Gazlay Family History
Family History - Barend Sabalis Wolff
| 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 Barend Sabalis Wolff and three of his descendants down to the third generation.
First Generation
1. Barend Sabalis Wolff,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Barend married Henrietta ‘Harriett’ Devesser (born ca. 1835 in Holland, parents not determined1).Children of Barend Sabalis Wolff and Henrietta ‘Harriett’ Devesser:
| + | 2 | i. | Georgiana Agnes Wolff, born ca. 1858 in Maryland. Married Charles Edwin Dobbs. |
| 3 | ii. | James Wolff, born ca. 1861 in New York.1 |
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 590, Sheet No. 27C, family of Charles Dobbs (26, NY, builder); wife Agness Dobbs (22, Maryland); son Edward Dobbs (1, NY); father Edwin Dobbs (54, NY, builder); mother Elizabeth Dobbs (52, NY); uncle Jacob Devesser (54, Holland, banker); brother in law James Wolff (19, NY, clerk, brokers); mother in law Harriett Wolff (45, Holland); servant Laura Wojon [?] (38, Virginia, cook); servant Zella Banks (20, Virginia, chamber maid).
Second and Third Generations
2. Georgiana Agnes Wolff2 (Barend1), born ca. 1858 in Maryland.1 Georgiana married, 23 May 1878 in New York, New York, Charles Edwin Dobbs4 (born ca. 1854 in New York, the son of Edwin Dobbs and Elizabeth Suckroum1, 2, 3).Child of Georgiana Agnes Wolff and Charles Edwin Dobbs:
| 4 | i. | Edward Dobbs, born ca. 1879 in New York.1 |
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 590, Sheet No. 27C, family of Charles Dobbs (26, NY, builder); wife Agness Dobbs (22, Maryland); son Edward Dobbs (1, NY); father Edwin Dobbs (54, NY, builder); mother Elizabeth Dobbs (52, NY); uncle Jacob Devesser (54, Holland, banker); brother in law James Wolff (19, NY, clerk, brokers); mother in law Harriett Wolff (45, Holland); servant Laura Wojon [?] (38, Virginia, cook); servant Zella Banks (20, Virginia, chamber maid).
- New York State Census, 1855, New York County, New York City, 2nd ED, 20th Ward, family of Edwin Dobbs (30, New York, builder); Elizabeth Dobbs (28, Duchess Co.); child Thomas H. Dobbs (8, New York); child James E. Dobbs (5, New York); child Charles Dobbs (1, New York); servant Johanah Louhill (20, Ireland).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, New York County, New York City, 3rd Division, 20th Ward, Page No. 2, family of Edwin Dobbs (40, New York, master carpenter); Elizabeth Dobbs (40, New York); Thos Dobbs (12, New York); James Dobbs (9, New York); Chas Dobbs (6, New York); Bridget Something [sic] (40, New York, domestic).
- New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. Charles Edwin Dobbs, father: Edwin Dobbs; mother: Elizabeth Suckroum; and Georgiana Agnes Wolff, father: Barend Sabalis Wolff; mother: Henrietta Devesser; married on 23 May 1878 in Manhattan, New York.