Martha Phillips was born on 28 September 1770, in Greenwich, Kent, England as the daughter of Richard Phillips and Sarah. She married John Minors on 25 January 1796, in Plumstead, Kent, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1838. She died on 14 June 1838, in Greenwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 67, and was buried in Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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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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