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Where did the Phillips coat of arms come from?
When did the Phillips family first arrive in the United States?
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Origin Displayed: Welsh
Origins Available: Irish, Welsh
Spelling variations of this family name include: Phillips, Philips, Phillip, Philip, Pilip, Pillips, Fillip, Filip, Filips, Phillipes, Philipes, Phillup, Philups, Fillups, Filups, Pilups, Pillups, Fulop and many more.First found in Kent where legend has it that the family (but not the surname) is descended from Maximus, the Briton, Roman Emperor from 383 until his death in 388, and the King of Britain, when he married the daughter of Octavius, King of the Britons. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elinor and Henry Phillips who settled in Virginia in 1623; George Phillips, who came to Salem, MA in 1630; John, Edward, William, Andrew, Bodman, Charles, David, Griffith, James and Jo Phillips, who all arrived with their families in Virginia between 1635 and 1667. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009) Motto Translated: Patriotism leads me.
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Suggested Readings for the name PhillipsDescendants of William and Elizabeth (Iser) Phillips of Columbiana County, Ohio By Rita Hineman Townsend, Hatfield and Phillips Families of Eastern Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia by Harry Leon Sellards. Some noteworthy people of the name Phillips- Corporal Ruben J. Phillips (1874-1936), American Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery
- Charles Franklin Phillips (1910-1998), American economist and author
- William Daniel Phillips (b. 1948), American Nobel Prize winning physicist (1997)
- Private George Phillips (1926-1945), American Marine awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
- Claire Phillips (1908-1960), American spy and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- John L. Phillips PH.D. (b. 1951), NASA Astronaut with over 203 days in space
- Ralph Saul Phillips (1913-1998), American mathematician awarded the Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 1997
- Nicholas John Phillips (1933-2009), English physicist, notable for the development of photochemical processing techniques for the color hologram
- Mark Anthony Peter Phillips (b. 1948), British, married Princess Anne in 1973, divorced in 1992
- Alban William Housego Phillips (1914-1975), New Zealand economist, originator and eponym of the Phillips curve
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Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products. WALESWELSH SURNAMESMost Welsh surnames are patronymic; that is, they are derived from a personal name of an ancestor. In the Middle Ages, the prefixes ap, ab (son of) and ferch (daughter of) were commonly found in Welsh surnames. Welsh names used to include strings of patronymics going back through the generations, until the 16th century when people began to use fixed hereditary surnames. However, some surnames' prefixes can still be found today in many Welsh surnames, such as Prince, Probert, Bowen (ap Owen), and Beddoes. Henry VIII frowned upon this nomenclature and thus began the great change in Welsh surnames
MoreTHE BLACK KNIGHTThe Black Prince, or Edward, Prince of Wales, (1330-76), is thought to have gained his nickname due to the color of his armor -- jet black. However, this claim cannot be verified. Contrary to popular conceptions, period illustrations typically depict him in silver or gilt armor, not black. He may have gained this moniker because he wore a black surcoat with a silver plume. Yet a more fantastic notion also circulates. Many hold the opinion that he was labeled black because of his skill as a knight or because he was often merciless towards the vanquished. His sacking of the town of Limoges in 1370 gives some credence to the latter notion. After taking the town, all its inhabitants were slaughtered, with no consideration to age or gender.
MoreTHE KING ARTHUR LEGENDWriters and historians have long been divided on the truth of the many different tellings of the stories of Arthur, the great Welsh king of Britain. Although many now think that there is some truth underlying the widely varying accounts, the hard facts surrounding Arthur's reign are almost completely obscured in a mist of myths and legends. Like all legends, these tales evolved over many centuries. Their telling and retelling over those years, while it may have left them somewhat lacking in truth, has emphasized and expanded their most compelling parts, making the Arthurian saga as glorious and prolific a body of stories as any, in fact or fiction.
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