Gazlay Family History
Phillip Heartt Furman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Phillip Heartt Furman4 (Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Phillip Heartt 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: 2 July 2013 |
| Person ID | 1787 |
| Name | Phillip Heartt Furman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 13 February 1799 in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 20 February 1823 in Ballston, Saratoga County, New York to Mary ‘Polly’ Cogswell3, 4, 5 |
| Died | 3 September 1871 in Maspeth, Long Island, New York3, 4 |
Biography
Phillip was engaged in commercial pursuits and was active in the abolition movement.4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary ‘Polly’ Cogswell |
| Born | 1798 in Massachusetts |
| Married | 20 February 1823 in Ballston, Saratoga County, New York to Phillip Heartt Furman |
| Died | 20 May 1878 |
| Children | of Phillip Heartt Furman and Mary ‘Polly’ Cogswell: |
| +1. | Samuel Hand Furman |
| Born | September 1824 in New York |
| Married | 11 May 1853 to Elizabeth Antionette Hebbard |
| +2. | Benjamin Mather Furman |
| Born | 31 October 1827 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1853 to Hetty Morrell Smith |
| Died | 6 January 1918 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| 3. | Charles E. Furman |
| Born | 22 January 1832 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York |
| Died | 28 May 1879 in Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| 4. | Robert C. Furman |
| Born | May 1839 in New York |
| Married | 31 January 1883 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Mary J. ‘Agnes’ Rowan |
| Died | 8 December 1919 in Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| 5. | Howard Cogswell Furman |
| Born | ca. 1842 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1884 to Catherine Ella Remington |
| Married | 1 June 1915 in Boston, Massachusetts to Eleanor Van Allen |
| Died | 7 June 1926 in New York, New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, New York County, New York, Third Ward, Page 8; family of Philip H. Furman (49, New York, merchant); Mary Furman (48, Massachusetts); Samuel H. Furman (25, New York, merchant); Charles E. Furman (18, New York, merchant); Howard C. Furman (8, New York); Johannah Donnavan (20, Ireland); Mary E. Nichols (21, Massachusetts); Elizabeth Cogswell (75, Massachusetts).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, New York County, New York City, 5th Ward, Page 183, family of Philip Furman (60, N York, manfr shirts); Mary Furman (60, N York); S. H. Furman [first initial uncertain] (33, N York); H. M. Norris [last name uncertain] (32, N York, clerk); C. E. Furman (27, N York); R. C. Furman (21, N York); H. C. Furman (19, N York); M. E. Nichols (25, Mass.); E. A. Furman (25, N York); E. A. Furman (5, N York); M. J. Furman (3, N York); Jacob Manus (35, N Jersey, clerk).
- Baker Family History and Genealogy; The Descendants of Josias Furman, Generations 4, 5, and 6. Website.
- American Ancestry, Volume VII, ALbany, N.Y.: Jole Munsell’s Sons, Publishers, 1892. Available at Google Books. Page 184, Furman, Charles Edwin. The entry provides details of his ancestors and some of their spouses for several generations back to the 1600s. Some dates and places vary in this source from other sources.
- New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. Philip Furman and Polly Cogswell, married on 20 February 1823 in First Presbyterian Church at Ballston, Ballston Center, Saratoga [County], New York.