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.

e Mem. of the Long Island IT 1st. Soc. vol. I, Journal of a voyage to New York in 1674-80., Brooklyn, 1867. The above account represents Philipse "as a carpenter by trade and worked as such at ilrst for Gov. 8tuyve9ant." If this be correct it had nothing to do with his early origin.-- (Editor.

5IO' HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

he purchased a large estate, and shortly became one of the wealthiest merchants of New Amsterdam. On the 9th of February, 1658, Governor Stuyvesant granted certain lots within the city of New Amsterdam to Frederick Philipse, which were subsequently confirmed to him by the Governor on the 1 2th of April, 1667. On the 21st of October, 1664 he took the oath of allegiance as a British subject. In the general tax list of 1674, raised by the Dutch, on their re-conquest of the city and province, we find the estate of Frederick Philipse assessed at 80.000 guilders, " an amount large in those days and yet small compared with his subsequent wealth. "a He became the largest trader with the five nations at Albany, sent ships to both East and West Indies, imported slaves from Africa and engaged, as it was with good reason alleged, in trade with the pirates of Madagascar.