There was a Revolutionary War Marker Ceremony honoring Jeremiah Phillips at Hebron Ceremony in Anderson County, Kentucky on May 18, 2013. Recent Research shows that Jeremiah Phillips likely was born in Virginia rather than England. Results from The Phillips DNA Project indicate that Jeremiah's family is from Shropshire, England. Research is continuing.
Biography of Jeremiah Phillips 1745 - 1805 From "Pioneers & Patriots of Anderson County, Kentucky - Revolutionary War thru WW1"
By Luther Davenport of Anderson Co, Ky
Jeremiah Phillips was born about 1745 in either England or the Colony of Virginia settling in Amherst County where he married Mourning Mitchell about 1770. Together they were parents of George Mitchell, William, Mary and Cathrine. In 1774, in response to Indian raids along the frontier, Virginia's Colonial Governor, Lord Dunmore authorized the militia to be raised to march against the Ohio Valley tribes. Jeremiah was quick to answer this call, and volunteered as a pvt. to serve in Capt. Daniel Morgan's company. Dunmore's War climaxed with a fateful Battle of Point Pleasant which was fought Oct. 10, 1774 near the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers. As part of the Northern Division of the army, Morgan's company was miles away from the battlefield, and not among those listed as active combatants of this battle. However, Capt. Morgan was listed in attendance for the signing of the Treaty of Camp Charlotte, and we can assume that Jeremiah was there by association.
Although the colonists and government worked together to subdue the Indian crisis, tensions back home were very near a boiling point, and less than six months after returning home from this campaign, on April 19, 1775, American minutemen stood face to face with the British Army at Lexington Green. The skirmishes at Lexington and Concord were the start of the Revolutionary War, and shortly afterwards, the newly formed Continental Congress authorized the creation of a Continental Army. The middle colonies were requested to raise ten rifle companies to help fill the ranks of this army, and march north in support of the American siege of Boston. Again Virginia called upon Daniel Morgan to raise and command one of these companies, and in less than ten days he had enlisted ninety six recruits, one of which was Jeremiah Phillips. Having assembled his company at Winchester, VA. by July 14, 1775, Morgan's Riflemen marched the 600 miles in only twenty one days, arriving at Boston on Aug. 6, 1775 where Captain Morgan placed his men under the direct command of General Washington. Later that year, Congress authorized an invasion of Canada to be led by General Richard Montgomery. Colonel Benedict Arnold convinced Washington to send a force in support of Montgomery's offensive. Washington agreed to send three companies from his forces surrounding Boston. Morgan's company of riflemen with pvt. Phillips among them, was selected to take part in this campaign. Colonel Arnold placed Captain Morgan in command of all three companies, and the men boarded ships that took them to Fort Western on the Kennebec River in southern Maine where they were joined with other units raised from the colonies of Connecticut and Massachusetts totaling about one thousand men. On Sept. 25, 1775, the army set out in canoes with the Virginians in the advance. After following the river as far as possible, the army then marched overland through the heavily forested mountains of Maine, arriving near the City of Quebec on Nov. 9. The trek however was not an easy task and effectively reduced the army's size by 400 men due to sickness and exposure. The attack of Quebec was a complete disaster for the Americans, Gen. Montgomery was killed and his assault faltered while elsewhere, Colonel Arnold was wounded. Capt. Morgan assumed command from Arnold, and managed to breach the defenses, but a renewed effort by the British defenders led to this detachment overwhelmed and he was inclined to surrender, resulting in 372 patriots, one of which was pvt. Jeremiah Phillips, entering captivity as prisoners of war. The Americans did not have long to suffer in captivity, and were soon exchanged for an equal number of British prisoners, and Jeremiah returned home.
On Sept. 1777, Jeremiah again volunteered, serving this time as a sgt. in Capt. Thomas Buck's company of Minutemen, 8th Virginia regiment under command of Col. Peter Muhlenberg. While serving in this company he was active Sept. 11, 1777 during the Battle of Brandywine where he was wounded in the leg. Family tradition tells that he was active in other campaigns throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Carolinas, and in 1780 Captain John P. Wyllis of the Continental Army signed for receipt of thirty nine able bodied men from the command of Colonel Samuel Chapman. These men are listed by name and includes Jeremiah Phillips along with other of his former comrades of Buck's company.
After the war Jeremiah returned to Amherst County and settled down to raise his family. He remained a resident of Amherst until the summer of 1800 when he made a purchase of 460 acres of prime farm land in Mercer Co., Kentucky, along the Salt River about ten miles north of Harrodsburg ( this would put him very near 2010 line between Anderson/Mercer Counties). Here Jeremiah lived peaceably until his death which occurred in 1805.
