Philip Philipse

Philipse Manor Hall, the Lower Mills manor house

Philip Philipse (1663–1699) was the eldest son and heir of Frederick Philipse, a Dutch-born merchant trader, slaver, land baron, and 1st Lord of Philipsburg Manor. However, he died before his father, and by Frederick's will Philip's legacy was split between his bachelor brother Adolphus Philipse and his son Frederick Philipse II, who became the 2nd Lord of Philipse Manor.

Upon the death of his uncle in 1750, Frederick II inherited Adolphus' share as well, consolidating Philipse wealth in Philip's line.

Early life[]

Philip Philipse was the eldest son of Frederick Philipse (1626–1702), Lord of Philipsburg Manor and Margaret Hardenbroeck (c.1637–c.1690).^[1]

Lost inheritance[]

As eldest, he stood to inherit the Manor – holdings which reached 80 square miles of southernmost Westchester County – family commercial interests in shipping and slaving, and the hereditary title. He died in 1699 (some accounts 1700),^[2] predeceasing his father, who died in 1702.

By the terms of his father's will, dated 26th October, 1700, proved 1702, Philip's younger brother Adolphus^[3] received all the Manor north of Dobb's Ferry, including the present town. He was also named proprietor of a tract of land on the west bank of the Hudson north of Anthony's Nose and executor of Philip's estate.^[4] The balance passed on to Philip's son, Frederick Philipse II,^[5] establishing him as second Lord of Philipsborough Manor.^[6]

Upon the death of his bachelor uncle Adolphus in 1750, Frederick II inherited Adolphus' share of Philipse lands and commercial interests received from Frederick I, as well as the Highland Patent Adolphus had been granted by the Crown for lands purchased north of Westchester County between the Hudson River and the Connecticut Colony. Later known as the Philipse Patent, the roughly 250 square mile parcel became today's Putnam County.

Personal life[]

Philipse married Maria, daughter of John Sparke(s) of Devon, England, and Barbados, said but not proven to be the Governor of Barbados, in 1697.^[2] The couple had two children:^[7]

Maritje Maria Philipse (1687-1732), who married Jacobus Cromwell^[8]
Frederick Philipse (1698-1751), who married Johanna Brockholst in 1726.^[9]

References[]

^ Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site website: Philip Philipse, oldest son of Frederick Philipse I, and his wife, Mary, both passed away in Barbados in 1689 {stet}  (on September 14 and October 18, respectively). Their death notices, signed by the rector of nearby St. James Church, list cause of death as "belly ake", aka dysentery, a frequent cause of death during that time period on the island.
^ ^a ^b Morris, F.O., Philipse of Philipsburgh, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 10 (1856), p. 26: PHILIP PHILIPSE, of Philipsbourg, born in 1656, who married, at Barbadoes, in 1697 (whither he had been sent by his father to an estate he had there, called Spring Head, and where he quickly recovered his health, having been before of a very delicate constitution), Maria, youngest of the four daughters of ? Sparkes, Esq., governor of Barbadoes, by Joyce, his wife, daughter of ? Farmer, Esq., (two of whom had returned to their father's estate in Worcestershire, and the others accompanied their parents to the island), and, dying in 1700, left a son and successor. She also died in 1700.
^ "Philipse Family at Putnam County Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
^ Glenn, p. 258: "By the will of Frederick Philipse all that portion of the manor north of Dobb's Ferry, including the present town, became vested in Adolphus Philipse, his second son. This individual " was also proprietor" of a great tract of land north of " Anthony's Nose " and the executor of his brother Philip Philipse's estate, the latter having died in 1714. Adolphus died without issue in 1750, and the whole manor of Philipsborough descended to his nephew, Frederick Philipse, the nearest male heir of the grandfather. This nephew was born in 1698 upon the island of Barbadoes, at an estate called Springhead belonging to his father."
^ Philip PHILIPSE Frederick Philipse II birth date listed 1698, "Spring Head," Barbados
^ Purple, Edwin R., Contributions to the History of the Ancient Families of New York New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, vol. 9 (1878), pp. 119-124 ". . . FREDERICK PHILIPSE, only son of Philip and Maria (Sparks) Philipse, and grandson of Frederick and Margaret (Hardenbroeck) Philipse, of New York . . . was born at Spring Head, so-called, on the estate of his father, in Barbadoes, in 1695. Left an orphan in 1700, he was sent to New York the next year by desire of his grandfather, who immediately sold the Spring Head estate, so that his grandson might not afterwards be induced to settle in Barbadoes, an arrangement that gave great displeasure, to his mother's relatives. "
^ Philip Philipse genealogy
^ Maritje Philipse genealogy
^ Frederick Philipse genealogy

Sources[]

Eberlein, Harold D., and Cortlandt V. Hubbard. Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley. New York, 1942.
Pelletreau, William S. History of Putnam County, New York. Philadelphia, 1886.

[1] Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site website: Philip Philipse, oldest son of Frederick Philipse I, and his wife, Mary, both passed away in Barbados in 1689 {stet} <!-- Should read no earlier than 1698 --> (on September 14 and October 18, respectively). Their death notices, signed by the rector of nearby St. James Church, list cause of death as "belly ake", aka dysentery, a frequent cause of death during that time period on the island.

[Morris-2] Morris, F.O., Philipse of Philipsburgh, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 10 (1856), p. 26: PHILIP PHILIPSE, of Philipsbourg, born in 1656, who married, at Barbadoes, in 1697 (whither he had been sent by his father to an estate he had there, called Spring Head, and where he quickly recovered his health, having been before of a very delicate constitution), Maria, youngest of the four daughters of ? Sparkes, Esq., governor of Barbadoes, by Joyce, his wife, daughter of ? Farmer, Esq., (two of whom had returned to their father's estate in Worcestershire, and the others accompanied their parents to the island), and, dying in 1700, left a son and successor. She also died in 1700.

[3] "Philipse Family at Putnam County Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2015-03-02.

[4] Glenn, p. 258: "By the will of Frederick Philipse all that portion of the manor north of Dobb's Ferry, including the present town, became vested in Adolphus Philipse, his second son. This individual " was also proprietor" of a great tract of land north of " Anthony's Nose " and the executor of his brother Philip Philipse's estate, the latter having died in 1714. Adolphus died without issue in 1750, and the whole manor of Philipsborough descended to his nephew, Frederick Philipse, the nearest male heir of the grandfather. This nephew was born in 1698 upon the island of Barbadoes, at an estate called Springhead belonging to his father."

[5] Philip PHILIPSE Frederick Philipse II birth date listed 1698, "Spring Head," Barbados

[6] Purple, Edwin R., Contributions to the History of the Ancient Families of New York New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, vol. 9 (1878), pp. 119-124 ". . . FREDERICK PHILIPSE, only son of Philip and Maria (Sparks) Philipse, and grandson of Frederick and Margaret (Hardenbroeck) Philipse, of New York . . . was born at Spring Head, so-called, on the estate of his father, in Barbadoes, in 1695. Left an orphan in 1700, he was sent to New York the next year by desire of his grandfather, who immediately sold the Spring Head estate, so that his grandson might not afterwards be induced to settle in Barbadoes, an arrangement that gave great displeasure, to his mother's relatives. "

[7] Philip Philipse genealogy

[8] Maritje Philipse genealogy

[9] Frederick Philipse genealogy

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