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Exum Philips is a son of the Joseph Philips, Sr , Sr who
was born 6 Nov 1726 and died about 1790. He should not be confused
with his nephew of the same name who is the son of his brother Etheldred. You will see below this Exum refered to as
Exum Philips, Sr. and his nephew refered to as Exum Philips, Jr. as was the practice at that time to distinguish between two
persons with the same name, even if not related.
Born 8 June 1757 in Edgecombe County NC
Died November 1802 Edgecombe County
NC
Married Charlotte Exum 26 Feb 1784
Children:
Mathew Philips
Born 15 June 1785 in Edgecombe County NC
Died 23 Oct 1823 in Edgecombe County NC
Married Elizabeth Nicholson, born 26 Feb 1790, daughter of Colonel John Nicholson
and Penelope Mann of North Carolina, on 27 Feb 1812
James Philips
Born abt 1787 Edgecombe County NC
Died abt 1822 Edgecombe County NC
Mary "Polly" Philips
Born 9 Aug 1790 Edgecombe County NC
Died
Joseph Philips
Born abt 1791
Died abt 1822 Edgecombe County NC
Married Ann Taylor
Only child Mary Philips JOSEPH PHILIPS
– Dec. 23 1819, Feb Ct. 1822 – Wife Nancy, lend whole of my lands, 650 A lying on SS of Swift Creek, boundaries
ascertained reference division of my father, Exum Philips and deed of sale from Horatio E. Hall, reversion to chil, 10 negroes,
all h. hold and kitchen furn, also sufficient pork and corn to serve her and her family for 1 yr; Dau Mary, 10 negroes. Unborn
child to share equally with Mary; John Taylor of Martin Co, father-in-law, Dr. John F. Ward, Gdn for Mary. Exrs father-in-law
John Taylor, Bro, Matthew Philips, Elias Bryan, Exum Lewis WIT: James J. Philips, Ethelred Philips, John F. Ward Thomas Philips
Born abt 1792 Edgecombe County NC
Source: Biographies of Pulaski County, Georgia
Matthew Philips, son of Exum Philips, Captain of Militia in the Revolutionary War, from North Carolina, was born and died
in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Soon after his death in 1823 his wife, Elizabeth Nicholson Philips, daughter of Colonel John Nicholson and Penelope Mann
of North Carolina, moved with her three children to Pulaski County (GA), where other members of the Philips family had already
preceded her.
She settled first at Longstreet and later bought and settled on what is now the old Philips plantation, two miles east
of Hawkinsville.
Her children were:
Martha Penelope Hooker Philips, who married John C. DeLamar;
Charlotte Exum Philips, who married Dr. Augustus Taylor;
John Alexander James Philips, who married Mary Elizabeth Drake, daughter of Greene W. Drake and Martha Jelks of Nash County,
North Carolina.
Mary Drake graduated from LaGrange College in the year 1851, and married James Philips the following year. They lived in
the old Philips homestead, where seven children were born to them:
Matthew Green Philips,
Joseph Nicholson Philips,
James Augustus Philips,
William Mann Philips, and
Matthew Leath Philips (all deceased) ;
Louisa Drake Philips, who married James W. Coney, and had one child,
William Drake Coney, who married Daisy Burge, and now lives in Douglasville, Ga.;
Seaborn Manning Philips, who married Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Stephen McCall Jones, first lieutenant in the War Between
the States, and Jane Orr, of Chester, South Carolina, who moved first to Calhoun, in Gordon County, and later to Hawkinsville.
The
children of Seaborn Manning Philips and Elizabeth Jones, who still live in Hawkinsville, are:
May Elizabeth Philips, who married James Leland Mims, of Cordele;
Edith Orr Philips, Esther Drake Philips, and
Louise Manning Philips.
According to the following reference, Exum's will indicated he wanted his son Mathew to relocate
to TN after his death but I have found no record of his being in TN.
