Frederick Philipse (bef. 1627 - 1702)

Born before 8 Mar 1627 in Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland

Husband of Margarete (Hardenbroeck) Philipse — married 28 Oct 1662 in Nieuw Amsterdam, Nieuw Nederland

Husband of Catherine Van Cortlandt — married 6 Dec 1692 in Province of New York

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1702 after age 75 in Westchester, Province of New York

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Biography

Frederick Philipse is Notable.

Fredrick, son of Philippus Douwes and his wife Ebel/Ibel Feddricks, was baptized on 08 Mar 1627 in Bolsward, Friesland. ^[1]

"A famous farm and dwelling was that of Frederick Philipse (or Flypsen, as it was originally written), who, born in Friesland in 1626 and a carpenter by trade, sought fortune and found it in New Amsterdam. In 1662, he married the energetic Margaret Hardenbrook, widow of Peter Rudolphus De Vries, a merchant-trader of New Amsterdam, who left her a large fortune. Margaret Philipse went repeatedly to Holland in her own ships and bought and traded in her own name. Philipse soon became the richest man in New Amsterdam; and soon after Margaret's death remarried, in 1692, another heiress, Catharine van Cortlandt, widow of John Derval, and daughter of Olaff Stevensz van Cortlandt. His house, built in 1682, altered and enlarged by his grandson, is still standing; and is now used as the Town Hall of Yonkers. The original staircase was brought from Holland. The house was surrounded by fine trees and gardens in its early days. Philipse also had two hundred and forty square miles. He owned 40 slaves.

In 1685 Philipse imported about 50 slaves directly from Angola on his own ship.^[2] He was also a known trading partner of Madagascar pirate-merchant Adam Baldridge, employing traders like Thomas Mostyn and John Thurber to make the New York-to-Madagascar voyages. In the 1690s, Baldridge supplied many of the slaves traded and owned by the Philipse family; in return Philipse sent Baldridge guns, alcohol, and other supplies much in demand by pirates.^[3]

[1]Many New Yorkers were cheating the revenue laws by smuggling, some of them sent out ships to trade with pirates for stolen goods, and some of them became pirates themselves. One of the privateers was Captain William Kidd, later hanged in England after being convicted of piracy. Kidd used some of his wealth to build a fine home and helped establish the first Trinity Church[2]. Other financiers of piracy were Frederick Philipse, Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Peter Schuyler, and Thomas Willet.

In 1699 Fred and Catherine built the church at Fredericksborough (Sleepy Hollow) where he built, in 1683, Castle Philipse, a stone fortification for protection against the Indians. ^[4]

Abstract of his will - to his " grand son Frederick Phillipse, born at Barbadoes, only son of my eldest son Philip deceased, the house in New York where I now live, with the house next door and the bolting house and the middle ware house towards the New street and to extend to ye Broad street, and 2 houses lying near the Old Stadt House, now in tenure of Mr. Caret and Mr. Droytet. Also all those lands in the county of Westchester, To wit, That Island called Papiriniman, with the meadow and Bridge and Toll right, and all the lands and meadows called the Yonckers Plantation, with the houses and mills within the Patent. Also a piece of land in the Mile Square lately bought of Michael Hawdon. And all that tract of land extending from the Yonckers Plantation to a creek called by the Indians Wysquaqua and by the Christians Wm Portuguese creek, thence to the head thereof, from thence on an east line to the creek called the Yonckers creek, and thence the same course to Bronx river, and also i my meadow at Tappan. To son Adolph Phillipse the house Isaac Marquise lives in, and a house on Stone Street, next to Isaac De Forrest, and an old house formerly John Riders. Also my tract at the upper mills, in Westchester...Also 1/2 of a saw mill at Manaroneck bought of Domine Selyns, and the meadow at Tappan, bought of Dr. George Lockhart. Leaves houses in New York to daughter Eva, wife of Jacobus Van Cortlandt, and to daughter Anatji, wife of Philip Freiich. Leaves house on Broadway to his wife Catharine. Makes his son Adolph and son in law Jacobus Van Cortlandt executors. Dated Oct. 26, 1700. Proved Dec. 9, 1702. Liber 7. P. 109. Pages 16-18 Westchester Co., N. Y., 1664-1684. ^[5]

Frederick Flypsen (or Phillipse) was the richest man in New York at the time. He was the proprietor of the Manor of Phillipsburg, Westchester Co., N. Y., 1664-1684. "Frederick Philipse, the executor of John Leggett's will, was at this time the wealthiest citizen on the continent, and one of the most distinguished citizens in the Province of New York. When, after the Dutch had regained New York and money was needed for its defense, it was resolved to raise it by forced loan by the most affluent inhabitants, and Fred. Philips heads the list of 62 names assessed for 80,000 guilders. He was a member of Council under the English Governors from Andros to Bellamont. In 1680 he acquired the Manor, and was first lord of Phillipsburgh, Westchester County, NY. He died 1702, aged seventy-six years." ^[6]

