Genealogie Wylie » Michael Phillips (1623-< 1676)

Persoonlijke gegevens Michael Phillips 

• Hij is geboren september 1623 in Duncton, Sussex, England.
• (Bullet ) in het jaar 1630 in IMMIGRANT Winthrop Fleet.
• Hij is overleden voor 13 augustus 1676 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.Bron 3
• Een kind van John Phillips en Mary Street
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 5 april 2023.

Gezin van Michael Phillips

Hij is getrouwd met Barbara Pierce.

Zij zijn getrouwd voor 1666 te Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.Bron 2

Kind(eren):

1. Alice Phillips  1651-1707
2. Mary Phillips  1651-1702
3. John Phillips  1655-± 1729
4. Joseph Phillips  1655-???? 
5. James Phillips  1662-1746 
6. Richard Phillips  1667-1747
7. William Phillips  1670-± 1725

Notities over Michael Phillips

Michael was a baptist in MA. He helped found Newport RI.

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The following is copied from "The ancestry of Gideon Phillips", by RobertPhillips, unpublished:

Michael is Gideon's Great Grandfather.

[I.] Act of the General Assembly of the Colony of Rhode Island andProvidence Plantations, 28 October 1668

". . . This present Assembly, sitting this 28th of October 1668 . . . Thenames of such as are, according to order, made free of the town ofNewport, and desire to be made free of the Collony by this Assembly: . .. Micall Philleps . . .; All proposed and accepted." [Records of theColony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in New England. JohnRussel Bartlett, Ed. A. Crawford and Brother, State Printer. Providence,RI, 1857. (Henceforth "Early Records") Vol. II, p. 238]

The inference is made that "Micall Philleps" is Gideon's ancestor becauseof his location in Newport, because no other Michael Phillips is recordedin Rhode Island in the period 1660-75, and because of what follows:

[II.] Letter from Francis Brinley to John Whipple, 13 Aug 1676

"To Mr. John Whipple in Providence

Michaell Philips when he died was indebted unto mee 2 pounds 16 shillingsand Edward Jnman married his Relict and I have often spoke to him aboutye payment of it, who has promised me he would pay it, but still neglectsit. I desire you would befriend me to demand it and receive it if hewill pay it, and give me an accot what he does in it, he may pay me inpart, and give me his bill for the remainder if he be much streightenedthis yeare and I will deliver Mich Phillips bill. I am minded to get mymony now Wch I desire you to procure, or take his bill for payment at aday certaine within one 12 mo.; herein you will oblige.

[ ]eeport the 13th August 1676

Yor friend and Servtt

Francis Brinley"

"[ ]eeport" I take to be Newport. Michael's relict, as will appear, isBarbara Phillips, Gideon's grandmother.

[III.] Deed, Edward Inman to Joshua Clarke, 17 Aug 1686

[Inman deeded] ". . . Joshua Clarke, for good respect, and for that saidClarke married with Alice Phillipps, the daughter of my now wife, and forthe propagation of a neighborhood. . . " [66 acres of Westquadomeset(Sayles Hill)]. [F. A. Arnold, 'The Inman Purchase in NorthSpringfield', Narrangansett Historical Register, VI, p. 78, citing'Providence Transcripts', pp. 398-9]

[IV.] Deed, Edward and Barbara Inman to John, James, and Richard Phillips22 May 1689

"To all People before Whome this deeds of Gift Shall Come Edward Inman ofye Towne of Providence (Senr) in the teritory & Dominion of New Englandin America, & Barbara his wife Sendeth Greeteing" KNOW Yee: That the SdEdward InMan and Barabara his Wife for & in ConSideration of ye Wellbeing & Settlement of John Phillipps, James Phillipps & RichardPhillipps, (Sons of ye aforSd Barbara) have freely GiveN. . . " [land onthe west side of the Pawtucket (Blackstone) River about ten miles northof Providence at a place called Westquadomeset (Sayles Hill)] [Record ofDeeds, Providence, Book 2, p. 113]

[V.] It now appears that some time before 13 Aug 1676 Michael Phillipsdied and Barabara married Edward Inman bringing at least four ofMichael's children under his protection. These are Alice, John, James,and Richard. John Osborne Austin, in his 'The Genealogical Dictionary ofRhode Island Comprising the Generations of Settlers Who Came before 1690,Etc' (Repulished by the Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD,1969) lists also William and Joseph; I have not verified these. As anentertaining sidelight, after the death intestate of Edward Inman in1706, Barbara was ordered before the Town Council on 17 August of thatyear to attest to the inventory of Edward's estate. The report of theTown Council on the matter states: "Whereas Barbara Jnman late wife & nowWiddow of the late deceased Edward Jnman; not appeareing before theCouncil upon ye 17th Jnstant at their meeting. . . the Towne Councill didthen. . . desire & appoynt Major Wm Hopkins, Assist; & Mr. JospheWilliams, Assist; to repare unto ye place of aboad of the sd BarbaraJnman & her sumons to appeare before the Council this day, & if, sheedecline it, then to tender unto her before them to make oath unto the sdjnventarey. . . The sd Major Hopkins & Mr. Williams have this daydeclared unto the Council, that . . . they did repare unto ye Sd BarbaraJnman, & gave her Warning to Appeare this day before the Councill, butshee Wholly declyned so to doe: They then tendred her, before them tomake oath to the sd jnventary; but shee utterly Refused it; they thendemanded of her whether shee would take adminstration on sd Estate, butshee altogether Rejected it; . . . " Upon the negative note Barbaravanished into the dim mists of the past.