According to the book, Southside
Virginia Families, By John
Bennett Boddie, Pages 350-356, Exum Philips' will was probated Edgecombe
W. B. "D", p. 152 mentions daughter Polly, sons Mathew, James, Joseph, and Thomas Philips and directed that his brothers Joseph
and Benjamin Philips, then in Tennessee, settle his sons Mathew and James in that state. Joseph Philips, son of Exum Philips,
m. Anne Taylor and left a will in Edgecombe in 1822 leaving an only child Mary Philips.
Exum is not listed in the 1790 Census of Edgecombe County and could be living with his mother
Sarah who is listed. However he continues to appear in the County records until his death around 1799.
Exum Philips Esq. Jacob Batels and Jesse Johnson are appointed to divide the estate of West Pope decd between his proper
representatives and make return thereof to next court.
1799. Edge. Co. Db 9, page 199, deed date 1 Jul 1797, recorded May Ct 1799, Aaron Maner, Edge. Co to Frederick Trevathan,
county aforesaid for 100 pounds, a tract of land on the south side of Mocassin Branch containing 50 acres beginning a black
gum in the said branch then along Dorsey
Adams line nearly south to a corner pine then westerly to a pine standing in
Maple Branch then north to said Mocassin Branch then up the said branch to the beginning, signed Aaron Maner (X), wit Exum Philips, Jr, Frederick Philips, possibly a Williams also witnessed.
Abstracted 10-2-04, NCA film C.037.40009, CTC.
Edge. Co. Db 9, page 403, deed date 2 Oct 1799, recorded Feb Ct 1800, Commissioners divide real estate of Joseph
Murray between heirs, William Murray, Joseph Murray, Barnes Murray & Thomas Murray, by order of May Ct 1799, met and divided
land on 1 Oct 1799 with assistance of Exum Philips, surveyor, whole
of land containing 156 acres in two different tracts, the first containing 50 acres beginning at a pine in the Cabin Branch
at "A" then south 206 poles to a stake at "B" then east 24 poles to a pine (Lazarus Florys) corner at "C" then north 15 east
140 poles to said branch at "D" then up said branch to the beginning, the second tract containing100 acres beginning at a
black gum on the north side of Town Creek at "E" then north 240 poles to a stake at "F" then west 80 poles to a stake at "G"
then south 115 poles to a gum on said creek at "H" then down said creek to the first station, divided into four equal parts
in number of acres, lot #1 containing 39 acres beginning at a pine in the Cabbin Branch at "A" then south 127 poles to a pine
at "I" then south 86 east 44 poles to a B. oak at "K" then north 15 east 54 poles to the Cabbin Branch at "D" then up said
branch to the beginning; lot #2 beginning at a stake at "F" Hardy Flowers' corner then west 80 poles to a stake at "G" then
south 78 poles to a maple at "N" then east 80 poles to a hickory at "O" then north 78 poles to the beginning; Lot #3 beginning
at a hickory at "O" then west 80 poles to a maple at "N" then south 48 poles to a stake at "M" then east 80 poles to a post
oak at "L" then north 48 poles to the beginning containing 24 acres then beginning for 15 acres more in the first part at
a pine at "I" then south 79 acres to a stake at "B" then east 24 poles to a pine at "C" then north 15 east 80 poles to a black
oak at "K" then to the beginning; lot #4 beginning at "E" then north 108 poles to a post oak at "L" then west 80 poles to
a stake at "M" then south 25 poles to a gum on Town Creek then down the various courses of said creek to the first station;
the lot #1 containing the part of Cabbin Branch was drawn by William Murray which said lot was inferior to its proportional
part four pounds 17/6 which sum he is to receive from Barns Murray; lot #2 the upper part on Town Creek was drawn by Thomas
Murray which lot was his proportional part; lot #3 the two small parts on each tract was drawn by Joseph Murray which lot
was his proportional part; lot #4 containing the piece on the creek was drawn by Barns Murray which lot was superior to his
proportional part four pounds 17/6 which sum he is to pay to William Murray as aforesaid, signed John Williams, John Robbins,
Edward Cobb, Hardy Flowers, Exum
Philips, surveyor, Lewis Todd
and Edward Cobb, chain carriers.
Abstracted 10 Jul 07, RD copy, CTC.
