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PHILLIPS EARLY HISTORY |
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The Phillips name follows the’ paternal’ naming pattern. Thus, Phillips is the son of Philip. There are various spellings that I have encountered and they are: Phillips, Philips, Phillipps and Philipps.
According to a letter by Jennie McCuaig, dated 20 Jan, 1972, our Phillips family was originally from Wales. A castle in Wales refers to Sir Thomas Philipps of Cilsant holding the castle from the late 15th century. Not even a hint, thus far, suggests that our Phillips were from that castle but they could have come from that area of Wales.
Jennie McCuaig's Letter, 1972 * Picton Castle, Wales: http://www.castlewales.com/picton.html
IRELAND
The ‘McCuiag Letter’ states that the Phillips's immigrated to Ireland from Wales due to 'religious persecution during Cromwell's times' (1649-1651). During my research I obtained a book called the "History of Bandon" by George Bennett. From this book I found that our Phillips family may have arrived in Ireland about 1620 - before the Cromwell era. The 'History of Bandon' mentions that the families of Peyton, Fuller and Farre (related families) arrived in county Cork about 1588. This was during the 'plantation years’ of county Cork and these families may have emigrated from Somerset, England. Further, the book lists persons arriving in 1620 and shows the names of Phillipps, Whelpy and Good. After the great Rebellion of 1641-42 there were depositions taken from those who had lost property etc from the troubles. These depositions reveal a John Phillips of Bandon. If this John Phillips, who may be of the 1620 list, was of our family then he would be at least two generations back of our first known Phillips, Charles.
The 'History of Bandon' tells the following:
PEYTON, FULLER and FARRE (FARR)
In 1586, Queen Elizabeth allowed land grants to persons who were to effect a settlement of Ireland. The grantees were, within 7 years, to settle families and to give leases at low rents. Among the grantees were Sir Walter Raleigh and a Fane Beecher (This name is found also as “Becher” on the WWW) of Somerset. Beecham brought numerous families from Somerset and there were some adventurers of their own accord who settled Beecher’s 12,000-acre grant in the Bandon Area (I believe this area to be on the north bank and to the west edge of the town center). Among the names of these original settlers was “Peyton, Farre and Fuller”. The book tells how the families left “….the land of apple-blossom and cherry….” for “…forest, woods and swamp inaccessible to almost every living thing, save outlaws and the wolf;….”. Thus the Peyton's may have come from Somerset, England and settled in the Bandon area about 1590.
PHILLIPS, WHELPY and GOOD
...'As we have said, they were Puritans; but they belong to that portion of the body known as the English Presbyterians, then were not so austere and unrelenting in their religious and political views as the Independents. Among those who settled here about this time were:-'.......
Included in the list are: Phillipps, Whelpy and Good
PHILLIPS
In another statement of losses a John Woodroofe of the town of Bandon, parish of Ballinadre, maltster, had debts in bad standing. Among the names was John Phillips. This John Phillips was listed under the Protestants. If this John Phillips were of our family then he would be at least two generations back of our known Phillips’s.
PHILLIPS
There is a Colonel Phillips mentioned who may have been from another county. I don’t readily see a connection to our Phillips.
WHELPY
After the Rebellion of 1641 depositions were taken as to losses incurred. A deposition by Samuel Poole of Knochmanesle, parish of Ballymoodan “…that he lost twenty pounds by John Woods, Robert Stowes and Jeremy Whelpy, Protestants, disabled by the rebellion.” I do not know if this Jeremy Whelpy is ours at his time.
A great site for Cork information - where I got a lot of initial information - is at The Wolf/Woulfe Family Web Site by Kate Press of Australia, some of the items are Tithes, Defaulters Lists, Depositions and much much more - a must visit!!
. http://www.alphalink.com.au/~datatree/wolf-his.htm
(Generation # 09)
First Phillips ((09)=generation number and are calculated from my generation, # 15)
The original 'Tree' for the Phillips has the origins being from a Phillips marring a Whelpy c.1770 who issued a son, Charles. These families were found in two parishes of county Cork called Ballymoney and Kinneigh. These parishes contain, among others, the villages of Enniskeen and Ballyneen. From the Ballymoney parish records we find that Charles Phillips was buried at the age of 80 on 17 Mar., 1852. Assuming that his age of death was correct - it is often wrong- we calculated that he was born c.1772. Only on the assumption that Charles was the first issue of the Phillips/Whelpy marriage, then the Phillips/Whelpy marriage may have been c. 1770. Using that information we might guess that our Phillips/Whelpy persons were born sometime around 1745. Now all we have to do is to go back 150 years or so to make a relation to the aforementioned John Phillips of Bandon.
