Frederick Philipse I

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Frederick Philipse I was a wealthy 17th-century Dutch merchant and major colonial landowner in New York, known as the first Lord of Philipsburg Manor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch American
colonial landowner
merchant
person
slave owner
businessInterest Atlantic trade
fur trade
milling
real estate
shipping
citizenship English colonial subject
New York Colony
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName Philipse
founded Philipse family fortune in New York
givenName Frederick
knownFor amassing one of the largest estates in colonial New York
development of Philipsburg Manor
participation in the Atlantic slave trade
languageSpoken Dutch
English
notableEstate Philipsburg Manor, Lower Mills
Philipsburg Manor, Upper Mills
notableTitle Lord of Philipsburg Manor
notableWork Philipsburg Manor
occupation fur trader
landowner
merchant
mill owner
ship owner
owned Philipsburg Manor estate
Yonkers, New York lands
large tracts along the Hudson River
partOf Philipse family
positionHeld first Lord of Philipsburg Manor
regionOfActivity Hudson River Valley
New Amsterdam
Province of New York
religion Dutch Reformed Church
residence Manhattan
New York Colony
Westchester County, New York
sexOrGender male
socialClass colonial elite
successor Frederick Philipse II


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