Gazlay Family History
Gardiner James
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 February 2021; Last Edited: 24 May 2021 |
| Person ID | 10511 |
| Name | Gardiner James |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1806 in Rhode Island1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | to Hulda Tefft7 |
| Died | 18711 |
| Buried | in Card Farm Cemetery, Lebanon, Madison County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Hulda Tefft (daughter of Ezekiel Tefft and Amie Wilcox) |
| Born | 1793 in Rhode Island |
| Married | 19 August 1810 in Rockville, Washington County, Rhode Island to William V. Brand |
| Married | to Gardiner James |
| Died | 1874 |
| Children | of Gardiner James and Hulda Tefft: |
| 1. | Hannah James |
| Born | ca. 1828 in New York |
| 2. | Rudolphus James |
| Born | |
| Died |
| 3. | Varnum G. James |
| Born | 1831 |
| Died | 1835 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Card Farm Cemetery, Lebanon, Madison County, New York, Garner James, born: 1806; died: 1871 (from record).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 27 of 48, Gardiner James, 45, NY, farmer; Hulda James, 56, RI; Hannah James, 22, NY.
- New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 34, Gardner James, 49, Rhode island, farmer; wife Hulda James, 61, Rhode Island; daughter Hannah James, 28, Chenango.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 133, Image 35 of 47, Gardiner James, 54, Rhode Island, farmer, Huldah James, 66, Rhode Island; Hannah James, 30, New York.
- New York State Census, 1865, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 18 of 80, Gardner James, 59, R.I., married once, farmer; wife Huldah James, 70, R.I., 7 children; married twice; child Hannah James, 30, Chenango. Living in the same household: William Brand, 53, R.I., married once, widowed, farmer; child Daniel Brand, 25, Chenango, farmer; child Jerome Brand, 23, Chenango, farmer; servant Emily Hunt, 36, Chenango, 1 child.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page No. 20, Image 20 of 42, Gardiner James, 64, Rhode island, farmer; Huldah James, 76, Rhode Island; Hannah James, 43, New York.
- Gazlay, Lee, Ancestors of Stephen Tefft, Late of Jewett City, Connecticut. August 5, 2020, Mystic, Connecticut. This paper presents research on Stephen Tefft, who lived in Rhode Island and Connecticut, eventually settling in Jewett City, Griswold, Connecticut. The research indicates that Stephen was a son of Ezekiel Tefft and his wife Amie (or Amy) Wilcox. The couple raised their family in Rhode Island and later removed to Smyrna, New York, while son Stephen remained in Connecticut. Available as a .pdf at Gazlay Family History (website), under Sources.