History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . was a manof commanding per-sonality. After he became lord of this manor hispower was baronial, and though he ruled with consid-eration, he was still imperious in his will and madehimself felt as a lord. During his mercantile life hisextensive and complicated relations gave him wonder-ful opportunities and exposed him to extraordinarytemptations. Complicity with piracy,smuggling andthe slave trade were persistently charged upon him,and strong efforts were ma
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . was a manof commanding per-sonality. After he became lord of this manor hispower was baronial, and though he ruled with consid-eration, he was still imperious in his will and madehimself felt as a lord. During his mercantile life hisextensive and complicated relations gave him wonder-ful opportunities and exposed him to extraordinarytemptations. Complicity with piracy,smuggling andthe slave trade were persistently charged upon him,and strong efforts were made to throw him out of theCommon Council and bring about the confiscation ofhis great estate. These matters are rehearsed in ourcolonial history. Through real personal merit, how-ever, together with his high family associations andthe power of his wealth, he had become a man of al-most unlimited influence, and continued to hold thisinfluence to the end of his life. From 1693 to hisdeath, \ovember 6, 1702, he lived in Castle Philips*,at Tarrytown. In 1699, perhaps at the prompting ofhis wife, Catharina Van Cortlandt, he built the He-. MAXOR HOl-SE AND SURROUNDINGS IX 1842 formed Church of Sleepy Hollow, which still^ the communion of that church he died. The fol-lowing entry by his widow is from her family Bible:Anno 1702, the 6th of November, Sunday nightat tenoclock, my husband, Frederick Philipse, died,and lies buried in the church-yard in the manornamed Philipsborough. His will is dated November 26, 1700. It was ad-mitted to probate December 9,1702. His widow sur-vived him at least down to 1730, as her will is datedJanuary 30th of that year. Manor House.—We cannot pass the life of thefirst Lord Frederick Philipse without taking up thesubject of this ancient relic, now owned by the city ofYonkers and used by it as a city hall. The first LordPhilipse never saw more than the south end of it. Itis claimed that this south end was built in 1682. assumes that thi
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