▁and ▁after ▁she ▁died ▁Ab ig ail ▁Web b ▁of ▁Fair field , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁Child ▁with ▁second ▁wife ▁Sarah ▁May field , ▁married ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 7 0 4 : ▁ ▁P atience ▁( August ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 7 0 6 ▁– ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 7 7 3 ) ▁married ▁Rev . ▁David ▁Jew ett ▁of ▁New ▁London , ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁She ▁met ▁Jew itt ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁the ology ▁student ▁at ▁Harvard . ▁ ▁Jew itt ▁was ▁ill ▁and ▁she ▁helped ▁bring ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁good ▁health . ▁ ▁She ▁also , ▁according ▁to ▁parish ▁records ▁in ▁New ▁London , ▁was ▁born ▁with ▁one ▁hand , ▁but ▁was ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁tasks ▁those ▁with ▁two ▁could . ▁His ▁grand father ▁was ▁Rev . ▁Samuel ▁Phill ips ▁of ▁Row ley ▁and ▁his ▁great - grand father ▁George ▁Phill ips ▁of ▁Wat ert own , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁Wat ert own ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁its ▁First ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church . ▁ ▁Phill ips ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁Harvard ▁College ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 7 0 4 ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁about ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁teaching ▁in ▁Che b acco ▁( former ly ▁a ▁parish ▁of ▁I ps wich ▁and ▁currently ▁Es sex ), ▁Massachusetts , ▁he ▁became ▁more ▁focused ▁on ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁min istry . ▁ ▁Ministry ▁▁