Philipse family

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The Philipse family was a prominent colonial-era landowning dynasty in New York, known for its vast estates and influence in commerce and politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York family
colonial American family
landowning dynasty
associatedBuilding Philipse Manor Hall
associatedWith British colonial administration in New York
centerOfOperations Sleepy Hollow, New York
Yonkers, New York
consequence estates confiscated by the State of New York after the American Revolution
country Province of New York
dissolutionCause confiscation of Loyalist property after the American Revolution
economicActivity Atlantic trade
fur trade
land speculation
milling
estate Philipse Manor
Philipse Patent
Yonkers Manor
ethnicOrigin Dutch
founder Frederick Philipse I
historicalReputation powerful Tory landowners
influenced development of Westchester County
settlement patterns along the lower Hudson River
landTenureSystem manorial system
language Dutch
English
legacy place names and historic sites in New York
maritalAlliance Robinson family of New York
notableFor involvement in colonial politics
involvement in commerce
large colonial landholdings in New York
notableMember Adolphus Philipse
Frederick Philipse I
Frederick Philipse II
Frederick Philipse III
Mary Philipse
politicalAlignment Loyalist during the American Revolution
region Hudson River Valley
Putnam County, New York NERFINISHED
Westchester County, New York
relatedFamily Van Cortlandt family
Van Rensselaer family
religion Dutch Reformed Church
socialStatus colonial elite
timePeriod 17th century
18th century
usedLabor enslaved Africans
tenant farmers


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