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| Thomas and Mary Philipps |
| Thomas Philipps sons Thomas and Erasmus and John H. came to America some years before 1787, on their leave were seized on Board the ship by the the English Press gang to put them in the engineer service, but they were not compelled to go, owing to the fact their mother was a sister of Erasmus Philipps, who had much influence in England. It seems that John was a reputed author of some seditious or teasonable literature and to avoid arrest and punishment he decided to emigrate to America. With some pursuation Thomas's sons asked their father, and a man of some wealth, to close his business affairs, and follow them to America. Thomas Philipps born in 1735,(Original surname Phillips) Carmarthenshire Co., Llandilo Twp., Wales, Married Mary Philipps The sister of Erasmus Philipps from the Kings Bench. Erasmus lived in Picton Castle.Mary was born in the Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, S. Wales. ( I have no date) Mary and Thomas four many children, Thomas Philipps,(Died 1801) John H. Philipps, Anne Philipps, Esther Philipps. (This only lists 4 of the children the rest are listed below, I have no clue why the rest were not mentioned) They at one point desided to leave their homeland "Wild Walia": for a place where they could be free of fighting others wars and bowing to others religions. (You can find part of this story on the Theophilus Page.) He arrived in this country on a date in May 14, 1795--(many say April 1,1796) after a voyage of 44 days from Liverpool, in a British armed ship, the Amphion, manned by by Royal Navy sailors, and Captain Williams, chartered by Theophilus and Thomas and brought with them family and friends. England was at then at war--in those years, England was always at war. Indeed the very ship that brought the Rees-Philipps group to America was to perish off the French coast in battle just four years later. They brought with them a number of their neighbors who promised to reimburse them for paying their fare as soon as they earned the money in America. They located in a big valley, Chester County, and Pennsylvania, there was a Welsh Settlement, but they remised there only a short time, when they repaired to Beulah Cambria County, Pennsylvania, there messrs, Rees and Philipps Remained until, 1801, then the purchased two thousand acres of land from Sampson Davis,( The land was nearer to three thousand) a Welshman of Philadelphia, in what is now the northeast quarter of Granville Township, this county, and during the same year Mr. Rees sent his son John to erect a cabin on the property and to clear a portion of it for cultivation, so that the their members of the family should be able to sustain themselves upon their arrival, and the following year they settled upon their purchase, which is known as the Welsh Hills. What I have found is there is no date for Mary's death but it was in Philadelphia, PA so that would date it any where from 1795-1801.(possibly later as they went to and fro until about 1807, I now have information she died on a business trip to PA, When?) Thomas's Death was May 20,1813, he died here in Welsh Hills, Granville Twp., Licking Co., OH.. I have also found that Thomas ran a wagonline in Philadelphia in 1797. Having this successful business traveled back and forth from Pa. to Ohio for several years. Theophilus and Thomas, on their journey to Ohio picked up a friendship with a man of the name of Jimmy Johnson a frontiersman, hunter, scout and Indian fighter, and in exchange for his talents (sold or gave) him 100 acres in the Welsh Hills. Thomas Philipps Born: 1735 In: Carmarthenshire co. Llandilo Twp. Wales Died: May 20, 1813 In: Welsh Hills, Granville Twp, Licking county Mary Philipps Born: In: Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, S, Wales Died:?? In: Pa. Children: *************************************************************************************************************** Name: Thomas Philipps Born:?? Died: ?? Spouse: Elizabeth Legg Children Henry Clay Philipps Henry Legg Philipps William Philipps Leonidas Philipps *************************************************************************************************************** Name: John H. Philipps Born:?? Died: In: Cincinnati If anyone has any info on John H. please Email me. He played a part in Child' The Junius letters, although I can't find it Anthony And have no information on his wife **************************************************************************************************************** Name: Anne Philipps Born:?? Died: ?? Spouse: Evan Griffith Children John Griffith **************************************************************************************************************** Name: Esther Philipps Born:?? Died: ?? Spouse: ?? **************************************************************************************************************** Name: Erasmus Philipps Born: ?? Died: ?? Spouse: ?? **************************************************************************************************************** Name: Martha Philipps Born: October 12, 1769 Died: April 14,, 1842 In: Welsh hills, Philipps Cemetery Granville Spouse: Samuel White Sr. Children Jonathon White Mary White Sallie White Erasmus White **************************************************************************************************************** Name: Mary Philipps Born ?? Died: ?? Spouses? Mr. Berry Hill? Mr. Williams? Help! **************************************************************************************************************** Name: Samuel Joseph Philipps Born: August 7, 1778 In: South Wales Died: March 2, 1854 In: Newark Ohio Lydia Griffith Children Thomas Philipps John Philipps Mary Philipps Samuel Griffith Philipps **************************************************************************************************************** Name: Sallie Philipps Born: ?? Died: ?? Spouse: William Morrison Children: Tom Morrison Julia Morrison William Morrison Sallie Morrison **************************************************************************************************************** Name: Rachel Philipps Born: 1784 Died: October 21, 1841 Spouse: Thomas Owens Children Thomas Owens Diana Owens Esther Owens Sallie Owens |
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