John D. Guile (1781 - 1870)

Born 7 Jan 1781 in Saratoga County, New York, United States

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Died 1870 at about age 88 in Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States

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@NI532@ NOTE/Burleigh #270 - "was a blacksmith at Cortland, NY, and died about 1870."

>Grand daughter Mary Guile Brown Shepard, writing to Charles Burleigh in 1887s ays "The place of birth of either grand parents I have not, but they lived atSaratoga during the Revolutionary contests in sight of the Schuyler mansionand I have the old paper making my Great Grand Father Benjamin Guile, FirstLieutenant dated June 2 in the second year of our Independence, 1778, andsigned by Gov. Clinton......I also have the paper making my Father ClementGuile Major in the State artillery dated Aug. 27 1831. I had no brothers orsisters & have no children." There are records of him at Saratoga to 1808.

 !1820 census Plymouth, Chenango Co. NY - name John Gile, males 2 under 10,1 16-18, 1 16-26(same one?), 1 26-45; fem. 1 under 10, 1 16-20. (Son Clement died at New Berlin, indicates a connection with Chenango Co.)Family bible records and those from descendant Mary Shepard do not match 1820 #THIS entry may apply to John Gile #520, who was in Plymouth at this time.

 !1850 census Cortland, Cortland Co. NY age 69, b. Saratoga, NY. with wifeBersheba.

 !1860 census AIS shows a Francis Gile in Cortlandville.

 !Account Book, Town of Saratoga, (8 Oct 1802-24 Sep 1805) - from researcherAlice Zetterstrom - First entry Jan 29 1803 - "To 5 1/2 Ropes 2/ 11 (sh) Whip lash 2/, 1/2 pt Rum 1/ 3 11 (p) 31-pint Rum 1 3 2 Aug 1804 - To 1/2 gallon rum 4 6 23 Gal Molasses 6/ 1/2 Rum 2/6 10 6 31 2 bowls 1 8

 !Grand dau. Mary Guile Brown Shepard, writing to Charles Burleigh in 1887 says- "The place of birth of either grand parents I have not, but they lived atSaratoga during the Revolutionary contests in sight of the Schuyler mansion andI have the old paper making my Great Grand Father Benjamin Guile, FirstLieutenant dated June 2 in the second year of our Independence, 1778, andsigned by Gov. Clinton......I also have the paper making my Father ClementGuile Major in the State artillery dated Aug. 27 1831. I had no brothers orsisters & have no children."

 !Alice Zetterstrom, letter of 8/26/96 - an early reference to John Guile of theTown of Saratoga in Feb. 3 1808 - a defendent in a case where Zacheus Taylor wasplaintiff. from "Bail Book Vol. 13, #2 p. 68.

 !Kathy Unsel Gilliswbgillis@snet.netFederal census index lookups-NYS-1840-GILLIS(I've included similar names in case of spelling errors bycensus takers.)Page number on left is page name found in CENSUS INDEX.Info includes name, state, county, town, page number of actual census,year.1840 NY Census IndexPage 4158 Gile, John NY SARATOGA CO. SARATOGA SCHUYLER 249 1840