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Henry Phillips

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Henry Phillips

Birth
Essex, England
Death
1 Feb 1686 (aged 71)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
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Buried with Military honors at Capps Hill, Boston. As of this date Cemetery location is unknown

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HENRY3 PHILLIPS (NICHOLAS2, NICHOLAS1) was born February 03, 1614 in Dedham, Essex, England, he died February 13, 1683 in Boston, Massachusetts. He married (1) MARY (ELIZABETH) BROCK January 05, 1639 in Dedham, Massachusetts (Source: Vital Records of Dedham Massachusetts, - Henry Phillips & Mary Brock, were married the 5 of the 1 mo.), daughter of Henry Brock and Elizabeth Wreford. She was born Apr 11, 1621 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England, she died August 01, 1640 in Dedham, Massachusetts (Source: Vital Records of Dedham Massachusetts – Phillips Elizabeth (Brock) w/o Henry d. 8/1/1640.). He married (2) ANN HUNTING March 01, 1641 in Boston, Massachusetts (Source: Vital Records of Dedham Massachusetts – Henry Phillips & An Hunting, were married the 1 of the 3 mo), daughter of WILLIAM HUNTING and JANIA LECHE. She was born March 1, 1616/17 in Flixborough, Lincoln, England, and died about 1656 in Dedham, Massachusetts . He married (3) MARY DWIGHT after. 1656 in Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN DWIGHT and HANNAH _______. She was born July 25, 1635 in Dedham, Massachusetts (Source: Vital Records of Dedham Massachusetts – Dwight Mary, d/o John & Hannah b. 7/25/1635; bapt 5/5/1639) and died January 8, 1713/14 (Source: Boston Deaths 1700 to 1709 - Mary, Mrs. 8 Jan 1713/4 79y wf. of Henry; dau. John Dwight)

Savage says:

HENRY, Dedham, freeman 13 March 1639, had wife Elizabeth Brock, who d. 1 August 1640, and married 1 May 1641, Ann Hunting, probably sister of Elder John, had Eleazur, b. 30 January bapt. 6 February 1642, d. in few days; Hannah, 25, bapt. 28 May 1643; Abigail, 20 October 1645; and by third wife Mary, daughter of John Dwight, had Nathaniel, bapt. 3 April 1653, d. before his father; and Eleazur, 8 Oct. 1654; was ensign of the Military Company 1648; removed to Boston to follow his trade of a butcher; there had Henry, b. 1, bapt. 26 October 1656, d. before his father; Timothy, 15, bapt. 19 September 1658; Mary, 28 November bapt. 2 December 1660; Samuel, bapt. 2 November 1662; Elisha, 12, bapt. 15 May 1665; Jonathan, 12 September 1666, bapt. uncertain day;
Mehitable, bapt. 21 July 1667; John, 22, bapt. 24 January 1669, d. soon; John, again, 9, bapt. 10 July 1670; and Elizabeth 9. bapt. 18 August 1672. In this yr. he was made deacon of the first church and representative for Hadley. Judge Sewall, in his diary, chronicles his burial 3 Feb. 1686. His will of 7 Aug. 1682, with codicile 4 December 1685, probably 18 February following disposes of good estate names wife, sons Eleazer, Timothy, Samuel, and John, direct, this last for college, ds. Hannah Negus, Abigail East, Mehitable, and Elizabeth also notices Henry and Nathaniel as dec. so that probably both had reached mature years. A Mary P. who may have been his mother or child d. 2 July 1640. He was much esteemed; and his youngest son John might have made good
the place of Christian minister (that his father was desirable to undertake, as Farmer tells), had he obtained the education indentured but probably he d. early. Elizabeth married a Ruggles.

Henry is known to be in the New World at Watertown, Massachusetts as early as 1629. He was among the earliest settlers of Dedham, Coming as a ministerial candidate. He never became a minister and was known to Cotton Mather who listed him as a minister residing in Dedham. He became a "Freeman" of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Dedham in 1638. Henry was later listed as an Ensign. Henry lived in Dedham, Massachusetts at least through January 1657; he was listed in church records April 29, 1639. He later lived in Boston where he served as a purveyor of goods and a butcher. It was said that he had eleven children, his Third wife Mary Dwight was the daughter of John and Hannah Dwight; John died January 24, 1661 and Hannah died September 5, 1656. Henry was admitted to the Dedham Church First Parish April 24, 1639

