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attending the General Assembly; buried in St.
Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis. PERSONAL
PROPERTY: TEV, £8,063.2.8 current money (in-
cluding 63 slaves and 104 oz. plate; 20 oz. of the
plate belonged to Mrs. Hindman's estate and 27
oz. was a legacy to his daughter Maria); FB, es-
tate overpaid £656.10.7 current money. LAND: at
least 4,837 acres in Talbot and Caroline counties
as computed from deeds, patents, and assess-
ments; actual acreage, according to surveys after
Perry's death, was 4,522 acres.
PHILLIPS, JAMES (?-1720). BORN: probably in
Maryland; elder son. NATIVE: probably second
generation. RESIDED: in Baltimore County. FAM-
ILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: James Phillips (?-1689)
of Baltimore County, who immigrated by 1664,
and was an innholder and planter. STEPFATHER:
Dr. Benjamin Arnold (Arnall). MOTHER: Susan-
nah (?-1708). BROTHER. Anthony (?-1698). SIS-
TERS: Mary (?-1738), who married first, by 1689,
John Carvile (ca. 1670-1709), and second, Rich-
ard Smithers (Smothers) (?-1731); Martha (?-
1746), who married in 1699 Aquila Paca (ca. 1676-
1721). MARRIED first, Bethia (?-1714), daughter
of George Utie (?-1678) and wife Susannah, step-
daughter of Mark Richardson (?-ca. 1704/5). Be-
thia was the granddaughter of Samuel Goldsmith
(?-1671). She was the niece of Nathaniel Utie (ca.
1635-ca. 1675/76); Blanche Goldsmith (?-1704),
who married George Wells (?-1696). Her brother
was George (?-1695). Her sister was Mary Ann.
MARRIED second, in 1716, Johannah (?-1735),
widow of (first name unknown) Kemp. Johannah
Kemp Phillips subsequently married Aquila Hall
(1699-1728), son of John Hall (ca. 1658-1737).
CHILDREN. SON: James (1716-?), who married in
1737 Sarah Knight. STEPSONS: John Kemp; Rich-
ard Kemp. DAUGHTERS. Bethia (1702-?); Susan-
nah (1718- 1806), who married first, George Stokes
(?-1741), second, Winston Smith (?-ca. 1752),
and third, Talbot Risteau (?- 1753); and Johanna
(1720-?), who married first, George Drew (?-
1735/36), and second, Jacob Giles (1705-1784).
PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS
AFFILIATION: Anglican, St. George's Parish, Bal-
timore County. cxxuPATiONAL PROFILE: planter;
merchant. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
Lower House, Baltimore County, 1699-1700
(elected to the 3rd session of the 1697/98-1700
Assembly), 1704-1707 (Accounts 1-5), 1708A
(Accounts), 1708B-1711 (Accounts 1-4, chair-
man), 1715 (Accounts), 1719 (Accounts 1; died
before the 2nd session of the 1719-1721/22 As-
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sembly). LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Baltimore
County, 1692-1720 (quorum, by 1703/4-1720);
justice, Court of Oyer, Terminer, and Gaol De-
livery, Baltimore County, appointed 1715, 1718;
St. George's Parish Vestry, Baltimore County,
1693-1696. MILITARY SERVICE: major, 1714;
colonel, 1715/16-1720. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: household of 8 taxables,
including 3 slaves, 1692; 5 slaves, 1694, 1695. LAND
AT FIRST ELECTION: ca. 3,130 acres (ca. 2,000 acres
inherited from his father, 1689; 500 acres inher-
ited from his brother, 1698). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH:
acquired ca. 2,700 acres and sold ca. 3,000 acres,
1699-1720. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: on March
30, 1720, in St. George's Parish, Baltimore County.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV, 43,953 pounds of to-
bacco and £2,742.19.7 (including 29 slaves, prob-
ably 2 servants, over 116 oz. plate, 8 books, and
merchandise); FB, £2,587.11.9. LAND: ca. 3,000
acres.
PHILPOTT, ROBERT (?-by 1650/51). IMMI-
GRATED: by 1637, probably as a free adult. RE-
SIDED: on Kent Isle. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER:
(name unknown), referred to as keeper of Hyde
Park in 1638. CHILDREN. SON. Thomas. PRIVATE
CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILI-
ATION: probably Protestant. SOCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES: Gent., by 1637/38. OCCUPATIONAL
PROFILE: probably employee of William Cloberry
& Co., 1637; planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLA-
TIVE SERVICE: Assembly, Kent Isle, 1637/38. Phil-
pott, along with Thomas Bradnox (ca. 1599-1661)
and Edward Beckler (?-?), was elected to this
Assembly to represent the freemen of Kent Is-
land. LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Kent Isle, 1637/38;
commander of Kent Isle, 1638. STANDS ON PUB-
LIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: made early submission to
Baltimore authority on Kent Isle. WEALTH AT
DEATH. DIED: by 1650/51. LAND: 350 acres on Kent
Isle.
PICKARD (PECCARD), NICHOLAS (ca. 1610-
1668). BORN: ca. 1610. IMMIGRATED: by 1648, as
a free adult with wife. RESIDED: in Kent County.
MARRIED first, Elizabeth. MARRIED second, Eli-
nor, who subsequently married by 1669 Samuel
King. CHILDREN. SONS. William; John (?-1698).
DAUGHTERS: Elizabeth (1654-?); Sarah. PRIVATE
CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILI-
ATION, probably Protestant. SOCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES: no title on arrival; Mr., by 1660. OC-
CUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER.
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