Notes:

Benjamin fought in the Revolutionary War. Pension application follows:

(W 5,539: S.C. & VA)
Grayson County, VA

On the 24th day of September 1832 personally apprearing in open court, before the Justice of the court of Grayson County now sitting Benjamin Phipps, a resident of Grayson County in the state of Virginia aged 70 years who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed Jun 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States after the happening of the following circumstances. He was living at the house of Capt. John Cox on New River in Montgomery County, Virginia, now Grayson County, VA about the year 1779 or 80 engaged in making a crop of corn, when Col. Roberts at the head of a company of Tories, came there and made prisoners of himself, William Craig and Beverly Matkins. The said Tories took the declarant and carried him to the British army commanded by Lord Rawden. He remained with the said army, sick at the time of the battle of the Hanging rock, when the said army marched to Camden,

After this the Declarent returned to New River in Grayson County after an absence of three years, as near as can now be recalled. He was afterward in an excursion against the Tories in the mountains, under James Cox, who acted as Capt. in the place of his father, Capt. John Cox, who was absent on a tour against the Indians. In this excursion they came up with the Tories, killed and wounded the whole party, except one who was the brother of Green, their commander, and who afterwards joind the American Army as a regular soldier.

The Declarant will not say how long he was engaged in the US service in the whole, for fear he might err as to the precise time, but he is confident it was not less than six months.

The declarant was born in Guilford County in the State of NC in the year 1761 or 2 as he believes, but has no record of his age.

He was in SC when he entered the service, and since the Revolutionary Was he has lived in Grayson County where he now lives. He has no documentary evidence to prove his service, and never received any discharge from the service. He is known to James Cox, a contemporary survivor, and to Lewis Hail and Stephen Hail, who can testify as to the character for honesty and as to the belief of his service in the Revolutionary War. He hereby relinquishes any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to, and subscribed, this day and year aforesaid.

Signed with his mark
Benjamin Phipps

Mr. Stephen Hail, a clergyman, residing in the County of Grayson, and Lewis Hail, residing in the same county hereby certify that we are acquainted with Benjamin Phipps, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be 70 years of age: that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution: and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the ay and year aforesaid.
Stephen Hair, Jr.
Lewis Hail

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them, Stephen Hail, Jr. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Grayson and that Lewis Hail who also signed the same is a resident in the County of Grayson and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Martin Deckerson, Clerk of the Court of Grayson County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Phipps for a pension.

In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Office this 15th day of October 1832.

M. Deckerson

Note: The Col. Washington in the above document was the brother of General George Washington.

Additional Note: St. John's Parish, SC In the Court of Ordinary, 9 June 1769

Ann Phipps of St. John's Parish qualified as Ex. to Joseph Phipps' Will.

Note by Mrs. Williford: Where Benjamin Phipps must have visited when he escaped to visit relatives in SC, 1780-1781.

The application for pension by Jean Phipps, widow of Benjamin Phipps

State of Virginia
County of Grayson

On this 5th day of July 1844 personally appeared before me one of the acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said county Jean Phipps a resident of the County of Grayson and state aforesaid, aged 79 years who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain benefit of the provision made by act of congress passed 7th July 1838. That she is the widow of Benjamin Phipps who was a Revolutionary soldier, and late a United States pensioner at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum. For proof of service reference may be had to his declaration on file in the pension office at the war department of the United States.

She further declared that she was married to the aforesaid Benjamin Phipps by One Robert Baker a Magistrate on the 5th Day of July in the year 1782, and the aforesaid Benjamin Phipps died on the 3rd of May 1838 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period and she further declared that owing to her very old age and decrepitudesof body, she is not able to go to the court house to make this declaration all of which will more appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above mentioned.

Before me Signed with her mark
William Young Jean Phipps

William Young, John Phipps and David Cox all swore to the accurace of the above statement of Jean Phipps.

Benjamin Phipps died on May 3, 1838. His remains, along with those of his wife, Jean, were moved from an abandoned cemetery to the Captain Joseph Phipps cemetery on the farm of Miss Celene Phipps by members of the New River Pioneer Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Benjamin is buried with his wife Jean, their son Captain Joseph Phipps, a grandson, Joseph Alexander Phipps, a great-grandson, Franklin Con Phipps, on property owned by a great, great, granddaughter, Cynthia Celene Phipps, and originally given to his son, Joseph Phipps. A number of their descendants are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution and children of the American Revolution.