[Ancestry of Gideon Phillips, by Robert Phillips]

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People have been trying to find how Michael Phillips arrived inMassachussetts Bay Colony in the early 1600s, as he is listed on nopassenger lists for any ships (of course many passenger lists aremissing). The only person who has an ancestry for Michael is RichardRipley, whose pedigree I have included in my files, his notes for Michaelare below:

The following is copied from Richard Ripley, World Connect db=verdego,rootsweb.com,
who researched/developed the ancestry for Michael Phillips and BarbaraPierce

While his parents and two siblings are found on the passenger list forthe arrival of the ships of the Winthrop Fleet (1630), Michael's name isnot immediately apparent. It was not uncommon for families to arrive ondifferent ships. Michael would have been seven years old when his familycame on the above-noted ship; he may have, in fact, been on the sameship, and not recorded; or he might have arrived with family members on alater ship. His uncle George Phillips and family, as noted in this familytree, arrived on a different ship of the Winthrop Fleet, in the sameimmediate time frame.

Who was Michael Phillips? Read the following analysis, sent to anenquiring descendant in August, 2001...

The questions about Michael Phillips have been puzzling people for a longtime. You will see that my proposed solutions still involve a certainamount of circumstantial evidence.

Michael Phillips of Sussex, England was baptised September 1623 inDoncton, and would have been born no more than one week before that. Thebaptismal record comes from the register of the Church of England. ParishChurch of Barnham (Sussex). The original records are kept in the WestSussex County Record Office, Chichester. West Sussex. I did not look atthe original. They were filmed under strict conditions by theGenealogical Society of Utah, 1976, 1999. This, of course, is the MormonChurch.

A note here is needed about records of the Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter Day Saints, the Mormons. The record I am using is not a submittedrecord, but a copy of an original document. Such records are accepted bysuch demanding organisations as The Mayflower Society and the WinthropSociety. These records are NOT to be confused with the records submittedsince 1979 by hopeful family descendants - though many of these turn outto be correct, too. Many people turn up their noses at any mention of theMormon records, but without them, we would be spending fortunes flyingaround the world to look at old faded registers - if we knew where tolook for them. Then in a lifetime, we might be able to verify a familytree of about fifty people. So, let's hear it for the Mormon records.

Back to the actual baptismal record. The first indication that there willbe a problem with this baptismal record, is that the parish priest didnot include a day of baptism, only a month and year. He must have beenhaving a bad day, since he also neglected to write down any name for amother, and only the surname for the father of Michael.

Here's where the circumstantial evidence begins. How do we know thatMichael Phillips of Sussex is the right Michael; and who was his father?

Well, from another Sussex parish record, we find the baptism of MaryPhillips on April 2, 1626. This Mary corresponds with (by age) the childMary who accompanied her father John, said to be a baker, on the Winthropfleet passage in 1630 (documented by the Winthrop Society, available ontheir web site). Mary's birth record is found in the parish register ofthe Church of England, Parish Church of Petworth (Sussex). And this entryhas a father named: John.

Why is this not the exact same parish registry where Michael was born?All I can say is, that it is very common to find such slight changes. Ihave found it many, many times. Perhaps the family was following afavorite parish priest when he changed churches. I've done it myself.

Continuing with Sussex parish registers: we also find the baptism of JohnPhillips on August 4, 1622, recorded in The register book of the parishof Arlington, Church of England, in the County of Sussex, 1607-1698. Thisentry also gives a father's name: John Phillips. And this child, John,corresponds with the John named as a passenger on the same passage citedabove, travelling as a child with his mother, father, and sister Mary(previous paragraph).

Still with the Sussex registers, we find the marriage of John Phillips,baker, who was on the same ship described above. The actual ship is notnamed, unlike the ship on which Rev. George Phillips travelled. JohnPhillips married Mary Street, born in Saint Clements, Hastings, Sussex,England (baptised June 8, 1607 - church registry). John and Mary weremarried on August 24, 1620 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England. This marriageis recorded in the parish register of the Church of England. ParishChurch of Shermanbury (Sussex).

