In a message dated 4/19/03 8:44:13 PM Central Daylight Time, PhilPhillips_-@msn.com writes: > Phillips Family of Central MS Mid 1800s > > Generation No. 1 > Family researchers differ as to the head of this family, having at least > two candidates, those being: > 1. JOHN PHILLIPS was born Abt. 1785 in KY, and died in MS. He married SARAH > UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1793 in GA, and died Abt. 1855 in MS. > 2. JAMES PHILLIPS b. 1765 in Barnwell County South Carolina d. 11 August > 1838 in Hinds County MS. He married SARAH COLLINS b. 1796 in GA > > Children of JOHN/JAMES PHILLIPS and SARAH are: > 2. i. W. M. PHILLIPS, b. 1819, MS. > 3. ii. GEORGE PHILLIPS, b. 1823, MS. > 4. iii. JOHN M. PHILLIPS, b. 1828, MS. > 5. iv. FIELDING P. PHILLIPS, b. 1832, MS d. Abt. 1918. > 6. v. SARAH ANN PHILLIPS, b. 1834, MS; d. Aft. 1880. > The above information is basically in conflict with information which I have gathered over the years from the Marion and Hinds Co., Miss. court houses and by contacting various family members. James Phillips, Jr. and Nancy, his wife, can be found on the Marion Co., Miss., 1816 territorial census where they came from S.C. Their son James Phillips became a judge in Marion, Miss. prior to 1820 where he served until he was elected to the Miss. State Legislature and then as Miss. State Treasurer. The ancestry of James Phillips, Jr. and his wife Nancy is unknown, but it is suspected that he may have been from Mass. Judge James Phillips married Sarah Collins as her second husband in Marion Co. Miss. Their family is shown on the chart below. Any additions or corrections will be appreciated. John Descendants of James Phillips, (Judge) 1 James Phillips, (Judge) 1789 - 1838 b: August 5, 1789 in S.C. d: August 11, 1838 in Jackson, Ms., ... bur Greenwood City Cemetery .. +Sarah Collins 1787 - 1843 b: October 9, 1787 in Winston Co., S.C. m: June 2, 1816 in Marion, Miss., d: November 30, 1843 in Hinds, Miss. ......... 2 William Washington Phillips ......... 2 James Jackson (Jack) Phillips ......... 2 Americus Phillips, (twins 2-1) d: Not mentioned as heir in 1838 probate ......... 2 Columbus Phillips, (twins 2-2) d: Not mentioned as heir in 1838 probate ......... 2 Andrew Phillips ......... 2 Julia Rebecca Phillips 1818 - b: November 11, 1818 in Marion, Miss. ............. +Richard L. Dixon, (Judge) m: April 11, 1837 in Hinds, Miss., S.S. Scott, bonds ......... 2 Louisa Maria Phillips, (twins 1-1) 1820 - b: Abt. 1820 in Marion, Miss. ............. +William Young,(Rev.) m: November 7, 1833 in Hinds, Miss., John P. Gilbert, bonds ......... 2 Lucinda Phillips, (twins 1-2) 1820 - b: Abt. 1820 in Marion, Miss. ............. +H. R. Hall m: February 27, 1834 in Hinds, Miss., H. A. Hall, bonds ......... 2 Seaborn Moses Collins Phillips 1822 - 1861 b: Abt. 1822 in Marion, Miss. d: May 23, 1861 in buried in Jackson, Ms., Greenwood Cem. ............. +Emily Walker m: 1849 ......... 2 Hadley Brandon Phillips 1831 - b: Abt. 1831 in Hinds, Miss. ......... 2 Quintus Phillips, (twins 3-1) 1834 - b: June 3, 1834 in Hinds, Miss. d: Not mentioned as heir in 1838 probate ......... 2 Cincinnatus Phillips, (twins 3-2) 1834 - b: June 3, 1834 in Hinds, Miss. d: Not mentioned as heir in 1838 probate