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MOHAWK VALLEY
GENEALOGY AND HISTORY
St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville, N. Y.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1943
Questions and Answers
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PERKINS
I am trying to get information about a Thomas Perkins, my great grandfather, and his wife Mary, sup- posed to have been a Mary Carter. According to town clerk records he was from Cherry Valley. She was from N. Y. (city ?) but perhaps from Cherry Valley. She had a nephew Al- ex Carter who lived near Vergennes, Vt. at one time and later at Rocket River in New York State. There is or was a John Carter living in or near Cherry Valley. He is a teacher. ¡T have the names of their children. Cora E. Stin,
222 Fremont street, Psekskill, N. Y.
VINCENT
Sam Vincent owned the farm next south of Jobe Bly farm on the Hur- ricane. He married Hulda Bly. She was not the daughter of William, Jo- seph or Jobe Bly. Was she Allen Bly's daughter ?
B. J. Service.
HILL
Polly Hill born March 26, 1879, married 1 Dr. E. Safford.
Children:
Amanda Safford born August 13
1797.
Eliza Ann Safford born May 2, 1799.
Elihu Safford born March 10, 1801. Married 2nd April 3, 1802 Ebenezer Knapp, Jr.
Children:
Russell Dorr Knapp born Jan. 28, 1803
Harry Knapp born April 12, 1805. John Addison Knapp born Oct. 15, 1807.
Grata Knapp born Dec. 2, 1809. John B. Knapp, Jane Maria Knapp twins born March 27, 1815. Elizabth Knapp born August 6 1817. Myron Ebenzer Knapp born Oct. 23, 1820.
Ebenezer Knapp, Jr. died Sept. 18. 1821. Married .(3)
After death of Ebenezer Knapp, Jr. married (3) Ephraim Simmons born Oct. 19, 1782. Removed to Briston, Ontario county, N. Y. 1823. Removed to Salem, Washtenaw county, Mich. Children, none. v .
Polly Hill Simmbyardied, Febre; 1850 Salem, Mich. Le Fever Bible . fo Knapp Family 1
SUNOS
Deed July 28,- . - raim Simmons grant
On-
tario county and F. .. >> . 4 -vife,
party of the first pr " and Coustur Simmons of the same place, party of second part, etc. Sioned:
brother Ira settled in Wayne county, Mich, post office Romulous, the
father died in 1850, wife and brother were living at that time.
In 1846 the son married Phebe Russell at Raisinville, N. Y.
That's all the real authentic his- tory I have. I have every reason to believe that the original Merrills came to York State from Vermont, probably on a land grant for service in the Revolutionary war, nothing positive on this except what my grandmother told me. C. H. Merrill, M. D.
4883 Whitfield avenue, 4 Detroit, Michigan
PETIT, MALLOW, FURMAN
A few months ago you published a sketch on the Pettit family written by Mr. Carpenter of Saratoga, 'N. Y. We believe Thomas Pettit came with Winthrop to Boston, 1630. He is in the Boston city records, an en- try saying in 1638 that he had been a journeyman for Oliver Mellowes for 3% years. He went with Wheel- wright to Exeter, where his name is on the Exeter Combination dated Ju- ly 4th, 1639. Was a man of "some prominence," according to sketch. by Senator Bell in his history of Exeter. Was town marshal, highest officer of the military company (N. H. records) and selectman from 1652 to 1655. Be- tween 1655 and 1657 he migrated to Newtown, Long Island where he died in 1668.
Mr. Carpenter's article said he was married to Christena Mallow in No- vember, 1629 in Essex County, Eng- land. That is an important state- ment, if true, and it seems plausible, as I have analyzed facts about birth of his eight children, the oldest, Thomas, Jr. receiving a land grant at Exeter in 1652, when he was probably 21 years old. Another Bell state- ment is that Mary Pettit signed an deed as a witness 1653-4. She mar- ried John Furman at Newtown. A daughter, Hanna, was born to Thom- as and Christian in February, 1647, at Exeter who I think was probably youngest of eight. Allowing 16 years for birth of eight children again maikes the 1631 date for oldest.
