Margaret Hardenbroeck

Margareta Hardenbroeck was born in the Rhine Valley of the Netherlands, the daughter of Adolph Hardenbruk (the surname later varied), a German emigrant who lived in New Jersey across from the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, along with her older brother Abel Hardenbroeck, who came as an indentured servant to the Ten Eyck family. ==Career==

She established herself in the burgeoning city in the late 1650s working in as a debt-collecting agent for her cousin, Wolter Valck. She also worked as a business agent for several Dutch merchants, trading small items such as pins, cooking oils, and vinegar in exchange for furs. In 1664, the English occupied New Amsterdam and under the new administration's laws many of her former rights no longer applied. as a woman she was no longer considered legally independent. She was unable to purchase goods under her own authority or act as legal agent. In addition, all the profits that had been made by her thriving businesses were now legally her husband's. ==Personal life==

On October 10, 1659, • Eva de Vries (b. 1660), who married Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1658–1739), a wealthy merchant who served as the 30th and 33rd Mayor of New York City and was the brother of Stephanus Van Cortlandt. In 1661, Peter Rudolphus de Vries died, leaving considerable property. Second marriage , 1st Lord of Philipse Manor and second husband of Margaret Hardenbroeck In 1662, she married Frederick Philipse (1626–1702), Philipse was merchant who through trade with the Indians and good relations with the governors had become one of the leading men of the Colony. • Philip Philipse (1663–1699), who married Maria Sparks (d. 1698), daughter of Governor Sparks of Barbados. • Adolphus Philipse (1665–1750), who died unmarried. • Annetje Philipse (b. 1667), who married Phillip French II (1666/7–1707), the 27th Mayor of New York City. • Rombout Philipse (b. 1669) ==Descendants==

Her grandson through her eldest son Philip, was Frederick Philipse II (1698–1751), the 2nd Lord of Philipsburg Manor who married Johanna Brockholst (1700–1765), daughter of Anthony Brockholls, acting Governor of Colonial New York. Johanna's sister, Susannah Brockholst (1696–1730), was married to Phillip French III, parents of Susanna French (1723–1789), who married William Livingston (1723–1790), "War-Governor" during the American Revolution, and was the mother of Henry Brockholst Livingston, who was associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1806 to 1823. ==References==