Philip Fithian was born in Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, in 1747. His parents, Joseph and Hannah (Vickers) Fithian, were Delaware Valley grain growers. As the eldest of seven children, Fithian was destined to inherit the family farm and spend the rest of his life working it in the way that Joseph had taught him.
Philip Fithian was born in Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, in 1747. His parents were grain farmers from the Delaware Valley. As the eldest of seven children, Fithian was destined to inherit and work the family farm, just as his father had done.