Biography

James Philips born at Newport Rhode, Island about 1695, son of William Philips andChristiana Barker.^[1];

He marriedHope Fish, born about 1699, daughter of John and Joanna (___) Fish about 1717. James was a cordwainer and yeoman. The family resided in the section of Newport that was set off as Middletown in 1746.^[1]

• 1722: May 1: James along with his brothers Israel and Micheal were all made Freeman at Newport.^[1]
• 1725: May 4: James purchased 7 acres of meadow land from Jonathan and Elizabeth Nichols forL239.^[1]
• 1733; January 9: 6 1/2 more acres from Nichols forL396.^[1]

His father William Philips died in the mid to late 1720's, but many related records were lost when a ship carrying them sunk in New York Harbor. Jonathan Nichols administered his estate, and the legacies surviving included distribution ofL669: 14: 2 with James and his brothers receivingL52 each.^[1]

Hope's father John Fish of Dartmouth, in his will written on April 4, 1737, left a legacy ofL50 to daughter Hope Philips, wife of James, to be paid at the death of her mother.^[2] Her mother Joan Fish left her son-in-law James Philips 'the little box I keep my writings in' in her will dated April 5, 1744.^[3]

James died at Middletown, Rhode Island between December 25, 1754 when he wrote his will, and July 5, 1755, when his estate was inventoried. He left legacies to:^[1]

• wife Hope
• son James
• daughter Patience Edy
• daughter Barbara Martin
• daughter Ann Philips
• grandson James Martin -L100
• grand daughter Ann Edy -L50
• grand children - Thomas, Joseph, George, Lemuel, Abro, Mary, Elizabeth and Abigail Martin -L100 to be divided equally among them
• grandchildren - Preserved, Hope, Patience and Job Edy -L100 to be divided equally among them
• Thomas Gould to be executor^[1]

His widow Hope died before November 15, 1773, when her estate was inventoried.^[1]

Children

1. Barbara born on September 17, 1718^[4] ; died before 1704; married George Martin at Middletown on March 29, 1739.^[5][1]
2. Patience born on June 6, 1723^[4]; died in 1800 at Swansea, Massachusetts; married Job Edy of Swansea, at Middletown on December 9, 1745.^[5][1]
3. James Jr. born on November 14, 1727^[4]; died at Coventry, Rhode Island after 1800; married Alice Brown at Middletown on March 19, 1752.^[5][1]
4. Anne born on February 2, 1729^[4]; died unmarried at Middletown between the writing of her will on December 4, 1791 and January 15, 1794, when it was proved.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑^{1.001.011.021.031.041.051.061.071.081.091.101.111.12} Fiske, Jane Fletcher,A Family Discovered For William and Christiana (Barker) Phillips of Newport, Rhode Island in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 143, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1989, p. 221-233 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11712/229/23526912
2. ↑ Case 9624: p1-11: Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48312/9624-co1/1414498941
3. ↑ Case 9622: p. 1-7: Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48312/9622-co1/1414498922
4. ↑^4.04.14.24.3 Arnold, James N. Editor. Vital Record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : First Series : Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People, Newport County: Volume 4, Middletown Births: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, p. 37
5. ↑^5.05.15.2 Arnold, James N. Editor. Vital Record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : First Series : Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People, Newport County: Volume 4, Middletown Births: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, p. 11: 13: 15

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