1800. Edge. Co. Db 9, page 343, deed date 7 Feb 1800, recorded Feb Ct 1800, Elias Bryan, Edge. Co to William Everite,
county aforesaid for $550, a tract of land beginning at a pine standing on the (Miery) Branch also in Exum Philips line then down the various courses of the said branch to a gum standing in House's line also
in said branch then south 213 poles to a stake standing in the center of three pines then west 222 poles to a pine standing
in (E ) Philips line then north along said line to the beginning, containing 275 acres and being part of
a grant to Joseph Philips from Lord Granville dated 15 Oct 1761. (Did not have last page with signatures.) Abstracted
8-05-04, NCA film C.037.40009, CTC.
1800. Edge. Co. Db 9, page 505, deed date 25 Mar 1800, recorded Nov Ct 1800, David Taylor, Edge. Co to James Stallings,
county aforesaid for $70 silver, a tract on the north side of Browns Branch & north side of Beech Run containing 73 &
½ acres, beginning at a red oak then south 40 west 11 poles to a small gum then south (85) west 76 poles to a pine then south
21 west 56 poles then south 24 west 46 & ½ poles along a line of marked trees to a pine in the north edge of Browns Branch
then down the various courses of said branch to a water oak standing in said branch then north 88 east 90 poles to a pine
then along a line of marked trees to the first station, signed David Taylor (X), wit Fredk Philips, Exum Philips, Sr (proved). Abstracted 24 Aug 07, NCA film .037.40009, CTC.
1800. Edge. Co. Db 9, page 457, deed date 28 Mar 1800, recorded May Ct 1800, commissioners divide the lands of
John Stallings dec'd between the lawful claimants, viz, Matthew Stallings and William Stallings, pursuant to an order from
Feb Ct 1800, commissioners divided a tract containing 159 & 1/4 acres as per the above figure ABCDEFGHL into equal lots,
1 & 2 containing 79 acres, three roods and twenty poles, #1 containing the lower part was drawn by Matthew Stallings and
is to pay unto his brother, William Stallings $50 silver, beginning at a stake in Adam I. Haywood's line marked with A" then
north 6 east 187 poles to a dead pine Abram Jones corner at "B" then along the black line which divides the plate south 80
west to three white oaks and a dogwood then south 119 poles along Abner Pitman's line to a small pine Haywood's corner at
"L" then along Haywood's line to the beginning, lot #2 containing the upper half and the house an equal number of acres but
inferior in value, beginning at a dead pine standing in the cleared grounds at the letter "B" then north 88 east 32 poles
to a red oak in Abram Jones line then along said line south 84 east 50 poles to a white oak said Jones & Frederick Phillips'
corner tree then along a crooked line of marked trees, viz, north 14 west 18 poles then north 44 west 8 poles then north 68
west 24 poles then north 49 west 29 poles then north 23 west 18 poles to a branch near the old foot way then up the said branch
north 85 west 26 poles to an oak then along Frederick Phillips other line north 27 poles to a pine standing near Linches Path
then along Lynches line south 44 west 24 poles then south 48 west 36 poles to a pine and gum Linches corner marked in the
above plan with the letter "G" then along Linches other line south 28 west 48 poles to a maple standing in the old line at
"H" then along the old line south 55 poles to the center of three white oaks and a dogwood marked as "I" then along the Black
Line which divides the whole tract by a course north 80 east to the beginning, signed Hartwell Philips, Exum Philips, Sr, John Fountain (X), Exum Philips, Jr, Duke
Wm. Sumner, Fredk. Philips, County surveyor. NOTE: DEED HAS PLAT. Abstracted 14 Sep 07, RD copy CTC.
The below will of Exum Philips was written the 22nd day of May 1797 and presented to the November 1802
Edgecombe County NC Court for Probate.
Exum Philips Will by Larry Feldhaus on Scribd
I Exum Philips of the County of Edgecombe of State of North Carolina do make and appoint this to be my
last will and testament and gives and disposes of my estate in the following manner.
