volume 1. Hartford District 1635-1700. Hartford, Conn., R.S. Peck & Co., Printers, 1904.) pp 143, 144.
   15. Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. Volume 1. Hartford District 1635-1700. Hartford, Conn., R.S. Peck & Co., Printers, 1904.) pp 225, 226.
   16. Connecticut Probate Court (Hartford District); Connecticut Colonial Probate Records, Vol 3 page 70. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. link Ancestry
   17. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV5C-KBZ : 12 March 2020), Willia Phillips, 1597.
   18. Barbour, Lucius Barnes, 1982, Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., Baltimore, Maryland and Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc., Glastonbury, Connecticut pp.454
   19. Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. (Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862). Text: "WILLIAM, Hartford 1639, perhaps earlier, but not an orig. propr. d. aft. May 1653, leav. wid. Ann, but no ch. as is thot. for in her will of 31 Mar. 1668, pro. 6 Nov. 1669, she disposes of est. of wh. the val. was L391, to her br. John Rogers, as well as br. Samuel Young, both in Eng. L100 ea. to Mr. John Hooker (I suppose he was br. of Rev. Thomas), liv. in Old Eng. L10 if he come to liv. in N. E. to Mr. Samuel Hooker L10, and to his sis w. of Rev. John Wilson of Medfield, L10. Without doubt she or her h. was relat. of famous Hooker"
   20. 'William Phillips, Hartford Founder" on Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford website. Accessed 6 April 2024.