Above information provided by:
Find A Grave contributor John Buczek




Buried with Military honors at Capps Hill, Boston. As of this date Cemetery location is unknown

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HENRY3 PHILLIPS (NICHOLAS2, NICHOLAS1) was born February 03, 1614 in Dedham, Essex, England, he died February 13, 1683 in Boston, Massachusetts. He married (1) MARY (ELIZABETH) BROCK January 05, 1639 in Dedham, Massachusetts (Source: Vital Records of Dedham Massachusetts, - Henry Phillips & Mary Brock, were married the 5 of the 1 mo.), daughter of Henry Brock and Elizabeth Wreford. She was born Apr 11, 1621 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England, she died August 01, 1640 in Dedham, Massachusetts (Source: Vital Records of Dedham Massachusetts – Phillips Elizabeth (Brock) w/o Henry d. 8/1/1640.). He married (2) ANN HUNTING March 01, 1641 in Boston, Massachusetts (Source: Vital Records of Dedham Massachusetts – Henry Phillips & An Hunting, were married the 1 of the 3 mo), daughter of WILLIAM HUNTING and JANIA LECHE. She was born March 1, 1616/17 in Flixborough, Lincoln, England, and died about 1656 in Dedham, Massachusetts . He married (3) MARY DWIGHT after. 1656 in Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN DWIGHT and HANNAH _______. She was born July 25, 1635 in Dedham, Massachusetts (Source: Vital Records of Dedham Massachusetts – Dwight Mary, d/o John & Hannah b. 7/25/1635; bapt 5/5/1639) and died January 8, 1713/14 (Source: Boston Deaths 1700 to 1709 - Mary, Mrs. 8 Jan 1713/4 79y wf. of Henry; dau. John Dwight)

Savage says:

HENRY, Dedham, freeman 13 March 1639, had wife Elizabeth Brock, who d. 1 August 1640, and married 1 May 1641, Ann Hunting, probably sister of Elder John, had Eleazur, b. 30 January bapt. 6 February 1642, d. in few days; Hannah, 25, bapt. 28 May 1643; Abigail, 20 October 1645; and by third wife Mary, daughter of John Dwight, had Nathaniel, bapt. 3 April 1653, d. before his father; and Eleazur, 8 Oct. 1654; was ensign of the Military Company 1648; removed to Boston to follow his trade of a butcher; there had Henry, b. 1, bapt. 26 October 1656, d. before his father; Timothy, 15, bapt. 19 September 1658; Mary, 28 November bapt. 2 December 1660; Samuel, bapt. 2 November 1662; Elisha, 12, bapt. 15 May 1665; Jonathan, 12 September 1666, bapt. uncertain day;
Mehitable, bapt. 21 July 1667; John, 22, bapt. 24 January 1669, d. soon; John, again, 9, bapt. 10 July 1670; and Elizabeth 9. bapt. 18 August 1672. In this yr. he was made deacon of the first church and representative for Hadley. Judge Sewall, in his diary, chronicles his burial 3 Feb. 1686. His will of 7 Aug. 1682, with codicile 4 December 1685, probably 18 February following disposes of good estate names wife, sons Eleazer, Timothy, Samuel, and John, direct, this last for college, ds. Hannah Negus, Abigail East, Mehitable, and Elizabeth also notices Henry and Nathaniel as dec. so that probably both had reached mature years. A Mary P. who may have been his mother or child d. 2 July 1640. He was much esteemed; and his youngest son John might have made good
the place of Christian minister (that his father was desirable to undertake, as Farmer tells), had he obtained the education indentured but probably he d. early. Elizabeth married a Ruggles.

Henry is known to be in the New World at Watertown, Massachusetts as early as 1629. He was among the earliest settlers of Dedham, Coming as a ministerial candidate. He never became a minister and was known to Cotton Mather who listed him as a minister residing in Dedham. He became a "Freeman" of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Dedham in 1638. Henry was later listed as an Ensign. Henry lived in Dedham, Massachusetts at least through January 1657; he was listed in church records April 29, 1639. He later lived in Boston where he served as a purveyor of goods and a butcher. It was said that he had eleven children, his Third wife Mary Dwight was the daughter of John and Hannah Dwight; John died January 24, 1661 and Hannah died September 5, 1656. Henry was admitted to the Dedham Church First Parish April 24, 1639

Above information provided by:
Find A Grave contributor John Buczek






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