Over a deep black part of the stream, not far from the church, was formerly thrown a wooden bridge ; the road that led to it and the bridge itself were thickly shaded by overhanging trees, which cast a gloom about it even in the day time, but occasioned a fearful darkness at night. "a
The second son of the Hon. Frederick Philipse by Joanna Brockholes, and brother of the last mentioned Col. Frederick, was Philip Philipse, proprietor and devisee intail of the Upper Hight and Patent. He was born in New York A. D. 1724, and married Margaret, daughter of Nathaniel Marston, b who is described as " a worthy woman," and died May 9th, 1768. The following obituary notice appeared in the New York Mercury, for May 16th, 1768: -- " Monday last, departed this life at his house in King Street, in this city, Philip Philipse, Esq., in the
forty-fourth year of his age." His will bears date 1768.^ His
eldest son, Adolph Philipse, was "admitted to King's College in 1758 "d He died without issue in 1785. Frederick, the second son of Philip Philipse, was an officer in the British service, and died in 1829, leaving issue by Mary, (a daughter of his mother's brother, Nathaniel Marston, Jr.,) a daughter, Mary Philipse, who married Samuel Gouverneur and left Frederick Philipse, who assumed the name of Philipse and became proprietor of the Philipstown estate, Putnam County t New York.
a Legend of Sleepy ITollow, by Washington Irving.