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Col. Theophilus Phillips 1735–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1735

Birth Location: Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 10 OCT 1789

Death Location: Sea, Buried between New Orleans and Philadelphia

Father: Joseph Phillips

Mother: Mary Basham

Spouse(s): Jo Prather

Children(s): Joanna Phillips

Col. Theophilus Phillips was born in 1735 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA, the child of Joseph E Phillips And Mary A Basham. Col. Theophilus Phillips married Jo Anna Prather, and had children including Joanna Ann Phillips. Col. Theophilus Phillips passed away in 1789 in Sea, Buried between New Orleans and Philadelphia.

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Biography

  • Col. Theophilus Phillips was born in 1735 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA, the child of Joseph E Phillips And Mary A Basham.
  • Col. Theophilus Phillips married Jo Anna Prather, and had children including Joanna Ann Phillips.
  • Col. Theophilus Phillips passed away in 1789 in Sea, Buried between New Orleans and Philadelphia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Phillips
1698–1748
Birth Location: Maidenhead, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
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Mary Basham
1700–1752
Birth Location: Maidenhead Twsp, Hunterdon Co, NJ
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Spouses(s)

Jo Prather
1740–1818
Birth Location: Queen Annes Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
JP

Children(s)

Joanna Phillips
1764–1857
Birth Location: New Geneva, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
JP

Col. Phillips's Ancestors

Self
Col. Phillips
1735–1789
Birth Place: Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Joseph E Phillips
1698–1748
Maidenhead, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Mary (A) Basham
1700–1752
Maidenhead Twsp, Hunterdon Co, NJ
Grandparents
Frances (Elizabeth) Betts
1675–1711
Newtown, Livingston, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
William II
1643–1702
Alice Widow
1655–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William MAYO
1609–1676
Joyse MATTHEWS
1588–

Col. Phillips's Descendants

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Col. (Theophilus) Phillips (4 May 1735–10 OCT 1789) m. Jo (Anna) Prather (1 JAN 1740–1818)
  1. 1. Joanna (( Ann )) Phillips 1764–1857 m. Thomas` Williams 1765–1837
    1. 1. Theophilus (Phillips) Williams 1802–1889 m. Rebecca Thompson 1804–1876
      1. 1. Baltzer (Kramer) Williams 1847–1916 m. Baker Williams 1852–1922
        1. 1. Virginia (Florence “Jennie” Williams) Hitchcock 1886–1929 m. Melvin (Isaac Burton “Bert”) Hitchcock 1876–1948

Col. Phillips's Timeline

2 Records

1735
4 May 1735
Birth of Col. Theophilus Phillips in Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
1789
10 OCT 1789
Age 54
Death of Col. Theophilus Phillips in Sea, Buried between New Orleans and Philadelphia
Sea, Buried between New Orleans and Philadelphia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1735
    Event Place: Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1789
    Event Place: Sea, Buried between New Orleans and Philadelphia
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