Philip Syng Physick, MD

1768 - 1837  (69 years)

• Name	Philip Syng Physick
  Suffix	MD
  Birth	7 Jul 1768
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Dec 1837
  Burial	Christ Church Burial Ground, Phialdelphia, PA
  	FindAGrave Memorial 7596801
  Person ID	I7327	EC Roots
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Edmund Physick,   b. 1725, England d. Jun1 804, Philadelphia, PA
  Mother	Abigail Syng,   b. 28 Nov 1730   d. 10 Apr 1792 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Feb 1758
  Family ID	F2487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Emlen,   b. 1773   d. 19 Jun 1820 (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1800
  Divorce	Legally separated in 1815 [1]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Emlen Physick,   b. 6 Nov 1801   d. 7 Dec 1873 (Age 72 years)   2. Susan Dillwyn Physick,   b. 22 Jun 1803   d. 30 Nov 1857 (Age 54 years)   3. Philip Syng Physick, Jr.,   b. 1808   d. 7 Feb 1848 (Age 40 years) + 4. Emlen Physick,   b. 1812   d. 24 Apr 1859 (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F2488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Leavitt, Judith Walzer, Women and health in America, (University of Wisconsin Press), 71, 88. The father of two daughters and two sons, Philip Syng Physick was legally separated from his eife Elizabeth Emlen in 1815, a highly unusual circumstance at this time.[endnote 13] Note 13: The reasons behind the legal separation of Philip Syng and Elizabeth Emlen Physick remain s mystery. Family legend suggests the she held undue affections for her nephew Dr. John Syng Dorsey, while he was involved in a relationship with the family maid [personal communication,Hill-Physick Keith House staff, summer 1987] Elizabeth Physick's mental condition, or irreconcilable differences within the couple seems more likely causes for the separation.