I made an inquiry of Mr. Carpen- ter about the 1629 marriage, asking where ha recursonet "he has not replied.,
I have data as to family of Seth Pettit, who resided at Broadalbin ex-# ILOVE șome "data as to later generations which migrated to western New York and some of whom liv' at Wilson. Others i : Michige;, aniu in Louisiana. It may be that Mr. Carpenter is of the Seth line, although he does not so state. Seth was earlier a resident of
ter I have noted, and I would like to develop it into something certain, if correct.
William M. Pettit,
815 Callahan Building, Dayton, Ohio
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6th MARKS ORISKANY BATTLE'S 166th ANNIVERSARY
"Oriskany Day" this year falls on Friday, August 6th, which date marks the 166th anniversary of the battle which some historical authori- ties say was the decisive conflict of the War for Independence.
General Nicholas Herkimer, at the head of eight hundred American mi- litia of Tryon county, was marching to the relief of Fort Stanwix at pres- ent Rome when his men marched in- to a deadly ambuscade west of pres- ent Oriskany, which was set by Jo- seph Brant and a large force of In- dians and Tories. Herkimer's horse was shot under him and he was mor- tally wounded at the first fire. For five hours the battle continued until the enemy was driven off. Over half of the little American army were kill- ed. or wounded. The enemy suffered so heavily that they could not contin- ue their advance to join Burgoyne on his way to Saratoga where depriv- 'ed of the expected support, he was forced to surrender.
Herkimer died of his wound at his home east of Little Falls on August 16th, 1777.
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1797.
Eliza Ann Safford born May 2, 1799.
Elihu Safford born March 10, 1801. Married 2nd April 3, 1802 Ebenezer Knapp, Jr.
Children:
Russell Dorr Knapp born Jan. 28, 1803.
Harry Knapp born April 12, 1805. John Addison Knapp born Oct. 15, 1807. .
Grata Knapp born Dec. 2, 1809. John B. Knapp, Jane Maria Knapp twins born March 27, 1815.
Elizabth Knapp born August 6, 1817. Myron Ebenzer Knapp born Oct. 23, 1820.
Ebenezer Knapp, Jr. died Sept. 18. 1821. Married (3)
After death of Ebenezer Knapp, Jr. married (3) Ephraim Simmons born Oct. 19, 1782. Removed to Briston, Ontario county, N. Y. 1823. Removed to Salem, Washtenaw county, Mich. Children, none. t.
Polly Hill Simmesardied, Fahren 1850 Salem, Michs, Le Fever Bible fo
Knapp Family I
SUNO
Deed July 28,
raim Simmons grant! tario county and F. ·vife.
On-
, party of the first p. f. and Constur. Simmons of the same place, party of second part, etc. Signed:
Ephraim Simmons, Polly Simmons .
** Recorded April thirty, 1838, 4 p., m. Mrs. Wm. F. Carter,
215 E. 36th street,
Indianapolis.
HALL
I am searching for parents of Uri- ah 'Hall born Nov. 10, 1788 who mar- ried Phebe born Nov. 1, 1789. Their children were born at Crum Elbow, Pleasant Valley and Veteran, N. Y. Philadelphia Hall.
Mrs. F. J. Hall, 2715 Washington avenue,
Racine, Wisconsin
LAMBERT
I am seeking Information about the John Lambert family. The wife and daughter Mary were in the Cherry Valley Massacre but were rescued. Mary married Isaac Lewis.
Cora . L. Farwell,
Mrs. Frank Farwell
Coldwater, Michigan.
MERRILL
B. W. Merrill and his wife R. C. There are no names other than the. initials available.
There was a brother Ira Merrill and a son Harvie Martin' Merrill. The son was born 1822. This would make his father and mother born about 1800 or before. .
Previous to 1844 they aN lived In Canadice Township, Ontario county, N. Y. with Hemlock Lake as the post office. In 1844 the son was a student at Oberlin College, Ohio, probably In the Divinity School, though this is just conjectuire. Some time before 1846 they all moved to Michigan, the son teaching school at Raidinville, Monroe county. The father and his
Senator Beli in his history of Exeter. Was town marshal, highest officer of the military company (N. H. records) and selectman from 1652 to 1655. Be- tween 1655 and 1657 he migrated to Newtown, Long Island where he died in 1668.
