At the general election that year, however, he lost his seat; but Gerrit Van Home, one of the members elect for the city dying soon

a Burke's Hist, of Landed Gentry of Great Britain. Another daughter of Gov. Sparks married a Colonel Fullerton, an only son and a man of large property In Scotland. Another daughter of i lie Governor remained unmarried. When Gov. Sparks went to Barbadoes his wife had delicate health and remained at his estate, Worcestershire, and kept her two youngest daughters Willi her. The other two accompanied their father. Philipsr'* MSS.

6 Philipse MSS. in possession of the late Frederick Philipse of Philipstown.

e New York Surrogates office Kec, Well's No. vli, 286.

d Council Minutes, VL, 34. .

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after, an election was held to fill the vacany, and in September Mr. rhilipse was declared to be chosen. A great clamor ensued, Sheriff Cosby was accused of having committed the most barefaced villainy in returning him, and the matter was brought before the House by petition. After a month's scrutiny, Mr. Philipse was declared member.' Mr. Philipse was re-elected speaker in 1739, and occupied that office until 1745/ He died a bachelor in January, 1750, in the 85th year of his age/ and was buried in the family vault at Sleepy Hollow, leaving his immense property to be divided equally between his grand-nephew and grand-nieces, viz., Philip Philipse, Susannah Robinson, Mary Morris and Margaret rhilipse ; the latter dying underage in 1752, her share was divided among the other three. Adolophus Philipse " was a man," says John Jay, " of superior talents, well educated, sedate, highly respected and popular; and except that he was penurious, I have heard nothing to his disadvantage."''