Established Philipsburgh Manor, New Netherland

Church Records

Marriage

• 1662 Oct 28 Fredrick Philipszen, Van Bolswaert, en Margariet Hardenbroeck, Wede. Van Pieter Rudolphs. ^[7]
• 1692 Nov 30 De Hr. Fredrick Philipszen, Wedr. Van Margariet Hardens, en Catharina Van Cortlant, Wede. Van John Der Val, beyde wonende alhier. den 30 Nov. met een licentie. ^[7]

Children's baptisms

1. 1663. den 18 Mart. Frederick Philipszen, Margareta Hardenbroeck. Philip. Witnesses: Abel Hardenbroeck en syn husvr.^[8]

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1. 1665 Nov 15 Adolphus, Frederick Philipszen, Margriet Hardenbroeck. Wit.: Johan Hardenbroeck, Abel Hardenbroeck, Ursel Hardenbroeck.^[10]
2. 1667 Nov 27 Annetie, Fredrick Philipszen, Margriet Hardenbroeck. Wit.: Johannes Hardenbroeck, Maria Hardenbroeck. ^[11]
3. 1670 Jan 09 Rombout, Fredrick Philipszen, Margariet Hardenbroeck. Wit.: Belitie Hardenbroeck. ^[12]

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Philipse

1. ↑ "Netherlands, Friesland Province, Church Records, 1543-1911," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-32998-25488-64?cc=2040000 : accessed 18 July 2015), Nederlands Hervormd > Bolsward > Dopen 1621-1637, 1772-1812 Trouwen 1607-1640 > image 10 of 785; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague). right page, fourth entry boek 3/4.IV
2. ↑ Lewis, Tom (2007). The Hudson: A History. Yale University Press. pp. 109–112. ISBN 0-300-11990-9.
3. ↑ Jameson, John Franklin (1923). Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period: Illustrative Documents. New York: Macmillan. pp. 180–188.
4. ↑ Dutch New York by Esther Singleton which is on-line at: https://archive.org/stream/dutchnewyork02sing/dutchnewyork02sing_djvu.txt
5. ↑ https://ia801407.us.archive.org/21/items/earlywillsofwest00pel/earlywillsofwest00pel.pdf
6. ↑ Rev. Theodore A. Legget and A. Hatfield, Jr. "Early Settlers of West Farms, Westchester County, N. Y." In The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 80. 1st ed. Vol. 45. New York, N.Y.: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1914.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Samuel S. Purple. "Marriages from 1639 to 1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York" In Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. I. New York: Printed for the Society, 1890.
8. ↑ Evans, page 69.
9. ↑ Hoff, Henry B. "Identity of Eva (Philipse) Van Cortlandt," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 124 (1993), issue 3, page 154.
10. ↑ Evans, page 81.
11. ↑ Evans, page 89.
12. ↑ Evans, page 97.

• Bielinski, Stefan. Frederic Philipse, The People of Colonial Albany (website), New York State Museum, Albany. Accessed July 17, 2015.
• Bielinski, Stefan. An American Loyalist the Ordeal of Frederick Philipse III. Staatsburg, N.Y.: State of New York, New York State Parks & Recreation, Taconic State Park & Recreation Commission, 1976.
• Evans, Thomas Grier. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. Baptisms from 25 December, 1639 to 27 December, 1730." Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol 2. New York: Printed for the Society, 1901.
• Hoff, F.A.S.G., Henry B. "Identity of Eva (Philipse) Van Cortlandt." In The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 153-155. 3rd ed. Vol. 124. New York, N.Y.: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1993.
• Hoffman, M.Sc., F.G.B.S., William J. "A Cousin of Rembrandt in New Amsterdam." In The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 19-25. 1st ed. Vol. 70. New York, N.Y.: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1939.
• Horne, Field, and Sleepy Hollow Restorations. "The Friesland Ancestry of Frederick Philipse." In The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 201-204. 4th ed. Vol. 109. New York, N.Y.: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1978.
• Pelletreau, William S. Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York. Vol. I. New York: [Printed for the Society], 1893. 369-374.
• Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families, Genealogical Society of Bergen County website, njgsbc.org. File: BCFam-Phillips.pdf, page 5: "Roosa, Dirk." Accessed 11 Jun 2016. https://www.njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/
• Wikipedia contributors, "Frederick Philipse," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frederick_Philipse&oldid=708808420 (accessed June 11, 2016).
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rgclarke11&id=I246
• http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ancestorsearch&id=I3077

See also:

• https://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/furtrade.html
• Wikipedia: Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
• http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/philipse-frederick.html
• http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/philipse-manor.html

Acknowledgements

• This profile was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010.