Gazlay Family History
Anne Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Anne Gazlay4 (John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Anne Gazlay4 (John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | John Gazlay (11 January 1750 - 26 February 1813) |
| Mother | Sarah Furman (ca. 1754 - 7 June 1821) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 16 March 2010; Last Edited: 4 July 2013 |
| Person ID | 445 |
| Name | Anne Gazlay |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 27 January 1776 in Edmeston, Otsego County, New York: (she may be the daughter named Nancy in Rev. Sayrs Gazlay's statement to Theodore Gazlay)1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 11 January 1796 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York to Henry Spencer1, 4, 5 |
| Died | 24 February 18131, 3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Henry Spencer (son of Benjamin Spencer and Mary Sweet) |
| Born | 3 July 1774 in Beekman, Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | 11 January 1796 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York to Anne Gazlay |
| Married | 2 September 1813 in New York to Hannah Morgan |
| Married | 5 April 1821 to Betsey Freeman (née Chesebrough) |
| Married | 21 September 1842 to Judith W. Folger |
| Died | 13 August 1853 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York |
| Children | of Anne Gazlay and Henry Spencer: |
| 1. | Benjamin Spencer |
| Born | 7 December 1796 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York |
| 2. | Sarah Spencer |
| Born | 5 September 1798 in Kingsbury, Washington County, New York |
| Married | to William Boyce |
| 3. | John Gazlay Spencer |
| Born | 19 July 1800 in Queensbury, Warren County, New York |
| Married | to Lucy _____ |
| Died | 11 January 1864 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky |
| +4. | Charles Spencer |
| Born | 21 August 1802 in New York |
| Married | 10 July 1836 in Livingston County, Michigan to Mary Crampton |
| Married | 11 March 1863 in Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan to Electa M. Norton (née Culver) |
| Died | 12 September 1877 in Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan |
| 5. | Ann Eliza Spencer |
| Born | 2 September 1804 |
| Married | to William Mott |
| +6. | Ambrose Spencer |
| Born | 24 September 1806 in Queensbury, Warren County, New York |
| Married | 14 November 1833 to Harriet Stackhouse |
| Died | 11 December 1872 in Albany, Albany County, New York |
| 7. | Albert Spencer |
| Born | 2 May 1808 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York |
| Died | 21 September 1819 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York |
| 8. | Mary Spencer |
| Born | 28 February 1811 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York |
| Married | to Harvey Grandy |
Sources
- Boards at Ancestry.com; Posts by Linda Matteson and John Austin, 5-9 November 1999, regarding Spencer family members, primarily spouses and children of Henry Spencer (1774-1853). The posts include various birth, marriage and death dates and places, plus a few notes pointing out differences between between their respective data. One post provides information on Ambrose Spencer’s children from Spencer family bible pages.
- Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, collated by Theodore Gazlay, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1890; unpublished. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
- The Gazlay Family in America, with sections titled “Ten Generations of American Gazlays” for several branches of the Gazlay family. Document is marked on one page, “From Gerard Gazlay, Jr. Jan. 1980.” Unpublished, nine unnumbered pages. Photocopy in possession of Lee Gazlay.
- New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. Henry Spencer and Mary Gazeley, married 11 January 1796 in Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess [County], New York. She is also identified as Anne Gazlay in other records for the same marriage date, place, and husband.
- Genealogy, Rootsweb (website), Chesebro’ Genealogy. Some sources are cited.