JOHN GEE
BAKER FAMILY HISTORY
AND GENEALOGY
THE NEW YORK JOHN GEE LINE
THE ANCESTORS OF STEWARD BAKER
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I owe a special debt of gratitude to the following Gee cousins that contributed much of this material:
Eleanor
Elneck
Mavel Irvine
Willis Wyant
and all the other cousins that I
have failed to
mention
I've
been wondering about the THOMAS GEE/ KATHERINE CONSTABLE
connection
to
our 1635 JOHN GEE and asked LeAnn Weller if she had any data to support
that possibility. She wrote "Mom [Edna Weller] & I hired a researcher
with the Genealogical Division of the Hull Public Library. He was able to
confirm the child's birth, & the marriage in the original records.
However, he could not find anything as to whether the child lived or died.
He also searched other documents and found indications that Thomas Gee's
heir was not John Gee. This info made him suspicious that the John Gee
child died.
However,
there is no "proof" that the 2 John Gees are or are not the same
individual. At this point I would not consider Thomas our John Gee's
parent." I'm wondering if it's an error that's been perpetuated since it
got into the LDS records?
Nancy
Reddy
THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN GEE
1. UNKNOWN GEE. He
married UNKNOWN
Child of UNKNOWN GEE and
UNKNOWN
2. i. JOHN GEE, b. Abt.
1635
2. JOHN GEE was
born Abt. 1635 in England, and had died by 1702 in Eastchester,
Westchester, New York. He married MARY. She died Aft. May 31,
1703 in Eastchester , Westchester, New York.
Notes for JOHN
GEE:
Christening: September 03, 1635, St. John's Beverly,
Yorkshire, England
He would have immigrated before
1665.
Our immigrant ancestors John and Mary Gee were
from England; the date they came to the colonies is unknown, but it was
probably some time before 16[76].
1665: John Gee first appeared as a landowner in Eastchester, Westchester County, NY in 1665. He was among those residents of Hutchinson's Book who signed the Twenty Seven Articles of Agreement written in 1665.
1695: John served in the army on the frontier at Albany in the Eastchester Company of Major Schoiler (Schuyler?), on the frontier at Albany, and was discharged on 1or 9 May 1695.
1698: On
31 January 1698, John Gee signed the Oath to the King at
Eastchester. His name appears on 13 historical
documents.
" . . . no direct evidence of the date and place
of his birth has been discovered. He died in Eastchester in 1702,
the exact date unknown; his grave or burial record has not been
found. On 29 May 1703 in a recorded agreement between Joseph Gee of
Eastchester, son of John, John is described as "deceased" and his wife,
Mary, as "widow of John Gee, deceased"
Source:
Westchester County Miscellanea, Liber C, P. 300,
WCM
John Gee's wife Mary Gee had a transaction
recorded in the Land Records of Westchester Co., concerning a mortgage
held by John Gee:
"On November 25, 1699, by order of Francis
Doughty and Thomas Farrington, both living in Flushing, Queens County upon
the Island of Nassau, did receive full satisfaction of the mortgage by
Joseph Gee, eldest son of John Gee. Received by Thomas Baytes and Roger
Barton on June 4, 1702."
(ibid.,
p. 301)
On 2 March 1681 John Gee (along with Robert Bloomer,
Hecaleah Brown and Thomas Merit) signed the following statement: ". . .
does assign our right, title and trust of the within written bill of sale
to the proprietors of Peningo Neck receiving our equal portions with the
other proprietors above said" (Charles W. Baird, History of Rye,
Westchester County, NY, 1660-1870 (1871) p. 57. A home lot was
granted to John Gee in Eastchester 22 May 1682 (ETR, p. 42). On 7
September 1685 at an Eastchester town meeting, John and his wife, Mary,
sold one acre of their land "on fresh meadow" to Henry Fowler on 8 May
1688 (ibid., p. 93). On 5 September 1692, John Gee of Eastchester
mortgaged three acres of his "home lot" to Bridget Palmer, widow of John
Palmer
Source: Westchester Co., Land Records), Liber B, p.
133.
John Gee
served in the army on the "frontier at Albany" in the Eastchester co. of
"Major Schoyler" for which he received a discharge certificate on 1 May
1695.
On 13 August 1695, John sold his land in Rye.
Sources:
Westchester Land Records, Liber B, p. 231; Rec. 54"395,
398.
Westchester Land Records as reproduced in Rec
57:83.
In the Town Minutes of 1696: The names
of the men who did not work on the highway and bridges on May 27, 1698
include . . . John Gee, Joseph Gee."
