Frederick Philipse II
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Frederick Philipse II (1698-1751) was the second Lord of Philipsburg Manor. He was the son of Philip Philipse,[1][2] eldest son of Frederick Philipse I, Lord of the Philipsburg Manor, and Maria Sparks, daughter of the Governor of Barbados.[3][4][5]
Upon the death of his bachelor uncle Adolphus Philipse 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.
Upon Frederick II's passing Philipsburg Manor was bequeathed to his son, Frederick Philipse III, the third Lord, and the Highland Patent was divided among Frederick II's surviving offspring, Philip Philipse, Mary Philipse, and Susanna.[6] Later known as the Philipse Patent, the roughly 250 square mile parcel became today's Putnam County New York.
Biography
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Philipse' mother died shortly after his birth. Following his father's death in 1700, young Frederick went to New York to live with his grandfather, Frederick I. When his grandfather died in 1702, Frederick was raised by his grandfather's wife, Catharine Van Cortlandt, who took him to England to be educated. He studied law in England, and upon reaching his majority, he inherited a large part of the Philipse estate and became the second Lord of Philipsburg.
Frederick Philipse II served as a Justice of the Peace, an Alderman and, between 1721 and 1728, Speaker of the Assembly. He was appointed Third Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature in 1731. He took office as Second Justice in 1733, a position that he held until his death in 1751.
On April 6, 1733, Frederick Philipse II, as a committee member, helped to lay out the original Bowling Green in NYC. Later that year, he became one of the lessee's in charge of Bowling Green at the cost of one peppercorn per year.[7]
Justice Philipse was a member of the majority that found in favor of Governor Cosby in Cosby v Van Dam, the 1733 case that precipitated the political crises that led to the Zenger trial. As Second Justice, Philipse participated in the 1741 New York Slave Conspiracy trials which, based upon questionable testimony, resulted in death sentences for thirty-four defendants.[8]
When he died, Philipsburg Manor passed on to Frederick Philipse III, along with the Highland Patent to extensive lands in Dutchess County known as the Philipse Patent that in turn became today's Putnam County, New York.
Family
He left surviving him his wife Johanna, two sons, Frederick his heir, and Philip, to whom was devised (in equal portions with his sisters) the upper highland patent of Philipstown, and three daughters, Susannah, wife of Mr. Beverley Robinson, Mary, (who married Col. Roger Morris) whom he calls in his will his second daughter, and Margaret, called his youngest. They had nine children baptized in the Dutch Church in New York, but their daughter Mary's baptism does not appear here, if the published date of her birth, July 5, 1730, is correct.[9]
References
- ^ Morris, F.O., Philipse of Philipsburgh, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 10 (1856), p. 26 [1] "FREDERICK PHILIPSE, second lord of Philipsbourg, founder of St. John's church, Yonkers, born in 1698, at Barbadoes, was sent, in 1701, to New York, by desire of his grandfather, who immediately sold the estate, called Spring Head, in Barbadoes, for ??10,000, that the property might not afterwards be an inducement to his grandson to settle in that island, an arrangement which so displeased his mother's relations, that Mr. Farmer, dying soon after his neice [sic], Maria, left all his large fortune to Mrs. Sparkes, and only a legacy of 10,000 pounds to his grandnephew, Frederick Philipse, who died of consumption A.D. 1751, aged 52, and left Philipsbourg and most of his houses in New York (bequeathed to him by his grandfather) to his son Frederick, with reversion to his son Philip, if Frederick should not marry; but if either of' them married and had only daughters, then the properties were to go to his own daughters, Susanna, (afterwards Mrs. Col. Robinson) and Mary, (afterwards Mrs. Col. Morris). He married, in 1726, Johanna, youngest daughter of Anthony Brockholes, Esq., . . . fourth Governor of New York after its cession to Great Britain, by Susanna Maria, his wife, daughter of Paulus Aemilius Schrect, of the Pompton Estate, in New Jersey, who had emigrated from West Friesland, and had issue by her, who was killed in 1765 by a fall from her carriage, no surgical assistance being at hand. . . ."
