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- "A GENEALOGICAL REGISTER of the FIRST SETTLERS of NEW ENGLAND" by John Farmer, page 111.
PHILIP, Roxbury, brother of the apostile, came probably early in April 1635, in the Hopewell, Capt. Bundocke, though his name is not on the custom ho. list, for it contains his wife Elizabeth aged 30, and their children Mary, 13; Elizabeth, 8; Sarah, 6; and Philip, 2; beside John Ruggles, 10, of whom the
church record says he was a brother over a servant by Philip Eliot. Mary had been baptized 11 Mar. 1621; Elizabeth 8 April 1627; and Sarah, 25 Jan. 1629.
All were from Nazing, the seat of the family and we may be sure, that, as a subsidy man. or for other good reason, he could not obtain license to leave his native land, probably feared to ask for it, and assumming the right of England to come without. He was freeman 26 May 1636, a deacon in the church of his brother at Roxbury, rep, 4 years 1654-7 and died 22 October 1657, says the church record but the less reliable town record has it 24 which may have been the day of burial leaving three daughters, Elizabeth, Sarah, and ano respective. Wives of Richard Withington of Dorchester, of John Aldis, and of
John Smith of Dedham, as remembered in his will of 21 Oct. 1657; but I think Mary who married 1 Jan. 1642, Edward Payson, and lived long was also a daughter. So that we may conject that another daughter was born on our side of the ocean, and that Mary had received her share of family property on her
marriage many years before the will.
His brother John was called "John the Apostle to the Indians," and wrote the
first bible (Indian Language), and published in this country.
"THE ABRIDGED COMPENDIUM OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY" 1925 BY VIRKUS.
page 398 Vol. II.
Eliot Philip (1602-1657) brother of Rev.John from England, was admitted freeman
at Roxbury, MA. 1636; member A. and H. A. Co.; Col. Mass. Militia; dep. Gen.
Ct., 1654-1657; Commr. for Roxbury.
"The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy"
Vol. I page 987, under Payson Edward.
Payson Edward, second marriage 1642 to Mary daughter of Philip Eliot, and
sister to Apostle John Eliot.
Vol. II, page 398; Eliot Philip (1602-1657) brother of Rev. John, from
England, was admitted freeman at Roxbury, MA. 1636; member A. and H.A. Co.; Col.
Mass. Militia; dep. Gen. Ct., 1654-57; Commr. for Roxbury.
From the book "Pioneers of Mass." by Charles Henry Pope.
ELIOT, Philip son of Bennet and Lettice E., baptized April 25, 1602, came
early to Roxbury; deacon. His wife, at age 30, and children, Marie at age 13;
Elizabeth at age 8; Sarah at age 6; Lydia at age 4; and Philip at age 2, came
in the Hopewell in April 1635.
He died August 22 or 24, 1657. Will probated Feb. 11, 1657. Wife Elizabeth,
son Aldis and daughter Sarah Aldis; grandchildren Henry Withington; daughter
Lydia. [Reg. VIII, 281.] The estate of the widow was divided to her sons-in-law
John Aldis, John Smith of Dedham, and Richard Withington of Dorchester, Feb. 2,
1660.
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COLONEL PHILIP ELIOT and wife, ELIZABETH SYBTHORPE, ELIOT, are our Emigrant Ancestors. They came from Nazing, Essex County, England to Roxbury, Massachusetts on the ship `Lion' 1631. The above ancestry is established from Vital Records, starting with the marriage record in Church of St. John Baptist, Widford, Hertfordshire, England, Parish Register `An Dom 1598 BENNETT ELIOT and LETTYE AGGAR were married the xxxth of October An Sup Dicto.' And is accepted as evidenced by the election of JOHN DEAN BACON to membership in "The Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts" May 15, 1944, by right of descent from COLONEL PHILIP ELIOT, a member at its formation in 1638.
From page 263, volume 10, N.E.H.&G. Register: "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass." prepared by William B. Trask, of Dorchester: "PHILIP ELLIOT, -- Boston 2 Feb. 1660. Power of Administration to the estate of the late PHILIP ELLIOT, as it is left by ELIZABETH ELIOT, his relict, is granted to Rich Withington, JOHN ALDIS, and In Smith, to make division thereof amongst themselves, according to the late will of the said Right of theire wiues.
Dedham 22: 11: 1660. An inventorie of that part of ye Estate sometimes PHILIP ELLIOTS, of Roxbury, deceased, which was in the possession of ye men thereafter named after the death of ELIZABETH ELLIOT, ye late wife of ye said PHILIP, taken by John Hunting, Eliezar Lusher, Daniel Fisher. Goods in possession of John Smith, of Dedham, JOHN ALDIS, of Dedham, & Rich Withington, of Dorchester. Mentions land near Daniell Ainsworth's, one bill in ye hand of John Watson. Richard Withington, JOHN ALDIS, and John Smith deposed 2 Feb. 1660."
