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. It owned both the vast hereditary estate in lower

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, Philipsburg Manor, the family seat, and the roughly Highland Patent, later known as the "Philipse Patent", in time today's

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during the Revolutionary War, the family had its lands seized in 1779 by the Revolutionary government of the

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. 120–121. and sold by its Commissioners of Forfeitures. Though never compensated for their losses by the Colonial government, various family members did receive payments from the British government in following years. File:Philipsburg manor map.png, Map of Philipsburg Manor with current borders overlaid on the property File:Map of Philipse Patent (showing the Oblong and Gore).png, Map of Philipse Patent (showing the Oblong and the Gore)

History

The family is of Frisian origin.

Frederick Philipse Frederick Philipse (born Frederick Flypsen;Appleton, W.S. ''The Heraldic Journal, Recording the Amorial Bearings and Genealogies of American Families'', Wiggen & Lunt, Boston, 1867 1626 in Bolsward, Netherlands – December 23, 1702), first Lord ...

(1636–1702), first Lord and founder of Philipsburg Manor, had eleven children with his first wife, Margaret Hardenbrook de Vries. She died in 1691. A year later, Frederick married the widow Catharine Van Cortlandt Derval, who survived him for many years.Glenn, Thomas Allen
''Some colonial mansions and those who lived in them: With genealogies of the various families mentioned''
H. T. Coates & company, Philadelphia, 1900 She was the sister of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, an adviser to the provincial governor. Her brother Jacobus Van Cortlandt married Frederick's adopted daughter Eva and their son Frederick Van Cortlandt later built the

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in the

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. Jacobus and Eva's daughter, Mary, was the mother of

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by her marriage to Peter Jay.

Principal offspring

* Adolphus Philipse: In 1697 Adolphus, Frederick's second son, purchased a tract from Dutch traders which received British Royal sanction as the " Highland Patent". Subsequently, known as the "Philipse Patent", the roughly parcel extended eastward from the Hudson River at the northern border of

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some 20 or so miles to the Colony of Connecticut.Smith, Philip Henry, ''General History of Putnam County: From 1609 to 1876, inclusive'', published by the author, Pawling, NY, 1877, p. 44 * Philip Philipse, the eldest and heir to the Manor, hereditary title, and family commercial holdings, died in either 1699 or 1700. By predeceasing his father, the legacy that would have gone to Philip bypassed him and was distributed between Adolphus and Philip's son, Frederick Philipse II. By the terms of Frederick Philipse's last will and testament, dated 26 October 1700, proved 1702, Adolphus 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. * Frederick Philipse II, son of Philip Philipse, nephew of Adolphus. After the bachelor Adolphus' death in 1749 (Smith, others 1750), his Manor holdings and the Highland Patent passed to Frederick Philipse II, his only heir-at-law, who became the second Lord of the Manor at Philipsborough.Pelletreau, William S
''History of Putnam County, New York – With Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men''
W. W. Preston & Company, Philadelphia, 1886. * Frederick Philipse III, eldest son of Frederick II. On Frederick II's death in 1751 all Manor holdings and the title went to Frederick Philipse III, the third and final Lord of the Manner of Philipsburg. The Highland Patent – today's

– was divided among Frederick II's surviving offspring, son Philip Philipse, and daughters, Susannah (wife of Beverley Robinson), Mary (wife of Col. Roger Morris), and Margaret (who died intestate in 1752, her share being divided among the other three).French's Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860): "The Philipses Patent… divided among the remaining three hildren 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. It is claimed, without citation, that Frederick III leased the entirety of his property to a William Pugsley before siding with the British in the

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and leaving

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for England in 1783.

Other descendants

* Eva Philipse, adopted daughter of Frederick Philipse I, born Eva de Vries 1660, married Jacobus van Cortlandt * Margaret Philipse (b. 1733-1752), youngest daughter of Frederick II, heiress to one quarter of Philipse Patent, died intestate. Share redistributed to siblings Philip, Mary, and Susanna before 1754. * Philip Philipse (1724–1768), son of Frederick Philipse II, partial heir to Philipse Patent. * Susanna Philipse (1727–1822), eldest surviving daughter of Frederick Philipse II, married to Beverley Robinson, mother of Frederick Philipse Robinson, partial heiress to Philipse Patent. Possible romantic interest of George Washington. * Mary Philipse (1730–1825

middle surviving daughter of Frederick Philipse II, and possible early romantic interest of

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, loyalist, wife of British Colonel Roger Morris, owner of the Mount Morris in

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. Partial heiress to Philipse Patent. * Margaret Philipse (1733-1752), youngest surviving daughter of Frederick Philipse II and one quarter heir to the Philipse Patent, who died before it was passed on to her. * Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson (1763–1852), son of Susannah Philipse and Colonel Beverley Robinson, who fought for England during the American Revolution. *

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* William Jay (1789–1858), prominent jurist and reformer, active abolitionist * Henry Brockholst Livingston (1757–1823), Justice of US Supreme Court * John Marshall Brown (1838–1907), Captain and assistant. adjunct. general of ME volunteers and served in SC and FL; commanded regiment at Totopotomy and Cold Harbor and preliminary movements a Petersburg, VA. * Samuel Sprigg Caroll (1832–1893), military officer in Northern VA campaign and Battle Cedar Mountain; commandant brigade at battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. * Matthew Clarkson (1758–1825), major-general of NY State Militia; served with Gen. B. Lincoln until end of Revolutionary War, participated in siege of Savannah, defense of Charleston, present at surrender of Yorktown (1781). * Alexander Slidell MacKenzie (1842–67), an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and his brother General Ranald S. Mackenzie. * Jay Pierrepont Moffat (1896–1943), notable American diplomat, historian and statesman who, between 1917 and 1943, served the State Department in a variety of posts, including that of Ambassador to Canada during the first year of United States participation in World War II. *

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(1821–1907), brigadiergeneral in the New York State Militia during the American Civil War and philanthropist and military historian after the war. * Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright III (1864–1945), US Congressman and Army officer in the Spanish–American War. * Charlotte Margaret Philipse (Grand Daughter of Frederick Philipse II). Married Edward Webber, Lieutenant-General of the English military and lived in Wales. * James Phillips Webber (1797–1877), son of Edward Webber and hence great grandson of Frederick Philipse II, obtained a grant of land in Paterson, NSW, Australia in 1822. He lived there until 1835, when he left the colony and eventually settled in La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy, where he built Villa Webber (Villa Webber is named after him.) In 1943

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was imprisoned in Villa Webber. * John Phillips WebberJohn Phillips Webber
/ref> (1800–1845), son of Edward Webber, also received a grant of land in New South Wales, Australia, and lived there for a while before returning to London, where he died in 1845. * Edward Montgomery Affleck Webber (1802–1884), son of Edward Webber, lived in Wales all his life, in the Overton, Erbistock area.

References

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