Gazlay Family History
Abigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Abigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay5 (Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Abigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay5 (Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Joshua Gazlay (31 December 1785 - 5 June 1842) |
| Mother | Abigail ‘Abby’ Jones (1794 - 22 February 1880) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 December 2011; Last Edited: 2 December 2012 |
| Person ID | 3317 |
| Name | Abigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 10 March 1828 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 1845 in Smithville, Chenango County, New York to Henry Rogers Ryan8, 9 |
| Died | 27 February 1920 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin1 |
| Buried | in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Henry Rogers Ryan (son of Roger Ryan and Mary Dyer) |
| Born | 1 August 1818 in New Ipswich, Hillsboro County, New Hampshire |
| Married | 1845 in Smithville, Chenango County, New York to Abigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay |
| Died | 20 November 1898 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin |
| Children | of Abigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay and Henry Rogers Ryan: |
| +1. | George Harry Ryan |
| Born | 31 July 1848 in New York |
| Married | 18 May 1875 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California to Lucy Viola Wood |
| Married | ca. 1908 to Dora Moore |
| Married | 24 November 1928 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado to Anna G. Pearson |
| Died | 23 November 1934 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado |
| +2. | Charles Alexander Ryan |
| Born | 26 August 1854 in Wisconsin |
| Married | ca. 1878 to Ellen Elizabeth ‘Ella’ Warner |
| Died | 24 December 1922 |
| 3. | Sarah Ryan |
| Born | ca. 1858 in New Hampshire |
| Adopted | (child of unidentified parents, adopted by Henry Rogers Ryan and Abigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay) |
| +4. | Abbie May Ryan |
| Born | 31 May 1865 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin |
| Married | 5 November 1884 in Wisconsin to Jeremiah Wheaton Phillips |
| Married | 25 April 1908 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois to Giles Leslie Stevens |
| Died | 7 January 1945 in San Raphael, Marin County, California |
| +5. | Willis F. Ryan |
| Born | July 1867 in Wisconsin |
| Married | 22 August 1888 to Bertie Eloise ‘Birdie’ Dockham |
| Died | 9 February 1962 in Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Walnut Hill Cemetery, Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; Abby G. Ryan, born 10 March 1828 in New York, died 27 February 1920 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin (from record); Abby G. Ryan / 1928 - 1920 (from headstone).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Town of Smithville, Page No. 490, family of Henry R. Ryan (32, NH, farming); Abby Ryan (22, NY); George M. D. S. Ryan (2, NY); George M. Chapman (21, NY, laborer); Sally M. Allen (14, NY); George Davis (24, NY, chair maker).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Village of Baraboo, Page No. 247, family of H. R. Ryan (42, NH, cabinet maker); H. E. Ryan (32, NY); G. H. Ryan (12, NY); C. A. D. Ryan (6, Wis.); C. L. Ryan (25, NH, clerk); Adam Richards (19, Germany); J. H. Alexander (18, NY, student); S. H. Alexander (21, NY, student); Kate Borphenaren (16, Ireland, domestic).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Page No. 17, family of Henry Ryan (51, N.H. farmer); Abbie G. Ryan (42, New York); Charles Ryan (16, Wisconsin); Abbie Ryan (5, Wisconsin); Willie (3, Wisconsin); Janis Houghton (14, Wisconsin); Sarah Ryan (14, New Hampshire); plus four laborers/servants.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 245, Page No. 79A, family of Henry R. Ryan (62, NH, farmer); wife Abby Ryan (52, NY); daughter Abby (15, Wis.); son Wm. Ryan (12, Wis.); adopted daughter Sarah Ryan (22, NH); brother John Ryan (52, NH, widow, insane).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 128, Sheet No. 6B, family of Willis F. Ryan (32, Wisconsin, July 1867, farmer); wife of 11 years Bird E. Ryan (28, Wisconsin, Mar 1872, 3 children, 3 living); daughter Stella B. Ryan (10, Wisconsin, Mar 1880 [sic, undoubtedly should be 1890]; daughter Margie P. Ryan (4, Wisconsin, Apr 1896); son Howard R. Ryan (1, Wisconsin, Jun 1898); mother Abbie G. Ryan (72, New York, Mar 1828); servant Dora F. Kaufman (15, Wisconsin, Jun 1884).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 105, Sheet No. 1A, Abbie G. Ryan (82, New York, widow, 4 children, 3 living).
- History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1880. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Page 703, biographical sketch of Henry R. Ryan. This document names his wife Abbie Gazlay’s parents: Joshua and Abigail Jones Gazlay. It is one of the few documents, or perhaps the only document, that provides their names.
- The Cortland Connection (website); post by Harlan Quardokus, 15 September 2010, indicating that Abigail Jones Gazlay, wife of Joshua Gazlay, bore nine children, of which four have been identified: Karenda (1812-1905), Abigail (1828-1920), David Ward (1830-1899), and Mary (1833-?). The post includes other details regarding the marriages of these children, remarriage of Abigail to Timothy Allen, and her burial next to her daughter Karenda.