Biography of Jeremiah Phillips 1745 - 1805 From "Pioneers & Patriots of Anderson County, Kentucky - Revolutionary War thru WW1"
By Luther Davenport of Anderson Co, Ky
Jeremiah Phillips was born about 1745 in either England or the Colony of Virginia settling in Amherst County where he married Mourning Mitchell about 1770. Together they were parents of George Mitchell, William, Mary and Cathrine. In 1774, in response to Indian raids along the frontier, Virginia's Colonial Governor, Lord Dunmore authorized the militia to be raised to march against the Ohio Valley tribes. Jeremiah was quick to answer this call, and volunteered as a pvt. to serve in Capt. Daniel Morgan's company. Dunmore's War climaxed with a fateful Battle of Point Pleasant which was fought Oct. 10, 1774 near the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers. As part of the Northern Division of the army, Morgan's company was miles away from the battlefield, and not among those listed as active combatants of this battle. However, Capt. Morgan was listed in attendance for the signing of the Treaty of Camp Charlotte, and we can assume that Jeremiah was there by association.
Although the colonists and government worked together to subdue the Indian crisis, tensions back home were very near a boiling point, and less than six months after returning home from this campaign, on April 19, 1775, American minutemen stood face to face with the British Army at Lexington Green. The skirmishes at Lexington and Concord were the start of the Revolutionary War, and shortly afterwards, the newly formed Continental Congress authorized the creation of a Continental Army. The middle colonies were requested to raise ten rifle companies to help fill the ranks of this army, and march north in support of the American siege of Boston. Again Virginia called upon Daniel Morgan to raise and command one of these companies, and in less than ten days he had enlisted ninety six recruits, one of which was Jeremiah Phillips. Having assembled his company at Winchester, VA. by July 14, 1775, Morgan's Riflemen marched the 600 miles in only twenty one days, arriving at Boston on Aug. 6, 1775 where Captain Morgan placed his men under the direct command of General Washington. Later that year, Congress authorized an invasion of Canada to be led by General Richard Montgomery. Colonel Benedict Arnold convinced Washington to send a force in support of Montgomery's offensive. Washington agreed to send three companies from his forces surrounding Boston. Morgan's company of riflemen with pvt. Phillips among them, was selected to take part in this campaign. Colonel Arnold placed Captain Morgan in command of all three companies, and the men boarded ships that took them to Fort Western on the Kennebec River in southern Maine where they were joined with other units raised from the colonies of Connecticut and Massachusetts totaling about one thousand men. On Sept. 25, 1775, the army set out in canoes with the Virginians in the advance. After following the river as far as possible, the army then marched overland through the heavily forested mountains of Maine, arriving near the City of Quebec on Nov. 9. The trek however was not an easy task and effectively reduced the army's size by 400 men due to sickness and exposure. The attack of Quebec was a complete disaster for the Americans, Gen. Montgomery was killed and his assault faltered while elsewhere, Colonel Arnold was wounded. Capt. Morgan assumed command from Arnold, and managed to breach the defenses, but a renewed effort by the British defenders led to this detachment overwhelmed and he was inclined to surrender, resulting in 372 patriots, one of which was pvt. Jeremiah Phillips, entering captivity as prisoners of war. The Americans did not have long to suffer in captivity, and were soon exchanged for an equal number of British prisoners, and Jeremiah returned home.
On Sept. 1777, Jeremiah again volunteered, serving this time as a sgt. in Capt. Thomas Buck's company of Minutemen, 8th Virginia regiment under command of Col. Peter Muhlenberg. While serving in this company he was active Sept. 11, 1777 during the Battle of Brandywine where he was wounded in the leg. Family tradition tells that he was active in other campaigns throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Carolinas, and in 1780 Captain John P. Wyllis of the Continental Army signed for receipt of thirty nine able bodied men from the command of Colonel Samuel Chapman. These men are listed by name and includes Jeremiah Phillips along with other of his former comrades of Buck's company.
After the war Jeremiah returned to Amherst County and settled down to raise his family. He remained a resident of Amherst until the summer of 1800 when he made a purchase of 460 acres of prime farm land in Mercer Co., Kentucky, along the Salt River about ten miles north of Harrodsburg ( this would put him very near 2010 line between Anderson/Mercer Counties). Here Jeremiah lived peaceably until his death which occurred in 1805.
