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From: "Lois Gunning" <>
Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] PHILLIPS, maybe William or Lev - Ireland>U.S.(MA)1750-1790's
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:42:36 -0400
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I have a Ransom Phillips in my family who was born in Newfane Vermont, I
think. I believe his father was Simeon. Any thoughts? Lois Gunning

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phyllis Phillips" <>
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Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] PHILLIPS, maybe William or Lev -
Ireland>U.S.(MA)1750-1790's


> At 03:59 PM 8/29/2003, you wrote:
>
>
> I have a page from the Family of New England anfd the part of the Phillips
> family none were from Ireland and no Lord Phillips The one I have is
> Boston, New Hampshire and Maine and none were Irish they came from Wales
> and England
>
>
>
> >According to the Missouri State History of 1911
> > William H.Phillips, Eugene Cleveland Phillips'
> >father, had as HIS father the son of Lord Phillips,
> >who was from Ireland and came to the U.S. the New
> >England. The family thinks probably he or they
> >settled in Massachusetts first, but I have never been
> >able to find a ship from Ireland or England coming
> >between 1750 or so up to 1800 that had a Phillips,
> >Philips, or Phipps, etc. on it .... so the mystery
> >continues.
> >
> >It is possible that the son of Lord Phillips' given
> >name might be Levi or William, but we don't know. He
> >might have been married to a Hannah Phillips
> >(1766-1861) who lived her last 15 to 20 years with
> >Betsy and Joseph BUMP in Wyoming County, NY. William
> >H. married Phileta PIERSON and also lived in Wyoming
> >County, NY, eventually moving to near Akron, Erie
> >County (Buffalo is the county seat) with both dying
> >there in October, 1869. William and Phileta had at
> >least eight children: Eugene Cleveland, Charles
> >Rasolman, and six sisters. Can't remember all their
> >names, but there was Arabella, I remember.
> >
> >If any of this strikes a chord, or if anyone has any
> >suggestions on how to approach this, I would
> >appreciate it.
> >
> >Betsy Phillips
> >
> >Researching: PHILLIPS, BUMP, CHURCHILL, PIERSON,
> >WHEELER, etc.
> >
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