So we now have the entire party which is documented by the WinthropSociety: two parents and two children.. We also have a son Michael, whois not named as a member of that party, but who fits with the family.There were, in addition to the recorded passages we know of, a series ofpassages made by the ship 'The Lyon', which Governor Winthrop talks aboutin letters to his wife, but for which there are no surviving passengerslists. It is possible that Michael travelled on one of these passages,probably within a year or two of the main fleet. By 'the main fleet' I amreferring to the main group of 11 ships, leaving in two departuregroupings, in 1630. And there other possibilities for the passage ofMichael to America. See the extra thoughts on this subject below.

Its seems odd to us that a child would not travel with his family. Butbelieve me, it happened very often. In my own Ripley line, who arrived inthe mid 1640s (long story, check the files of William Ripley, Planter ofthe Commonwealth), there were several children who did not travel withtheir families, but came later. I have records of at least five youngchildren of these (various surnames) pilgrims who came registered as'servants' to other families. Perhaps there was some financial saving inregistering the children as servants; the financial aspects were veryimportant to the colonies, who were financed by a group of investors. Theoriginal Mayflower investors had walked away from the colony. The grouporganized by John Winthrop wished to avoid any situations which mightlead to losses.

The investors' group insisted that each ship's captain had to personallyguarantee, in writing before beginning the journey, that there were no'subsidy people' on board, who might place a drain on the colony afterarrival. So that a 'servant' would be acceptable in status (being legallyattached to a master), but a nephew or cousin would not be, as there wasno legal responsibility for anyone expect one's own children and servants.

From the point of view of the comfort of the children, we must rememberthat family life then was far different than it is now. A child wouldfeel perfectly at home with any number of cousins, uncles, andgrandparents, even family friends. They would even travel across thecruel Atlantic with them. It happened time and time again. In some cases,as with several of the Mayflower children, they arrived in Plymouth withfamily members, only to find that one or both of their parents had diedbefore their arrival. We can only admire their strength anddetermination, the power of their family ties, and the strength of theirreligious faith, that they survived and succeeded, and built a worldwhich we inherited.

Back to Michael Phillips. The surname 'Michael' was not very common inthe Phillips family. Why should John Phillips and Mary Street have nameda child 'Michael'? At this time, there were a few loosely -followednaming conventions, as in the succession of a royal family. The firstmale child was generally named after its father; this happened, whenchild John was baptised and named in 1622. The first female child wasgenerally named after its mother; this happened when daughter Marry wasnamed and baptised in 1626.

The rules described here were not hard and fast, but merely custom, acustom often followed, which helps us family searchers find children.This pattern, including the arguments below, are still in the realm ofthe circumstantial.

The second male child was often named after the paternal grandfather. Thethird was named after the maternal grandfather. So where does Michaelcome in? He appears to be a second male child, so why is he not namedafter the paternal grandfather? But this name was William. The nameWilliam had already been given to the son of John's older brother,Michael Phillips, born October 7, 1599. Hence, by default, the next malechild would be named Michael. Michael Phillips was named after hisfather's older brother, as a mark of respect, with a touch of tradition.

That summarises my evidence, actual and circumstantial, for theidentification of Michael Phillips.

... a few more thoughts...

The Phillips family was prominent in the establishment of theMassachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s. Michael and his family settled inRhode Island in the 1640s.

By and large, Rhode Island was settled by individuals who broke with theearly Quaker principles of John Winthrop, and the ideals of the Leydenseparatists. These individuals were fined, punished, had their guns andgoods confiscated, and were exiled to Rhode Island. (In these early days,Rhode Island simply referred to the Island itself, not the largerterritory which makes up the State of Rhode Island today.) Still, thesedaring individuals fared better than those of a similar persuasion whoended up being accused of witchcraft in 1692 (twelve were executed; over200 were arrested). One accused and executed 'witch', and two judges ofwitches, may be found elsewhere in this family tree, linked with Phillipsfamily members.

The exiles to Rhode Island were initially followers of Anne Marbury (Mrs.Anne Hutchinson) (1590-1643), Quaker Dissident. Hester Prynne of 'TheScarlet Letter' by Hawthorne, a heroine who stood for what she believedin, is considered to be modelled after Anne Hutchison. For furtherinformation read the notes here in the file of Anne Marbury (Mrs. AnneHutchison), who was killed, with her entire family, during an Indianattack in 1643 at her home in a settlement now known as Hell Gate, RhodeIsland. Governor Winthrop was jubilant at the news of Anne's brutaldeath, and felt that it was Divine punishment for her divergent beliefs.

William Phillips appears to have arrived in Rhode Island about 1640,while Mrs. Hutchinson and her followers were very active. The death ofMrs. Hutchinson in 1643 caused great distress in her Rhode Islandfollowers, and several of them returned to Boston and the Puritansettlements, where they faced trial, and were mainly hanged or banishedyet again, despite recanting their allegiance to Mrs. Hutchinson.

In the early years of this practice, there was some disarray in RhodeIsland, and records of genealogical value are difficult to find.

It is possible that Michael Phillips was of a dissident persuasion. I amattempting to find more names of the followers of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson.

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