John Gee signed the Oath
to the King at Eastchester of 31 January 1698 (WCLR Rec 59:67). That
same year, the family of John Gee was listed in the "Census of Inhabitants
of the Town of Eastchester, NY in 1698"
Source: NY Col. MSS
Vol. XLII, p. 57 as found in Rec.
38:135.
On 1 May 1700, John Gee was a
witness to a land transaction in Westchester County in which Samuel and
Elizabeth Huestis sold land to John Huetis (Trustee's Book, Westchester
County, p. 148). John and his wife, Mary, sold more land in
Eastchester to Isaac Treheel on 26 June 1701
.
Sources: Westchester Land Records, Liber
C, p. 95.
The Gee Family
Genealogical Society Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Index card call #
A9B4 pp. 4-7.
The Gee Family of Westchester and Dutchess Counties
NY. by Robert E. Gee p. 66.
Children of
JOHN GEE and MARY
are:
3. i. JOSEPH GEE, b.
1676
ii. MOSES GEE, b. Abt. 1679, Eastchester, Westchester, New
York; d. Bet. 1701 - 1702, Eastchester, Westchester, New
York.
iii. JAMES GEE, b. Abt. 1681.
3. JOSEPH GEE
(JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1676 in Eastchester, Westchester, New
York, and died Bef. October 02, 1716 in Eastchester, Westchester, New
York. He married (1) SARAH LANCASTER Abt. 1699. She was born
Abt. 1680, and died February 08, 1700/01 in Eastchester, Westchester, New
York. He married (2) ABIGAIL HUNT 1702, daughter of THOMAS HUNT and
ELIZABETH JESSUP. She was born Abt. 1676 in West Farms, Westchester,
New York, and died 1716 in Eastchester, Westchester, New
York.
Notes for JOSEPH GEE:
"He was not yet 21
years old in the 1698 Census of Eastchester and was living with his
father; he also was apparently too young to take the Oath to the King in
1698. He was alive in November 1699 when Joseph was called the
"eldest son of John", Moses was not in the 1710 census of Westchester
Co. He probably did not marry, and died in Eastchester at the age of
22 or 23 in 1701/2."
Source: The Gee Family of Westchester and
Dutchess Counties NY by Robert E. Gee p. 67.
". . .
the 1710 Census lists Joseph Gee, Eastchester, aged 34 years (NY Col. MSS,
Vol. LIV, p. 77). Joseph signed his will 14 March 1715 in
Eastchester; proved 2 October 1716".
"Joseph was 19 years of
age when he served in the army along with his father on the frontier at
Albany under Col. Richard Englesby. He was discharged 1 May
1695.
As a married man he purchased land known as "Little
Ease", in Eastchester from Thomas Vaile on 10 Feb, 1697/8; he appeared
with wife, Sarah, in the 1698 Census of Eastchester.
In the Eastchester Town Minutes of 1698/9, the Town granted
a parcel of land to Joseph Gee.
A land transaction 29
May 1703, involving Joseph Gee, a stone mason from Eastchester, and his
wife Abigail, mentioned land in Eastchester left to him by his father,
John Gee." (ibid). p. 67
2 Feb. 1705/6: Joseph bought
land in Eastchester in 1705, and recorded in the Eastchester Town Minutes
of 1705/6.
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
JOSEPH GEE
"In the name of God, Amen.
March 14, 1715. I, Joseph Gee, of Westchester, Westchester County,
mason, being sick. I leave to my wife Abigail, 1/3 of all moveables,
and the use of my house and that part of my land that is on the west side
of the road that goeth to Mile Square, during her widowhood, if the time
of her widowhood shall not exceed the time of my son John's coming of
age. I leave to my son John, my house and barn, and all my land on
the west side of the above road, when he is of age. I leave my son
Joseph, all that parcel of land on the east side of the said road,
adjoining the land of Isaac Taylor. Also a 10 pound privilege
right. I leave to my son William, a certain parcel of land, lying
adjoining to the land of Henry Fowler, Jr., and the land of Edmond
Tompkins. Also a 10 pound privilege right. To my son Moses, a
certain parcel of salt meadow lying adjoining the meadow of John Drake,
sr., and the meadow of John Stanton. Also a 10 pound privilege
right. To my son John, 15 punds, and a 10 pound privilege
right. I make Noah Barton and Moses Hunt, executors.
Witnesses,
Joseph Taylor, Matthew Smith, Hannah Aury, Frederick De
Vo
Proved, October 2, 1716
Notes for SARAH
LANCASTER:
There is a question as to whether Lancaster was Sarah's
surname. She died about 1700 during the birth of their first
child.
