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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 112 (part 2)

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[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] of Pow-der, 20 Bars of Lead, 10 Spoons, 2 Knives, 12 Pair of Stockings, 15 Hatchets, 10 Hots, in Earthen Jugs, in Iron Pots, 44 Vats of Beer, 2 Ankers of Rum, 2 Rolls of Tobacco." Frederick Philipse being thus vested in the ftp-simple, the whole territory, comprising, in addition to the land situated in what subsequently became the township of Mount Pleasant, the land also for several miles adjacant, was by royal charter erected into the lordship or Manor of Philipsburgh, to be "holden of the King in free and common socage," its lord " yield-ing, rendering and paying therefore yearly and every year on the Feast Day of the Annunoiation of the blessed Virgin Mary, at the Fort in New York, the annual rent of £4 12.i." This is the charter referred to under the heading of " Greenburgh," as dated June 12, 1693. When Fredericke Philipse, the first proprietor and lord of the manor, died, in 1702, he left a will devis-ing to his second son, Adolphus or Adolphe Philipse, all that portion of the manor lying north of Dobbs Ferry, which included within its limits the present township of Mount Pleasant. But Adolph Philipse having died without issue in 174!*, the whole Manor of Philipsburgh became vested in his nephew, the Hon. Frederick Philipse, as the nearest male heir of his grandfather Frederick, the first proprietor. The Hon. Frederick Philipse died in 1751, and left surviv-ing him two sods, Frederick and Philip, and three daughters, Susanna, Mary and Margaret.