Adam Phillips

1762 - 1858  (95 years)

• Name	Adam Phillips  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Dec 1762	Baltimore, Frederick, Maryland, Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1781
  	Revolutionary War Pension #S8955 - Fought w/Capt Simmons, Col Francis Lock
  Possessions	12 Aug 1788	Crooked Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
  	Purchased 50 acres on Crooked Creek
  Possessions	20 Dec 1791	Crooked Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
  	Purchased 50 acres on Crooked Creek
  Reference Number	20716
  Residence	1803	Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
  Burial	1858	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  	Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
  Death	4 Apr 1858	Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I20716	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Reuben Phillips, Sr,   b. Abt 1720, Hunger River, Dorchester, Maryland, Colonial America d. Between 1805 and 1810, Jackson, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Catherine Jones,   b. Wales
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	Abt 1744
  Family ID	F8516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	(Cherokee Woman)   d. 1784
  Marriage	Abt 1782
  Children	+ 1. Elisha A Phillips,   b. 11 Mar 1784, Rowan, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1875 (Age > 92 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F7414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Bailey,   b. Abt 1779, Virginia, USA d. 18 May 1848, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1787	Rowan, North Carolina, USA
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Phillips,   b. 1791, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 1874 (Age 83 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 2. Elisha Phillips,   b. 1793, North Carolina, USA d. 29 Apr 1891 (Age 98 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Reuben Phillips, Rev,   b. 4 Dec 1795, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 4. Mary Ann Phillips,   b. 2 Apr 1798, North Carolina, USA d. 8 Sep 1887 (Age 89 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 5. Catherine Phillips,   b. 1801  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 6. Hiram Phillips,   b. 1803  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F7415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Dec 1762 - Baltimore, Frederick, Maryland, Colonial America Marriage - Abt 1787 - Rowan, North Carolina, USA Possessions - Purchased 50 acres on Crooked Creek - 12 Aug 1788 - Crooked Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Possessions - Purchased 50 acres on Crooked Creek - 20 Dec 1791 - Crooked Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1803 - Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1858 - Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Death - 4 Apr 1858 - Buncombe, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Adam Phillips
  	Headstone - Adam Phillips

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show	2 Documents
  	Adam Phillips Four-page biography on Adam Phillips by Mrs. Leslie Battle Clark (great-great grand daughter of Adam Phillips).
  	Adam Philips ' Life times Written and researched by John Wesley Phillips

  
  

• Sources

  [S1918] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [S2542] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General