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Summary Answers: Mary Phillips wife of Andrew Miller is NOT the daughter of Rev. George Phillips, but is the daughter of Ensign Theophilus Phillips (1673-1709) and his wife Francis Mayo (1678-1776). Josiah Miller married Elizabeth Carter in about 1753 in Morris County, New Jersey.

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Documents Cited in this NFFG Analysis.

FIRST: It may be important to remember that Mary Phillips and Andrew Miller named a son 'Theophilus Miller'; first Theophilus born September 1737 who died 1738; then again a son Theophilus born November 20, 1740. There is no record of a son named 'George Miller'.

ITEM: The Will of Theophilus Phillips, Ensign, written from Maidenhead, Burlington, New Jersey, where he had moved from Newton, Queens County, Long Island, New York (he was born Newtown May 15, 1673, son of Theophilus Phillips and Anna Hunt, grandson of Zerrubbabel Phillips (Savage report), and great grandson of Rev George Phillips of Watertown (all verfied from source records)...

Will of Theophilus Phillips, Hunterdon Co, NJ 1708

Hunterdon County Wills

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Liber 1 p 236

In the name of God Amen the Eighteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eight I Theophilus Phillips of Maidenhead in the County of Burlington in ye Province of Nova Casaria Yeoman being very Sick and weak in body but of Perfect mind & Memory thanks be Given to God therefore buy calling unto mind the uncertainty of this Transitory Life: do make and Ordaine this my last Will and Testament in Manner and forme following First I give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body to ye Earth to be buried in a Christian and Decent like manner at the Discretion o my Executor: Nothing Doubting but at the Generall Resurrection I shall receive ye same again by the Almighty Power of God And as Touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life: I Give Devise and Dispose of the Same in forme and Manner following:

Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Frances Phillips after all my debts are fully paid one third part of all the movables standing Lying & approtaining to me at ye time of my decease as also one feather bed covered with stript Ticking: with all ye furniture thereunto belonging: as also one Negro man Servant for the full tenure of Six years after my decease and then to go free without Lott & Molestation: And further to have ye whole use of ye house & plantation for the Better support of her self & family till such time my Eldest Son Theophilus Phillips shall come to the full age of twenty one years and after my sd son Theophilus shall come to full age as afors. then ye sd Frances my Wife to have Lower Lott with half the Orchard the best --- in the house & half ye upper chamber half the Cellar & half the Barn During the time of her Widdowhood.

Item I give and bequeath to my Eldest Son Theophilus Phillips when at full age one young horse sword & gun and my house & Plantation Containing one hundred forty six acres of land more or less running upward Notherly along Ralph Hunts Line till it coms to the upward End of the Laine.

Item I give & bequeath to my Second Son John Phillips one tract of Land Containing Sixty Acres more or less begining at Theophilus --- line as by survey more large doth appear And four acres of meadow more or less as it lies at ye Lower end of the Meadow. Item I give & bequeath to my three younger sons William Joseph & Philip Phillips my three Daughters Frances, Hannah & Mary Phillips the full sume of sixty pounds to be divided Equally among them as they come of age to be paid by my Eldest Son Theophilus out of ye one hundred forty six acres Provided he hath a Quiett and Reasonable Possession of the same.

Item and give & bequeath to my three younger sons and three Daughters as abovesaid the other two thirds of all the Movables after all ye Debts are fully satisfied to be Equally divided amongst them and to remain in ye Custody of my Wife Frances for the bringing up of the said Children during her Widdowhood or as long as she shall keep the Children: And In cas any of ye sd Six children --- --- or they so dying: --- of their part or portion to ball to the surivor or survivors then living In Equall parts & portions. Item and I do hereby Constitute make & Ordaine my well beloved Wife Frances Phillips to be my only :& sole Executrix and my well beloved friends Thomas Lambert and Robt Laning I authorize and appoint to be Overseers and Trustees of this my Last Will and Testament & of all and singular my lands Messuages and --- by my Sons Theophilus and John Phillips to be possessed of and Enjoyed And also to have full power & lawfull authority to Act and do all mannor of things :& things necessary to be done for the use Benefitt profitt & behoof of my said Executrix and Children according to ye true intent & meaning of this my Will :& testament in & touching the Lands Messuages tenement and Legacys Herein Contained :& Expressed And In Case my Said Executrix shall Contract matrimony on Occasion be required to take & dispose of the Children & legacys according to the Best of your Judgment for the benefitt profitt & Security the said Children And I do hereby revoke and Disannul all former Wills testaments & Legacys --- & Executors by me in any way before this time named Willed & Bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this & no Other to be my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written

