Soon after 1771, Colonel David llumphrcvs. who subsequently b c imean aid to Washington, and under the Federal government, minister to Portugal a id Spain, and who had just completed his stmli. - at ~i ii.- « I. 'cm ii i - a re- lent in his family, then living on Philipse manor. The late President Dwight was well acquainted with him at this time, and speaks of him as " a worthy and respectable man, not often excelled in personal and domestic amlableness :" and of Mrs. Philipse, he remarks, that she

was an excellent woman." In the progress of events. Col. Philipse abandoned his home, and took refuge in the city of New York, and finally embarked for England. In person he was extremely large, and on account of his bulk his wife seldom rode in the same carriage with him." ^

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

such a state of tranquil neutrality On a certain occasion he obtained permission to go to New York while in possession of the enemy. On being afterwards required to return, he very improperly and unwisely yielded to the importunities of certain of his friends, and refused to return. His estate was confiscated.* He left issue Frederick Philipse -- who married Harriet Griffith, of Rhent, North Wales -- father cf Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Charles Philipse, of Rhual, Flint County, whose two sons are Frederick Philipse, born 1829, and Edward William Philipse, born 8th of April, 1830.

Charles Philipse, second son of Col. Frederick and Elizabeth Williams, was drowned in crossing the Bay of Funday. Philip died without issue, Captain John was killed at the battle of Trefalgar in 1S05. Maria Eliza, their eldest daughter, married, in 1779, Lionel Smythe, seventh Viscount, Strangford, father of Percy Clinton Sydney Smythe Viscount Strangford and Baron Penshurt of Penshurst in the the County of Kent, England ;s Sarah, the second daughter, married Major Mungo Noble ; Elizabeth died 8th of March, 1828, and Charlotte, the youngest, married Captain Webber.