That’s Kip as in the Kips Bay Kips, the New Amsterdam family that acquired a land grant along the East River in the mid-17th century and called it Kips Bay Farm. Now the area is Kips Bay the neighborhood.
The Kip house, a landmark at a time when few homes existed north of lower Manhattan, stood at what is now the Eastern end of 34th Street from 1655 to 1851.
Dozens of Kip family members were interred in this vault from 1842 to 1895. It’s in The New York City Marble Cemetery, on Second Street between First and Second Avenues, along with the vaults of other old New York families.
Tags: Kip family, Kips Bay, New Amsterdam, old Dutch New York families, The New York City Marble Cemetery
Ephemeral New York 
May 4, 2009 at 7:35 pm |
i know a guy named john kip and he is related to this kip family. i want to send him this link.
as always, the stuff is great.
cheers,
tb
February 6, 2017 at 1:16 am |
John Kipp (son of Paul and Doris Kipp) kipsbay@optonline.net
July 18, 2009 at 6:19 pm |
Do You have any information about James H. Kip. He appeaed in the 1799 New York City tax assment records as part owner of 279 Water Street, than a grocery/tavern. Today it is the home of the Bridge Cafe, the oldest drinking establishment in New York city.
October 5, 2009 at 8:01 pm |
Hi, Don’t know if you’re still searching for James H. Kip but, if so, I’ve located him. He’s buried in the Easterly Division of Trinity Church Cemetery in Washington Heights. I’ll be giving a tour of the cemetery’s Westerly Division both days of Open House New York 2009 weekend. I can give you directions for locating James H. Kip on your own.
Best,
Eric K. Washington
June 28, 2010 at 2:09 am |
[…] of course, and now there are two 19th century marble cemeteries in the East Village. The other, the New York City Marble Cemetery, is around the corner on Second […]
August 8, 2011 at 3:11 pm |
Researching family. I’m related to the Kip family. Hendrick, the original Kip who came to America is my 12th great grandfather. Thank you so much for pic and info. Would love to hear more on Kips in NY
Deb
February 6, 2017 at 1:18 am |
My family roots too – sounds like we are related!
Our family settled Kip’s Bay as Van de Kype, then changed to Kip and later Kipp.
-Benta Kipp
August 14, 2012 at 8:25 pm |
There is lots of facinating info on the web about the NY Kips. Here are 2 sources, look them up and have fun!
History of The Kip Family In America, by Frederic E. Kip and Margarita L. Hawley, 1928. p. 83.
Society of Descendants of Johannes de la Montagne. World Connect/Rootsweb.
January 2, 2017 at 3:32 pm |
[…] this land was a “country estate” for the big wigs of New York City like The Kip Family (where Kip’s Bay comes from), and The Winthrops (as in Winthrop University Hospital on Long […]
November 29, 2020 at 12:59 am |
don’t forget the tidbit about this guy being a Slave Owner. He purchased human beings at Water Street Market near Wall Street.
February 15, 2021 at 3:24 am |
[…] that she proved her allegiance in September 1776, when British General William Howe came ashore at Kip’s Bay to take on George Washington’s Patriot […]