33RD GENERATION

4191. Joseph Gildersleeve was born on 20 Oct 1795. He died on 9 Jul 1872 in Stanford, Dutchess County, New York. He was buried in Hicksite burying ground, Stanfordville, New York. He was living in Stanford/Stamford, Delaware County, New York in 1872.

Gildersleeve Family Records, Yesteryears, Volume 20, Cayuga County, New York
Archivist.

Gildersleeve Pioneers, by Willard Harvey Gildersleeve, 1941.

Genealogical History of a Gildersleeve Family, Descendants of Joseph Gildersleeve by Alfred M . Gildersleeve of Brooklyn, NY, 1904. (This book was sent to George Gildersleeve on April y , 1998 by Diana Gentleman (descendant of Joseph), 111 Christopher St. #6, NY, NY 10014.
(picture of Gildesleeve House, Stanfordville, N.Y. -unclear). next page "---- Lenox Library , New York City.
Dear Sir:
As some of the informaton was obtained in the Lenox Library, I thought it would be no mo re than right that it should be returned, and although it might be of no interest to you, I s end you this herewith.
Yours
Alfred M. Gildersleeve
---decatur St.
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Genealogical History of a Gildersleeve Family, being a record of the Descendants of Jose ph Gildersleeve of Stanfordville, New York, 1904.
Preface
Lineage, pedigree, etc., seldom interests any one in this twentieth century, when most e very on is using their time, talents, brains, energy, etc., only for the accumulation of weal th, prominence of position and in the greedy rush for political honors.
Fully realizing the lack of interest a genealogy creates, I determined to find out as mu ch as I possibly could about my ancestors and their descendants. I offer no apologies to th e general public, as I consider a genealogy a family affair, and think that the work will pro ve interesting to my immediate relatives.
To my relatives I therefore submit the following as the results of my labor in my own an d their behalf, and if it prove of any interest or service to them, I am amply repaid for th e time and labor it has cost me.
Having the family Bible of Joseph Gildersleeve come in my possession in April, 1903, an d finding it lacked many dates and names, thought it would be the proper thing to try and con tinue the record. If it has been done, and done correctly, lays with those who have bothere d answering communications.
Doubtless some Gildersleeves who read this genealogical history are unaware of the pleas ing and interesting tradition concerning the origin of thier name, and for their behalf, I wr ite the following as it was told me by a Gildersleeve fast approaching the allotted time of m an. I will give the story in his own words. "When I was a lad of about five years, I live d with my grandfather at Northport, Long Island; with us lived my great grandfather, a man pa st ninety. He had been a Revolutionary War veteran, and of a winter evening as we sat aroun d the big open fire, my great grandfather would tell me stories of the Revolutionary War an d oft repeated that he thought all Gildersleeves were related, because, he said: 'In 1619, t hree brothers by the name of Gilder settled along the banks of the Hudson as fur traders wit h the Indians. It wasn't long before the brothers became such famous traders as to carrry th eir wares through the New England and many of the Middle Atlantic states. They had been in t he country but a short while, when they decided that their surname was too short for such ren owned traders and hunters, and decided to add the word sleeve to the Gilder; this peculiar ad dition was due to the fact that it was the prevalent fashion for men to wear long flowing sle eves.'
It is uncertain whether these Gilders were Dutchmen or Englishmen, but tradition says th at one of the brothers was on the committee of men, who with Governor Peter Minuit, purchase d the Island of Manhattan from the Indians for sixty guilders' worth of bright cloth, beads , brass buttons, and other trinkets. My great grandfather always closed the tale by saying ; 'my grandfather told me that story of our name when I was a boy like you,' and he said hi s grandfather told it to him as was handed down to him from colonial times."
Going back to 1631, we find that Thomas Gildersleeve lived at Watertown, Massachusetts , and later Wethersfield, Connecticut, and going to Stamford, Connecticut, with his son Richa rd, becoming one of the first settlers of that town in 1641.
Richard Gildersleeve, a surveyor; in 1639, freeman of New Haven; in 1641-2, at Stamford ; in 1643, Deputy of New Haven Court; 1658, an acting magistrate; 1665, appointed at Hartford , magistrate for Hempstead, Long Island; 1673, on Dutch census list; (1688, rated in Hempstea d, Long Island; 1696, he and his son Richard Jr., were living at Huntington, Long Island. (wr itten in: 'These last probably Richard 2, and Richard 3.)
Careful research has been made and to no purpose, but no doubt that these Gildersleeve s were the ancestors of Joseph Gildersleeve, for shortly after his marriage to Mary Mosher, t hey journeyed from Stanfordville to Long Island, on a visit to their relatives.
We can be justly proud of our decent(sic) from such true and loyal Americans as our fore fathers were, and in conclusion would say: Here's to the living Gildersleeves, and the one s at rest. May God prosper and bless all that bear the name, and may our descendants for m a large part of our nation's population, and have the loyalty, courage, bravery and nobilit y of character that their forefathers had, and the thrift, industry and piety of their gran d and great grandmothers.
November, 1904 A. M. G.