Theophilus Phillips

Sighned Sealled Published pronounced and declared

by the sd. Theophilus Phillips as his last Will and

Testament in ye presence of us the Subscribers

Samll Hunt (his mark)

Peter Buckhout (his mark)

Stephen Chalmas

Tho: Broderick

From this will, it is clear that all children were minor children at the time of Theophilus' untimely illness, and that Mary Phillips was the youngest daughter, perhaps only a couple of years old. There is not much cash in this will, since the amounts of money described are to come out of land held by eldest son Theophilus. This points to a possible loosening of family bonds as time passes. The will of William Moseley, second husband of Frances Mayo, makes no mention of any Phillips individuals; as Frances gave up her endowment rights from the insolvent Theophilus Phillips when she remarried, she likely gave up care of the children.

(It has been hypothesized by NFFG research that the wife of Theophilus Phillips, Frances Mayo, remarried to William Moseley about 1710, perhaps in Virginia (uncertain location). She would have died after her husband (his will dated 10 Jul 1778 in Chesterfiled, Virginia. (The custom was, that when the wife remarried, surrendering her endowment, the children may have been raised by a brother of the deceased father; this information is not known at this time.) Mary Phillips and other children may have been raised by this William Phillips and Joseph Phillips.

Page 445.--HENRY MAYLE, New York. "In the name of God, Amen, the 13 July, 1692. I, Henry Mayle, of New York, merchant, being in sound health." I leave to Wm. Phillips, son of Theophilus Phillips, L10 (ten pounds, equivalent to $10000 or more of 1999 currency) when of age. To Mary Phillips, Wm. Morris, Rebecca Morris, and Joseph Phillips each a gold ring, value 20 shillings." Leaves all the rest of property to his brother Jacob Mayle, and makes him executor. Both William Phillips and Joseph Phillips are named below, William as a witness in the will of Charles Tooker of Brookhaven in 1737, in which Andrew Miller is also named as witness. The will of Charles Tooker suggests that William Phillips may have been the de facto father-in-law of Andrew Miller.

Henry Mayo of this will was likely an unmarried brother of Frances Mayo, wife of Theophilus Phillips Jr.

from New York Wills, 1730-44, document held in New York City...

Page 63.--In the name of God, Amen. I, GEORGE PHILLIPS, of Brookhaven, in Suffolk County, "Clerk", (may be 'Cleric') "do make my last will and Testament in manner following." I leave to my son George the use of that neck at Islip (except that part I have left to my son William herein), during the remainder of the lease; Also the 100 acres of land lying on the west line, and after my wife's decease, my silver tankard, and he is to pay to his brothers and sisters 20 shillings each. I also give him my clock, my couch, and my great cane (he giving to my son William my little cane); Also my picture and my gold sleeve buttons and my portmanteau. And I give to my sons John and William, and my three daughters, each a silver spoon. I leave to my son George the Great lot near the Wading river, and the 40 acre lot on the east side of the Coneticut river, and half a right of Commonage, and half of the Divisions laid out, and one half my husbandry things, and one trunk. I leave to my son William, my now dwelling house, after his mother's death, and that part of the lot that is not sold, that I purchased of Mr. Miller, and 20 acres near the Great Rock eastward of the town, one half of a Commonage right and 1/2 the lands laid out upon that right; Also part of the neck where his brother George lives, as he and his brother can agree, but downwards towards the meadow as the deed mentions, And 1/2 my husbandry things, but 1/3 of the crops he raises shall be for the support of my wife. I also leave him my case and my small cane. My son William is to pay to my son John, €40, when he takes his degree at College. I leave to my son John, all my Library (except six small sermon books, to each of my sons and daughters), also my mare, saddle and bridle, and my wearing clothes, and silver shoe buckles, and my two chests and what is in them, except the tobacco for my son George. I leave to my daughter Elizabeth my silver tumbler. I leave to my daughters, Sarah, Mary, and Elizabeth, after my wife's decease, all my stock and movables. I leave to my beloved wife Sarah, what the Trustees promised in respect of the charges I laid out upon the Parsonage, reference being had to the inclosed paper and the Town Records, and what shall be due of my salary. I make my wife Sarah executor, and request my friends, Colonel Henry Smith and Deacon Woodhill, to be her overseers.

Dated January 18, 1736/7. Witnesses, William Smith, Henry Smith, Jr., Gloriana Smith. Proved, May 5, 1741, before Henry Smith, Esq.

