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Steven,
I am a direct descendant of the Solomon Phipps (1619-1671) who arrived in Charlestown, MA from England in 1641. I have pretty much given up my genealogy research the past five years or so after documenting this as fact, with the help of DNA testing. Nevertheless I remain intrigued by the possibility of taking my paternal ancestry back.
Your posts raised a couple of points which might help us both, although I do think the chances are slim.
First, your oldest proven (correct?) paternal ancestor is one Samuel Phipps, whose father just may have been a Joseph Phipps. My take on naming patterns comes in here, and is in disagreement with the pattern cited in most genealogy commentary on the internet. In brief, I can make a fairly strong case that first sons were named after the father and second sons were named after the paternal grandfather - at least in my line. This would mean that my Solomon's father was either Solomon or Samuel, and in brief the odds overwhelmingly favor the latter.
I've tried to search, without much success, for a Samuel Phipps in England who might be my Solomon's father, and have some up with very few candidates. My speculative guess is that there simply were not a lot of Samuel Phippes in England in the appropriate time frame. I'd also note that Solomon's third son was named Joseph.
This leads me to think, given naming patterns, that your Samuel Phipps just might have had a father or grandfather or more distant forebearer also named Samuel, and thus somehow might be connected to my line.
My second point is far less convoluted. I'm weak on the science of DNA, but have the record of my own testing and would be more than willing to share it for comparison with yours. If you think it might be useful, let me know directly at russphipps@myfairpoint.net.
In any event, good luck
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