There was a Revolutionary War Marker Ceremony honoring Jeremiah Phillips at Hebron Ceremony in Anderson County, Kentucky on May 18, 2013. Recent Research shows that Jeremiah Phillips likely was born in Virginia rather than England. Results from The Phillips DNA Project indicate that Jeremiah's family is from Shropshire, England. Research is continuing.
Biography of Jeremiah Phillips 1745 - 1805 From "Pioneers & Patriots of Anderson County, Kentucky - Revolutionary War thru WW1"
By Luther Davenport of Anderson Co, Ky
Jeremiah Phillips was born about 1745 in either England or the Colony of Virginia settling in Amherst County where he married Mourning Mitchell about 1770. Together they were parents of George Mitchell, William, Mary and Cathrine. In 1774, in response to Indian raids along the frontier, Virginia's Colonial Governor, Lord Dunmore authorized the militia to be raised to march against the Ohio Valley tribes. Jeremiah was quick to answer this call, and volunteered as a pvt. to serve in Capt. Daniel Morgan's company. Dunmore's War climaxed with a fateful Battle of Point Pleasant which was fought Oct. 10, 1774 near the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers. As part of the Northern Division of the army, Morgan's company was miles away from the battlefield, and not among those listed as active combatants of this battle. However, Capt. Morgan was listed in attendance for the signing of the Treaty of Camp Charlotte, and we can assume that Jeremiah was there by association.
Although the colonists and government worked together to subdue the Indian crisis, tensions back home were very near a boiling point, and less than six months after returning home from this campaign, on April 19, 1775, American minutemen stood face to face with the British Army at Lexington Green. The skirmishes at Lexington and Concord were the start of the Revolutionary War, and shortly afterwards, the newly formed Continental Congress authorized the creation of a Continental Army. The middle colonies were requested to raise ten rifle companies to help fill the ranks of this army, and march north in support of the American siege of Boston. Again Virginia called upon Daniel Morgan to raise and command one of these companies, and in less than ten days he had enlisted ninety six recruits, one of which was Jeremiah Phillips. Having assembled his company at Winchester, VA. by July 14, 1775, Morgan's Riflemen marched the 600 miles in only twenty one days, arriving at Boston on Aug. 6, 1775 where Captain Morgan placed his men under the direct command of General Washington. Later that year, Congress authorized an invasion of Canada to be led by General Richard Montgomery. Colonel Benedict Arnold convinced Washington to send a force in support of Montgomery's offensive. Washington agreed to send three companies from his forces surrounding Boston. Morgan's company of riflemen with pvt. Phillips among them, was selected to take part in this campaign. Colonel Arnold placed Captain Morgan in command of all three companies, and the men boarded ships that took them to Fort Western on the Kennebec River in southern Maine where they were joined with other units raised from the colonies of Connecticut and Massachusetts totaling about one thousand men. On Sept. 25, 1775, the army set out in canoes with the Virginians in the advance. After following the river as far as possible, the army then marched overland through the heavily forested mountains of Maine, arriving near the City of Quebec on Nov. 9. The trek however was not an easy task and effectively reduced the army's size by 400 men due to sickness and exposure. The attack of Quebec was a complete disaster for the Americans, Gen. Montgomery was killed and his assault faltered while elsewhere, Colonel Arnold was wounded. Capt. Morgan assumed command from Arnold, and managed to breach the defenses, but a renewed effort by the British defenders led to this detachment overwhelmed and he was inclined to surrender, resulting in 372 patriots, one of which was pvt. Jeremiah Phillips, entering captivity as prisoners of war. The Americans did not have long to suffer in captivity, and were soon exchanged for an equal number of British prisoners, and Jeremiah returned home.
On Sept. 1777, Jeremiah again volunteered, serving this time as a sgt. in Capt. Thomas Buck's company of Minutemen, 8th Virginia regiment under command of Col. Peter Muhlenberg. While serving in this company he was active Sept. 11, 1777 during the Battle of Brandywine where he was wounded in the leg. Family tradition tells that he was active in other campaigns throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Carolinas, and in 1780 Captain John P. Wyllis of the Continental Army signed for receipt of thirty nine able bodied men from the command of Colonel Samuel Chapman. These men are listed by name and includes Jeremiah Phillips along with other of his former comrades of Buck's company.
After the war Jeremiah returned to Amherst County and settled down to raise his family. He remained a resident of Amherst until the summer of 1800 when he made a purchase of 460 acres of prime farm land in Mercer Co., Kentucky, along the Salt River about ten miles north of Harrodsburg ( this would put him very near 2010 line between Anderson/Mercer Counties). Here Jeremiah lived peaceably until his death which occurred in 1805.
