Mary Ruth Philips (Gerrard) - Husband of Mary Ruth Gerrard

Robert Phillips, of Calvert County - theoretically the son of a baronet - settled in Calvert MD. It is unlikely this family has anything at all to do with a Puritan verified on the Winthrop fleet of 1630 http://www.winthropsociety.com/settlers.php#surnames

So the line of descent, for Dedham, MA, of Christopher > John, is much more likely.

The compiler site of http://www.conovergenealogy.com/dkcances/dkcances-o/p343.htm#i261231 is decent. You will notice both wives have fathers in MA.

Without going much further I'd suspect a disconnect is needed of Mary Ruth Philips from the Maryland guy. Check the birth places of the children.

Here's a Phillips DNA project with submitted pedigrees. I'm going to use it to disambiguate.

http://phillipsdnaproject.com/ylineage/pedigrees-by-family-group/47...

Ok I think this is sorted. The outstanding issue is Elizabeth Sargent

I've seen her listed as a possible wife for George Phillips, unconfirmed. So I'm inclined to leave her as "driftwood"

Thanks Erica :)