Background: Henry Smith, Esq., was the most prominent person in the area of Brookhaven: Colonel Henry 'Tangier' Smith (1679-1766), 2nd Lord of the Manor of St. George, Setauket, New York, with his son and heir Henry Jr. (1710-1777), and his daughter Gloriana Smith born 1714, who was soon after this date, to marry Nathaniel Brewster (1713-1772). Also present here was son William Smith (1708-1776). Note that Henry Smith is named as overseer of this will.

NOTE that George bought property from Mr. Miller, probably Andrew Miller, father of Andrew. If Andrew Miller Jr.was his son in law, he would surely have made some not of this in his wile. Yet his daughter Mary is named in the will, in a manner suggesting that she may have been unmarried in 1737.

NOTE: from a history of Miller's place, comes the record that "In 1675 Andrew Miller Sr. was one of four men who promised to provide the Indians with adequate place to hunt and plant. In 1697 Andrew Miller Sr. was one of thirty-one men who signed the paper calling Rev. George Phillips to be minister in Setauket.

NOTE: several articles by James A. Titmas are informative. Example... "Andew Miller jr.

On August 4, 1689 Andrew Miller Jr. bought thirty acres from Richard and Margaret Floyd, "adjoining Zacchary Hawkins upland on the east side" and being north of the swamp and highway. He built his home there soon after, but the house was torn down in 1869. The barn, however, has survived, being converted into a home in the 1930's and 40's by Jean M. Brown, a descendant of Andrew Jr. and whose family still live there. This is probably the oldest surviving building in the village. The new building was apparently built on the foundation of the old. ... " and he also states that several brothers moved to New Jersey.

Moses Burnett signed a will on 3 May 1741.

In the name of God, Amen, May 3, 1740. I, MOSES BURNET, of Brookhaven, being sick. I leave to my son Justus Burnet the tract of land I bought of James Tuthill, bounded east by the Hay path that leads to Millers place, west by Captain Robinson, south by highway; Also a tract of land adjoining to the said 40 acres on the north, and known by the name of the Clay hole field; Also that tract of land which I bought of Thomas Robinson, except 10 acres on the east part; Also all my out lands in the Township; and he is to pay all my debts. I leave to my son, William Burnet Lain, all my homestall, except what I have disposed of to my son Justus, with the house, barn, and orchard; Also 10 acres above the highway that leads from Town to Miller's place; And all my meadow in the Old Man's Harbor. I leave to my wife, Jerusha, my bedding and furniture and my Great Bible, and the use of all the lands I have given to my son, William, till he is of age; Also the flax and 10 bushels of wheat, and the flour in the house. I leave to my daughters, Jean, Sarah, Dorothy, each 5 pounds, and to my sons, John and Samuel, 5 pounds each, and to my daughter, Anne, 5 pounds. The rest of my movables "are to be sold at publick vendue, to help my son Justus pay debts." I make my son Justus and Nicoll Floyd, Esq., and Andrew Miller, executors.

Dated May 3, 1740. Witnesses, Joseph Davis, Joseph Phillips, Andrew Miller.

He had an estate probated on 10 May 1741.

NOTE that (Aaron) Justus Burnett (baptised Aaron Justus Burnett, in honour of his paternal grandfather, Aaron Burnett, but called 'Justus' in the will to distinguish from the grandfather, who was still living, in Brookhaven) married in 1741, Sarah Miller, daughter of Andrew Miller and Mary Phillips.

Joseph Phillips - see speculation 1 above - custodial parent of Mary (Phillips) Miller.

1766, Nov. 5. BURNET, David, of Hanover, Morris Co New Jersey.; will of.

To Wife, Abigail, use of all my real and personal estate, till my son, Daniel, is 21, and also use of the land given to son Ichabud. Son, Daniel, my home lot and 5 acres over the road. Son, Ichabud, 12 acres on Bottle Hill, lying between Jermiah Genung and Josiah Miller. Daughter, Hannah Burnet, £15, when 18. Daughter, Rhode Burnet, £15, when 18. Daughter, Mary Burnet, £15. Executors - wife, Abigail, and friends, David Bruen and Thomas Genung. Witnesses - Thomas Bonnel, Stephen Ward, Stephen Howell. Proved Jan. 1, 1767. (Lib. I, p. 181)

1770, Sept. 6. CARTER, Luke, of Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey yeoman; will of.