Child of JOSEPH GEE and SARAH LANCASTER
is:
4. i. JOHN GEE, b. 1700.
Children of
JOSEPH GEE and ABIGAIL HUNT
are:
5. ii. WILLIAM GEE, b.
1704
6. iii. JOSEPH GEE, b. Bet. 1705 -
1706
7. iv. MOSES GEE, b. 1708
4. JOHN GEE (JOSEPH3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born
1700 in Eastchester,Westchester,New York, and died Bet. 1766 - 1767 in
Eastchester,Westchester,New York. He married Unknown 1722 in
Scarsdale, Westchester, New York.
Notes for JOHN
GEE:
John's name disappeared from the Supervisor's Tax List of Southern
Dutchess County in 1766 and he is not mentioned again in the records of
Dutchess County or surrounding counties. It is assumed that he died
in 1766/7 but no tombstone or burial record has been
found.
He was m. in 1722 (wife unknown) and lived in
the Manor of Scarsdale, Westchester Co., when he sold land to Richard
Forgason in Eastchester on 26 March 1722
Source: Westchester Co., Land
Records, Liber F, p. 33.
He appeared in Feb. 1742 with his
brother William on the Supervisor's Tax List of Southern Dutchess
County. He was a resident of Fredericksburgh, Dutchess Co., in 1747
where he was "pounder". John was one of the original 17 tenants
living on Lot No. 1 parcel #13 when the original Philips Patent was
subdivided into nine lots in 1754. He later sold part of this land
to Isaac Garrison.
Children of JOHN GEE and UNKOWN
are:
i. JOSEPH GEE, b. Abt. 1725, Eastchester, New York; d. Aft.
1767, Dutchess, New York; m. SARAH BUDD, Bet. 1761 - 1762, Westchester,
New York; b. Abt. 1725.
Children of JOSEPH GEE and SARAH BUDD
are:
i. Joseph GEE b: ABT
1763
ii. Sarah GEE b: ABT
1765
iii. John GEE b: ABT 1767
Notes for SARAH BUDD:
The
Widow
Dusenbury
ii. FREDERICK GEE, b. Abt. 1730, Eastchester,Westchester, New York;
d. Aft. 1786, Canada.
5. WILLIAM GEE
(JOSEPH3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1704 in Dutchess, New York, and died
1772 in Platz, Ulster, New York. He married CATHERINE DE ROSSELLE
1730 in Westchester, New York, daughter of CHARLES DE ROSSELLE and EVIS
SHERWOOD. She was born 1709 in Newton, Long Island, New York,
and died 1775 or 1785 in Plattekill, Ulster, NY.
Notes for
WILLIAM GEE:
On 8 September 1724 the Court appointed Isaac
Lawrence, Jr. of Eastchester as guardian to orphaned
William.
The Eastchester Town Minutes of 1725 record the
following; "Att a publick town meeting held by the freeholders of the town
on Feb. 15, 1725 . . .did agree by vote that Capt. Joseph Drake and
Nathanell Tomkins, Sr. should view and lay out to William Gee a certain
division of land which hath been heretofore laid out within the old patent
of Eastchester . . ." He disappeared from the Southern Precinct
Supervisor's Tax List in 1768.
William Gee had a close business relationship with Charles
DeRosselle. Both were living in Eastchester when on 24 August 1734
they jointly promised to pay John Bowne for an unknown
debt.
"Know all men by these presents that we Charles
DeRosell of ye Yonkers & County of Westchester & within his
Majestys province of New York, husbandman, & William Gee of
Eastchester, County and province above, yeoman, are held and firmly bound
unto John Bowne of Flushing in Queens County and province of New York,
saddelor, in ye sum of seven pounds four shilling current money of ye
province of New York to be paid to ye said John Bowne or to his certain
attorney executors or administrators or assignees, for ye which payment
well and truly to be made and done we do bind ourselves and each of us by
himself and each of out heirs, executors and administrators, and every of
them jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals
dated ye twenty fourth day of August in ye seventh year of his Majestys
reign and in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and
thirty four.
The condition of this obligation is such that if
ye above bounded Charles DeRosell and William Gee or either of them their
or either of their heirs executors or administrators do well and truly pay
or cause to be paid unto ye above named John Bowne or to his heirs
executors administrators or assigns ye just and full sum of three pounds
twelve shillings current lawful money of aforesaid on before ye third day
of August now next ensuing ye date hereof and ye without ________ or
farther delay then this obligation to be void and of none effect otherways
to continue and remain in full force power and virtue in the
law.".
