Gazlay Family History
Robert Furman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Robert Furman4 (Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Robert 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: 26 November 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 1783 |
| Name | Robert Furman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 30 April 1797 in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 23 December 1820 to Melinda Wilkins4, 5 |
| Married | 1853 to Marie B. Angle4 |
| Died | 5 May 1864 in New York, New York1, 4, 6 |
| Buried | in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York1 |
Biography
Robert served as an early trustee of the Syracuse Village and as one of the alderman of the newly incorporated city. He was wealthy and was a deeply religious man.4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Melinda Wilkins |
| Born | July 1800 in New York |
| Married | 23 December 1820 to Robert Furman |
| Died | 1 March 1851 |
| Children | of Robert Furman and Melinda Wilkins: |
| +1. | Ann Rebecca Furman |
| Born | 24 February 1822 in Saratoga County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1855 to Dr. John Preston Mann |
| Died | 24 December 1892 in New York, New York |
| +2. | Jane Elizabeth Furman |
| Born | 6 June 1829 in New York |
| Married | to Charles Edward Adams |
| Died | 6 April 1905 |
| 3. | Charles Furman |
| Born | ca. 1837 |
| Spouse 2 | Marie B. Angle |
| Born | ca. 1819 in New York |
| Married | 1853 to Robert Furman |
| Died | 3 May 1885 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York |
| Children | of Robert Furman and Marie B. Angle: |
| 1. | Robert M. Furman |
| Born | 4 March 1858 in New York |
| Died | 23 August 1882 in Albany, Albany County, New York |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York, Furman, Robert: Robert Furman / Born / In Pleasant Valley / Dutchess Co. N.Y. / APril 30, 1797, / Came to Syracuse, / 1823, / Died May 5, 1864. [from Furman gravestone]; the record repeats these dates and provides the names of his two spouses and three children. The record also avers he died in Syracuse, but he actually died in New York City at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Charles Adams, as indicated in several other records.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Onondaga County, City of Syracuse, Page 521, family of Robert Furman (53, NY, P??); Masenda [?] Furman (50, NY); Ann Furman (28); Charles Furman (13); Moses Dickson (24, black); Chas. C. Adams (28, Massachu., teacher); Jane Adams (21); Robert Adams (2); Bartheen [?] Carners [?] (25, Canada).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Onondaga County, City of Syracuse, Page 48, family of Robert (age 63) and Marie B. Furman (age 41), with Robert M. Furman (age 2), Catherine Angle (age 45), and Margaret Connolly (age 19), servant.
- Baker Family History and Genealogy; The Descendants of Josias Furman, Generations 4, 5, and 6. Website.
- Email from Enid Mastrianni to Lee Gazlay, various dates in January, September, and December 2011, providing details primarily about Furman and Mann descendants.
- Obituary, New York Tribune, 6 May 1864, Robert Furman, age 67, died 5 May 1864 at the residence of his sons-in-law, Dr. J. P. Mann and Mr. C. E. Adams.