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Philip Philip Livingston was the eldest child of Philip Livingston, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Born in 17??, he emigrated to Jamaica to become a merchant. There, he married Briton, Sarah Johnson of London. They had ?? children, X who lived to adulthood. Believed to be partial to the British caused, he remained in Jamaica during the Revolutionary War and returned to New York thereafter where he died in 17??.

A gentleman of leisure and slave-owner, Philip Henry Livingston (1769-1831) was the eldest child of Philip Philip Livingston. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Philip moved to New York City to attend Columbia College from which he graduated in 17??. At age 17, he married his second cousin, Maria Livingston (17??-1828). Together they had a X children. Philip also sired a daughter, Christiana Taylor Livingston Williams, who later married prominent abolitionist, Rev. Amos Noë Freeman. Christiana's mother, enslaved Jamaican-born Barbara Williams, was likely brought over as a small child from the plantation once owned by Philip Henry's father called Friendship Estate.

In 1794, Philip Henry bought Sunning Hill, an expansive estate built by his cousin, Gilbert Livingston.