First: My will and desire is for all my just debts to be paid.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Mathew Phillips my plantation on the Creek whereon I formerly lived and land
adjoining thereto containing 692 acres to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my three sons, James, Joseph and Thomas Phillips my plantation whereon
I now live and land adjoining thereto and also 450 acres of Piney land adjoining Benjamin Phillips, ?? Johathan
and Henry Jonathan's land to be equally divided amongst them and also my brandy still to them, their
heirs, and assigns forever.
Item: I give
and bequeath to my four sons Mathew, James, Joseph and Thomas Phillips my part of the fishing place at the creek
mill to them, their heirs and assigns forever.
Item:
My will and desire is that all my wearing clothes be devided amongst my sons at the direction of my Executor.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly Philips two negro girls named
Patience and Beck, and also all her mother's wearing clothes and one calico gown which belonged to my first wife and one bed
quilt, finished and one not finished and a trunk for the purpose of holding the above clothing to her, her heirs and assigns
forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my two sons
Mathew and Joseph Philips my right to a negro girl named Magga and seventy five pounds current money as a compensation
for a negro man named Lannon now in the possession of Allen Jones, which negroes came from the estate of James Exum, dcd.
Item: I give and bequeath to my four sons Mathew, James Joseph, and Thomas
Philips and my daughter Polly Philips all the remainder part of my negroes not before given away to be equally divided amongst
them to them, their heirs and assigns and assigns forever.
My
will and desiree is that my two brothers Benjamin and Joseph or either of them take my two sons Mathew and James Philips and receive
their parts of my estate and take the said Benjamin and Joseph Philips or either of them that have a right to sell my two
said sons part of my land and make rights to the same and to remove my said sons Mathew and James Philips and their property
to the State of Tennessee and that they the said Benjamin and Joseph or either of the lay out the estate of the same Mathew
and James Philips of negroes accepted on land for them so the said state of Tennessee taking the titles in their names, the
said Benjamin and Joseph Philips or either of them first giving bond for the faithful discharge of the trust reposed
in them which bonds may be taken by my executor payable to my said sons Mathew and James Philips which bonds may be delivered
to them on application when they shall achieve the age of twenty one years.
Lastly, I appoint Elias Bryan, Frederick Philips and Jacob Battle to be my whole and sole executors of this my last
will and testament. In witness whereof I have set my hand and soul this twenty second day of May 1797.
Exum Philips
Signed,
sealed, published and pronounced to be my last will and testament in presence of Aaron Manor, Etheldred Exum, Martha Sumner.
Edgecombe County NC November Court 1802
The instant last will and testament of Exum Philips was exhibited into Court for Probate and was proved by the oath
of Etheldred Exum who further swore that he and the other witnesses to the said will subscribe thereto and Jacob Battle and
Elias Bryan, two of the executors named in the said will at the same time guarantee thereto according to court ordered that
the same be certified and the will be recorded.
Test:
E. Hall
1803.
PHILIPS, EXUM. inventory taken by Jacob Battle,
exr., Jan 1803, Feb. Ct. 1803. Accounts of sales by the exr., Dec 7, 30 and 31, 1802 and Jan 22, 1803.
Matthew Philips, Exum Philips and Fred. Philips
were buyers, Nov Ct.
1804.
Penelope Nicholson
was ______ for boarding James and Thomas Philips; a trunk was bought for Polly Philips; legacies were paid to Natthew
and James Philips; and board was paid for Joseph Philips, Nov Ct. 1804.
Division of
the negroes agreeable to the will among Mathew Philips, James Philips, Joseph Philips, Thomas Philips, and Polly
Philips, Jan 10, 1805.
Edge. Co. Db 11, page 468, deed date 24 Aug 1805, recorded Aug Ct 1805.
Commissioners divided land of Exum Philips, dec'd
agreeable to last will and testament of said dec'd, the manor tract containing 816 acres two rods and the other tract lying
in the piney woods containing 455 acres making 1271 & ½ acres on the south side of Swift Creek and north side of Tar River
laid off in three dividends as equal value.
