Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - William Brabrook


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features William Brabrook and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. William Brabrook,1 born ____ (parents not determined). William married Mary Ann Baldwin4 (born 7 November 1838 in Delhi, Delaware County, New York, the daughter of Norman Baldwin and Mary Ann ‘Polly’ Robinson;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Mary died 25 November 1890 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York1, 4, 7). Mary is buried in Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York.1

The Cortland Democrat provides a brief obituary:8


Tuesday, Mrs. Henry C. Gazley, who for some time past has been a great though patient sufferer from a combination of dropsical and tumorous affections, died at her home 54 Clinton avenue from which the funeral services will be at 10 A.M. Friday.


  1. Find a Grave (website). Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York; Mary Ann Baldwin Gazley: Mary Ann Baldwin / Wife Of / H. C. Gazley / Died Nov. 25, 1890 / Aged 52 Years / Esther E. Baldwin / Wife Of / Smith Clark / Died Mar. 13, 1887 / Aged 35 Years [from gravestone]. The record indicates: born: 7 November 1841 [other records say 1838 which would agree with the age on her gravestone]; died: 25 November 1890; married: (1) William Braybrook and (2) Henry C. Gazley.
  2. New York State Census, 1875, Cortland County, Cortland, First Election District, East of Church St., Page 6, family of Henry C. Gazley (57, Otsego, farmer); wife Catherine M. Gazley (47, Connecticut); border Elizabeth Bishop (71, Connecticut, widow). Living a few houses away is Mary A. Brabrook (39, Delaware [County], widow) with several borders in her household. Mary would become Henry’s third wife.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Cortland County, Cortlandville, ED 118, Page No. 19C, Henry C. Gazily [sic, Gazlay], 61, NY, physician and ins. agt.; Mary A. Gazily, 44, NY; servant Helen Shutts, 21, NY, domestic servant; Charles Robert, 26, NY, student at school; Charley VanWie, 24, NY, student at school; Wm. Hearn, 19, NY, student at school; Gates McGarrah, 17, NY, student at school.
  4. Genealogical and Family History of Central New York, compiled under the editorial supervision of William Richard Cutter, A.M., Volume III. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1912. Electronic version available at Internet Archive (website).
  5. Genealogy, The Champion Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Henry Champion, by Francis Bacon Trowbridge, New Haven, 1891. Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room.
  6. Origin, History, and Genealogy of the Buck Family, by Cornelius B. Harvey, Esq. 1889: J. J. Griffiths, Steam Book and Job Printer, Jersey City, N.J. Digitized copy available at archive.org.
  7. New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1890, Mary A. Gazlay [indexed as Gaslay], died 25 November 1890 in Cortland, New York.
  8. Obituary, The Cortland Democrat, Cortland, New York, available at www.fultonhistory.com, Mrs. Henry C. Gazlay, died 25 November 1890.