. Mr. Carpenter's article. said he was married to Christena Maliow in No- vember, 1629 in Essex County, Eng- land. That is an important state- ment, if true, and it seems plausible, as I have analyzed facts about birth of his eight children, the oldest, Thomas, Jr. receiving a land grant at Exeter in 1652, when he was probably 21 years old. Another Bell state- ment is that Mary Pettit signed cl deed as a witness 1653-4. She mar- ried John Furman at Newtown. A. daughter, Hanna, was born to Thom- as and Christian in February, 1647, at Exeter who I think was probably youngest of eight. Allowing 16 years for birth of eight children again maikes the 1631 date for oldest.
I made an inquiry of Mr. Carpen- ter about the 1629 marriage, asking where hJ securcan't" ""he has not replied.
I have data as to family of Seth Pettit, who resided at Broadalbin some, data as to later generations which migrated to western New York and some of whom liv . at Wilson. Others i : Michigy, a i in Louisiana. It may be that Mr. Carpenter is of the Seth line, although he does not so state. Seth was earlier a resident of eastern New York and I think was a descendant of Thomas. He married Betsy Benson. It is said his mother was a German woman but I think "German" was her maiden name as a son of Joseph Pettit, L. I. married an Ann German.
My line from Thomas P. and Chris- tian Mellowes is:
· Mathaniei born Exeter 1645, died N. J. 1718.
Jonathan born L. I. 1680 circa, died N. J. 1768.
Aaron born 1740 circa, living In 1823.
Thomas born N. J. 1771, died Ohio 1846.
John born N. J. 1791, died Ohio 1861
Thomas born Ohio 1828, died Ohio 1909.
Myself born 1668, Ohio .. -
Some historians say Christian Mel- lowes .. as daughter of Oliver, who married first 1620, Boston, Eng. Ma- rie James; second Jan. 1, 1634, Bos- ton, Eng. and came to Boston, Mass. 1614. Was the miller and died at Braintree 1638. I believe Christian was sister of Oliver and daughter of Abraham Mellowes and Martha Bulk- ley. Abraham was elected a select- man at Charleston, Mass. in Feb., 1634, several months before · Oliver emigrated to Boston. Martha Bulk- ley was a sister of Rev. Peter Buik- ley of Concord, Mass. who emigrat- ed in 1635. Married (Abraham and Martha) in England. Abraham died 1652. The probate records at Bos- ton show filing ' inventories for both of the Mellowes in years stated.
The records of Boston, Exeter and Newtown all contain data concerning Thomas Pettit. Mr. Carpnter's claim of his marriage in November, 1629 Is first specific statement as to mat-
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New Genealogy The House Family Of the Mohawk
By Melvin Rhodes . Shaver, Ran- somville, N. Y., published by The Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville, N. Y. $1.50 postpaid.
This 36-page pamphlet containing the genealogy of the Palatine Haus- House family which emigrated to the Mchawk Valley will be of interest to the wide-spread descendants. This genealogy is the first to be publish-ato them respectively to be at their ed on the family.
The author traces Christian Hauss, his second wife, Maria Catherina and eight children to Neu-Heesburg on the Hudson river.
In 1725 Albany county, records show that a transfer of land execut- ed by Harmonas Wendell, being part of Harrison's Patent, lying near the mouth of Little Canada Creek to Christian Hauss and Hendrick Clock.
That the House men were active in the Revolution is shown by a list of 63 of them as members of the Tryon County Militia, Albany County Mili- tia, Dutchess County Militia, Orange County Militia and Ulster County Miltia.
Lines of the following members of the family are traced, some of them to the present: Ebenezer, John, Ab- raham, Nicholas, George, Christian and Harmonas. The greater portion of the records pertain to the Captain John House line.
The records are interspersed with anecdotes and stories handed down from generation to generation.
The Haus coat-of-arms is printed on the cover giving it a distinctive flavor.
(Copies may be purchased direct- ly from Mr. Shaver or from the En- terprise and News.)
