The surname Felypsen is a patronymic from Philip -- the F for the PH, and the ij for the single Y; hence the English substitute, Frederick Philipse, which at an early period became the adopted name of the family, the Dutch termination se or sen, meaning in English son. Vrederyck therefore the son of Felyp. Besides their high rank as nobles, they appear also to have held the office of Grand Veneurs, or keepers of the deer forests in Bohemia ; as there is still preserved in the family the collar and badge of office, consisting of a gold chain set with amethysts, diamonds, rubies and emeralds to which was suspended a deer beautifully chased in gold.^

In what year Frederick Philipse left Friesland does not appear ; but it was not in 1658, as some accounts state, for he was in New Amsterdam in 1653, when we find him named as an appraiser of a house and lot of Augustine Hermans in that city. If he came over with Governor Stuyvesant, as it is asserted and as it is not impossible, then he arrived here in May, 1647/ But soon after his arrival, whenever that occurred,

a Mem. of the Philipse family from MSS. In hand-writing of John Jay, Miscel. works of Gen. De Peyster. b Vrederyck Felypsen Is equivalent to Frederyk Flypsen.

c In German, peace is friedc and rich is reich ; the compound therefore in that language would be Friedreich.

d This badge of office was last seen In possession of Miss Susan Robinson, sister of CoL Beverly Robinson.