Joseph Gildersleeve, son of Philip and Elizabeth Gildersleeve, at seven years of age lived wi th Isaac Haight, of Hartsville, Dutches County, New York; after years, a woolen cloth manufac turer, owning a factory at Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York. Moved to Highfalls, ULs ter County, New York, in 1836; returning to Stanfordville in 1839. Town clerk of Stanford, 1 827, 1828 and 1844. Married to Mary Mosher, May 11, 1817. Died August 9, 1872. Interred i n the Hicksite burying ground, Stanfordville, New York. Mary (Mosher) Gildersleeve died Nove mber 5, 1886.He was living in Stanford/Stamford, Delaware County, New York in 1872.

Gildersleeve Family Records, Yesteryears, Volume 20, Cayuga County, New York
Archivist.

Gildersleeve Pioneers, by Willard Harvey Gildersleeve, 1941.

Genealogical History of a Gildersleeve Family, Descendants of Joseph Gildersleeve by Alfred M . Gildersleeve of Brooklyn, NY, 1904. (This book was sent to George Gildersleeve on April y , 1998 by Diana Gentleman (descendant of Joseph), 111 Christopher St. #6, NY, NY 10014.
(picture of Gildesleeve House, Stanfordville, N.Y. -unclear). next page "---- Lenox Library , New York City.
Dear Sir:
As some of the informaton was obtained in the Lenox Library, I thought it would be no mo re than right that it should be returned, and although it might be of no interest to you, I s end you this herewith.
Yours
Alfred M. Gildersleeve
---decatur St.
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Genealogical History of a Gildersleeve Family, being a record of the Descendants of Jose ph Gildersleeve of Stanfordville, New York, 1904.
Preface
Lineage, pedigree, etc., seldom interests any one in this twentieth century, when most e very on is using their time, talents, brains, energy, etc., only for the accumulation of weal th, prominence of position and in the greedy rush for political honors.
Fully realizing the lack of interest a genealogy creates, I determined to find out as mu ch as I possibly could about my ancestors and their descendants. I offer no apologies to th e general public, as I consider a genealogy a family affair, and think that the work will pro ve interesting to my immediate relatives.
To my relatives I therefore submit the following as the results of my labor in my own an d their behalf, and if it prove of any interest or service to them, I am amply repaid for th e time and labor it has cost me.
Having the family Bible of Joseph Gildersleeve come in my possession in April, 1903, an d finding it lacked many dates and names, thought it would be the proper thing to try and con tinue the record. If it has been done, and done correctly, lays with those who have bothere d answering communications.
Doubtless some Gildersleeves who read this genealogical history are unaware of the pleas ing and interesting tradition concerning the origin of thier name, and for their behalf, I wr ite the following as it was told me by a Gildersleeve fast approaching the allotted time of m an. I will give the story in his own words. "When I was a lad of about five years, I live d with my grandfather at Northport, Long Island; with us lived my great grandfather, a man pa st ninety. He had been a Revolutionary War veteran, and of a winter evening as we sat aroun d the big open fire, my great grandfather would tell me stories of the Revolutionary War an d oft repeated that he thought all Gildersleeves were related, because, he said: 'In 1619, t hree brothers by the name of Gilder settled along the banks of the Hudson as fur traders wit h the Indians. It wasn't long before the brothers became such famous traders as to carrry th eir wares through the New England and many of the Middle Atlantic states. They had been in t he country but a short while, when they decided that their surname was too short for such ren owned traders and hunters, and decided to add the word sleeve to the Gilder; this peculiar ad dition was due to the fact that it was the prevalent fashion for men to wear long flowing sle eves.'
It is uncertain whether these Gilders were Dutchmen or Englishmen, but tradition says th at one of the brothers was on the committee of men, who with Governor Peter Minuit, purchase d the Island of Manhattan from the Indians for sixty guilders' worth of bright cloth, beads , brass buttons, and other trinkets. My great grandfather always closed the tale by saying ; 'my grandfather told me that story of our name when I was a boy like you,' and he said hi s grandfather told it to him as was handed down to him from colonial times."
Going back to 1631, we find that Thomas Gildersleeve lived at Watertown, Massachusetts , and later Wethersfield, Connecticut, and going to Stamford, Connecticut, with his son Richa rd, becoming one of the first settlers of that town in 1641.
Richard Gildersleeve, a surveyor; in 1639, freeman of New Haven; in 1641-2, at Stamford ; in 1643, Deputy of New Haven Court; 1658, an acting magistrate; 1665, appointed at Hartford , magistrate for Hempstead, Long Island; 1673, on Dutch census list; (1688, rated in Hempstea d, Long Island; 1696, he and his son Richard Jr., were living at Huntington, Long Island. (wr itten in: 'These last probably Richard 2, and Richard 3.)
Careful research has been made and to no purpose, but no doubt that these Gildersleeve s were the ancestors of Joseph Gildersleeve, for shortly after his marriage to Mary Mosher, t hey journeyed from Stanfordville to Long Island, on a visit to their relatives.
We can be justly proud of our decent(sic) from such true and loyal Americans as our fore fathers were, and in conclusion would say: Here's to the living Gildersleeves, and the one s at rest. May God prosper and bless all that bear the name, and may our descendants for m a large part of our nation's population, and have the loyalty, courage, bravery and nobilit y of character that their forefathers had, and the thrift, industry and piety of their gran d and great grandmothers.
November, 1904 A. M. G.