To Wife, Hannah, her choice of room, after mother's; all the goods she brought, and £300. Wife supposed to be pregnant, and that child is provided for. My brothers, George and Thomas, given legacies. Executors - my wife, my brother-in-law, Josiah Miller, and my brother, George Carter. Witnesses - Thomas Genung, Theophilus Miller, Ezekiel Cheever. Proved Sept. 28, 1770. (Lib. K, p. 277)

Note: Josiah Miller was married to Elizabeth Carter, sister of Luke Carter. Luke Miller, Major, of the Revolution, son of Josiah and Mary, was named after him.

1768, Sept. 15. OGDEN, Joseph, of Morris Co., doctor; will of.

Wife, Grais, £50. Oldest son, Gabral, £5, besides what I gave him by deed. Daughters, Elesabeth, Mary and Eme, £30 each. Son, Justus Swazey Ogden, lot near the Raraton Landing, being part of a lot formerly belonging to Peter Bodine. Rest of land to be sold and the money to be given to my 5 sons, Garabrant, Joseph, Stephen, Ames and Benjamin. Executors - Andrew Miller, Jr., and David Estill. Witnesses - Ebenezer Titus, Daniel McKinney. Proved Nov. 21, 1768.

1768, Nov. 21. Renunciation, made by David Estill and Andrew Millar, Jr. Witness - Abraham Odgen.

1768, Nov. 27. Adm'r - Gabriel Ogden, of Somerset Co. Fellowbondsman - Jonathan Stiles, of Morris Co. (Lib. K, p. 15; Lib. I, p. 364)

Page 218.--In the name of God, Amen, November 1, 1737. I, CHARLES TOOKER, of the town of Brookhaven, in Suffolk County, yeoman, being sick. I leave to my wife Abigail €60 and all household goods. I leave to my son Charles Tooker €100, being the two last €50 payments for my land I sold to Joseph Sweezy. I leave to my son Reuben €10, to my daughter Ruth €10, when 18 years of age. All the rest of my estate I leave to my sons Joseph, Philip, and John. I make my wife and my son Charles, executors.

Witnesses, Andrew Miller, Timothy Norton, William Phillips. Proved, July 27, 1738, before Henry Smith, Esq. (see above for details of Henry Smith, Esq.)

NOTE: William Phillips may have been a custodial surrogate parent of Mary Phillips, de facto brother in law of Andrew Miller. See speculation 1 above.

containing this set of records added October 14,1896... "ANDREW MILLER of Miller's Place"

CONTRIBUTED BY MARTHA MILLER, descendant...

ANDREW MILLER, the first settler of Miller's Place, is said to have been an elder brother of one of the early settlers of East-Hampton. There is said to have been a memorandum among his papers of the purchase of land in the year 1659, and it is probable that he came here about that time. His name is also on the records of the town of Brookhaven for the same year as one of the Town Trustees. It is also inferred from various circumstances that he died at an advanced age in 1717 or '18. His children were Andrew, John, Samuel, Richard and Hannah.
ANDREW 2d settled in Miller's Place and died before his father, June, 1716. The name of his wife is not known. His children were Andrew 3d, William, Josiah, Ebenezer, Hannah and Joanna.
JOHN was drowned at the age of 28.
SAMUEL went to N. J. and settled in the town of Greenwich, Cumberland County.
RICHARD settled in Miller's Place, married Dorothy Woodhull, of Setauket, and had two daughters, Nancy who married Nathaniel Ruggles, and Sarah who married Richard Woodhull, July 11, 1768. There was probably a third daughter, as Jonathan Mills, of Mills Pond, married for his second wife Dorothy Miller, and they had a son named Andrew.
HANNAH died young, in 1690.

ANDREW 3d was born June 19, 1695, settled in Miller's Place, and died in 1777. He married Mary Phillips, who was born Nov. 16, 1706. They had sixteen children, fourteen of whom lived to maturity. They were Rebecca b. Dec. 28, 1724, Sarah b. March 23, 1726 (married Burnett, described above), Andrew 4th b. June 6, 1727, Josiah b. Aug. 22, 1728, John b. Jan. 14, 1730, Mary b. July 5, 1731, Joseph b. March 15, 1733, Hannah b. May 15, 1734, Samuel b. Dec. 24, 1735, Theophilus b. Sept. 1737, Joshua b. April 1738, Theophilus b. Nov. 20, 1740, Hannah b. June 3, 1742, Joanna b. May 5, 1744, Deliverance b. Oct. 9, 1745, one name unknown b. Nov. 12, 1747 (May be George). Five sons and five daughters of this family emigrated to N. J. Andrew occupied the old home. His history will be given later. John was drowned and Mary married Selah Brown of Middle Island. Sarah married a Mr. Burnett of N. J. (see above).

