By the death of Adolph Philipse the whole manor of Philipsburgh became vested in his nephew, the Hon. Frederick Philipse, as the nearest male heir of his grandfather, Frederick. This distinguished personage was born upon the Springhead estate, island of Barbadoes, A.D. 1698. From 1721 to 1728 he filled the office of speaker to the House of Assembly in the province of New York, and in 1733 was Baron of the Exchequer, and third Judge of the Supreme Court -- an office which he held until the day of his death. He also founded St. John's church, Yonkers, and liberally endowed it with a valuable glebe. The Council of New York addressing the Duke of New Castle on December 13th, 1733, thus alludes to him "as a very worthy gentleman of plentiful fortune and good education, third Judge of the Supreme Court." a The Hon. Frederick Philipse married in 1726 Joanna, daughter of Governor

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Anthony Brockholst" (who was descended of a very ancient family, originally of Brockholls, which have been seated at Claughton Hall in Lancashire, England, for many centuries) by his wife Susanna Maria Schaack of Pompton, New Jersey. Mrs. Philipse was unfortunately killed by a fall from her carriage on the Highland estate. The Hon. Frederick Philipse died just three days before the opening of the Supreme Court* on the 26th of July, 1751, and was buried in the family vault in the Dutch church at Sleepy Hollow on the 28th of the same month. His will bears date the 6th day of June, 1751.' The following notice of his death appeared in the New York Gazette, for July 29th, 1 75 1 : "New York, July 29th, last Friday evening, departed this life in the 56th year of his age, the Honorable Frederick Philipse, Esq., one of his Majesty's Justices of the Supreme Court of this Province, and a Representative in our general Assembly for the County of Westchester.