Gazlay Family History
Ellen Brent Senay
Parents
| Father | Charles Timothy Senay, Jr. (5 February 1892 - 2 August 1969) |
| Mother | Ellen Brent Pearson Myatt (25 March 1903 - 13 January 1985) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 April 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 1058 |
| Name | Ellen Brent Senay |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 7 February 1927 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina1, 2, 3 |
| Married | ca. 1946 to John M. Jones4 |
| Married | 11 May 1974 in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut to Robert Graeme Smith3, 5 |
| Died | 19 September 2000 in Naples, Collier County, Florida1, 3 |
Biography
Ellen was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, a proud Mayflower descendant and the great-granddaughter of Governor Fowle of North Carolina. She attended Vasser College and earned a masters degree in fine arts from Tulane University. Ellen was a professor of theater arts at the University of Connecticut and the educational program director at the Hartford Stage Company. In her later years, she was a long time resident of Naples, Florida, where she volunteered at Naples Players. Ellen was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church and she worked at a thrift shop in Naples. She was survived by four children from her first marriage, two step children from her second marriage, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.3
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  John M. Jones |
| Born | |
| Married | ca. 1946 to Ellen Brent Senay |
| Children | of Ellen Brent Senay and John M. Jones: |
| 1. | Candice Carol Jones |
| Born | 19 December 1947 in Florida |
| Married | 23 November 1968 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut to Robert Joseph David |
| 2. | Melanie Ellen Jones |
| Born | 17 September 1952 in Chincoteague, Virginia |
| 3. | Charles Henry Jones |
| Born |
| 4. | John Raleigh Jones |
| Born |
| Spouse 2 | Robert Graeme Smith |
| Born | 24 April 1926 |
| Married | 11 May 1974 in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut to Ellen Brent Jones (née Senay) |
| Died | 4 April 1978 in Collier County, Florida |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Ellen B. Smith, no. 118-22-1228
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation, Enumeration District 52-13, Sheet 95B, family of Charles and Ellen Senay.
- Obituary, Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Ellen Brent Senay Jones Smith, 24 September 2000
- Birth Announcement, The Day, New London, Connecticut, 1 October 1952: A daughter, Malaine Ellen, born 17 September in Chincoteague, Virginia, to Lieutenant and Mrs. John M. Jones of Horntown, Virginia. Mrs. Jones is the daughter of Charles T. Senay.
- Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Groom: Robert G. Smith, age 49. Bride: Ellen B. Jones, age 47. Marriage Date: 11 May 1974. Marriage Place: Harwinton, Litchfield, CT.