Birthplace: Gillingham; aged 23 in 1700.
Foster:Phillips, John, s. William, of Gillingham, Dorset, pleb. Hart Hall, matric. 10 June 1696, aged 18, BA 1700; MA from King's Coll., Cambridge, 1706, rector of Shafton St Rumbolds alias Cann, Dorset, 1714. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Venn: M.A. from KING'S, 1706. S. of William, of Gillingham, Dorset. Matric. (Hart Hall, Oxford) June 10, 1696, age 18; B.A. (Oxford) 1700. Ord. deacon (Oxford); priest (Sarum) May 23, 1703. R. of St Peter and Holy Trinity, Shaftesbury, 1704-13. Chaplain to Earl Rosebery. R. of Semley, Wilts., 1708. R. of Shaftesbury St Rumbold, Dorset, 1714-35. Died 1735. To be distinguished from a contemporary namesake, chaplain at Plymouth, commission renewed, 1715, for whom see Al. Oxon. (Al. Oxon.; F. S. Hockaday.)
Note that there is another John Phillips of Hart Hall, matric 1692.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | Ordi(candidate for ordination) | Phillips, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1700 | Ordi(ordination) | Phillips, Johannes | / | deacon | View |
| 1708 | Appt(Institution) | Philipps, Joh'es | Sembleigh / | Rector | View |
| 1714 | Libc | Phillips, Johannes | Semleigh / | Rector | View |
| 1735 | Vac(Death) | Phillips, blank | Semly otherwise Seamleigh / | Rector | View |