Biography of Jeremiah Phillips 1745 - 1805 From "Pioneers & Patriots of Anderson County, Kentucky - Revolutionary War thru WW1"
By Luther Davenport of Anderson Co, Ky
Jeremiah Phillips was born about 1745 in either England or the Colony of Virginia settling in Amherst County where he married Mourning Mitchell about 1770. Together they were parents of George Mitchell, William, Mary and Cathrine. In 1774, in response to Indian raids along the frontier, Virginia's Colonial Governor, Lord Dunmore authorized the militia to be raised to march against the Ohio Valley tribes. Jeremiah was quick to answer this call, and volunteered as a pvt. to serve in Capt. Daniel Morgan's company. Dunmore's War climaxed with a fateful Battle of Point Pleasant which was fought Oct. 10, 1774 near the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers. As part of the Northern Division of the army, Morgan's company was miles away from the battlefield, and not among those listed as active combatants of this battle. However, Capt. Morgan was listed in attendance for the signing of the Treaty of Camp Charlotte, and we can assume that Jeremiah was there by association.
Although the colonists and government worked together to subdue the Indian crisis, tensions back home were very near a boiling point, and less than six months after returning home from this campaign, on April 19, 1775, American minutemen stood face to face with the British Army at Lexington Green. The skirmishes at Lexington and Concord were the start of the Revolutionary War, and shortly afterwards, the newly formed Continental Congress authorized the creation of a Continental Army. The middle colonies were requested to raise ten rifle companies to help fill the ranks of this army, and march north in support of the American siege of Boston. Again Virginia called upon Daniel Morgan to raise and command one of these companies, and in less than ten days he had enlisted ninety six recruits, one of which was Jeremiah Phillips. Having assembled his company at Winchester, VA. by July 14, 1775, Morgan's Riflemen marched the 600 miles in only twenty one days, arriving at Boston on Aug. 6, 1775 where Captain Morgan placed his men under the direct command of General Washington. Later that year, Congress authorized an invasion of Canada to be led by General Richard Montgomery. Colonel Benedict Arnold convinced Washington to send a force in support of Montgomery's offensive. Washington agreed to send three companies from his forces surrounding Boston. Morgan's company of riflemen with pvt. Phillips among them, was selected to take part in this campaign. Colonel Arnold placed Captain Morgan in command of all three companies, and the men boarded ships that took them to Fort Western on the Kennebec River in southern Maine where they were joined with other units raised from the colonies of Connecticut and Massachusetts totaling about one thousand men. On Sept. 25, 1775, the army set out in canoes with the Virginians in the advance. After following the river as far as possible, the army then marched overland through the heavily forested mountains of Maine, arriving near the City of Quebec on Nov. 9. The trek however was not an easy task and effectively reduced the army's size by 400 men due to sickness and exposure. The attack of Quebec was a complete disaster for the Americans, Gen. Montgomery was killed and his assault faltered while elsewhere, Colonel Arnold was wounded. Capt. Morgan assumed command from Arnold, and managed to breach the defenses, but a renewed effort by the British defenders led to this detachment overwhelmed and he was inclined to surrender, resulting in 372 patriots, one of which was pvt. Jeremiah Phillips, entering captivity as prisoners of war. The Americans did not have long to suffer in captivity, and were soon exchanged for an equal number of British prisoners, and Jeremiah returned home.
On Sept. 1777, Jeremiah again volunteered, serving this time as a sgt. in Capt. Thomas Buck's company of Minutemen, 8th Virginia regiment under command of Col. Peter Muhlenberg. While serving in this company he was active Sept. 11, 1777 during the Battle of Brandywine where he was wounded in the leg. Family tradition tells that he was active in other campaigns throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Carolinas, and in 1780 Captain John P. Wyllis of the Continental Army signed for receipt of thirty nine able bodied men from the command of Colonel Samuel Chapman. These men are listed by name and includes Jeremiah Phillips along with other of his former comrades of Buck's company.
After the war Jeremiah returned to Amherst County and settled down to raise his family. He remained a resident of Amherst until the summer of 1800 when he made a purchase of 460 acres of prime farm land in Mercer Co., Kentucky, along the Salt River about ten miles north of Harrodsburg ( this would put him very near 2010 line between Anderson/Mercer Counties). Here Jeremiah lived peaceably until his death which occurred in 1805.
