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Martha Philips

Martha Philips, who was born about 1758 in Edgecombe County NC, is thedaughter of oseph Philips who was born ! No"ember 17#! in $urry County %&and died in Edgecombe County NC about ! No"ember 177'(

$he is the same Martha who married oseph ohn $umner about )ecember 177'and bore oseph ohn $umner r( who was born 1* &ugust 178+(

&fter bearing eight children, oseph ohn $umner died about )ecember 17' andshe mo"ed to near Nash"ille -N with some or all of her children to be near herbrothers, oseph and .en/amin Philips(

$he married $imon 0illiams near Nash"ille -N on 11 )ecember 18+(

0hen her son ohn oseph $umner drowned in ouisiana in 181 his body was

returned to -N and buried in the family cemetery at $yl"an 2all on the plantationof her brother oseph Philips about si3 miles north of Nash"ille(

Martha 0illiams wrote her will after 17 &pril 1855 and named three $umnergrand4children, two $umner e3ecutors, and the will was attested to by 0illiam)uncan Philips, the only son of Marthas brother, oseph Philips, who wasdeceased by that time(

6f you ha"e a subscription to &ncestry(com you can access oseph Philips willwhich was dated No"ember !, 177', a section of which appears below(

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20249235/person/919490523/story/04ef06c0-cbff-413f-61!-"99c41c04"20#src$search

ou can also read this same information on my web page athttp://%%%.lfel"ha&s.com/philipsfamily/i"2.html

osephs will contained the following for his daughter Martha'(o his "a&therMartha) he left a ne*ro *irl an" other property as "escribe" for +arah) as %ell as ahorse) sa""le) bri"le) f&rnit&re) 2 co%s) cal,es) 3 e%es an" lambs) 2 so%s an"pi*s) 10 bbl or corn) also on her %e""in* "ay or %hen she t&rne" 21.

6t is on this basis that the genealogist at )& claims Martha, daughter of osephPhilips, could not be the same Martha who is the husband of oseph ames$umner as she was single when her fathers will was written on ! No"ember 177'and Martha $umners son oseph ohn $umner was born in 1778(

2owe"er, that is not the correct birth date of oseph ohn $umner( &ccording tohis tombstone in the $yl"an 2all Cemetery in Nash"ille -N, as shown below inse"eral sources, he was born 1* &ugust 178+( -hat is almost 1+ months after

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oseph Philips will was written and time for her to marry and carry a child fornine months( 6ts li9ely that oseph Philips died after oseph ohn $umner, r(was born but oseph Philips saw no reason to change his will which was alreadywritten( 6t would ha"e had no impact of the disposition of his property(

6 ha"e been told that a oseph $umner witnessed the will of Marthas father,oseph Philips, when he wrote it on ! No"ember 177'( 6f so, this would be furtherproof of a close relationship between the two families(

rom the +&mner amily eb Pa*e athttp://%%%.roots%eb.ancestry.com/alacso/+&mner.htm

ill of +P +7M8 +.

n ori*inal copy of this %ill %as obtaine" by ;hristine +&mner from

the 8orth ;arolina ol. =?) p. 5!:

=n the 8ame of @o" men) =) oseph +&mner of "*ecomb ;o&nty an"+tate of 8orth ;arolina) bein* of perfect Min" an" Memory) thans be to @o"for the same) an" callin* to Min" that it is appointe" for all Men once to"ie) "o constit&te) mae an" or"ain this to be my last ill an" (estament an"to&chin* s&ch %orl"ly estate as it hath please" @o" to bless me %ith = *i,e"emise an" "ispose of in the follo%in* Manner.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMy ill an" Besire is for all my &st Bebts to bepai".