PHILLIPS FAMILY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
REV. WM. WIRT PHILLIPS Of Montgomery County By Robert Furman, M. D., (Historian-Genealogist) 621 West, 189th Street New York City (Cont. from last week) Ninthly: I do order and direct that the legacies and property pay- able & directed to be delivered to my daughters shall be paid & delivered
respective disposals whether mar- ried or unmarried in the same way & manner as is they were respective- ly sole or unmarried.
Tenthly: I do hereby further order direct and declare that all payments made by any of my sons to any of my daughters or any accounts that either of my sons may have against either of my daughters to whom that son is hereby directed to pay any legacy, and whether made in my life- time or atfer my decease the same may be applied to the legacy due that daughter to that son.
Eleventhly: I do hereby declare order and direct that the bequests devises and provisions' made herein to my wife is to be in lieu of any dower or other claim she may have on my estate.
Lastly: I do hereby nominate and appoint my sons Cornelius and Wil- liam to be the Executors of this my last will andtestament and hereby revoking all others by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of January, 1821.
William Phillips (L.S.) Wit:
Aaron Haring Lodowick Putnam Ethan Akin
sum of $600 be padi to her as fol- lows to wit $500 by my son Cornelius to be paid in 7 annual equal. install- ments to commence in 7 years after my decease, and $100 to be paid her by my son Henry in 2 years after my decease, and I hereby charge the lands and premises by me devised to my said sons Cornelius and Henry for the security of the said payments and I do further will and order and direct that my son-Cornelius pay to my son Hamilton in addition to the sums mentioned in my last will and testament the sum of $90 in one year after my death. I do further order direct and declare that all payments of money or advances of property of any kind made by my son Cornelius heretofore or hereaf- ter to be made by him before my. death to any of my sons or daugh- ters to whom he is charged to pay any legacy or bequest be allowed to him and deducted from the 'amount which he would otherwise be liable to pay them respestively. I do also hereby devise give and bequeath to my son Cornelius and to his heirs and assigns forever four acres of wood land to be taken from the 84 acre lot so called and from the east side of the wood lot belonging to the same which lies on the north side of of the public highway. And as I did by my last will and testament before referred to give and devise and be- queath to my son Henry the said 84 acre lot I do hereby revoke so much of the said gift devise and be- quest as relates to the said four acresof wood land by me above de- vised to my son Cornelius and no more. I wish to have it expressly understood that the $600 herein or- dered to be paid to my daughter Maria is in lieu of all gifts devises
Codicile: Whereas I William Phil- and . bequests made to my said lips of Florida have made my last daughter Maria in my last will and testament nad that upon the receipt of the $600 mentioned in this Cidi- cil her claims to all and every part of my estate shall be considered as satisfied and paid. And lastly it is my desire that this my present co- dicil be annexed to and made a part will and testament in writing bear- ing date the 30th of Jan. 1821. Now I do by this my writing which I hereby declare to be a codicil to my said will and to be taken as a part thereof given and bequeath to my son James $200 in addition to the legacy ordered to be given and paid" of my will and testament to all in- him by my last will and testament tents and purposes. above referred to and I hereby will In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal this 29th day of November, 1823. and direct that the $200 hereby given and bequeathed to my son James as well as the $200 given and bequeath- ed to him in my said last will and Wit: James Greenman May Hurnbool Michael McCabe (by mark) Weodatus Wright Res: (1793) Florida, Montgomery County, N. Y: testament above referred to be paid to him by my son Henry in one year after my decease and I hereby charge the lands and tenements by me given and bequeathed to my son Henry in my said last will and testa- . ment with the same until paid. I do further will and order and direct that instead of the sum of $200 by me given and bequeathed to my daughter Maria in my last will and testament above mentioned that the
Williams Phillips (L. S.),
Issue: 1. Henry W. Phillips, born 1781, died Jan. 10, 1864, age 83 years, 11 months, 23 days, buried Phillips Cemetery, (between Fort Hunter and Amsterdam.)
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1943
Questions and Answers
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HULBURT
How do I proceed to secure the information I want about Philip Hulburt who seems to have been at Broadalbin in 1800, at Bridgewater in 1810 and at Collamer In 1820 or - soon thereafter ?
