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1 Gildersleeve, Willard Harvey, M A, GILDERSLEEVE PIONEERS
p. 136;"...The will of John Williams (son of John) in 1698 (NY Gen. &
Biog. Rec. 65:247), 'has wife Mary, executrix until the children are of
age, oldest son John, residue to son Mills; overseers, my brother-in-law
Samuel Willliams, Benjamin Thurston, and my cousin Thomas
Gildersleeve (son of Richard 2nd).' (Queens County Deeds, A:134)
(Pearsall Genealogy.)
p. 137; "The currency was very badly upset in these pioneer times so
a very specific definition of values had to be bargained for by Denton.
Mr Gildersleeve, his father, acknowledged the transaction and paid
for the property as per contract. Thomas Gildersleeve, town clerk,
took care to care to record it publicly after the death of his father
Richard 2nd in 1691." (II:314,315)
p. 153; "Richard 2nd had been busily developing his pioneer lands,
widely scattered as choice parcels were selected according to
conditions and easily reached on horseback over the large area within
the town patent bounds. In 1669, his meadow at Half Neck was two
acres and 67 rods recorded on the town books later by his son
Thomas. (II:291)
p. 162-163; Richard Gildersleeve 2nd "with his wife Dorcas, Apr 30,
1671, he witnessed the deed of John Williams, his wife's brother, to
John Chew (II:66), and Jan. 5, 1682, the deed of Robert Bedell, Sr., to
Richard
Minthorne. (I:411, II:240) His two sons, Richard 3rd and Thomas
Gildersleeve, Feb. 15, 1682, witnessed the deed of their neighbor,
John Tredwell to Jonathan Smith, Jr., and also the deed of William
Smith to After Alburtis..." (I:318, 454, 475)"
p. 169;..."lots had been drawn to start fencing at the East Hill and
then to go west from there, in which Richard 2nd was No. 7, his son
Richard 3rd was No. 12 and his other son Thomas was No 20. (I:317,
418, 486)
p. 171;"As for the tax on the land holders of Hempstead, there were
one hundred and sixty men rated to pay the expenses of the Dongan
Patent of 1685... Thomas G. had 10 acres... The list of rate
payers...The largest
rate payers were: James Pine, Sr., 5#; Thomas Gildersleeve 4 #: 1 s ...
(Hempstead Rec., VIII.)
p. 172-173; "The patent list of 1685 had 10 acres for Thomas
Gildersleeve. A list of men and acres in sincluded. (L.I.Trial, 1825, p.
25-30, Part 2) Thomas Gildersleeve had 18 acres... It was also stated
that in 1685 a tax of 2 1/2 d. per acre was voted to defray the expenses
of meeting the patent. (p.134)...Thomas listed with 18 or 10..."
p. 174;"The honesty and integrity of Richard 2nd in his financial
accounts were matters of importance to his mind as well as to his
son Thomas who later became a trusted and respected town
official..."
pp. 174-175;"Richard 2nd wished to see his sons become proprietors
of Hempstead and to have the advantages of some of his property in
his
advancing years. His father had purchased the rights of John Carman,
an oringinal Dutch patentee, in 1654 and associated his son therein,
who now gave it outright to his two sons... Richard and Thomas
Gildersleeve."
(I:455)
p. 180; "Will of Richard Gildersleeve 2nd - 1690, proved May 21,
1691... 3rd. I do give to my son, Thomas Gildersleeve, half in quantity
of all my meadows at Merrock west neck, fresh and salt; and half my
hollows on ye Plains; and half my right of propriety; and a small lot
of fresh meadow on East Merrick; and my two white oxen; and my
cart and plow; and cart tackling and plow tackling."
p. 187; "Because of the lack of currency in this pioneer town, it [the
patent] was paid in cattle and Richard 2nd, his [Richard 3rd] father as
patent collector, had a task on his hands to round up the cattle probably
with the aid of his two sons, Richard 3rd and Thomas, for delivery to the
governor."
p. 196;"This deed was again recorded by his [Richard 2nd] brother
Thomas Gildersleeve as town clerk, evidently because all of Richard
3rd's
holdings were bought in 1704 by his brother. (Hemp. Rec. II:II, and
III:4)"
p. 204; "In 1704, he sold the homestead lot in the village of
Hempstead that his father had been living in before his death in
1691, and then sold out all his proprietor's rights in Hempstead to
his brother Thomas, to date back to Aug. 27, 1701..." |