The WHELPY (Whelpley, Welpley) family: Information from a great email friend, Don Wood, who grew up in the town of Ballineen and from Kinneigh parish records, Griffith's Valuation of 1852 and Tithes I found that the Whelpy family had settled in the area of Rushfield, Kinneigh Parish, co. Cork. A number of Whelpy's are mentioned in the Kinneigh parish records and the Griffiths Valuation. The Kinneigh Tithes of 1832 show a William Welpley holding 38 and 13 acres of land and 5 acres of marsh and 1/2 acre of waste for a total of 561/2 acres. This is a possible descendant of the Phillips/Whelpy Whelpys.
Don Wood supplied the following information re Whelpy: "The Welpley family have been in West Cork since the early 1600s. Jeremy Whelpley is mentioned as a land owner in the Bandon area in the 1659 census. A branch of them lived in Kinneigh from the 1700s until about 20 years ago(1980). In the early 1800s they farmed at Rushfield, to the north east of the parish, moving to Clonomara, a mile north of Enniskeane in the mid 1800s. It was here that the genealogist William Welpley was born in 1866. The last of this line to live at Clonomara were a brother and sister, James and Martha, neither of whom married. They were my father’s first cousins. There is a Welpley family history site on the web.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1761/irish.html
Ballymoney and Kinneigh parishes surround the villages of Enniskeen1 and Ballineen. These villages are located on the north side of the Bandon River, west of the town of Bandon; which, is west of Cork city.
(Generation #10)
Charles Phillips & Eliza Hayes
The Ballymoney Parish records show that Charles Phillips was buried on 17 Mar., 1852 at age 80 and therefore born c. 1772. Eliza Hayes was buried 23 Dec, 1859 at age. 75 and thus, probably born about 1784. Charles and Eliza married circa 1803 and at the time of their first born were in Ballymoney Parish. All their children were baptized in Ballymoney parish and the family was, most likely, living in the town of Ballineen. Charles & Eliza had at least 6 issues. The parish record shows a possible 7th child who was named the same as a later issue. A Catherine Phillips, 'daughter of Charles Philips', was buried in 1810 and there was a Catherine who was baptized in 1816. It is very possible that the first Catherine was born earlier and died young and that the second Catherine was named after her. I have seen this done before. Since the Ballymoney Parish records only start in 1805 it is very possible that the first Catherine was born prior to that year.
The children of Charles and Eliza (Hayes) Phillips were: William Hayes Phillips, 1805; Thomas Phillips, 1808-1810; Jane Phillips, 1810; John Phillips, 1813; Catherine Phillips, 1816 and Barter Phillips, 1819. William remained in the area, Jane & Catherine lived at Skibbereen, co. Cork, the life of John is unknown and since he is not mentioned in the “Letter of 1852” it is assumed that he died prior to 1852, and Barter was the first to immigrate to Canada and he settled at Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Charles Phillips, Eliza Hayes Phillips, William Hayes Phillips, Ann Peyton Phillips, Thomas, Catherine(1), Catherine(2), and Jane Phillips are buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Ballineen, Cork, Ireland and of these burials only William Hayes Phillips's grave has been found and stands as of Nov, 2002.
Eliza Hayes Phillips is probably the daughter of Barter and Eliza Hayes of Ballymoney Parish.
The Griffith’s Valuation of 1851 shows Charles living in the village of Ballineen. His occupation is unknown but he may have been a teacher as was his son, William.
Ballymoney Parish Records * St. Paul's Cemetery Map & Pictures * Letter of 1852
The HAYES: Not proven but highly likely is the few entries for Barter Hayes in the Kinneigh Parish records. The name Barter and his wife Eliza makes a very attractive connection for my Eliza. The Kinneigh Parish records start 1795 and one of the first entries shows on 15 Nov, 1795 a Jane Hayes, daughter of Barter. Next I find for 1797 a son of Barter and his wife Eliza named William. A son of Charles and Eliza was named Barter. All this information indicates that this is the Hayes family for Eliza. Remember, Eliza is figured to be born 1784. There may have been other children born between Eliza and Jane.