COLONEL PHILIP ELIOT was the older brother of REV. JOHN ELIOT, the noted `Apostle to the Indians,' who recorded his virtues, etc. and death `PHILIP ELIOT he dyed about the 22 of the 8th month: 57.' in the Roxbury Church records.
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From The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633
PHILIP ELIOT
ORIGIN: Nazeing, Essex
MIGRATION: 1635 on the Hopewell
FIRST RESIDENCE: Roxbury
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admitted to Roxbury church as member #133 in 1635 ("Philip Eliot he died about the 22nd of the 8th month: 57. He was a man of peace, & very faithful, he was many years in the office of a deacon which he discharged faithfully. In his latter years he was very lively useful & active for God, & his cause. The Lord gave him so much acceptance in the hearts of the people that he died under many of his offices of trust that are usually put upon men of his rank, for besides his office of a deacon, he was a deputy to the General Court, he was a commissioner of the government of the town, he was one of the 5 men to order the prudential affairs of the town, & he was chosen to be Feoffee of the Public School in Roxbury" [ RChR 81]). Early in 1636, "Elizabeth Eliot the wife of Philip Eliot" was admitted to Roxbury church as member #153 [ RChR 82].
FREEMAN: 25 May 1636 (second in a sequence of four Roxbury men) [ MBCR 1:371].
EDUCATION: His inventory included "books" valued at Ð2. In the inventory of Philip Eliot's goods later in the hands of his son-in-law John Smith were "one Bible and 6 other books most being old" valued at 16s., and in the hands of his son-in-law John Aldus were "6 books" valued at 8s.
On 27 July 1676, "John Eliot of Roxbury, aged about 73 years, do testify that my brother Phillip Eliot of Roxbury deceased in my hearing at a public meeting of the town for the settling of the school in Roxbury & making provision for the same did engage to give eight shillings per annum towards the said school forever and for the security thereof tendered the engagement of his house [&] lands in Roxbury as others did & would at the same time have subscribed his hand to the book as others of the town did but in word did it as fully & freely as was possible for him to do" [ SPR 6:159].
OFFICES: Deputy for Roxbury to Massachusetts General Court (as "Mr. Phillip Eliott"), 3 May 1654, 23 May 1655, 14 May 1656, 6 May 1657 [ MBCR 3:340, 373, 422, 4:1:181, 221, 255, 286].
Representative for Roxbury on Massachusetts Bay committee to evaluate livestock, 13 May 1640 [ MBCR 1:295].
Admitted to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 1638 [ HAHAC 1:59]. In the inventory of Philip Eliot's goods later in the hands of his son-in-law John Aldus was "one sword" valued at 10s.
ESTATE: In the Roxbury land inventory of about 1654, "Phillip Eliot" held eight parcels: "his house, barn and home lot three acres"; twelve acres of land; thirty-three acres of land; nine acres of land; "six acres of salt marsh in Gravelly Point"; "three acres and a half in Bear Marsh, being the half of seven acres late Edward Porter's"; "in the second allotment, next William Curtis the four and twentieth lot, being the last lot there, ninety-six acres, three-quarters and thirty pole"; and "in the four thousand acres three hundred thirty and three acres" [RLR 14-15].
On 22 April 1641, "Richard Callacot of Dorchester" mortgaged to "Phillip Eliott & William Parke executors of the last will & testament of George Alcocke deceased" "his house at Dorchester & his farm house & all other his lands lying in Dorchester" [ Lechford 386, 388-89; SLR 1:24].
On 6 March 1647[/8?], John Ruggles of Roxbury mortgaged to "Phillip Eliot of Roxbury his dwelling house & four acres of land near adjoining within the fence & three acres near the Great Pond" [ SLR 1:89]. On 15 February 1648[/9?], Daniel Ainsworth of Roxbury mortgaged to "Phillip Eliot of Roxbury ten acres of his homelot formerly bought of John Stowe, & seven acres & half of woodland which was formerly Rob[er]t Pepper's" [ SLR 1:102]. On 24 February 1652]/3?], William Healy of Roxbury mortgaged to "Phillip Eliott of Roxbury" twelve acres in Roxbury [ SLR 1:289].
In his will, dated 21 October 1657 and proved 11 February 1657/8, "Phillip Elliott of Roxbery" bequeathed to "the treasury of the Church of Roxbery," Ð5; "whereas my son Aldis oweth me Ð5 upon a late bargain my will is that his daughter Sarah Aldis have that"; to "my grandchild Henry Withington Ð5 towards the bringing him up in learning"; to "John Perry when his time is up," Ð5; to "my daughter Lydia for her portion equal with her other sisters," Ð60; to "all my children," moveables; "all my three daughters" to be residuary legatees equally "after my wife's decease"; wife to be sole executrix and residuary legatee during her life; "my brother John Elliott our teacher, Elder Heath, Deacon Parks, John Rugles Senior" to be overseers [ SPR 1:299].
