Re: The John Phillips Family in NC
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Re: The John Phillips Family in NC
Margie Snyder 5/14/07
Hi, again, Margie,
Unfortunately, no, you can't do the DNA testing for your Phillips line, because you do not carry the yDNA that is needed for testing.The yDNA is only passed on from father to son down the generations, along with the surname.
However, I wanted to let you know that I also found your John Phillips on earlier censuses in Stephenson Co IL, as follows:
1880 STEPHENSON CO IL
John Philips, 25, farmer, born Ohio, father born England, mother born England
Alma Philips, 22, wife, born Ohio, father born PA, mother b PA
Andrew Philips, 4, son, born IL
Joseph C Philips, 2, son, born IL
Sarah Neowe (?), 67, grandmother, born PA, father born NY, mother born NY
1900 STEPHENSON CO IL
John Philips, head, b Dec 1840, 59 yrs old, married 25 years, born England, father born England, mother born England
Alma Philips, wife, b Aug 1859, 41 yrs old, married 25 years, 11 children, 9 living, born Ohio, father born PA, mother born PA
Allan Philips, son, 14, born IL
Orien Philips, son, 12, born IL
J.C. Philips, son, 10, born IL
William J Philips, son, 3, born IL
Paul E Philips, son, 1, born IL
Blossie(?) R Philips, daughter, 19, b IL
As you can see, on the 1880 census John (or someone) said he was born in Ohio, and on the 1900 census his age looks wrong.I think the 1880 census is wrong about his birth place and the 1900 census is wrong about his age. However, there is still a lot of good info here, including the fact that they had more children than you thought.It seems very possible to me that you might be able to find a male Phillips descendant for DNA testing.Here is a link to the Phillips Worldwide DNA website where you can read more about DNA testing: www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/p/phillips
Nancy
PS - I suspect that Sarah Neowe was the grandmother of Alma, not John.
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Re: The John Phillips Family in NC
Margie Snyder 7/23/07