Philip married Deborah Hanchett at Suffield, Conn. January 1, 1794, having appeared in the 1790 census 43 Philip Hubbard. He had child- ren born Feb. 22, 1795, May 21, 1798, April 29, 1800 (all girls.) All lived until after 1800. Can we reconcile these facts with the published Mont- gomery County Census of 1800 which gives, in Broadalbin, Philip Hulbert, 1 male 26 to 44 (he was born 1761), 1 16 to 25 and 1 10 to 15; 1 female 26 to 44, 2 16 to 25 and 1 10 to 15?
The Montgomery County Depart- ment of History and Archives tells me the record books do not show when or how he acquired land, but surely it was after that county was established. On October 5, 1799 Philip and Deborah of the town of Broadalbin, in the presence of Edm. G. Rawson and Joseph Chase, sold ' to Perry Durfee, Wm. Durfee, Daniel Durfee, Ephraim Durfee, Purie (or Peau or Peace) Durfee, Maribee Sole, Charlotte Manchester, Abigail Simmons and Rachel Tabor, for $700, 50 acres of land being the S. equal half of Lot 6. The description be- gins at a stake and heap of stones at N. E. cor. Lot 5. There is no in- dication as to what is meant by "Lot," or in what larger tract was a part. I have no idea who all those buyers were. The deed does not seem to have been recorded un- til June 9, 1813-Montgomery Co. Deed Book 13, page 386.
it
Is there a way to know what and where Lot 6 was or is, and who owns it now, with the thought that the present owner may have docu- ments showing when and how Philip acquired it ?
, .Are there town or other records showing who were residents or who were taxpayers In Broadalbin year by year, that I may know when the family came from Suffield and when they removed to Bridgewater ?
On March 25, 1809, Philip and De- borah of Bridgewater signed in the presence of Mosses Cleavland, Sim- eon P. Harkill, a deed to a parcel of land in Broadalbin, sold to Daniel McIntyre, Jr. of Broadalbin in the patent of Kayadrossareas in the sub- division of Lot 2 in the 22d general allotment, distinguished by the let- 'ers N 19 A, beginning at a white >ak stump on the highway on the ridge marked S 11, 12, cornering or adjoining land owned by Abraham Ackerman. This deed does not seem to have been recorded until June 7, 1810, Book 12, page 176.
The county clerk of Oneida county tells me there is no record that Phil- lp ever owned land in that county, so that neither deeds nor real" es- tate records would help. And if I correctly Interpret their letters there are no such things as personal prop- erty tax lists. Can that be true? If it is, then are there no such records in the town offlces ?
Philip's father was William of Suffleld. There seems to be no re- cord of his removal, nor does he seem to be in the census records of Connecticut or Vermont In 1790 or 1800, or in the death records. Could he be the William Hurlbutt who was at Cambridge, then In Albany coun- ty but now in Washington county, in the 1790 census; with one male over. 16 and three females? Could he be the William Hurlbut who was at Whitehall, Washington county, with one male over and three under 16, i and three females ? Who can identify these Williams ?
Ray G. Hulburt.
916 Pleasant street, Oak Hill, Ill.
PROVOOST-RUE
Catherine Provoost bapt, Aug. 28, 1720 married 1st August 28, 1737 Gerrit Brestede; 2nd Sept. 20 1753 Samuel Rue.
I should like a list of the names of the children of Catherine Provoost and Samuel Rue. A Samuel L. Rue lived in Westchester county in 1764.
Also documentary evidence that Isaac Hallenbeck and Catherine Rue had the following children:
Elenor born March 19, 1795 bp. April 12, 1795 and Isaac born Sept. 1797, bp. Oct. 10, 1797.
And the date of the marriage of
Isaac Hallenbeck and Catherine Rue. Who are the parents of Catherine Rue ?
E. Hurst,
116 Elmer avenue, Schenectady, N. Y.
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PHILLIPS FAMILY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
REV. WM. WIRT PHILLIPS Of Montgomery County
By Robert Furman, M. D., (Historian-Genealogist) 621 West 189th Street New York City
(Cont. from last week)
2. Caty Phillips born 1785; died October 7, 1854, age 69 years; mar- ried Shuier Cady. (Phillips Cemetery between Fort Hunter and Amster- dam, N. Y.)
