·       James Hoggatt to Benjamin Philips 7 Jul 1798, 347 acres south side of Cumberland River, deed book D, page 464

·       William Lytle to Benjamin Philips 5 Jan 1801, 100 acres Davidson County, deed book E, page 273

·       Dempsey Fields, et ux to Benjamin Philips 11 Oct 1803, Tract Davidson County, deed book F, page 84

·       William Watkins to Benjamin Philips 9 Feb 1808, 227 Acres on Stones Lick Branch, deed book G page 300.

·       Jacob Battle to Benjamin Philips, et al 8 Oct 1811, Power of Atty.

·       William Lytle Jr. to Benjamin Philips 26 Jul 1815, 31 ¾ acres Stones Lick Branch

Benjamin Philips' sons, Jesse and William were both under age and as a result they were placed in guardianship under Mathew Barrow who rented the land to James Ridley. 

A year later, Benjamin’s brother, Joseph Philips who was his executor, reported to the court (Davidson Co. Court Book 8, pages 48-49) that Mathew Barrow had resigned as guardian and Benjamin’s son-in-law John Stark Williams was appointed guardian and the land was no longer rented by James Ridley who had not paid the rent.  A year later Joseph Philips died and his son-in-law William Williams, a local Judge, became executor of Benjamin’s estate.

T0 the worshipfull court of Davidson County

          lyntternero (?) In the year 1820 and month of February, James Ridley leased the plantation whereon Benjamin Philips lived & died from Mathew Barrow, guardian of Wm H Philips and Jesse H Philips, sons of said Benjamin Philips – said Ridley agreed to pay to said Barrow 800 dollars per annum for four years thereafter promised to enter into bond with security to pay the same.  But from some cause, not known to the undersigned, said Ridley although often solicited, has failed to comply with the latter part of the contract – The agreement aforesaid made by said Barrow and Ridley is on record in the county of Davidson at January term of this court.  Barrow resigned his guardianship and the subscriber was appointed in his stead; and is fearfull that his wards may suffer in their estate by the refusal or inability of said Ridley to comply with his contract.  The object therefore of this remonstrance is to cancel the contract made by said Barrow with said Ridley in order that your remonstrant may leave the control of the real estate of his wards.

(Joseph Philips signature)

I am willing that the court shall cancel the contract

(James Ridley signature)

A paper writing, produced in court by Joseph Philips, guardian to William Philips and James Ridley is by the request of said parties ordered to be entered of record.

The 1920 Davidson County Census shows the following for John Williamson who was William Hinton and Jesse Hinton's guardian at that time:

1820 United States Federal Census
about John Williamson

It does not appear that Benjamin’s sons William and Jesse were living with their guardian in the 1820 census.

James Ridley’s house was pictured in the book “History of Homes and Gardens of Tennessee (1936) by the Garden Study Club of Nashville”.

I found the following references to Mathew Barlow that seem to identify him:

37-138.
MATTHEW BARROW, Davidson Co., Tenn. for "love and affection" for his son, JOHN BARROW, deeded him several tracts of land: about 289 acres adjoining town of Jackson, Tenn.; an interest he had in 5000 acres on the Big Hatchey River and a tract "on the waters of the south fork of the forked deer river" (inserted here "Lauderdale", perhaps alluding to this tract being located in Lauderdale Co., Tenn.) Sept. 8, 1845. Reg Sept. 17, 1845. No wits.

When Benjamin’s sons received the land, they must have sold it and purchased other land.  William purchased land at the end of Hogan Road near his father-in-law Jesse Maxwell on Franklin Pike while Jesse purchased land on Nolensville Road just inside of Williamson County.

Thomas Hardeman assignee of John Holliday 640 Acres – South Side of Cumberland and Waters of Mill Creek, Grant 399 Issued 26 June 1793, D1826

State of North Carolina Davidson County surveyed for Thomas Hardeman assignee of John Holliday a preemption of Six hundred and forty Acres of Land agreeable to the enclosed Warrant Number 162 The entry dated January 19th 1784.  Lying on the South Side of Cumberland River and Waters of Mill Creek beginning at a dogwood Saplin west Seventeen poles to a red oak on the bank of hogans branch Being James Rays north east Corner thence a conditional line with Ray South West thirty three poles to an elm thence West with Rays North boundary two hundred and twenty Six poles to the Corner Continued West forty Six poles farther to a sugar tree thence north three hundred and thirty eight poles to an ash thence east three hundred and ten poles to a white ash and dogwood thence South three hundred and twelve poles to the beginning Crossing his Spring branch at 136 poles Hogans branch at 304 poles.

Below is an overlay map created by the authors of the book “Founding of the Cumberland Settlements” showing the location of the above and other NC land grants in this area.  This grant covers the location of the “Phillips” house in the map below that.

The book Historical Southern Families (Vol. V) contains the following which indicates that William Hinton Philips didn’t end up with Jesse Maxwell’s 640 acre land grant, although he may have gotten the small portion across Franklin Road where the name “Phillips” appears in the 1871 map of Davidson County:

The 1850 Davidson County Federal Census lists Benjamin Philip’s oldest son William Philips (born 25 Dec 1802) and his wife Elizabeth Maxwell (married 17 August 1824), daughter of Jesse Maxwell, and their six children living on land worth $5,000.  Notice in the map above that the name “Phillips” appears on the portion of Jesse Maxwell’s land that lies west of Franklin Pike.

On this same page of the 1850 census we find John Overton, son of Judge John Overton living with his wife Harriet, their children John and Ann, and his mother, Mary McConnell White.  His land was valued at $208,000.

Historical Southern Families, Vol V has a paragraph about William Hinton Philips with sons Henry and Jesse who aren’t listed in the1850 census in Davidson County shown above:

However, Henry and Jesse show up in the 1850 census for Haywood County TN District 2, apparently getting ready for the rest of the family to join them prior to the 1860 census.

The 1860 Federal Census shows William Hinton Philips living in District 2 of Haywood County TN with land worth $4,000 and a total worth of $16,700:

In 1880 Benjamin S. Philips is listed in Davidson County living with his sister Emma A. and brother Andrew Jackson Philips:

In 1891 the list of male voters for Davidson County TN lists B. S. Phillips as being 65 years of age.