=tem. = *i,e an" beC&eath to my ife nna +&mner t%o 8e*roes D,isEa*ar an" Bic. lso t%o feather Fe"s an" &rnit&re) fo&r ;o%s an" ;al,es)t%o +o%s an" Pi*s) an" one steer three years ol") the blac Mare) a +i"e+a""le an" bri"le) the cloc Deal#E) three t&rne" chears) one chest) an"half of my Pe%ter an" iron Pots) to her) her heirs an" assi*ns fore,er. =also len" to her the Plantation = no% li,e on an"

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=tem. = *i,e an" beC&eath to my +on oseph +&mner all the 8e*roes)their increase an" other thin*s) %hich = ha,e *i,en into his Possession) an"also all the remainin* Part of my

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rom the +&mner amily eb Pa*e athttp://%%%.roots%eb.ancestry.com/alacso/+&mner.htm

ill of +P +7M8 .

(his %ill is recor"e" in "*ecomb ;o&nty I%ills) 1!5-130) ,ol&me=?) pa*e 5. photostatic copy %as obtaine" from the 8orth ;arolinarchi,es) alei*h) 8orth ;arolina) by ;hristine +&mner) +eptember 3) 19!6.

=n the name of @o") = oseph +&mner of the ;o&nty of "*ecomb an"state of 8orth ;arolina) bein* +ic an" %ea in Fo"y b&t of +o&n" Min" an"Memory) thans be to @o") an" no%in* that it is appointe" for all Men to"ie) "o mae an" or"ain this my last ill an" (estament) an" Bispose of mystate in the follo%in* Manner) an" orm D,iJE

irst = len" &nto my lo,in* ife Martha +&mner three h&n"re" acres of

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+heriff) it is also my ill an" Besire that my Gec&t. Dhire#E o&t my 8e*roes &ntillmy aforesai" son B&e illiam) shall arri,e to

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&neral eGpenses %ere pai" for the b&rial of son oseph) ebr&ary ;o&rt 1!99.cco&nt c&rrent %ith the eGr.) 8o,ember ;o&rt 1!99. cco&nt c&rrent %ith theeGr.) 8o,ember ;o&rt 1!99.

Bi,ision of personal estate amon* the chil"ren of sai" "ec".) namely)

B&e . +&mner) (obias +&mner) +alley +&mner) G&m +&mner an" acob+&mner) Becember 30) 1!99) &*&st ;o&rt 100.

cco&nt c&rrent %ith acob Fattle) eGr.) 8o,ember ;o&rt 10!.

-he following story details the drowning of oseph ohn $umner, the son ofMartha Philips and oseph $umner r in ouisiana in 181( 6 ha"e e3cerpted the

part of Martha Philips story that deals with his death( Notice that she doesnt saythat the three $umner brothers are sons of her aunt Martha $umner, she does saythey are :connections of mine; and because two of them ended up in the $yl"an

2all cemetery on her fathers plantation, its li9ely that they are close relati"es(

http://%%%.lfel"ha&s.com/philipsfamily/i"2!.html

(he follo%in* %as %ritten by Martha Philips to recor" some of the history of herlife. ,en tho&*h she %as born into a %ealthy family an" marrie" %ell) she li,e" astren&o&s life.

eminiscences of a Pioneer in

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B&rin* the ar the planters often co&l" not obtain certain articles that %erenecessary for them to ha,e. Mr. Martin) Mr. +&mner) Mr. Patten) Mr. ;affery an".others concl&"e" to tae a schooner an" *o %here they ha" hear" they co&l"obtain those thin*s. (hey p&rchase" %hat they reC&ire" an" %ere ret&rnin*

home. (he secon" ni*ht a terrible storm came on. (hey "roppe" anchor an"remaine" &ntil "ayli*ht. (he pilot tho&*ht they mi*ht set sail %ith safety) b&t ,erysoon they fo&n" the ,essel sinin*. (hey thre% a portion of iron o&t b&t still theyfo&n" there %as no hope of sa,in* it. a,in* a ya%l an". bein* only half a milefrom lan") all *ot in eGcept three or fo&r. Mr. +&mner) Mr. Patten) the pilot) an" aser,ant of o&rs remaine" on the ,essel) a part of it bein* o&t of %ater. fter*ettin* on the beach) Mr. ;affery an" one of the sailors ret&rne") an" fo&n" Mr.+&mner) his arms aro&n" a plan) "ro%ne". Mr. Patten an") the pilot %ere not tobe fo&n". (he ser,ant %as han*in* on the mast perfectly insensible. (hey %erebro&*ht ashore an" Mr. +&mner %as b&rie" on the =slan". (he boy reco,ere".(hey %ere all left ashore %itho&t any pro,isions an" ha" only a small ya%l in

%hich to *et home............................

