ary ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁– ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 7 7 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁minister ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Church ▁in ▁And over , ▁Massachusetts . ▁His ▁son , ▁John ▁Phill ips , ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Phill ips ▁Ex eter ▁Academy , ▁and ▁his ▁grand son , ▁Samuel ▁Phill ips ▁Jr ., ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Phill ips ▁Academy ▁And over ▁and ▁shortly ▁the ▁lieutenant ▁governor ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Phill ips ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁S alem , ▁Massachusetts ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 6 9 0 . ▁ ▁Phill ips ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁el dest ▁child ▁and ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Phill ips ▁and ▁Mary ▁Em erson ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁sib lings , ▁including ▁one ▁half - s ister : ▁ ▁P atience ▁died ▁young . ▁ ▁Sarah ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 6 9 2 ▁– ▁ 1 7 3 7 ) ▁married ▁William ▁White , ▁of ▁Ha ver hill , ▁in ▁Boston ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 7 1 6 . ▁ ▁Before ▁her ▁marriage , ▁she ▁was ▁probably ▁living ▁with ▁a ▁relative ▁or ▁friend ▁in ▁Boston ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁living ▁with ▁her ▁father ▁Samuel ▁Phill ips ▁of ▁S alem . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁eleven ▁children . ▁ ▁Mary ▁( August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 6 9 4 ▁– ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 5 )