Gazlay Family History
Abigail Rhodes Furman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Abigail Rhodes Furman4 (Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Abigail Rhodes Furman4 (Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Samuel Furman (2 March 1753 - 26 August 1830) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Gazlay (9 February 1763 - 1 June 1847) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 November 2010; Last Edited: 20 January 2013 |
| Person ID | 1756 |
| Name | Abigail Rhodes Furman |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 4 September 1805 in Clifton Park, Saratoga County, New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 14 November 1835 to Thomas Croly4 |
| Died | 18 November 1857 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York1, 4 |
| Buried | in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Thomas Croly |
| Born | 22 December 1807 in Ireland |
| Married | 14 November 1835 to Abigail Rhodes Furman |
| Died | 15 August 1869 |
| Children | of Abigail Rhodes Furman and Thomas Croly: |
| 1. | Emeline Croly |
| Born | 4 December 1836 in New York |
| Died | 27 October 1914 in DeWitt, Onandaga County, New York |
| 2. | Mary S. Croly |
| Born | ca. 1839 in New York |
| 3. | Elizabeth Gelston Croly |
| Born | 21 June 1841 in New York |
| Died | 18 September 1872 |
| 4. | Robert Furman Croly |
| Born | 27 July 1843 in New York |
| Died | 4 November 1866 |
| 5. | Augusta Y. Croly |
| Born | 1 April 1845 in New York |
| Married | to Stephen Wilson |
| Died | 31 May 1899 |
| 6. | Abigail ‘Abby’ Croly |
| Born | 10 September 1847 in New York |
| Died | 9 May 1932 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York |
| 7. | Thomas S. Croly |
| Born | 4 February 1849 in Saratoga County, New York |
| Married | to Lucy Ball |
| Died | 2 May 1913 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York, Croly, Thomas; and Abigail Furman: Thomas Croly / Born / Dec. 22, 1807 / Died / Aug. 15, 1869 / Abigail Furman / Wife of / Thomas Croly / Born / Sep. 4, 1805 / Died Nov. 18, 1857 / Buried at Burnt Hills, NY [from gravestone]; the record provides the names of six of their children.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Saratoga County, Clifton Park, Page No. 518, family of Thomas Croly (45, Ireland, farmer); Abby Croly (45, New York); Emeline Croly (13, New York); Mary S. Croly (11, New York); Josephine E. Croly (9, New York); Robert T. Croly (7, New York); Augusta Croly (5, New York); Abby Croly (3, New York); Thomas S. Croly (1, New York); Henry Proter (56, New York); Eliza Firman (63, New York); Mary Rhyne (25, Ireland); John Wandell (60, New York, carpenter).
- Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, collated by Theodore Gazlay, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1890; unpublished. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
- Baker Family History and Genealogy; The Descendants of Josias Furman, Generations 4, 5, and 6. Website.