John Phillips was
born 25 June 1769 in Cambridge, MA and died 20 Nov 1842 and was
buried in Exeter Center Cemetery, Exeter, Otsego Co., NY. John
married 13 Nov 1794 Mehitable May.
John Phillips was
the son of John Phillips and Christina (Balch) Phillips.
John Phillips'
wife Mehitable (May) Phillips was sister to my 4th great
grandmother Mary (May) Shepard (wife of Jere Shepard). Mehitable
and Mary were daughters of Eliakim May and Martha (Lyon) May.
Otsego County
land records state that John Phillips gave land to his wife's
beloved nephew Jere Shepard Jr.