Frederick Philipse

Abt 1656 - 1702  (46 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 73 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Frederick Philipse
  Birth	Abt 1656
  1626 ???
  Gender	Male
  Prominent People	USA
  rich
  Death	1702	NY, NY
  Person ID	I326596	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2002

  
  

  Father	Frederick Philipse   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret Dacres   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F144418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine van Cortlandt   d. Abt 1730, NY, NY
  Marriage	Bef 1664
  Children	+ 1. Phillip Philipse Felypsen,   b. 1664, NY, New York, USA d. 1700, Barbados, West Indies (Age 36 years)   2. Adolphus Felypsen,   b. 1665, NY d. 1749 (Age 84 years) + 3. Annetie Philipse,   b. 1667   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rombout Philipse Felypsen,   b. 1670, NY, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F129938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2001

  
  

  Family 2	Margrieta Hardenbroeck   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F143973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2002

  
  

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• Notes

  A Colonial merchant in New Amsterdam who acquired large land tracts (90'000 acres) in Yonkers, the Bronx and along the Hudson river. Philipse was made Manor Lord of Philipsborough by Royal Charter in 1693. He had a manor house at Yonkers which later became the City Hall and another one at his Upper Mills, in North Tarrytown, New York. He married two widows Both marriages brought additional wealth to the Philipse fortune. Among other lucrative activities, Frederick Philipse was associated with Captain Samuel Burgess in the slave trade, privateering and outright piracy. In these ventures, a single voyage could yield 5'000 £. When he died, Frederick Philipse was one of the richest men in New York. His adopted daughter Eve De Vries Philpse married the younger son of Ollof Van Cortlandt, whose daughter was also Philipse’s second wife. His eldest son predeceased him, leaving him a grandson Frederick Philipse II. He was also survived by his second son Adolphus Philipse. His estate was split between these two descendents. Fortune: 24,000 £ 1700 Activity: Manor Lord Main property: Philipsborough Manor (1st Lord of the Manor) Other activities: merchant, slave trade and privateering operations (with Captain Samuel Burgess)