Presbyterian clergyman who served as the fifth pastor of the East Hampton Church on Long Island from his ordination on May 15, 1811, until his resignation due to declining health on March 16, 1830.
| When Burke met | 1821 |
| Where Burke met | Easthampton, NY |
| Occupation | Clergy |
| Interaction with Burke | Did not help Burke |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | Wikitree |
| Memoir Pages | 113 |
Notes
Rev. Ebenezer Phillips (1785–1834) was a Presbyterian clergyman who served as the fifth pastor of the East Hampton Church on Long Island from his ordination on May 15, 1811, until his resignation due to declining health on March 16, 1830. Born in Greenville, New York, to Philetus Phillips and Esther Benedict, he descended from a notable lineage of ministers. During his East Hampton tenure, he lived in the Mulford House, maintained farmland, and served as principal of Clinton Academy. He also represented the Presbytery of Long Island at the 1815 General Assembly in Philadelphia. Phillips married a woman named Mary, and together they had one daughter, Esther Ann. Following his 1830 resignation, he relocated his family to Carmel, New York—variously noted in historical records as being in Putnam or Dutchess County—where he died on February 15, 1834, and was interred in Gilead Cemetery..
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.