The undated inventory of the estate of "Phillip Elliott deceased" totalled Ð554 1s. 10d., of which Ð270 was real estate: "housing, orchard, homelot & swamp," Ð100; "12 acres of land abutting upon Stony River arable & meadow land," Ð48; "land near the Great Pond 10 acres," Ð22; "broken and unbroken lands 9 acres more or less near Dan Ainsworth," Ð20; "6 acres more or less at Gravelly Point," Ð30; "3 acres & a half more or less at Bare Marsh," Ð10; and "96 acres 3/4 and 30 pole in the last division," Ð40 [ SPR 3:121-22].
On 2 February 1660/1, "power of administration to the estate of the late Phillipp Elliot as it is left by Elizabeth Elliot his relict is granted to Rich[ard] Withington, John Aldis and John Smith to make division thereof amongst themselves according to the last will of the said right of their wives" [ SPR 4:2].
The inventory of "that part of the estate sometimes Philip Elliot's of Roxbery deceased which was in the possession of the men hereafter named after the death of Elizabeth Elliot the late wife of the said Philip," taken 22 January 1660/1, was untotalled, and was divided into several sections: "In the possession of John Smith of Dedham"; "In the possession of John Aldus of Dedham"; "In the possession of Richard Witherington of Dorchester" [with no appraised amounts next to the inventoried items]; "the houses and land late deceased Philipp Elliot's of Roxbery deceased according as they were formerly apprized in the inventory of his whole estate" [the same items as in the inventory of Philip Eliot, with some copying errors]; and "Remaining in the house at Roxberey" [ SPR 4:2].
BIRTH: Baptized Widford, Hertfordshire, 25 April 1602, son of Bennett and Lettice (Aggar) Eliot [Eliot Gen 3].
DEATH: Roxbury 22 October 1657 ("Philip Eliot one of the deacons of this Church" [ RChR 176]).
MARRIAGE: 20 October 1624 (lic.) Elizabeth Sybthorpe, daughter of Robert Sybthorpe of Little Hallingbury, Essex ("Philip Eliot of Nasing, Essex, husbandman, a bachelor aged about 22, and Elizabeth Sybthorpe of Little Hallingbury in Co. Essex, maiden, about 23, daughter of Robert Sybthorpe, deceased; then appeared William Curtis of Nasing aforesaid, husbandman, and testified the consent of Anne Sybthorpe, widow, mother to the said Elizabeth; at Nasing or Little Hallingbury" [ EIHC 28:101]). She died at Dedham 8 January 1660/1 (as "widow Elliott") [ DeVR 8].
CHILDREN:
i ELIZABETH, bp. Nazeing 8 April 1627 (aged 8 in 1635 [ Hotten 46]); m. by 1649 Richard Withington (eldest known child bp. Dorchester 1 July 1649 [ DChR 160]).
ii SARAH, bp. Nazeing 26 January 1628/9 (aged 6 in 1635 [ Hotten 46]); m. Dedham 27 September 1650 John Aldis [ DeVR 126].
iii LYDIA, bp. Nazeing 12 June 1631 (aged 4 in 1635 [ Hotten 46]); m. by 1658 John Smith (eldest known child b. Dedham 18 October 1658 [ DeVR 7]).
iv (possibly) PHILIP, b. about 1633 (aged 2 in 1635 [ Hotten 46]); no further record. (The passenger list record for this child may possibly be intended for the immigrant Philip Eliot, who would have been about 32 at this date [Eliot Gen 5-6].)
ASSOCIATIONS: Brother of Rev. JOHN ELIOT {1632, Boston} [ GMB 1:630-32], JACOB ELIOT {1631, Boston} [ GMB 1:626-30], FRANCIS ELIOT {1640, Braintree}, Sarah (Eliot) Curtis (wife of WILLIAM CURTIS {1632, Roxbury} [ GMB 1:499-501]), Lydia (Eliot) Penniman (wife of JAMES PENNIMAN {1631, Boston} [ GMB 3:1426-30]), and Mary (Eliot) Payson (wife of EDWARD PAYSON {1634, Roxbury}) [ Eliot Gen 3-9].
COMMENTS: On 3 April 1635, "Eliz[abeth] Elliott," aged 30, "Lyddia Elliot," aged 4, and "Phillip Elliot," aged 2, were enrolled at London for passage to New England on the Hopewell [ Hotten 46]. They were included in the grouping headed by "Husbandman Isack Disbrough of Ell-Tisley in co[unty] Cambridge," aged 18 [ Hotten 46]. On the same ship were "Marie Elliott," aged 13, enumerated under "Husbandman Jo[hn] Astwood," "Sara Elliott," aged 6, enumerated under "Husbandman Lawrence Whittimor" from Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire, and "Elizabeth Elliot," aged 8, enumerated under "Shoemaker Jo[hn] Ruggells" of Nazeing [ Hotten 46].
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