James Phillips1

#10425, (say 1696 - circa August 1756)
Father*____ Phillips2 (s 1670 - )
Mother*____ _____2

Family

Hopestill Babbitt b. 1695, d. a 1756
Children 1.Abigail Phillips4 (s 1718 - )
 2.Hopestill Phillips4 (s 1721 - 1788)
 3.Ebenezer Phillips4 (s 1724 - )
 4.James Phillips4 (s 1727 - b 1756)
 5.Mary Phillips4 (s 1734 - )
 6.Sarah Phillips4 (s 1736 - )
 7.Elizabeth Phillips4 (s 1738 - )
Parents not identified.2 
Birth*say 1696He was born say 1696.2 
Marriage*31 January 1717He married Hopestill Babbitt, daughter of Elkana Babbitt and Elizabeth Briggs, on 31 January 1717; rec. Dighton, both "of tanton."3,1 
15 May 1756He left a will on 15 May 1756 at Berkley, Bristol Co., MassachusettsG.4 
Death*circa August 1756He died circa August 1756 at Bristol Co., MassachusettsG.4 
Probate*7 September 1756His estate was probated on 7 September 1756 at Bristol Co., MassachusettsG.4 

Citations

  1. [S964] H.L. Peter Rounds, compiler, Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records (Baltimore: Geneaological Publishing Co., 1987, 1993, 1996), 246, "Will of Elkanah Babit of Berk., dtd. 22 Dec. 1735. prob. 20 Jan. 1735/6. Wife Elezebeth. Sons: Elkanah, Josiah, Benjamin & Joseph (youngest) Babit. Daus. Damaris Hathway wife of Isaac Hathway, Dorcas Harvey wife of Ebenezer Harvey, Hopestill Phillips wife of James Phillips, Elezebeth Holloway wife of Malachy Holloway & Srah Briggs wife of David Briggs, Jr." Citation original records 8:316-18.
  2. [S520] VWH.
  3. [S986] Elizabeth Janet Macormick and Edith Whitney Shaw, transcribers, Town Records Dighton, Mass., Book One , with the date of April 1939 (New York: New York Genealogical & Biographical Society), filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941, FHL US/CAN Film 1421095 ITEM 4, viewed at Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: AmericanAncestors.org , 18, from original p. 32, "James phillips maried to hope bobet boath of tanton.".". Hereinafter cited as Town Records Dighton, Mass. I.
  4. [S1482] H.L. Peter Rounds, compiler, Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, Book 2: 1745-1762 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988), Ancestry.com, p. 188, img. 193/370. "Will of James PHILLIPS of Berk., yeoman, dtd. 15 May 1756, prob. 7 Sept. 1756. Wife Hopestill; she is also to get my household goods & livestock "to her dispose among her Children." Sons: Ebenezer & James (ded.) Phillips. Daus: Abigail wife of Amos Briggs, Jr., Hopestill wife of Ebenezer Paul, Mary Phillips, Sarah Phillips & Elizabeth Phillips. Hannah Phillips widow of my son James Phillips dcd. My bro. Nathaniell Phillips. Incl. rights in Taun. & in iron works in Rayn. Son Ebenezer to be exec. Witns: John Briggs. Jr., Jaeob Briggs, Jr. & John Crane [15:111/2]."