In an ancestry chart for ancestors of Noah Hampton that discusses the migration patterns of families from PA and West NJ to VA, there is the following note:

Another name that follows the same pattern is that of Phipps. The 1751 map of Virginia by Peter Jefferson and Joshua Fry shows the Phipps home site in the same general area where Noah Hampton lived. In Granville, NC, in 1760, Isiah Phipps wills to son Isiah a plantation in Hampshire County, Virginia and in Granville, to wife Ann the 200 acres bought by Andrew Hampton in Granville the day before. The name Benjamin Phipps is also found in the Frederick/Hampshire area of VA in 1760, then in Granville, NC, Rowan, NC, and then into Grayson County, VA on the New River.

Benjamin married HASH Jane on 5 Jul 1782 in Grayson County, VA?. Jane (daughter of HASH James) was born in 1766 in Rowan Co, NC; died on 1 Sep 1854 in Bridle Creek, Grayson Co, VA; was buried in Phipps Cemetery, Bridle Creek, Grayson Co, VA. [Group Sheet]

William married GRIFFITH Nancy\Sarah. Nancy\Sarah was born in 1791 in VA; died in Dec 1869. [Group Sheet]

William married GRIFFITH Nancy in ABT. 1809. Nancy (daughter of GRIFFITH John and CATHARINE) was born in 1791 in Wythe Co, VA; died in Dec 1869 in Grassy Creek, Ashe Co, NC. [Group Sheet]

Samuel married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Joseph married MCMILLIAN Nancy. Nancy was born in 1795 in Ashe Co, NC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to Ron Phipps:

James Phipps and Catherine Griffin, Vol. 4 Page 459: Grayson County Va Court Order Books, on the motion of Joseph Phipps and James Phipps (sons of James and Catherine) who made oath and together with Samuel Leon? Hardin Cox, David Isom and Isom Cox.... they were involved with selling the estate of Benjamin Phipps.

May 22, 1838 vol. 5 Page 97, Grayson Co, Va Court Order Book: the court assigns John Phipps Guardian to William Phipps, Sabriory? Phipps, John M Phipps, Elizabeth Phipps and Jane Phipps, orphans of James Phipps deceased.

6 Nov 1839 Vol 5 Page 62, assignment of dower to Catherine Phipps widow of James Phipps deceased.

March term 1846, Page 119. Joseph Phipps vs. James Phipps heirs; awarded against Catharine Phipps, Micajah Forkner and his wife, James Phipps, Joseph Phipps, William Salinky? Phipps, John M. Phipps, Elizabeth Phipps, Jane Phipps, Thomas Phipps and Peggy Phipps.

This was dated 23 July 1846. James Phipps was indebted to Joseph Phipps and his property was posted and ordered to be sold. The children listed below came from the above court records:

Ch. 1. Ellendar, James, Joseph, William Sabanky?, John M, Elizabeth, Jane, Thomas, Peggy.

End of Ron Phipps data.

Sale List of Property of James Phipps:

Grayson County Court
October term 1839
Will book 2, Page 79

This afsigniment of Dower to Catherine Phipps Widow of James Phipps dec.d in the lands of which her said husband died seized was returned to Court and ordered to lie one term for Exception to be taken thereto. And at the November term of said Court 1839. No Exception having been taken to the said report the same was ordered to be recorded.

Teste,
Orville Anderson, D.C.

A Sale list of the property of James Phipps dec.d November 2, 1837.

(Names of Purchasers, Property, Amount)

