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FATHER

Thomas Philbrick

MOTHER

Elizabeth Knopp

WIFE

Ann Knapp

CHILDREN

1. John Philbrick

2. Hannah Philbrick

3. Martha Philbrick

4. Sarah Philbrick        drowned with her parents at the age of 5

5. Abigail Philbrick

6. Ephraim Philbrick

John Philbrick
by Susan Brooke
Jan 2023

John Philbrick was baptized 1 Oct 1616 at Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England. (1) He probably came to Hampton, NH in the early 1630's.   He married Anne Knapp about 1648 as their first child was born in 1650.  We know her name was Anne Knapp from the estate distribution of her father, William Knapp. In that record the estate was being distributed to "the children of John Philbrick deceased, being the grandchildren of the said William Knap."(2)
John Philbrick and his wife Anne had six children.  On Aug. 20, 1657, he and his wife and daughter, Sarah, were drowned as they were going out from Hampton river on their way to Boston.  (3) Seven people drowned on that trip and at least two of them were children. (4)  The surviving children of John and Ann Philbrick were also probably onboard at that time.  Their youngest child, Ephraim Phibrick, was only one year old as he was born 24 Apr 1656. 

Sources

(1) New England Historical and Genealogical Register

Baptism of John Philbrick 1 Oct 1616
and baptism of his father Thomas Philbrick 13 Sep 1584

(2) The Great Migration on  William Knopp

Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins. Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1995. Vol. II.

(3) PA Genealogy of the Philbrick and Philbrook Families by Jacob Chapman, 1886

John and Anne Philbrick and their daughter drowned

(4) Shipwreck

The Original Shipwreck Report
from Hampton History 1657
(Original spelling is maintained)

The: 20th of the 8 mo 1657
The sad Hand of God upon Eight p[er]sons goeing in a small vessell by Sea from Hampton to boston Who wear all swallowed up i the ocian sone after they ware out of the Harbour the p[er]sons wear by name as Followeth 
Robert Read
Sargent: Will Swaine
Manewell: Hilyard
John: Philbrick
& Ann: Philbrick His wife
Sarah: Philbrick their daught
Alice the wife of moses Cocks:
and John Cocks their sonn:
who ware all Drowned the: 20th of the 8 mo: 1657"

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