Jonas Phillips^[1]

1735 - 1803  (68 years)

• Name	Jonas Phillips  [2, 3]
  Born	1735	Buseck, Germany   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Nov 1756	Charleston, SC   [2]
  Emancipation	28 Feb 1769	New York   [2]
  Military-Enlistment	Oct 1778	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	"He enlisted in Captain Linton's Company in the battalion of Philadelphia Militia under Col. William Bradford, October 1778 and a few days later mustered into the service of the United States." "See Pennsylvania Associateors and Militia in the Revolution - Volume 1, page 682.
  Military	1775-1781  [4]
  	US Revolutionary War
  	At the outbreak of the American Revolution Phillips favored the patriot cause; and he was an ardent supporter of the Non-Importation Agreement in 1770. In 1776 he used his influence in the New York congregation to close the doors of the synagogue and remove rather than continue under the British . The edifice was abandoned; and, with the majority of the congregation, Phillips removed to Philadelphia, where he continued in business until 1778. In that year he joined the Revolutionary army, serving in the Philadelphia Militia under Colonel Bradford.
  Alt. Death	28 Jan 1803	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [3]
  Reference Number	2680
  Died	29 Jan 1803	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Buried	New York   [2]
  Person ID	I2680	aojd
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2011

  
  

  Mother	Phila Von Stein,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S285] . [S4] PG. 243 PHILLIPS I (1) (NEW YORK) (Reliability: 3). [S165] COHEN, SAMUEL HOWARD: VOLUME 81; SAR MEMBERSHIP NUMBER 16154. (Reliability: 3). [S44] HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/JONAS_PHILLIPS (Reliability: 3).