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![Show Contents]() Phips History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Phips came to England with the ancestors of the Phips family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the ancient given name Phillip. Phillip derives from the Greek name Phillipos, which derives from the words philein, meaning to love, and hippos, meaning horse. Early Origins of the Phips familyThe surname Phips was first found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Phips familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Phips research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1650, 1656, 1694, 1714, 1723, 1797, 1838 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Phips History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Phips Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Phipps, Phipson, Phips and others. Early Notables of the Phips familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - Sir William Phips (Phipps) (1650-1694), American shipwright, ship's captain, treasure hunter, military leader, the first royally-appointed governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, best remembere...
 Migration of the Phips family to Ireland
Some of the Phips family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 76 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Phips name or one of its variants:
Phips Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Sir William Phips, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1693 1
Phips Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Elisher Phips, who arrived in Mississippi in 1799 1
- Henry Phips, who landed in Mississippi in 1799 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Phips migration to the United States 
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