The Phillips Family is mostly about the Philips' that migrated from North  Carolina (Orange Co.) over into the Middle Tennessee area in  the early 1800s....eventually branching out into Western Kentucky. They were of Irish/English descendents who settled North Carolina early  on....prior to the Revolutionary War.  Most of the immigrants who left their  home-country did so to gain freedom from starvation and poor living  conditions....and, they were also trying to establish freedom in their new  colony, and therefore, NC played major role in Revolutionary War.

The following is a description of the class of farmers who settled that area: "...most of the farmer class, who's members generally owned between 50 and 200  hundred acres and led simple lives.....a strong, fearless, independent race,  simple in taste, crude in manners, provincial in outlook, democratic in social  relations, tenacious of their rights, sensitive to encroachments on their  personal liberties, and, when interested in religion at all, earnest, narrow  and dogmatic."

When the lands 'west of the mountains' opened up after the war, the bonuses of  land granted by NC ranged anywhere from 640 acres up to 12,000 acres for some  of the war veterans. Our ancestors took the opportunity to migrate west and  settle what, at that time, wasn't much more than wilderness. They were part of  the settlers that formed settlements and had to contend with Indians,  illnesses, predators of their livestock and hard-to-obtain supplies...and there  wasn't much in the way of support 'government-wise'. They had to be self- supporting, and they were the ones that had to form governing bodies.

Most of the Phillips settled in Middle Tennessee (Bedford Co) with a few  migrating a little further into Stewart Co. TN.....eventually some (but not  all) moved into Calloway Co. KY. That same area in Stewart Co.Tn is today known  as Land Between The Lakes, noted as the area the TVA forever changed in  the '30s.

Our ancestors lived in areas that were prominate during both the Revolutionary  War and Civil War times, but the only ones 'discovered' so far as being part of  those was some of the Morton's during the Revolutionary War.

The other branch of the family that migrated were the Mortons'.  Our line of  Mortons were early settlers in the Virginia colony....receiving land grant from  King GeorgeII.  On further research, it appears that after the Mortons sold the  family home Slate Hill Plantation, they may have migrated directly from  (Prince Edward Co.) Virginia to Kentucky....again, early 1800s. This would have  probably been result of the lands opening up.
  
 Also, as you read thru the Phillips' line, you will notice the spelling changes  from one 'L' in Philips to (2)'L's. They changed it at some point, but changing  the spelling of names was not uncommon back in those days.Even though it isn't  shown, the Mannings also changed spelling from (1) 'M' to  (2) 'M's.

Anyone having pertinent information ...or would like to send info/photos  relative to these families...contact:
 Sylvia Wheeler
 p o box 152
 Tenino, Wa 98589
 email: sylvii51@comcast.net OR sylvii51@yahoo.com