WILLIAM, son of Andrew 2d, married Deliverance Mills, of Mills Ponds, settled in Miller's Place and had six children, William, Timothy, Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Catherine, or as some records have it Keturah (?) Sarah. William was drowned in crossing from Elizabethtown to Staten Island in company with his cousin John Miller, son of Andrew 3d. Timothy married Experience Davis, settled in Miller's Place, was made Captain of Militia, had eleven children and died January 26, 1790, in the 67th year of his age. His wife died May 23, 1780, in the 55th year of her age. Nathaniel moved to Springfield, N. J. ......

ANDREW Miller 4th married Deborah Roe, who d. March 23, 1822, '' 88 years. They had ten children, but I have the names of only six. John the eldest son, who lived to maturity, was drowned in 1784, '' 28; Julia died in 1827; Elizabeth died in 1790; Mary m. M. Roe, d. in 1821; Deliverance b. Sept. 2, 1777, d. Oct. 17, 1866; Sarah d. unmarried March 30, 1849, '' 80 years. Deliverance became the second wife of Samuel Brown, whose first wife was Clarissa Miller, and they had two children, who are still living, John Merrit in the old home and Julia A. in Port Jefferson. .....

Miller's Place, Oct. 14, 1896.
MARTHA MILLER.

a. The History of the Old South Haven Church

While it is not definitely known when the Old South Haven Church began to worship, most probably the organizer was The Rev. George Phillips about the year 1717 (see detail above). At that time the "Town" church was situated in Setauket, NY on the north shore of Long Island. The growing settlement on the south shore of the Town of Brookhaven found travelling to worship in Setauket very difficult.

The first building was erected in 1740, later burned to the ground, and the present "meeting house" was constructed in 1828.

(from "The History of Old South Haven Presbyterian Church" Open Hearts, Open Minds, Anchored in Christ's Love)

b. from "The First Presbyterian Church of Jamaica, New York, 1662-1942: a narrative history of its two hundred and eighty years of continuous service" by George Woodruff Winans; pp. 23-5; published by the church; Jamaica, New York; 1943...

1664, June 3: George Phillips, a son of the Reverend Samuel and Sarah (Appleton) Phillips was born.

1686: He was graduated from Harvard College.

1693: He was a preacher at Jamacia, New York and in,

1694, January 1: He was voted a salary of £60 per year, raised by voluntary subscriptions and not as heretofore, by a tax on all the inhabitants of the town. Later it was agreed that he would be given all monies raised above the £60 per year. (His appointment called for by Andrew Miller 2nd and others, as cited above)

1697, April 30: He was called as a minister at the Setauket Presbyterian Church at Brookhaven, New York.

1737, June 17: The Reverend George Phillips, died at Brookhaven at the age of 73 years. His character and qualifications were of a high order. "Mr. Phillips was distinguished for a peculiar vein of natural wit. His ordinary discourse was tinctured with this peculiarity, and tradition has preserved many of his speeches that exemplify it." He was buried in the graveyard connected with the church where a monument records his death and service.

c. from "Early American Presbyterians"...

Rev. George Phillips (b. pre-1677)

He was the son of Rev. George Phillips (sic), who was the first pastor of Watertown, from 1630 to 1644. He was a graduate of Harvard College. He was called by the Congregational churches of Brookhaven, Smithtown, and some in the Manor of St. George, April 30, 1697. He was one of the charter members of the Presbytery of Long Island in 1717. He was at that time the minister of the church at Setauket.

From the same source... Long Island Presbytery (alias Suffolk), New York -- Est. 1717

In 1716 the ministers of the Presbytery in America determined to form several Presbyteries and a Synod. The Rev. George Macnish was pastor of the Church of Jamaica, Long Island, whose Presbyterian organization is the oldest of all the Presbyterian churches of the country, though the present Presbyterian churches of Southold and Southampton were organized as town churches at an earlier date. The Rev. Samuel Pomeroy was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Newton, Long Island. These two ministers were instructed to do their best to induce some other ministers on Long Island to unite with them in forming a Presbytery of Long Island. This was accomplished the next year, when the Rev. George Phillips, of Setauket jointed them, and on the 17th of April, 1717, they met at Southampton, and ordained the Rev. Samuel Gelston to be the pastor of the church in that town. The original Presbytery had approved the call to him by the Southampton Church, during the preceding year.

I hope the above information is sufficient to establish your family ancestry. NFFG believes that it is.

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Richard Ripley, NFFG Project Co-ordinator