Joseph Gildersleeve, son of Philip and Elizabeth Gildersleeve, at seven years of age lived wi th Isaac Haight, of Hartsville, Dutches County, New York; after years, a woolen cloth manufac turer, owning a factory at Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York. Moved to Highfalls, ULs ter County, New York, in 1836; returning to Stanfordville in 1839. Town clerk of Stanford, 1 827, 1828 and 1844. Married to Mary Mosher, May 11, 1817. Died August 9, 1872. Interred i n the Hicksite burying ground, Stanfordville, New York. Mary (Mosher) Gildersleeve died Nove mber 5, 1886.

He was married to Mary Mosher on 11 May 1817. Mary Mosher(135) was born about 1800. She died on 5 Nov 1886. She was buried in Friends Burying, Standfordville, NY. Joseph Gildersleeve and Mary Mosher had the following children:

child+5115 i. Henry Bushnell Gildersleeve.
child5116 ii. Phebe Haight Gildersleeve was born on 6 Feb 1820. She died on 5 Apr 1903. She was buried in Hicksite burying ground, Stanfordville, New York. From Genealogical History of a Gildersleeve Family by Alfred M. Gildersleeve, 1904:
Phebe Haight Gildersleeve, eldest daughter of Joseph (3) and Mary (Mosher) Gildesleeve. Th e eighty-three years of her life was largely spent for the happiness of others and in this he r cup was filled to overflowing. She extended to her father and mother long years of devotio n; her mother having been an invalid for upwards of thirty-five years. She was always a frie nd to the unfortunate and friendless, and assisted them in many ways that only an open hear t knows.
"She lived for others."
She died April 5, 1903, and is buried in the Hicksite burying ground, Stanfordville, New York .
child+5117 iii. Mariah Lemons Gildersleeve.
child+5118 iv. Elizabeth Gildersleeve.
child+5119 v. Elsie Ann Gildersleeve.
child+5120 vi. Philip Gildersleeve.
child+5121 vii. Hannah Caroline Gildersleeve.
child+5122 viii. John William Gildersleeve.
child+5123 ix. Joseph Carr Gildersleeve.
child+5124 x. Mary Jane Gildersleeve.
child+5125 xi. Jacob Haight Gildersleeve.
child+5126 xii. Richard Mosher Gildersleeve.
child5127 xiii. DeWitt Robinson Gildersleeve was born on 8 Dec 1845. He was christened on 8 Jan 1846. He died on 30 Mar 1860 in Stanford, Dutchess, NY. He was buried in Hicksite burying ground, Stanfordville, New York. From a Genealogical History of a Gildersleeve Family by Alfred M. Gildersleeve, 1904:
DeWitt Robinson Gildersleeve, youngest child of Joseph (3) and Mary (Mosher) Gildersleeve, wa s regarded with the peculiar affection always accorded the youngling of the flock. And he em inently possessed all the endearing qualities justifying this fondness, for he united amiabil ity with a vigor and quickness of intellect rarely seen in one so young. His sickness alon e was a sore and strange affliction, for he had always been marked by the healthy attribute s of his kindred; and his death was a heavy blow indeed, in a family which never before was c alled upon to mourn a breach in the circle around its hearth. He was smitten suddenly by dis ease, and from the outset to the fatal close, a space of ten days, he gave no token of consci ousness, delirium and stupor cutting him off, as it were, from all communion with parents an d near relatives. He was just about embarking in the business of life, and the week in whic h he died, March 30, 1860, was the period fixed for his entry on a mercantile clerkship, fo r which his natural tastes and talents pointed. He was buried in the Hicksite burying ground , Stanfordville, New York.

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