David Pool, One mans Saddle, 3.75
Wm Hash Jr., a bunch of gunes, 3.13
Elias Drone, 2 bridle, 3.20
Thomas Phipps, 1 Still and contents, 59.50
Hardin Cox, 6 hogsheads, 4.18
James Dickey, one 2 horse waggon, 47.00
Isom Cox, 1 set Smith tools, 24.75
Enoch Osborn, Jr., 2 shovels, 1.30
Benjamin Phipps (b.son), 4 pr. harnis & chains reap hook..53
Benjamin Phipps (Isaiah son), 2 plows a hoe and mattock, 1.30
Thomas Young, 3 cags, 1.90
Robert Austin, 1 bunch geering, 11.12
Zachariah Ward, 6 hogsheads, 5.80, and 2 barrels, 2.45
John Busick, 3 barrels, 2.75
Solomon Spencer, 4 Duch Sythes & sneed, 2.16
John Barton Jr., 1 Beestand,.87
Stephen Ward, 1 Beestand, 1.75
David Roack, 1 Sythe & Cradle, 1.37
Joseph Phipps, 1 Sythe & Cradle, 1.25
Samuel Cox (Wm. son), 1 smoothing iron,.50
Joseph Phipps, 1 oven, 1.02
Preston Phipps, 1 skillet & lid, 1.00
Hardin Cox, 1 piece of Bear Skin, 1.12
Samuel Cox (Shff.), 18 yeds camels hair, 3.96
Enoch Reeves, 1 trunk, 2.65
Andrew Fields, 1 yd blue broadcloth, 3.62
Zadock Wright, 31 yeds calico, 9.30
Micajah McFarkner, 1 grey horse, 78.00
John Austin, 1 strawberry Roan mare, 60.40
Alexander McMillian, 1 Bay filly, 53.00
James Dickey, 25 yeds calico, 3.87
Osborn Reeves, 1 blue stud colt, 30.56
Jackson Hash, 1 fur cap, 2.90
Wesley Woods, 1 box segars,.38
Joseph Bryan, 1 set of horn buttons, 2.64
Preston Phipps, 1 paper comb,.37
Wm. Hash Jr., 1 hair brush,.67
Joseph Phipps, 1 pr. of gloves,.40
Benj. Ward, 3 calves, 8.00
James Dickey, 2 heads of cattle, 1st choice, 17.75
Wm Beavins, 1 white sided cow, 12.00
Jackson Austin, 1 bull, 9.25
John Reeves, 1 red steer, 8.50
Lewis Wyatt, 1 sow and 5 shoats, 7.75
Thomas Cox, 1 mans saddle, 5.50
Solomon Osborn, 1 womans saddle, 5.00
Wm Thomas, 12 doz. pearl buttons, 1.50
Samuel Cox, 1 clock, 10.00
Thomas Phipps, 1 wheat fan, 18.00
Peggy Phipps, 1 looking glafs, 1.65 and 1 bonnet,.87
Wm Hash Jr., 2 pr suspenders,.60
Allen Gentry, 4 yds Irish Linnon, 1.72
James Hash, 1 chamber pot and some allum,.37
Thomas Phipps, 1 fiddle,1.25
Catherine Phipps, 30 3/4 yrds cloth, 3.04
David Cox, 1 spotted sow and 2 pigs, 1.75
James Phipps, 1 teachers guide, 3.19
Zachariah Osborn, 1 Geography & Attlaf, 1.00
osborn Reeves, 1 still and contents, 27.56
Joseph Phipps, 1 Rifle gun, 4.43: 1 beef hide, 2.31: 7 lb sole leather, 1.56: 1 calf skin,.34
Wm Austin, 10 bushels corn, 4.40
Willis Privitt, 4 bushels buckwheat, 1.68: and 60 lbs bacon, 5.70
Wm Witcher, 38 lbs goose feathers, 11.87
Joseph Phipps, 21 yds flax cloth, 3.99
Alexander Porter, 2 blankets, 2.65
Caleb Love, 1 box of soap, 2.88

The foregoing is a true list to the best of my knowledge - Joseph Phipps, Adm.

Grayson County Court October term 1840
This account of the Sale of the personal estate of James Phipps dec.d was produced in Court and ordered to be recorded.
Teste.
Orville Anderson, D.C.

Grayson County, VA. County Court October term 1840.

Paid on note that James Phipps deceast excuted to Benjamin Phipps deceast. Balance due the estate of James dec.d is also $255. to be added to said estate for his proportionable part of Benjamin Phipps deceast slaves,

There are 26 pages of Purchasers & Property of James Phipps.

