Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Rebecca Barber


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 Rebecca Barber and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Rebecca Barber,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Rebecca married, 27 February 1772, Pelog Chesebrough1 (born ____, parents not determined1).

Child of Rebecca Barber and Pelog Chesebrough:

+2i. Betsey Chesebrough, born 9 May 1777 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; died 7 February 1841 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. Married (1) William Freeman Married (2) Henry Spencer.

  1. Genealogy, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Mass., by Anna Chesebrough Wildey. New York, Press of T. A. Wright, 1903. Available at archives.com.
Second Generation
2. Betsey Chesebrough2 (Rebecca1), born 9 May 1777 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut;1, 2 died 7 February 1841 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York.1, 2 Betsey married, first, 1805 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, William Freeman1, 3 (born 1781 in Morristown, New Jersey, parents not determined; William died 1818 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York3). Betsey married, second, 5 April 1821, Henry Spencer1, 2 (born 3 July 1774 in Beekman, Dutchess County, New York, the son of Benjamin Spencer and Mary Sweet;1, 2, 4 Henry died 13 August 1853 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York1, 2).

Henry Spencer came to Glens Falls by 1800 and was an innkeeper and holder of public office. He was the first sheriff of Warren County, New York.1


  1. Boards at Ancestry.com; Posts by Linda Matteson and John Austin, 5-9 November 1999, regarding Spencer family members, primarily spouses and children of Henry Spencer (1774-1853). The posts include various birth, marriage and death dates and places, plus a few notes pointing out differences between between their respective data. One post provides information on Ambrose Spencer’s children from Spencer family bible pages.
  2. Genealogy, Rootsweb (website), Chesebro’ Genealogy. Some sources are cited.
  3. Genealogy, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Mass., by Anna Chesebrough Wildey. New York, Press of T. A. Wright, 1903. Available at archives.com.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Warren County, Glens Falls Village, Page No. 52, family of Henry Spencer (76, New York); Judith W. Spencer (59, New York); Mary Fuller (14, New York).