His mark X
Charles
DeRosell
William Gee
William and his brother John moved to the
southern part of Dutchess County in 1740, settling near
Fredericksburgh. He is first on the Southern Dutchess County
Supervisor's Tax List in Feb. 1742 along with his brother John. His
name appears on the tax lit every year from 1742 through 1767. In
1747, he appears as a Highway Master in the town records of
Fredericksburgh.
He originally lived on Lot 4, Section 47 and
48, when the original Philips Patent of Southern Precinct, Dutchess Co.,
was divided into nine lots in 1754. Before 1756, he sold Section 47
to Caleb Hanson and Section 48 to Robert Potter before 1768. His
son, William owned Section 49 of Lot 4 and lived there before
1756.
They were in Dutchess County until 1767, when they
removed to Plattekill Valley, Ulster County, NY 1767/68.
William married Catherine DeRosselle or Rossell, dau.
Of Charles and Evis (Sherwood) DeRosselle, granddaughter of John and Mary
(Johnson) DeRosselle, who came from England and settled in Newtown, Long
Island in 1669. No proof of the existence of a daughter of Charles
has been found. The following provided the likelihood that Catherine
did indeed exist.
1. The grave of Catren Gee was found
on the Birdsall Farm in Plattekill, Ulster Co., NY, indicating she died in
1785 at 76 years of age.
2. In 1771, Wm. was living
near his eldest son, Joseph, in Paltz, Ulster Co. In 1772 he died in
Ulster. No tombstone or death records have been
found.
3. William Gee named one of his children Derosel
Gee.
If this unproven hypothesis is correct, William Gee
married Catherine DeRossell about 1730 in Westchester County; after
William's death, she lived with her children in the Plattekill,
Ulster County area until her death in 1785.
Children of
WILLIAM GEE and CATHERINE DE ROSSELLE
are:
8. i. PVT. JOSEPH
GEE, b. Bet. 1731 -
1732
9. ii. PVT. CORNELIUS
GEE, b. Abt.
1735
10. iii. DEROSEL GEE, b.
1737
11. iv. 1ST MAJOR WILLIAM GEE, b.
1740
v. SARAH GEE, [perhaps a daughter] b. Abt. 1742; d.
Orange, New York. York.
Notes for SARAH
GEE:
Sarah Gee, aka "Sally" was a Revolutionary War patriot
and at least six of her brothers were veterans of the war. Several
histories relate the incident in which "Aunt Sally" Gee had 1/2 pound of
tea, which was forbidden during the Revolutionary War. When Fort
Montgomery was set afire announcing a British victory, Sally resolved to
have her final cup of tea before abandoning her home. Being determined not
to let the tea fall into the hands of the Redcoats she grabbed an old
teapot and hastily dumped in all of the tea; the tea turned out so strong
she couldn't drink it. The following poem was found among manuscripts at
the Putnam County Historical Society, Cold Springs, New York.
Aunt Sally
Gee
"Aunt Sally Gee had half a pound of tea
On the day
the British stormed Fort Montgomery.
The beacon's fires
flare, created such a scare
The women were aware they must at once
prepare.
In case I have to flee my house, said Sally
Gee,
I will not leave my tea to be drunk by the enemy!'
So
in her pewter pot she quickly dumped the lot
Filled up with water
hot and down in the chair she sot.
So bitter was the brew,
was nothing she could do
But throw the stinking brew out where the
daisies grew.
Good folks should be warned by the tale of
Sally Gee,
To measure out the tea and keep from gluttony."
The History of Orange County NY Philadelphia 1881 relates a
story of "Aunt Sally" who didn't want the hated redcoats to have her
tea.
There is no direct evidence of the existence of any
daughters of William Gee. However, the historical anecdote
mentions "Aunt Sally Gee" living in Orange Co., NY during the
Revolutionary War and was within sight of the burning of Fort Montgomery
by the British in 1777. It is supposed that this "Aunt Sally" was an
unmarried daughter of William Gee and was living with or near her two
brother's Cornelius and John,she, also could have been a
daughter-in-law by an unknown
son.
12.
vi. PVT. JOHN GEE, b. Bet. 1745 -
1746
vii. PVT. NATHANIEL GEE, b. 1747; d. March 04, 1833,
Marlborough, Ulster, New
York.
Notes for PVT. NATHANIEL
GEE:
Pvt.
in Rev.
War
13. viii.
PVT. ANDREW GEE, b. Abt. 1750
CONT.
Linda
Hansen
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