James married GRIFFITH Catherine in ABT. 1812 in Probably Grayson Co, VA. Catherine (daughter of GRIFFITH John and CATHARINE) was born in ABT. 1794 in Shenandoah Co, VA; died on 29 Feb 1880 in Jersey Co, IL; was buried in Mar 1880 in Phipps Cemetery Sec 11-Rosedale Twp., Jersey Co, IL. [Group Sheet]

John married HOWELL Ruth. [Group Sheet]

John married BURTON Nancy. [Group Sheet]

Isiah married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Thomas married MARRIED Never. [Group Sheet]

Benjamin married RICHARDSON Nancy. Nancy was born on 17 Apr 1807 in VA. [Group Sheet]

Cornelia married HASH Thomas. Thomas was born in 1798 in Prob VA. [Group Sheet]

Jane married YOUNG Joseph on 11 Aug 1823. [Group Sheet]

Ellender married FORKNER Micajah. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a verbal history on "Old T.K." saying that he had to leave Virginia and his home in a hurry. The story goes that he was at a Fall Harvest Dance at a colored church and had pulled back a slab from over a well, and a slave of his uncle's had fallen into the well and been so injured that he was unable to work anymore. TK's uncle, upon learning this, had sworn out a warrant for T.K.'s arrest. One of his friends told him that he was about to be arrested, upon hearing this TK set out for lamp oil with an ox cart and kept on going. This was within a month of the death of his father so the story does not ring true.

History of Jersey and Green Counties, Continental Historical Society, December 1885. Page 404:

Thomas K. Phipps came to this country in 1848, and purchased then 40 acres of land in the western portion of the country. Three years later he sold this land and bought another forty to which he added 120 acres more in 1885, and divided his estate among his children, reserving 200 acres for himself. Mr. Phipps cleared nearly all his land, which was covered with bushes and small timber. he has been an enterprising and successful farmer. In 1878, he rented his farm to one of his sons and moved to Rosedale, where he built a dwelling house and a store building, and engaged in merchandising, purchasing a general stock of goods to the value of about a thousand dollars. He continued in business there four years, then on account of the death of his son, who was killed, he retunred to his farm where he now lives. He built a store room near his residence, and now sells general merchandise.

Thomas K. Phipps was born in Virginia, December 17, 1819. He remained in that state until 17 years old, then came west, and visited Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa, after which he went south to Louisiana and Mississippi. he was married in the latter state to Martha Ruy (sp), who was born May 9, 1929. In 1847 he moved to Illinois and three years later to this county. Mr. and Mrs. Phipps have four children-Lewis, born June 11, 1855, died Feb. 2, 1882, John, born May 23, 1857, Mary J. born in 1859 and died in infancy, and Isabel, born Feb 10, 1861, now married to Leonard Ratcliff. Mr. Phipps is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a republican politically. He has held all of the township offices, including justice of the peace, and is one of the leading citizens of Rosedale township.

Page 399:

Pleasant Grove grist mill was built in 1883 by T.K. Phipps. This mill is equipped with one corn buhr, and has a capacity for grinding 150 bushels of meal per day. It is run by a steam engine, which is used, during the season, for running a threshing machine.Mr. Phipps threshes from 32,000 to 40,000 bushels of grain per year.

(Ron Phipps states that he suspects that this was the steam engine that John Thomas Phipps traded in for a newer steam engine and was subsequently unable to make the payments on it, as a a result he lost his father's farm.)

The Union Mills were built by the Union Mill co. the company consisted of Dr. W. Park, T.K. Phipps, J.H. Belt, Peter Dranery, William Krueger, Asa Briggs, Frank Brown, Charles McDaniels, John Terry, Z. Reddish and others. After completion, the mill was leased to J.H. Belt who operated it one year for the company, and afterwards ran it a year for himself. Steven Reddish then ran the business one years, and was succeeded by T.K. Phipps and Leonard Radcliff.


Jersye County Public Domain Land Tract Sales to Patentees /@/$1.25 per acre:

Phipps, Thomas K. 40 acres Feb 24, 1854
Phipps, Thomas K. 40 acres April 11, 1851
Phipps, Thomas K. 40 acres Oct 2, 1854
Phipps, Thomas K. 80 acres oct 2, 1854

Thomas married RAY Martha Jane. Martha was born in May 1828 in Ohio; died in 1911 in Jersey Co, IL. [Group Sheet]

(William) married DYKES Melinda. [Group Sheet]

Jane married SHOW Conrad. Conrad was born in 1815 in PA. [Group Sheet]

John married VAN HORN Amarantha K.. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth married P.SLUSSER John on 30 Jun 1865 in Jersey County, IL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Proposed Change: John Thomas PHIPPS (I0056)
Tree: Schmidt Genealogy
1/25/2013

Description: You missed the 2d wife of John Thomas Phipps, the one that he ran away with and was divorced by Mary Matilda Bryant. Her name was Mary Dean and she was servant in his household. He divorced her later. there was an article in the newspaper about them 'running' away to New Orleans. Contact me if you would like more information. John Thomas Phipps was married five time, twice to the same woman. He married four different women.

