This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Phillips Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nNABAIB/5524.1 Message Board Post: My Phillips family came from Cookville TN & I have a Charles in my line but he was born in 1797. His father was David & his son was Thomas, who was my gggrandfather. Could this be the same line? Thomas's son Mitchell McDonald, who was my greatgrandfather, had a Charles, but he died young.