(Generation #11)
William Hayes Phillips & Ann Peyton (Letter of 1852)
William Hayes Phillips was baptized in Ballymoney Parish at St. Paul's Church, Ballineen on 10 Mar, 1805. Anne Peyton was born about 1810 possibly in Kinneigh Parish. For some reason the Kinneigh Parish records have a gap between 1802 and 1813 - crucial years. There are a number of Peyton baptisms in Kinneigh. At this point I am guessing that William and Ann married in Kinneigh Parish about 1833. From the Kinneigh Parish Baptismal records I find they had the following children: William Peyton Phillips, baptized 22 Apr., 1835 and received by the Church in 1836 (not terribly sure why these two dates appear - it may be that Wm. was baptized in another parish and then when William H. and Ann settled in Kinneigh they all joined a new church); Eliza Phillips, baptized 5 Jun, 1836; on 3 Jun, 1838 Anna Arabella Phillips is mentioned; on 17 Jun, 1838 Anna Arabella Phillips and Eliza Phillips being received by the church; Francis Richard Phillips was received on 30 Aug, 1840; 6 Nov, 1842; 6 Nov, 1842, Catherine Jane; on 25 Jul,1847 Rebecca Harriett Phillips was received by the church and her age was 2 1/2 yrs; and on this date Francis John Phillips was baptized; on 30 May, 1850 Frances Susan Phillips was received and her birth is shown as 22 Apr, 1851; 8 ???, 1854 shows Charles Richard Phillips being baptized. William Hayes was a school master at Enniskeen and after retiring he became the Assistant Registrar for the Union of Bandon and by 1882 he was the Registrar at the age of 77.
William appears to have lived in the village of Enniskean1 and his school was about 400 yards north on the road leading from Enniskean to Castleland.
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| William Hayes Phillips's School (just north of Enniskean) photo courteous of Val Wood (Don Wood's brother) |
Area map showing the villages of Ballineen and Enniskean and the school and the church for WH Phillips |
William Hayes Phillips's Grave (St. Paul's, Ballineen) photo courteous of Tony Kent (Researcher) |
Kinneigh Parish Records * Griffiths Valuation * Letter of 1852
For the remaining children and descendants see the Phillips Dossier Pages
Summation of the Early Phillips:
As you have read the Phillips emigrated from Wales and settled in the Bandon area or Bandon-Bridge, as it was originally called (Bandon Bridge or Bandon Town) and then they are found in the Parishes of Ballymoney and Kinneigh at the towns of Ballineen & Enniskean, co. Cork. The first of the Phillips, Barter, immigrated to Canada during the 1840's and the rest followed into the 1850's. They most likely departed Ireland from Queenstown, now called Cobh, which is seaward of the city of Cork. On the Ireland picture page there is the photo's of Queenstown (Cobh) past and present.
1. Various spellings are: Ballineen; Ballyneen; Enniskeen; Enniskean; Ennikeane
The Related Families
The ANGLIN family: This family was also from Ballymoney Parish which shows a Robert Anglin [1775- ] marrying a Sarah Whelpley in 1800. The Whelpy/Whelpley spelling would appear to be the same family. Of their children I see that they have Robert Anglin [1806-1874] married to Sarah Hayes and of this family a son, Samuel Anglin [1842-1920], marrying Harriet Rebecca 'Hallie' Phillips (Rebecca Harriett Phillips) in 1870. Another son of Robert & Sarah Anglin was Samuel Anglin who married Cecilia Wright in 1849 and one of their children, John Anglin, married Marian B. Bacon another related member of the Phillips family. The Bacon's were from Waterford, Ireland. For a complete Anglin Family ancestry one should visit a extremely good site by Bill Anglin, Kingston, Ontario, Canada: http://www,billanglin.com
The BACON Family: The Bacon's are said to have come from Waterford. Edward Bacon married Charlotte Gowan c.1810. To this date no further information has been found on Edward Bacon of Waterford. His son, John, married Harriet Roberts.
* [Bacon Ancestry] * [Bacon Dossier] *
The BAJUS family: The Bajus family came from Hessen, Germany in the early 1800s and settled at Kingston, Ontario. They along with the Wenz family held ownership in the Kingston Brewery.