E. King

Data obtained from Phipps family bible

John Thomas Phipps and Mary Matilda Bryant, or Bryan, were married two times, both on file in Jersey County, IL. The second marriage date was Sept 25, 1884. Witnesses for the second marriage were Jewel W. Carrol and William Bryant (William is believed to be Mary's brother, a neighbor, and a Civil War veteran.

John Thomas married Mary Dean on April 13, 1884. She was 17 years old, the daughter of James Dean and Josephine Rausen. A witness was Benjamin Wedding, a very prominent resident of Rosedale, IL.

Mary Matilda Bryant had divorced John Thomas on Sep 22, 1884 and named Mary Dean as co-respondant in the divorce papers.

John Thomas next married Diecy E Wade Criely on September 15, 1888 in Calhoun County, IL. She was 40 years old and he was 32. Her parents were Henry Wade and Syntha Worthy. There is a story that she stole his livestock and pocket watch. They were divorced on December 15, 1888.

John Thomas then married Mary margaret plumb Lippert, born October 14, 1865, died November 12, 1944. They were married on September 25, 1889 in Rosedale County, IL.

Family history also holds that John Thomas was forced into a marriage with a servant girl that he had gotten pregnant while he was still married to Mary Mathilda. He always denied that he was the father and later both mother and child died.

John Thomas died of rabies in 1916. He had been bitten by a rabid dog while performing his duties as Marshall of Wood River, IL and killing the dog.

Alton Telegraph, January 25, 1916

John Phipps Dies From Injuries:

Suffered Intensely

Wood River Marshall leaves wife and large family, one son not heard from. John T. Phipps, Village Marshall at Wood River, died shortly after midnight Tuesday Morning in St. Joseph's Hospital from rabies as a result of being bitten by a rabid dog last October 13.

The death of Mr. Phipps was expected. He was in very bad condition when taken to the hospital and grew steadily worse. he was in a high state of nervous excitement and manifested all the symptoms of rabies including a very pronounced aversion to water.
The suffering of the afflicted man was excruciating. He was attended by some of the members of his family up to the point where they became completely exhausted by their vigil and went home.

Phipps was 58 years of age. Before going to Wood River he had been a farmer in Jersey County. He was known as a man with high conceptions of his duty and made a good officer. It was while he was attempting to execute the dog which had bitten a child that he was bitten and he paid no attention to the wound and went home.

John married BRYANT Mary Mathilda on 13 Mar 1875 in Jersey County, IL. Mary (daughter of BRYANT Gilbert C and DORSEN Nancy) was born on 18 Jul 1857 in Randolph County, Alabama; died on 14 Apr 1888 in Rosedale Township, Jersey County, IL. [Group Sheet]

John married DEAN MARY. [Group Sheet]

John married CRIELY Dicey E. Wade in ABT. 1884 in Jersey County, IL. [Group Sheet]

John married LIPPERT Mary Margaret Plumb on 25 Sep 1889 in Rosedale, Jersey Co, IL. Mary was born on 14 Oct 1865; died on 12 Nov 1944. [Group Sheet]

Louis married BALDRIDGE Sarah Francis on 20 Mar 1878 in Jersey County, IL. [Group Sheet]

Isabelle married RATCLIFF Leonard. [Group Sheet]

James married BLEASNOR Jetta on 31 Dec 1872. [Group Sheet]

John married BENTLY Rachel on 19 Apr 1873. [Group Sheet]

Rebecca married BRUMMETT Columbus B. [Group Sheet]

Florence married ELLIS Isaac Newton on 2 May 1886 in Wills Point, Van Zandt Co., TX. [Group Sheet]

Hadley married LENA. [Group Sheet]

Clara married WEARE Andrew J. on 11 Nov 1878 in Van Zandt Co, TX. [Group Sheet]

Louis married ROSETTA on 26 Jun 1892 in VanZandt Co, TX. [Group Sheet]

Willard married ROBERSON Ida M. on 2 Feb 1896 in Van Zandt Co, TX. [Group Sheet]

Oscar married ANDERSON Ada. [Group Sheet]

Cora married TARVER Tom. [Group Sheet]

Rosa married NORMAN Henry Spurgon. [Group Sheet]

William married BROWN Minnie May on 23 Jul 1916 in Visalia, CA. [Group Sheet]