When John Phipps was born in 1753, in Mepal, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Phipps, was 19 and his mother, Jane Cole, was 20. He married Elizabeth Eatt on 12 September 1781, in Mepal, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 3 August 1813, at the age of 60, and was buried in Mepal, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.
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The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
English: from a shortened form of the Middle English personal name Philip , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
History: The Phipps family, which holds the titles of marquess of Normandy and earl of Mulgrave, are descended from Constantine Phipps (1656–1723), who was lord chancellor of Ireland. A cousin with a different background, Sir William Phip(p)s (1651–95), was born in ME, where his parents had emigrated. Originally a ship's carpenter, he rose to become royal governor of MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesTHIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ME, John Phipps of Mepal in the Isle of Ely and County of Cambridge yeoman made this nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred an …
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