Philipse Patent
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The Philipse Patent was a British royal patent for a large tract of land on the east bank of the Hudson River about 50 miles north of New York City. It was purchased in 1697 by Adolphus Philipse, a we
Adolphus Philipse (1665-1749), son of Frederick, first Lord of the Manor of Philipsborough
John Jacob Astor purchased the rights to Mary Philipse's share of the Patent in 1809
Fishkill Creek in Beacon in today's Dutchess County
View from Hudson River with Bear Mountain Bridge in foreground
Frederick Philipse II
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Frederick Philipse II was an American merchant, landowner, and politician. He was the only son of Maria Sparkes, daughter of the Governor of Barbados, and Philip Philipse, eldest son of Frederick Phil
c. 1750 portrait of Philipse by John Wollaston
Philipse Manor Hall, the Lower Mills manor house