Philip Minis (July 11, 1734 – March 6, 1789) was an American merchant, and the first white male born in the colony of Savannah, Province of Georgia.
[2] Minis was born on July 11, 1734,[3] the year following his parents' arrival in the Savannah colony after emigrating from England.
[4] The third child of nine of Abraham and Abigail Minis (after sisters Leah and Esther), he was the first white male born in the colony.
Philip and Judith's other children were daughters Abigail (1775–1835), Frances "Fanny" (1776–1827) and Philippa (or Phillipa) (1789–1865), and son Abraham (1778–1801).
[10] The following year, the Minis women petitioned Governor James Wright and the Royal Council of Georgia for safe passage to join Philip in Charleston.
His obituary in the Georgia Gazette stated he was "an affectionate husband, a dutiful son, tender father and kind brother; in short, he was in every sense of the word a truly honest man.