3. Hannah Phillips.
4. Maria Phillips (3rd daughter of William) died April 26, 1834, married Cornelius Vanderveer. Had son John Watts Vanderveer who married Jane E. Marsh, daughter Emily Vander Veer, Fonda, N. Y., married John N. Hubbard. (R. A. R. 59:163) (No. 58476.)
5. James Phillips.
6. William Phillips bapt. Oct. 19, 1794, age 3 weeks. "(Rev. Dempster's Records.)
7. Rev. William Wirt Phillips born Sept. 23, 1796, died March 20, 1865, New York, N. Y .; married May 2, 1818, Frances Symington, born Sept. 1796, died July 17, 1883.
8. Albert Phillips died Jan. 18, 1819 age 19 years of age. Buried Phliiips cemetery between Fort Hun- ter and Amsterdam, N. Y.
9 .. , Cornelius Phillips bapt. Jan. 29, 1797 (Rev: Dempster's Records) married Hester born 1825, had Ai- bert born 1844 and married M. Eva; Ann born 1846.
Evah Phillips bapt. Dec. 13, 1799 (Rev. Dempster's Records) died Jan. 18, 1819, buried Phillips cemetery between Fort Hunter and Amster- dam, N. Y.
10. Sally Phillips bapt. March 22, 1802 (Rev. Dempster's Records.)
12. Hamilton Phillips (iater caiied Alexander Hamilton Phillips) born June 16, 1804; died June 24, 1880 Victoria, Texas; married 1st Aug. 29, 1829 to Mary Adeline Todd of Utica (Utica Sentinei and Gazette.) Married 2nd Agnes Fleming; married 3rd Marie Bennett. (Lee's Mercer County, N. J. gives an account of his iife.)
Issue:
a. Mary Phillips married 1st Tucker; marrled 2nd J. O. Wheeler; married 3rd . Potter. No issue. b. Wiil Phillips died Pt. Lavaca, Texas, unmarried. Both sons engaged In business at Pt. Lavaca, Texas and from there enlisted in the South- ern Army. Both died In the early years of the war. (A. V .- Phillips.) Rev. William Wirt Phillips (3)"
(Wiiiiam and Hannah (Houseman) Cornelius) born Sept. 23, 1796, Flor- ida, Montgomery County, N. Y., died March 20, 1865, New York, N. Y. Married May 2, 1818 to Frances Sy- mington, born Sept., 1796, died July 17, 1883, Far Rockaway, at the home | of her son-in-law, Henry M. Taber, daughter of James and Frances (Ev- ans) Symington. Resided New York, N. Y. and Laurenceviile, N. J. * note. ) Wiiiiam. Wirt Phillips, ciergyman, graduated at Union in 1813, and studied for the ministry in the asso- ciate Reformed Theological Seminary in New York City, and then in the Theological Seminary of the Dutch Reformed Church in New Brunswick, N. J. He was ordained, as pastor of the Pearl Street Presbyterian
Theological Seminary of the Re- formed Dutch Church in New Bruns- wick, N. J. He was ordalned pastor of the Pearl Street Presbyterian church in New York City, in 1818, and remained there until 1826, when he was transferred to the congrega- tion that was then worshipping in Waii sreet. He continued with this church after its removai to 5th Av- enue and was Its pastor until his
death. In 1826 he received the De- gree of S. T. D., from Columbia and . he was a trustee both of Princeton and the University of the City of New York. He became a director in 1825, and a trustee in 1829 of the Theological Seminary in Princeton, and was president of the Board of Directors in 1861-65. On its organi- zation in 1837 he was made chair- man of the executive committee of the Board of Foreign Missions, and during the last years of his life was its president. He was often a mem- ber of the general assembly and in 1835 its moderator. Dr. Phillips likewise heid other trusteeships to important institutions, including the Leake and Watts orphan asylum and the Sailors' Snug Harbor. Chiefly through the liberaiity of his friend James Lennox, the Phillips Memor- fai Church was erected in Madison Avenue, New York City. (Appleton's Cyclopaedia American Blography, Vol. 4, 1888 edition.) His. summer home was in Lawrenceyjiie, N. J. (formerly Maidenhead) where the family of John Van Cieve Phillips had resided for aimost 200 years.
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