Robert Phillips
1773 - 1857 (84 years)
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Name Robert Phillips [1] Born Jan 1773 Loudoun County, Virginia 
[1] Gender Male War of 1812 1812 United States [2] War of 1812 Service Record Cover 
Page 1 - Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812 Headstone 20 October 1857 [3] Headstone Grave marker of Robert & Phebe Phillips Headstone 20 October 1857 Mount Zion General Baptist Cemetery, Wabash Point, Coles County, Illinois [4] War of 1812 grave marker war-of-1812.jpg Died 20 Oct 1857 North Okaw Township, Coles County, Illinois [1] Buried https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125128199/, Mount Zion General Baptist Cemetery, Wabash Point, Coles County, Illinois [1] Person ID P68 My Beta Genealogy Last Modified 2 Aug 2020
Father John Philips, b. 17 Jun 1726, Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia , d. 03 Nov 1808, Rowan, North Carolina (Age 82 years) Relationship natural Family ID F220 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Phebe Phillips, married, b. 1773, Pennsylvania , d. 30 Apr 1858, Coles County, Illinois (Age 85 years) Children 1. Micajah Phillips, b. 8 March 1794, North Carolina , d. 30 August 1876, Moultrie County, Illinois (Age 82 years) [natural]2. Beaty Phillips, b. 1796, Overton County, Tennessee , d. 1842, Overton County, Tennessee (Age 46 years) [natural]3. Martin Phillips, b. 12 Jul 1801, North Carolina , d. 6 Aug 1868, Overton County, Tennessee (Age 67 years) [natural]+ 4. Delilah Phillips, b. 13 May 1811, Greene County, Tennessee , d. 27 Jan 1893, Adair County, Missouri (Age 81 years) [natural]Last Modified 2 Aug 2020 Family ID F8 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Between 1814 AND 1815 War of 1812; Private in Captain James R. Rogers Co., commanded by Colonel William Johnson Note:
From Ellis-Phillips Family History by Kenneth Dicks dated 1976.... "Phillips, Robert was born about 1770 in Virginia.
He moved to North Carolina and then to Tennessee. He married Phe(o)be; no record of last name. She was born in Pennsylvania about 1770. They moved to Illinois about 1846 and settled in Moultrie county.
The 1850 Coles County census shows them living at Wabash Point, a settlement in southwest Coles Co. in Sec 33, township 12, Range 7. It also gives both of their ages as 77. Wabash Point, like Fullers Point and many other early settlements, went out of existence years ago. We understand that Robert and Phebe had several children but we have only the record of one.
That was Micajah, who came to Illinois in 1844 and settled in East Nelson township in Moultrie County. This was two years before his father came to Illinois. Robert served in the War of 1812. I have his service record that was received from the archives in Washington, D.C.
It shows that he enlisted September 15, 1814 at Knoxville, Tennessee and was taken September 20, 1814. His residence was stated as being about 40 miles from Knoxville. He was a private in Captain James R. Rogers Co., commanded by Colonel William Johnson. He was mustered out of service May 3, 1815.
I have been told that he received a land grant for his service. So far I haven't found any legal record of same. (RECORD IS ATTACHED TO HIS MEDIA here on Ancestry.com)
Robert died October 20, 1857 and Phebe died the 30th of April 1858. They are buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in North Okaw township, Coles County, Illinois. From Paul Fears Wiley letter to David Wiley dated 26 Dec 1969: "Robert was Micajah's father.
Both Robert and Micajah were in Andrew Jackson's Army when he fought the Creek Indians. They received land from the government for their military service.
Robert died Oct. 20, 1857. Phoebe died April 20, 1858. They were about 80-82 years old when they died, if I recall correctly, so they must have been born during the Revolution. They are both buried at Mt. Zion, but their graves aren't marked. They are buried north of Robert Phillips. (I believe Uncle Paul meant Micajah Phillips.
Subsequently a marker was placed on their grave. If I remember correctly Kenneth Dicks spearheaded the drive to provide the stone.) They came to live with Micajah on Aug 3, 185?..
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From Ellis-Phillips Family History by Kenneth Dicks dated 1976....
"Phillips, Robert was born about 1770 in Virginia. He moved to North Carolina and then to Tennessee. He married Phe(o)be; no record of last name. She was born in Pennsylvania about 1770. They moved to Illinois about 1846 and settled in Moultrie county. The 1850 Coles County census shows them living at Wabash Point, a settlement in southwest Coles Co. in Sec 33, township 12, Range 7. It also gives both of their ages as 77. Wabash Point, like Fullers Point and many other early settlements, went out of existence years ago.
We understand that Robert and Phebe had several children but we have only the record of one. That was Micajah, who came to Illinois in 1844 and settled in East Nelson township in Moultrie County. This was two years before his father came to Illinois.
Robert served in the War of 1812. I have his service record that was received from the archives in Washington, D.C. It shows that he enlisted September 15, 1814 at Knoxville, Tennessee and was taken September 20, 1814.
His residence was stated as being about 40 miles from Knoxville. He was a private in Captain James R. Rogers Co., commanded by Colonel William Johnson. He was mustered out of service May 3, 1815. I have been told that he received a land grant for his service. So far I haven't found any legal record of same.
Robert died October 20, 1857 and Phebe died the 30th of April 1858. They are buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in North Okaw township, Coles County, Illinois.
From Paul Fears Wiley letter to David Wiley dated 26 Dec 1969:
"Robert was Micajah's father. Both Robert and Micajah were in Andrew Jackson's Army when he fought the Creek Indians. They received land from the government for their military service. Robert died Oct. 20, 1857. Phoebe died April 20, 1858. They were about 80-82 years old when they died, if I recall correctly, so they must have been born during the Revolution. They are both buried at Mt. Zion, but their graves aren't marked. They are buried north of Robert Phillips. (I believe Uncle Paul meant Micajah Phillips. Subsequently a marker was placed on their grave. If I remember correctly Kenneth Dicks spearheaded the drive to provide the stone.) They came to live with Micajah on Aug 3, 185?.
Buried:
- Between 1814 AND 1815 War of 1812; Private in Captain James R. Rogers Co., commanded by Colonel William Johnson Note:
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Sources - [S842353461] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- [S842692787] Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812, (The National Archives), Page 1 - Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812 1812.
https://www.fold3.com/image/309390724?xid=1945Page 1 - Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812 - [S842692822] PHillisp.jpg 20 Oct 1857.
https://www.fold3.com/image/317114704?xid=1945Grave marker of Robert & Phebe Phillips - [S842692834] war-of-1812.jpg 20 Oct 1857.
https://www.fold3.com/image/317114703?xid=1945war-of-1812.jpg
- [S842353461] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).