Lot #1 being the lower part of the home land containing 305 acres including the dwelling house, kitchen
& smoke house, shop, crib & stables & part of the lower orchard beginning at a maple standing on the bank of Swift
Creek then north (29) west 140 poles to an apple tree then south 16 ½ west 98 poles to a mulberry tree standing in the yard
then south 15 east 128 poles to a gum which (line) are represented by the letters ABC & D the letter representing a gum
on a branch then down the various courses of the branch to a cypress on Swift Creek then up the various courses of the creek
to a maple which said lot was drawn by James Philips.
Lot #2 containing the rest of the improvements & middle part of the land including 350 acres beginning
at Richard Pitt's corner on Swift Creek at the letter P then along Pitt's line south 42 west 70 poles to a lightwood stump
then along his other line south 6 west 148 ½ poles to an old oak Pitt's other corner then continuing same course 146 poles
to a water oak at F standing in Falling Run then up Falling Run with the water course of the same being the line of land belonging
to the heirs of Co. Ethd Philips, dec'd to a branch then along the branch to a gum at D then the black lines as described
in (No 1) to a maple on the creek then up the various courses of the creek to the beginning which lot was drawn by Joseph
Philips.
Lot #3 containing 455 acres of pine woods being a separate tract to itself we refer to the deed for its
boundary and 158 acres of the home land being the upper part of the creek land beginning at a water oak standing in Falling
Run at the letter F then along the dividing line north 6 east 146 poles to Pitt's corner then along Pitt's line north 80 west
107 poles to his other corner then along his other line north 10 east 140 poles to a sweet gum standing in Ross' Pocoson then
the middle of the pocoson till it intersects Falling Run then up the run to the beginning which lot contains 613 ½ acres.
Drawn by Thos W. Philips, signed Ethld Exum, Aaron Maner, Exum Lewis. Abstracted 11-30-06, NCA film C.037.400010,
CTC.
Following is the will of Joseph Phlips, son of Exum Philips.
ABSTRACTS OF THE WILLS OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 1733-1856 By Ruth
Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin
Published by DIXIE LETTER SERVICE, Rocky Mount, North Carolin
1956, page 255
Dec. 23, 1819. Feb Ct., 1822.
PHILIPS, JOSEPH
Wife: NANCY, lend whole of my lands, 650 A lying S side Swift Creek, boundaries ascertained referrence division
land of my father EXUM PHILIPS and deed of sale from HORATIO E. HALL, reversion to chil, 10 negroes, all h. hold and kitchen
furn, also sufficient port and corn to serve her and her family for 1 yr.
Dau: MARY, 10 negroes, Unborn child to share equally with MARY, JOHN TAYLOR, of Martin Co., father-in-law. Dr. John F.
Ward, Gdn for MARY.
Exrs: Father-in-law, John Taylor; bro, MATTHEW PHILIPS; ELIAS BRYAN, EXUM LEWIS, Wit: JAMES J. PHILIPS, ETHELDRED PHILIPS,
JOHN F. WARD,
Descendants
of Exum PHILIPS
1. EXUM1 PHILIPS was born on 08 Jun 1757 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. He died in 1802 in
Edgecombe Co NC. He married CHARLOTTE EXUM on 26 Feb 1784. She was
born about 1760.
Exum PHILIPS and Charlotte Exum had the following children:
I JOSEPH2
PHILIPS was born about 1791. He died in 1822 in Edgecombe, North
Carolina, USA.
He married ANNE TAYLOR. She was born about 1782.
ii.
THOMAS PHILIPS was born about 1792.
iii. MATHEW PHILIPS
was born on 15 Jun 1785 in Edgecombe Co NC. He died on 23 Oct 1823. He married ELIZABETH NICHOLSON on 27 Feb 1812.
She was born on 26 Feb 1790. She died in 23 sep 1873.
iv. JAMES PHILIPS was born about 1787. He died on 17 Feb 1887.
v. MARY "POLLY" PHILIPS was born about 1790.
Generation
2
2. JOSEPH2 PHILIPS (Exum1) was born about 1776. He died in 1822 in Edgecombe, North Carolina,
USA. He married ANNE TAYLOR. She was born about 1782.
