There were two prominent Phillips families that settled in Dorchester, Co.MD in the 1600's. John Phillips and his second wife, Mary Felton, settled in about 1663. Thomas Phillips, his wife Catherine and family members settled in 1659. As you can imagine, those two families have proliferated and migrated to many States by today. There were other Phillips families that settled in MD during the mid 1600's as well. Do you have the name of your oldest known and proven Phillips ancestor? Doug Phillips