Gazlay Family History
Samuel D. Gazley
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Samuel D. Gazley4 (Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Samuel D. Gazley4 (Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Jonathan Gazlay (17 August 1760 - 7 September 1835) |
| Mother | Karenda Carter ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 November 2010; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 1748 |
| Name | Samuel D. Gazley |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 31 January 1785 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 20 December 1818 in Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York to Sarah ‘Sally’ Jones3 |
| Died | 25 July 1857 in Canyonville, Douglas County, Oregon: His year of death is also given as 1858.1, 3, 4 |
| Buried | in James F. Gazley Family Cemetery, Gazley, Douglas County, Oregon1 |
Biography
Samuel’s place of birth is listed variously as Ballstown Springs, NY (no such place has been identified, and may be intended as Ballston Spa, NY), Freetown, Suffolk County, NY, and Dutchess County, NY, this latter location seeming the most likely.
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Sarah ‘Sally’ Jones |
| Born | 2 August 1802 |
| Married | 20 December 1818 in Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York to Samuel D. Gazley |
| Died | 2 June 1852 in Painted Post, Steuben County, New York |
| Children | of Samuel D. Gazley and Sarah ‘Sally’ Jones: |
| 1. | Charles Gazley |
| Born | 12 March 1820 in Chenango Point, (later became Binghamton), Broome County, New York |
| +2. | James Franklin Gazley |
| Born | 12 September 1822 in Willet, Cortland County, New York |
| Married | 17 September 1848 in Smithfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania to Adeline E. Adams |
| Died | 1900 in Fairhaven, Whatcom County, Washington |
| +3. | Sarah Jane Gazley |
| Born | 14 March 1829 in New York |
| Married | 14 March 1847 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania to Dr. William S. Rumsey |
| Died | 14 February 1877 in Oregon |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). James F. Gazley Family Cemetery, Gazley, Douglas County, Oregon; Gazley, Samuel, born: 1785 in Dutchess County, New York; died 25 July 1858 in Gazley, Douglas County, Oregon [from record, which indicates he is the son of Martha E. and James Franklin Gazley, which is incorrect: he was the son of Jonathan Gazlay and Karenda Carter, known from other records].
- Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, collated by Theodore Gazlay, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1890; unpublished. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
- Mernitz Family Tree, Ancestry (website). Although no sources are cited in this family tree, much of the information agrees with other sources. A few individuals in this family tree have duplicate entries with slightly different vital statistics for each.
- Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Vol. III, 1962, page 40. Available at Ancestry.com. Claim #602, Gazley, Samuel, heirs of, Douglas County, Oregon. Indicates that Samuel was born 1785 in Dutchess County, New York, and died 25 July 1857. He arrived in Oregon on 10 September 1853 and secured his land claim on 28 June 1854. The record, given by Samuel’s son James F. Gazley, indicates Samuel was only married once, widowed, and had two children living as of 15 May 1863: James, and Sarah Jane, age 24, widow of Wm. S. Ramsey (Rumsey).