Annetje and sold in due time bv the State commissioners of of the manor, marPhilipse, the daughter of Frederick, the first lord rried with prominterma who ants descend ried Philip French, and left tons ami inent patriotic families, including the Brockholsts, Livings daughter The first Frederick Philipse also had an adopted Javs ), who married Eva (child of his wife Margaret by her first husband dt, a brother Cortlan Van Jacobus the eminent New York merchant, Jacock Philipse the first. of Catherina, the second wife of Frederifrom his father-in-law in the bus Van Cortlandt bought fifty acres of the his One Van Lower Yonkers tract, which formed the nucleus Bronx (whence tin the of h Boroug Cortlandt estate in the present Park). names of Van Cortlandt Lake and Van Cortlandt whose history with tor, proprie l origina the e, Philips Frederick ve, not longalone we are concerned in this portioningof ofourhisnarrati great estate, took after beoinning the systematic upbuild the banks of steps toward erecting two residences upon it, one on mill, and Donck's der the Nepperhan, not far from the site of Van Town of the other on the Pocantico, near Tarrytown, in the present e, which later residenc Yonkers the period what At nt. Pleasa Mount a quesbecame the -Manor House" of the Philipses, was begun is has init h althoug torily, satisfac settled been tion that has never was acvolved some very animated controversy. The date 1682 City Hall cepted at the time when the -Manor House" became the authorities able respect by ned maintai of Yonkers; but it is sturdily the dwelling did on the early history of Philipseburgh Manor that The time of the later. years many until ng not have its beginni Philipse,' is likeerection of the Pocantico house, styled "Castle" at 1 onkers became House Manor « the ely wise unknown.