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Personal data Richard Phillips 

• He was born on November 22, 1635 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England.
• He died on October 17, 1695 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, he was 59 years old.
• A child of Nicholas Phillips and Elizabeth Jewson

Household of Richard Phillips

(1) He is married to Mary Packard.

They got married in the year 1656 at Boston, MA, he was 20 years old.

(2) He is married to Elizabeth Edson.

They got married in the year 1690 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, he was 54 years old.

Notes about Richard Phillips

{{England Sticker|Buckinghamshire}}
== Biography ==Richard Phillips was born in 1635 probably in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England. He is the son of [[Phillips-140|Nicholas Phillips]] and [[Jewson-3|Elizabeth Jewson]].[[#yDNA|yDNA]][[#Will-Phillips-140|Will-Phillips-140]] This profile is, by definition, the son from Nicholas' will.
It is possible that Richard was born during the voyage to America that his parents took several years after getting married.No similar text of baptism records has been located for Wendover but one would be most helpful Somewhere along the path to America the family lost Richard's older sister leaving him an only child.
Richard lived a few years in Dedham before moving to Weymouth around 1640. They lived next door to his [[Phillips-4055|uncle Martin]] in the "Old Spain" area. John King and Joseph Shaw were neighbors living in the same area.[[#Phillips|Phillips]] Page 10His father and uncles were involved in pioneer farming and town building and Richard grew up doing the same.
His father became deacon of the First Congregational Church when Richard was in his early teens.[[#Chamberlain|Chamberlain]] Page 465 simply asserts this and Phillips repeats it both without a source. It is not clear that Phillips was saying Nicholas was definitely pastor at this church but it appeared so. A more direct reference would be better.
Richard married [[Packard-20|Mary Packard]] in 1656/7.
Richard had lot #78 in the settlement and 16 acres near the town in 1663. He was a farmer who raised sheep and spun the wool into yarn on the family spinning wheel.
His mother and brother, [[Phillips-206|Caleb]], died sometime before June 2, 1671, in Weymouth.[[#Will-Phillips-140|Will-Phillips-140]] Since the will does not mention his wife or son Caleb, we can infer that they had already died.
His father died before October 3, 1672, when his will was proved in Weymouth. Richard was executor and overseer of his father's will and inherited the marsh which was already in his possession. He and his two brothers, [[Phillips-210|Joshua]] and [[Phillips-208|Benjamin]], also inherited his father's wearing apparel.[[#Will-Phillips-140|Will-Phillips-140]]
In 1673, he was elected one of two constables of the town.
He was made freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on May 8, 1678.
In 1680, it was voted "that Richard Phillips be Clerk of the Market in the town of Weymouth", the town to provide him with "skales and weights", measures for dry substances, liquids and of length.
On November 27, 1682, Richard was chosen to a committee of 25 to decide whether to repair or rebuild the "Old Meeting House". They decided to build a new one and on December 18th a contract was let to John Nash to erect it for 280 pounds.
The title of "Sergeant" was applied to Richard in 1683 when he was elected one of the seven selectman of the town. Aside from a fowling piece he owned a musket and a sword, which may be explained by the military titles. In 1690 he was "Ensign" and that designation was carried to the end of his life.

His wife, Mary, died sometime in this period.
Richard married Elizabeth (Edson) Kingman, as his second wife.
Richard Phillips died between October 27, 1695, when his will was signed, and November 27, 1695, when the inventory of estate was completed.

=== Children of Richard and Mary ===
:All of the children were born in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
#son (twin), b. 7 Dec 1657, d. in infancy
#Mary (twin), b. 7 Dec 1657, d. after her twin but also very young#[[Phillips-18285|Caleb]], b. 1659, lived in Roxbury, m. Elizabeth ____
#Mary, b. 21 May 1660, d. in infancy#[[Phillips-18857|Mary]], b. 24 May 1661, m(1) abt. 1678 Jonas Humphrey (son Jonas Humphrey and Martha), b. 1655, d. 1689, m(2) Peter Newcomb of Braintree
#[[Phillips-506|Joshua]], b. 1 Mar 1661-2, d. abt. 1690, m. Amy ____#[[Phillips-18869|Nicholas]], b. 30 Mar 1664, d. Weymouth 11 Mar 1750-1, m(1) abt. 1686 Amy ____, m(2) Mary ____, b. abt. 1666, d. Weymouth 11 Feb 1748-9
#Elizabeth, b. 27 Nov 1665, d. before 27 Oct 1695
#Richard, b. 20 Oct 1667, d. before 27 Oct 1695
#Samuel, b. 7 May 1670#[[Phillips-504|John]], b. about 1672, d. Easton, MA 17 Nov 1760, m. abt. 1690 Elizabeth Drake, d. Easton 24 Jun 1748
=== Will of Richard Phillips of Weymouth (Will-Phillips-209)[[#Chamberlain|Chamberlain]] Page 465-6 ===:Richard made his will Oct. 27, 1695, and it was proved Dec. 19, 1695. Witnessed by John Bicknell, Nathaniel Ford, and William Chard. The total value of the inventory was 242 pounds, 11 schillings.
:To his wife, [[Edson-65|Elizabeth]], according to a contract made before marriage, he gave £10, pewter marked R. & P., the use of his house and lands in Weymouth and all his sheep and lambs except to his grandson, [[Phillips-18282|Caleb Phillips]], a ewe and to his wife's daughter, [[Kingman-10|Susannah Kingman]], another ewe. To his eldest son Caleb Phillips, if he be living, or if not, to his widow [[Polly-310|Elizabeth Phillips]], now living in Roxbury, a double portion of the value of the lands and house in Weymouth. To sons, Nicholas, Samuel and John, daughter Mary Humphrey, and to daughter-in-law Amy, widow of Joshua, were bequeathed equal shares, with his clothing to be divided among the three sons. The andirons my father Packer gave me I give to my son John Phillips. Nicholas and Samuel were named executors of the estate and to have £3 each. Witnesses John Bicknell, Nathaniel Ford and William Chard. Joseph Green, James Richards, and Nathaniel Ford completed the inventory of the estate. The inventory included a fowling piece, musket and sword.
:Note: Only Nicholas presented the inventory, which may indicate that Samuel died soon after.