=t %as se,eral days before they reache" home. My h&sban" ha" lost his hat %henlea,in* the sinin* ,essel an"

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8ash,illewhich was first published in 1'1 and is the oldest record 6 ha"e of theinscriptions in the $yl"an 2all Cemetery( ou can read this boo9 on @oogle.oo9s at

http://boos.*oo*le.com/boos#i"$fcnb=cL;Hlp*$P1!0Hots$"5;P%"N

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'+o&rce 1 - 1931: Feneath this inscription lies the &nfort&nate oseph ohn+&mner %ho %as born &*.14) 1!0) an" perishe" in the @&lf of MeGico on themornin* of Bec. 2) 113. hQ @&lf of MeGico) %hy hast tho& th&s "epri,e" &s ofthis o&r most affectionate frien". s the --- of sprin* fa"eth a%ay the lea,es) etc.)etc. Bate

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+o&rce 2 - 7nno%n: Feneath this inscription lies the &nfort&nate oseph ohn+&mner %ho %as born &*&st 14) 1!0 an" perishe" in the @&lf of MeGico on theMornin* of Becember 2) 113 ....I

+o&rce 3 - 2000: +7M8 ront inscription: DF8(#E (=+ =8+;=P(=8

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-he will of Martha 0illiams is a"ailable on the following web siteand names threegranddaughters named $umners, two e3ecutors named $umners, and is attestedto by 0illiam )( Philips who is the only son Martha Philips brother, osephPhilips(

6n addition, the fact that a $umner family member had Martha 0illiams originalwill indicates she had a close connection to the $umner family and reinforces theargument that she was the one who was first married to oseph ohn $umner(

http://%%%.roots%eb.ancestry.com/tns&mner/s&mn4.htm

'hen +arah ;atharine DParsE +&mner) %ife of ames G&m +&mner +r.) "ie"she left her ol" tr&n to mmett +&mner %ho later mo,e" to marillo) (eGas. (heol" tr&n %as f&ll of ol" letters an" papers "atin* bac to the 100s. = %ill al%aysbe *ratef&l to mmett for sharin* these ol" letters %ith me. rom them = %as ableto *lean the names of ames G&mTs brothers an" sisters an" it *a,e me a *oo"

fo&n"ation on %hich to b&il" the +&mner family tree.

;ontaine" in the ol" tr&n %as the ori*inal %ill of Martha Philips-+&mner-illiams

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possession an" also Mose no% in my possession for an" "&rin* her nat&ral lifean" at her "eath to her chil"ren if she shall lea,e any) b&t if she shall lea,e noneof the sai" sla,es are to *o to her brothers an" sisters of their la%f&l heirs

6th. = %ill to my *ran" "a&*hter Martha nn

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@ran" Ba&*hters shall be to their sole an" separate &se an" free from the "ebtsof their h&sban"s.

11th. =t is my %ill that a "i,ision of my property as abo,e set forth shall tae placeas soon after my "eath as possible. = "o hereby or"ain an" appoint acob F.

+&mner an" ames . +&mner eGec&tors of this my last %ill an" testament an" itis my %ill that they be not reC&ire" to *i,e sec&rity @i,en &n"er my han" an" sealthis the 1!th Bay of pril 155.

Martha ? illiams D+ealE (est illiam B. Phillips+. +. all tr&e copy attest(. D#E . ;hattam# ;heatam#E ;ler