Philip Church

Philip Schuyler Church (April 14, 1778 – January 1, 1861) was an American judge, landowner, and founder of the town of Angelica, New York.

As a small child, he moved with his family from New York to Paris, where he and his mother were painted together by John Trumbull.

Prior to his admission to practice law in New York, Church served as second to his cousin Philip Hamilton in his fatal 1801 duel with George Eacker.

[4][5] Church selected specific acreage for a planned village along the Genesee River, with plots and design to be reminiscent of Paris.

[7] Although they had intended to make it their summer home, it instead became the residence of Philip and Anna Church when it was partially completed in 1810.

Church as a child by John Trumbull , 1784