Isaiah Phipps
Abt 1769 - 1857 (88 years)
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Name Isaiah Phipps Born Abt 1769 Orange County, North Carolina 
[1] Gender Male Census 1850 Grayson County, Virginia Died 1 May 1857 Independence, Grayson County, Virginia [1] Buried Isaiah Phipps Cemetery, Grayson County, Virginia [1] Person ID I208 Robinson Last Modified 12 Feb 2025
Father Joseph Phipps, b. 1730, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania , d. 1769, Guilford County, North Carolina (Age 39 years) Mother Unknown Unknown, bur. Burial Details Unknown Married 1749 [1] Family ID F868 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Ann Howell, b. Abt 1780, North Carolina , d. 1850, Independence, Grayson County, Virginia (Age 70 years) Children + 1. James Phipps, b. 2 May 1800, Grayson County, Virginia , d. 1860, Decatur County, Iowa (Age 59 years)+ 2. Samuel Phipps, b. Abt 1801, Grayson County, Virginia , d. Kentucky 3. Jean Phipps, b. Abt 1802, bur. Isaiah Phipps Cemetery, Grayson County, Virginia + 4. Aaron Phipps, b. Abt 1803, Grayson County, Virginia , d. Aft 1880 (Age 78 years)+ 5. William Phipps, b. Abt 1804, Grayson County, Virginia , d. 22 Oct 1862 (Age 58 years)+ 6. Elizabeth Phipps, b. Abt 1805, Grayson County, Virginia , d. 18 Nov 1851, Grayson County, Virginia (Age 46 years)+ 7. Mary Nancy Phipps, b. 26 Jan 1807, Virginia , d. 5 Sep 1876 (Age 69 years)+ 8. Isaiah Phipps, b. Abt 1808, Grayson County, Virginia , bur. Isaiah Phipps Cemetery, Grayson County, Virginia + 9. Patience Phipps, b. Abt 1810, Grayson County, Virginia , d. 4 Aug 1865 (Age 55 years)+ 10. Joseph Phipps, b. Abt 1812, Grayson County, Virginia , d. Aft 1870, Oregon (Age 59 years)+ 11. Benjamin H. Phipps, b. 1 Sep 1811, Grayson County, Virginia , d. 10 Apr 1901, Grayson County, Virginia (Age 89 years)+ 12. John Phipps, b. 1815, Grayson County, Virginia , bur. Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa + 13. David Phipps, b. 10 Mar 1817, Grayson County, Virginia , d. 1907, Grayson County, Virginia (Age 89 years)+ 14. Racsemy Sarah Phipps, b. Abt 1818, Grayson County, Virginia , bur. burial details unknown 15. Betsy Phipps, b. Abt 1818, Grayson County, Virginia , bur. Isaiah Phipps Cemetery, Grayson County, Virginia Last Modified 9 Jan 2022 Family ID F88 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1769 - Orange County, North Carolina 
Census - 1850 - Grayson County, Virginia 
Died - 1 May 1857 - Independence, Grayson County, Virginia 
Buried - - Isaiah Phipps Cemetery, Grayson County, Virginia = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones Phipps, Isaiah and Sarah Ann Howell Phipps 
Phipps, Isaiah home
Photo from Isaiah's grave of the valley where his home was on the creek on Brindle Creek Road
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Notes - Note on Find a Grave by Victoria Taylor True.
From Guilford, came the ancestors of the present Phipps families that descended from the two brothers Benjamin Phipps of whom I have already written and Isaiah Phipps here in Grayson County, Va., and Ashe and Alleghany Counties, N.C.
Isaiah Phipps [1769-1847] came here, as a young man; stayed with his brother Ben Phipps until he took up land and married a Miss How. His home was established west of the Fields place. He was a great hunter of wild game. The writer was told he killed early one morning two turkey gobblers and a big buck before breakfast. Game of all kin was plentiful here in his day and for a long time afterwards. He reared a large family of boys and girls. All of his sons and daughters moved away from the old homestead but two sons, Benjamin [1811-1901] and David Phipps [1817-1907]. - Longevity of Phipps Family of Grayson Seen As Remarkable
Independence, June 29 (Special). - There is a Phipps family living in Grayson county who are noted for longevity. The surviving members are: Marion Phipps, 88, who lives at Bridle Creek; Mrs. Sallie Reed, 86, who now lives at Buffalo, W.Va.; Creed Phipps, 84, of Bridle Creek; H.L. Phipps, 82, of Bridle Creek and Mrs. Polly DeBoard, 79, of Flatridge.
Their grandfather, Isaiah Phipps, with his brother Bennie Phipps, came to his county from Guilford county, N.C., just after the Revolution. Isaiah Phipps settled where the grandson, H.L. Phipps, now lives. Bennie Phipps settled nearby. These two pioneers left hundreds of descendants in this county and they are among the best citizens. The descendants of the two brothers divided politically, the family discussed in this article being Republicans in politics.
Was Confederate Veteran.
Marion Phipps served in the Confederate army and he and his brother, Creed, have lived the quiet life of farmers. One of the brothers died during the War Between the States, and the other, H.L. Phipps, became active in politics soon after gaining his majority. He was elected commissioner of the revenue, served as deputy sheriff for eight years and was elected sheriff for two terms. Although he was called upon to arrest many bad criminals it is said that he never carried a gun. He served as chairman of his party in the county for more than twenty years and when he resigned eight years ago his admirers presented him with a gold watch.
The eldest of this family, Marion Phipps, is able "to keep his corn row up" with the young people, and one passing his home today and seeing him hoeing his corm would scarcely dream that he was "eighty-eight years young."
The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia. Tuesday, 30 June 1931.
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- Note on Find a Grave by Victoria Taylor True.
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