Joshua Gedney (1733 - 1819)

Born 1733 in Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York

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Died 24 Jul 1819 at about age 86 in Waterborough Parish, Queens, New Brunswick

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Joshua Gedney was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

Biography

Loyalist. One of the signers of the following rebuttal to the Rye resolutions following the closing of the Port of Boston by the British Parliament.

Rivington’s New York Gazetteer of October 13, 1774, — “ RYE, September 24, 1774.

“ We, the subscribers, freeholders and inhabitants of the town of Rye, in the County of Westchester, being much concerned with the unhappy situation of public affairs, think it our duty to our King and Couhtry to declare, that we have not been concerned in any resolutions entered into, or measures taken, with regard to the disputes at present subsisting with the mother country : we also testify our dislike to many hot and furious proceedings, in consequence of said disputes, which we think are more likely to ruin this once happy country than remove grievances, if any there are. We also declare our great desire and full resolution to live and die peaceable subjects to our gracious sovereign King George the third, and his laws."^[1]

He continued signing to protests. Also in Rivington's New York Gazetteer, 13 April, 1775:

"“ We, the subscribers, freeholders and inhabitants of the County of Westchester, having assembled at White Plains in consequence of certain advertisements, do now declare our honest abhorence of all unlawful Congresses and Committees, and that we am determined, at the haunt of our lives and properties, to support the King and constitution, and that we acknowledge no representatives but the General Assembly, to whose wisdom we submit the guardianship of our rights and privileges," ^[2]

Was imprisoned by the American insurgents at White Plains during the summer of 1776. ^[3]

Note

Note: From: Early New Brunswick Probate Records 1785 - 1835

By: R. Wallace Hale

GIDNEY, JOSHUA

Parish of Gagetown, Queens County. Will dated 13 February 1818, proved 8 September 1819.

Granddaughter Margaret Foshay, wife of William Foshay, 125 pounds. Granddaughter Clarissa Hallet 125 pounds. Grandson Gidney Hallett all that Small Island lying near the entrance of Jemseg Creek between the Island called the Big Island and the Ship point in the Parish of Waterborough, commonly called the Cory Island. The above bequests to be paid from the income of my intervale farm now occupied by Abiathar Camp Jr. and lying between the land of William Springer Sr. and the land of my late son Joseph Gidney. The intervale farm to my six grandsons, Isaac Birdsill Gidney, Charles Dean Gidney, Joshua Gidney, Joseph Gidney, John Edward Gidney and Benjamin Gidney, the sons of my late son Joseph Gidney as they come of age. Friend William Foshay and grandsons Isaac Birdsill Gidney and Charles Dean Gidney executors. Witnesses. Abiathar Camp, Charles Smith, Daniel S. Smith

Parents were Nicholas DEAN & Deborah SEAMAN

Passenger number 7 on HMS Clinton, picking up 20 Sept 1783 East River NY, delivered to Port Roseway NS 26 October 1783. Women and children have been assigned to families based on surnames and may not be correct

Sources

1. ↑ History of Westchester County: New York, Including Morrisania ..., Volume 2, edited by John Thomas Scharf books.google.com accessed 1 Oct 2014
2. ↑ History of Westchester County: New York, Including Morrisania ..., Volume 1, edited by John Thomas Scharf books.google.com accessed 6 Oct 2014
3. ↑ History of Westchester County: New York, Including Morrisania ..., Volume 2, edited by John Thomas Scharf books.google.com accessed 1 Oct 2014

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• Mentioned in the will of Nicholas Dean, http://archive.org/stream/collectionsofnewv32newy/collectionsofnewv32newy_djvu.txt.
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