Philip Philipse

Philip Philipse was the eldest son and heir of Frederick Philipse, a Dutch-born merchant trader, slaver, land baron, and 1st Lord of Philipsburg Manor. However, he died before his father.

Early life

Philip Philipse was the eldest son of Frederick Philipse, Lord of Philipsburg Manor and Margaret Hardenbroeck.

Personal life

Philipse married Maria, daughter of John Sparke of Devon, England, and Barbados, said but not proven to be the Governor of Barbados, in 1697. The couple had two children:

Maritje Maria Philipse, who married Jacobus Cromwell
Frederick Philipse (1698-1751), who married Johanna Brockholst in 1726.