- ^ Purple, Edwin R., "Contributions to the History of the Ancient Families of New York: Varleth-Varlet-Varleet-Verlet-Verleth," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, vol. 9 (1878), pp. 119-124 [2] ". . . 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. His grandfather died Nov. 6, 1702, leaving him a large estate, including the "Yonkers plantation," and by the death.of his uncle, Adolph Philipse, the whole manor of Philipsburg, in Westchester County, with the upper Highland patent of Philipstown, in Putnam County, became vested in him as the nearest male heir of his grandfather, Frederick. He died in New York, July 26, 1751, of consumption; arid was buried in the family vault in the Dutch Church, at Sleepy Hollow, near Tarrytown. The following notice of his death Is from the York Gazette, etc., for July 29, 1751: "New York, July 29, 1751: Last Friday Evening departed this Life, in the 56th year of his Age, the Honorable FREDERICK PHILIPSE, Esq., one of his Majesty's Justices of the Supreme Court of this Province, and a Representative in our General Assembly for the County of Westchester. He was a Gentleman conspicuous for an abundant Fortune; but it was not his Wealth that constituted his Merit; his Indulgence and Tenderness to his Tenants, his more than Parental Affection for his Children, and his increased Liberality to the Indigent, surpassed the Splendor of his Estate, and procured him a more unfeigned Regard than can be purchased with Opulence, or gained by Interest. There were perhaps few Men that ever equalled him in those obliging and benevolent Manners, which, at the same Time that they attracted the Love of his Inferiors, created him all the Respect and Veneration due to his Rank and Station. That he was a Lover of his Country, is gloriously attested by his being repeatedly elected into the Assembly for the last 27 Years of his Life. He had a Disposition extremely social, and was what few ever attain to be, a good Companion. But what I have said of his Character is far from being a finished Portrait; it is only a sketch of some few of his Excellent Qualities, many features I am sure, have escaped me; but I dare say, that those I have attempted, are not set off with false colours, but drawn faithfully from the Life." He left surviving him his wife Johanna, two sons, Frederick his heir, and Philip, to whom was devised (in equal portions with his sisters) the upper highland patent of Philipstown, and three daughters, Susannah, wife of Mr. Beverley Robinson, Mary, whom he calls in his will his second daughter, and Margaret, called his youngest. They had nine children baptized in the Dutch Church in New York, but their dau. Mary's baptism (who married Col. Roger Morris) does not appear here, if the published date of her birth, July 5, 1730, is correct. His wife was killed by a fall from her carriage, on the Highland estate, in 1765. Frederick and Johanna (Brockholst) Philipse, had issue: 1. FREDERICK PHILIPSE, born Sept. I2, bap. Sept. 14, 1720. . . . 2. SUSANNA PHILIPSE, bap. Feb. 3, 1723. . . . 3. PHILIPPUS PHILIPSE, bap. Aug. 28, 1724. 4. MARIA (MARY) PHILIPSE bap. March 30, 1726. . . . 5. SUSANNA PHILIPSE, bap. Sept. 20, 1727. . . . 6. MARY PHILIPSE, born July 5, 1730. . . . 7. MARGARITA PHILIPSE, bap. Feb. 4, 1733. . . . 8. ANTHONY PHILIPSE, bap. July 13, 1735. . . . 9. JOANNA PHILIPSE, bap. Sept. 19, 1739. . . . 10. ADOLPHUS PHILIPSE, bap. Mar. 10, 1742. . . ."
- ^ 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 retumed 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 Manor Hall State Historic Site website [3] Philip Philipse, oldest son of Frederick Philipse I, and his wife, Mary, both passed away in Barbados in 1689 (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.
- ^ Philip PHILIPSE [4] Frederick Philipse II birth date listed 1698, "Spring Head," Barbados
- ^ French's Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860): “The Philipses Patent… divided among the remaining three [children] Philip… Susannah married to Beverly Robinson, and Mary married to Col. Roger Morris. On the 7th of Feb 1754, the patent was divided into 9 lots: 3, each 4 mi. square, bordering upon the Hudson and denominated ‘water lots;’ 3, each 4 mi. wide by 12 long, extending N. and S. across the patent, and denominated ‘long lots;’ 3, each 4 mi. square, upon the E. border denominated ‘back lots.’ Philip, Susannah and Mary Philipse each owned one of each kind of lots.
- ^ Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site website [5]
- ^ Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site website [6] On March 1, 1741, Caesar became the first slave arrested in what became known as the “1741 New York Slave Conspiracy.” Eventually, 154 black conspirators and 20 white collaborators were arrested for suspected involvement. The justices overseeing the trials, including Frederick Philipse II, were responsible for sentencing 34 “plotters” to death and 91 others to transportation from the colony of New York.
- ^ Purple, Edwin R., "Contributions to the History of the Ancient Families of New York: Varleth-Varlet-Varleet-Verlet-Verleth," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, vol. 9 (1878), pp. 119-124 [7]
- 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.
- Conflicting dates given for death of Frederick II's father Philip Philipse: 1700, and 1689, both accounts indicating his wife passed at the same time.