Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyJohn Gazlay

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
John Gazlay4 (Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherJoseph Gazlay (24 November 1771 - 29 June 1821)
MotherAnnie Marshall (10 April 1772 - 17 April 1841)

Personal Information

Record Created: 27 October 2012; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 
Person ID4371
NameJohn Gazlay
GenderMale
Born ca. June 17961
Died 2 April 18541
Buried in Marshall Ground, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York1

Biography

Identification of John as the son of Joseph and Annie (Marshall) Gazlay is circumstantial, based on his burial in the same cemetery, and a mention of “John Gazlay, of Pennsylvania, heir &c of Ann Gazlay, deceased” in the probate notice for Ann Gazlay.1, 2

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Marshall Ground, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York; Gazlay, John; died 2 Apr. 1854, age 57 y 10m. His birth date calculated from his death date and age is June 1796.
  2. Notice of Probate, Albany, NY, Evening Journal, available at fultonhistory.com; c. April 1842, Ann Gazlay, deceased. The notice, first and foremost, is directed “especially to John Gazlay, of Pennsylvania, heir &c to Ann Gazlay, deceased...late of the town of Pleasant Valley, in the county of Dutchess.” Executors named are Ellathan [sic, Elnathan] Gazlay and Mary Griffen.