Dear Peter Richardson, Many, many thanks for your helpful e-mail In my family the names THOMAS PHILLIPS and/or CHARLES PHILLIPS have appeared in several generations, from 1727 until now. A respected professional genealogist told me about their origins in Warwickshire and their life in Prince George County, Virginia, in the 1720s, when my ancestor Thomas Phillips and wife Isabella had a son John. I'd be grateful for more information, because the name CHARLES PHILLIPS is so often in my family. I'm a music critic, and my father's PHILLIPS family lived in Kentucky. All good wishes, Mary Jane Phillips, 160 West 71st Street, New York, NY 10023. Professional name Mary Jane Phillips-Matz. On Sep 29, 2012, at 2:53 AM, Peter J Richardson wrote: > Good morning Mary Jane, > >> There are far too many to Thomas Phil(l)ips about in Warwickshire at this >> time for anyone to respond to your question unless you provide further >> information. > > I have to concur with the answer above, but in the meantime since the name > is one I am researching here are mine: > > I am descended from Charles PHILLIPS (c.1778-1851) who was a butcher in > Coventry. I know that he served an apprenticeship and after a number of > attempts gained the freedom of the city in 1800. The apprenticeship data > tells me that his father's name was Thomas who was also a butcher. > > The closest baptism I have found for Charles is 17th May 1781 at Coventry St > Michael, which would suggest Charles was the son of Thomas and Mary > (speculatively Mary JORDAN who were married at Coventry Holy Trinity on 12th > June 1759). There were two other possible sons who appear in the > apprenticeship register, John b.c.1771 apprentced as a butcher 1785, and > William b.c.1770 apprenticed as a barber and peruke maker in 1784. There is > also another William christened in 1762. > > I have also found a baptism 12 September 1737 for a Thomas Phillips at Cov > Holy Trinity which suggests there could be another Thomas going back, > possibly the husband of Ann BRYON (m Cov Holy Trinity 23rd June 1734) > > Regards > Peter > > ------------------------------- > List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/WARWICK > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WARWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Mary, Thank-you for the reply. Do you know the approx year of birth of Thomas and Isabella please? Did they marry in England or Virginia? Was their son John born in England or Virginia, and if in England do you have an approx date? Many of the Warwickshire records are now on line so I can have a look if you have some dates. Regards Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Jane Phillips-Matz" <images@ix.netcom.com> To: "Peter J Richardson" <pjrich.uk@gmail.com>; <warwick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 12:16 AM Subject: Re: [WAR] PHILLIPS Dear Peter Richardson, Many, many thanks for your helpful e-mail In my family the names THOMAS PHILLIPS and/or CHARLES PHILLIPS have appeared in several generations, from 1727 until now. A respected professional genealogist told me about their origins in Warwickshire and their life in Prince George County, Virginia, in the 1720s, when my ancestor Thomas Phillips and wife Isabella had a son John. I'd be grateful for more information, because the name CHARLES PHILLIPS is so often in my family. I'm a music critic, and my father's PHILLIPS family lived in Kentucky. All good wishes, Mary Jane Phillips, 160 West 71st Street, New York, NY 10023. Professional name Mary Jane Phillips-Matz.