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- John Phillips of Dorchester, a baker, came probably with the WinthropFleet in 1630. He applied 19 October of that year to be made freeman, butwas not sworn Freeman until 7 August 1632. By wife Joanna Dyer, he hadMary, b. Apr. 1633, died at 7 yrs.; John, 22 Apr. 1635; Martha, Apr.1636, died soon; Mary, again; Israel, 3 June 1642, died next year. By theGeneral Court he was appointed constable 1636; removed to Boston, becameone of the founder and a deacon of the second church on 5 June 1650. Hiswife died 22 October 1675, says the record and gr-st. (buried) 24 Oct.aged 80 years. but perhaps exaggerated or copied wrong. In Januaryfollowing he married widow Sarah Minor, and died 16 Dec. 1682, aged 77.His only child that reached maturity, Mary, married George Munjoy ofFalmouth, and after him Robert Lawrence of the same.
John Mylom, cooper, house and garden; sold to John Phillips,biscuit-maker, in 1648, lots east of Hanover Street and north of the Coveand Mill Creek, Nos. 1 to 10 . It was upon this lot that one of theoldest buildings in Boston, half way up Cross street, existed to our day.Phillips, who had come from Dorchester, added to his estate adjacentlands, and built the stone house; which, when it was torn down in 1864,was considered the oldest building in Boston. It has been described byMr. Bynner, in Vol. I. of Memorial History of Boston. Shurtleff,Description of Boston, p. 667, has traced its history to our day.Phillips, before he died, sold the part of his lot next the water-side toCaptain Christopher Clarke.
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1589 - 1682 (93 years)