===DNA===:There has been much confusion in the Phillips line but y-DNA testing is being used to sift through the many Phillips lines in America (73 identified by January 2012).[[#yDNA|yDNA]]
:There are 4 Phillips males who have had their y-DNA tested and have been put in Family Group 18. All four of the test takers indicate their descent from [[Phillips-209|Richard Phillips]] as their most recent common ancestor. Further, they all indicate Richard's grandparents as [[Phillips-202|Nicholas Phillips]] and [[Sewell-5|Abigail (Sewell) Phillips]].
:Since no genealogical evidence has been found that [[Phillips-140|Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth]] is the son of Nicholas and Abigail, we cannot attach such a statement to the DNA results. The test results do not indicate that these four ARE descended from Nicholas and Abigail, only that these four are descended from a common Phillips ancestor that they believe to be Nicholas. The descent of the four test takers from Nicholas of Weymouth is well documented, so these results can be taken to confirm that the four test takers and all direct male ancestors are descended from him.
:NOTE: The members of groups 18 and 19 are not descended from a common ancestor within the last 1000 years. [[Phillips-140|Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth]] and his descendants from Family Group 18 are not related to the [[Phillips-534|William Phillips]] clan from Family Group 19.

==Sources ==

*yDNA: [https://phillipsdnaproject.com/ylineage/pedigrees-by-family-group/71-family-group-18 Phillips DNA Project: Family Group 18]*Will-Phillips-140: Will of Deacon Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth, Dated 2 Jun 1671, Proved 2 Oct 1672. Abstracted in Chamberlain, find facsimile of original.*Will-Phillips-210: Will of Joshua Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth, Dated 10 Apr 1679, Proved 2 May 1679. Abstracted in Chamberlain, find facsimile of original.*Will-Phillips-209: Will of Ensign Richard Phillips of Weymouth, Dated 27 Oct 1695, Proved 19 Dec 1695. Abstracted in Chamberlain, find facsimile of original.*Chamberlain, George Walter. ''[[Space:History_of_Weymouth_Massachusetts|History_of_Weymouth_Massachusetts]]'', Volume 4, Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, Mass. (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, Mass.), 1923 [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101067881399;view=1up;seq=50 On Hathitrust.org]*Phillips, C. Arthur. ''[[Space:Deacon Nicholas Phillips of Dedham and Weymouth, Mass., 1636-1672|Deacon Nicholas Phillips of Dedham and Weymouth, Mass., 1636-1672]]'', Unigraphic, Inc., Evansville, Indiana, 1976. [https://archive.org/stream/deaconnicholasph00phil#page/n5/mode/2up On Archive.org] - Available by joining Internet Archive Library (free). * [https://openlibrary.org/books/OL22896566M/Welch_genealogy Welch Genealogy], Library of Congress CS71.W442 1902*Dedham, Mass and Worthington, Erastus, ''The town of Dedham. 250th anniversary. 1636-1886 Proceedings at the celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Dedham, Massachusetts, September 21, 1886'', pg 157. Cambridge, J, Publisher, 1887. [https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsatcel1886dedh#page/156/mode/2up/search/Phillips On Archive.org]*Massachusetts (Colony); Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet, Records of the governor and company of the Massachusetts bay in New England. Printed by order of the legislature, Volume 1, pg 377. http://archive.org/stream/recordsofgoverno01mass#page/376/mode/2up/search/nicho*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46188607/ Find A Grave: Richard Phillips]
*Family Data Collection - Births
*Family Data Collection - Individual Records
*U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560

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