* [Bajus Early History] *
The GOWAN Family: The Gowan family has been addressed in 3 large volumes by James H. B. Gowan. The family is traced back to Ir a son of Milesius of Spain. Ir settled the NE section of Ireland. Charlotte Gowan was a daughter of James Hunter Gowan & Frances Morton. The Ancestry of Charlotte is found under the Phillips Family. I would take many pages to discuss the Gowan family and I am not about to do it except to say that an illegitimate son of John Hunter Gowan, who's mistress was Margaret Hogan, was Ogle Robert Gowan. Ogle with not much luck in Ireland set off for Canada where he became involved in politics. A daughter of Ogle and Frances Anne Colclough-Turner (no relation) was Emily Jemima Gowan. Emily married Issac Ferguson. Of their issues was Emily Jemima Ferguson who married Rev. Arthur Murphy. They both were raised in the province of Ontario and the Revd's ministry took him to the province of Alberta, Canada. There, Emily authored the famous 'Jennie Canuck' books and was responsible for getting the government to recognize women as 'persons'.
To step back further in time we can look at the Gowan ancestry. The Gowan's show a decadency form Ir a son of Milesius of Spain, 1300.b.c., who was married to Scota a daughter of Nectonibus, a Pharaoh. Knowing a connection to Miliesius I am able, at last, to trace my ancestry to Adam and Eve! Don't believe me? See the following site: http://www.hynes.net/adam.html :-) :-)
The Gowan's are found all over the world and I have heard from cousins in Texas, USA and Australia.
* [Gowan Ancestry] * [Gowan Dossier] *
The PEYTON Family are found in Kinneigh and the records show first a John Peyton, son of Francis, baptized 26 Apr, 1798. Francis Peyton married Arabella Willis c.1795. Then in the Ballymoney records I find on 4 May, 1806, Richard Peyton, son of Francis being baptized. On 19 Mar, 1811 Rebecca, daughter of Francis Peyton, baptized. Then on 5 Sep, 1813 a Francis, son of Francis Peyton is mentioned and though we knew there were 2 others this is the first time I have found the names of one of the two. Another Richard is found on15 Nov, 1818 and then on 30 May, 1819 a Francis Peyton is buried. Dec. 12, 1819 shows Margaret, a daughter of Richard Peyton being baptized. Who some of these last Peyton's and the relationship is not clear but some make perfect sense according to my original information. Then Rebecca Jane, daughter of William Peyton was baptized on 2 Dec, 1835.
The Ballymoney Tithes of 1832 show 2 entries for Peyton: John Paiton holding 7 acres and William Peaton holding 9 acres. Both Peyton's are shown in Derrigra - an area that encompasses the villages of Ballineen and Enniskeen.
The Peyton's appear in the Griffiths at Ballineen and indicated that most of the family were shopkeepers.
* [Peyton Ancestry] * [Peyton Dossier] *
The ROBERTS Family: The Robert's family is first found in Stradbally, Queens (Laois) County, Ireland in the mid 1700's. Arthur Roberts[xxxx-1754] was an 'Inn Holder' at Stradbally which was, in the 1970's, called Tony's Place. He held land at Rathmore (120 acres) which, I think, was adjacent to the town. A nephew of his, Arthur Roberts was the overseer of Stradbally Hall which is held by the Cosby family. In 1989, Adrian Cosby was good enough to furnish photos of some of the Roberts's graves and told us of a stone in the Stone Bedroom of Stradbally Hall that reads ' Built by Dudley Lord Sydney 1772. Arthur Roberts Overseer". A memorial deed in 1825 that listed some 94 names was so complicated that it was sent to the Chancery of Ireland in 1827 and took until 1846 to finally settle. St. Patrick' s Church graveyard in Stradbally contains a number of Roberts's graves. Some Roberts were involved with the East India Company and the Bengal Army. The Roberts family spread around the world landing in places as India, St. Croix, Canada and Australia. There is a cousin in Australia that I correspond with and there is a cousin in Vancouver, Canada.
* [Roberts Ancestry] * [Roberts Dossier] *
nbThe Arms depicted are those that may have been used by Phillips - no claim is made that my Phillips family ever used such Arms