When Mary Phillips was born on 16 September 1808, in North Carolina, United States, her father, David Phillips, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Pike, was 28. She had at least 5 sons and 6 daughters with Littleberry Whicker. She lived in Middle Fork Township, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. She died on 27 March 1893, in Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Forsyth, North Carolina, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).
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