Joseph
PHILIPS and Anne Taylor had the following child:
i.
MARY PHILIPS was born about 1805 in Edgecombe Co NC.
3. MATHEW2 PHILIPS (Exum1) was born on 15 Jun 1785 in Edgecombe Co NC. He died on 23 Oct
1823. He married ELIZABETH NICHOLSON on 27 Feb 1812. She was born
on 26 Feb 1790. She died in
23 sep 1873.
Mathew PHILIPS and Elizabeth Nicholson had the following children:
i.
CHARLOTTE EXUM3 PHILIPS was born on 07 Aug 1815. She died in 1878. She
married ROBERT NEWSOM. TAYLOR on 25 Oct 1843. He was born about 1815. He died in Oct 1839.
ii. JOHN ALEXANDER JAMES PHILIPS was born on 13 Mar 1818. He married MARY ELIZABETH DRAKE
on 19 May 1852. She was born on 19 May 1852.
iii. MARTHA PENELOPE HOOKER PHILIPS was born on 29 Jan 1821. She died
on 15 Oct 1855. She married (1) JOHN C. DELAMAR. She married on 13 Dec 1859.
Generation
3
5. CHARLOTTE EXUM3 PHILIPS (Mathew2,
Exum1) was born on
07 Aug 1815. She died in 1878. She married ROBERT
NEWSOM. TAYLOR on 25 Oct 1843. He was born about 1815. He died in Oct 1839.
Robert Newsom. Taylor and Charlotte Exum PHILIPS had the following children:
i.
LOUISE MARIA4
TAYLOR was born on 09 Oct 1843. She died on 18 Nov 1844.
ii.
EVA NICHOLSON TAYLOR was born on 03 Feb 1846. She died on 26 Feb 1846.
iii.
LOUISA NICHOLSON TAYLOR was born on 20 Feb 1848.
iv.
ROBERTA NEWSOM TAYLOR was born on 26 Oct 1851.
6. JOHN ALEXANDER JAMES3 PHILIPS (Mathew2,
Exum1) was born on
13 Mar 1818. He married MARY ELIZABETH DRAKE on 19 May 1852. She was born on 19 May 1852.
John
Alexander James PHILIPS and Mary Elizabeth Drake had the following children:
i.
MATHEW GREEN4
PHILIPS was born on 28 May 1853.
ii.
LOUISA DRAKE PHILIPS was born on 23 Sep 1854. She died on 10 Feb 1897. She married JAMES
W. CONEY on 12 Dec 1876.
iii.
WILLIAM MANN PHILIPS was born on 30 Dec 1858.
iv.
SEABORN MANNING PHILIPS was born on 17 Mar 1863.
v. JOSEPH NICHOLSON PHILIPS was born on 11
Oct 1865.
vi. MATTHEW LEATH PHILIPS was born on 18 Aug 1860. He died on 28 Sep 1885. He married ELIZABETH NICHOLSON on 27 Feb 1812.
She was born about 1860.
7. MARTHA PENELOPE HOOKER3 PHILIPS (Mathew2, Exum1) was
born on 29 Jan 1821. She died on 15 Oct 1855. She married (1) JOHN C. DELAMAR.
She married on 13 Dec 1859.
John C. DeLamar and Martha Penelope Hooker PHILIPS had the following children:
i. MATHEW PHILIPS4 DELAMAR was born on 09 Aug 1843.
ii.
MARTHA CRATCH DELAMAR was born on 06 Dec 1844. She married JOHN T. SPARROW. He was born
about 1821.
iii.
JOHN NICHOLSON DELAMAR was born on 23 Feb 1851.
iv.
JAMES DAVIS JASPER DELAMAR was born on 23 Feb 1851.
Below is a copy of bible records showing the descendants of Exum Philips and their wives.
Exum Philips Bible by Larry Feldhaus on Scribd
Below is a copy of bible records showing the descendants of Exum Philips and their wives
that came from the historical collections of the Georgia chapters, Daughters of the American Revolution.
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