Gazlay Family History
Denton Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Denton Gazlay4 (John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Denton 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: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 447 |
| Name | Denton Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 4 April 1786 in Edmeston, Otsego County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Died | 21 February 1859 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York3, 6 |
| Buried | in Gazlay Cemetery, South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York7 |
Biography
Denton’s limbs never grew after he was three years old but his body grew immense. He was a tailor by trade and lived with his sister Betsy.3
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Otsego County, Edmeston, page 81, family of Royal Hubby (62, MA, farmer), Elizabeth Hubby (66, NY), Milton Hubby (35, NY), Harriet Hubby (25, NY), Delia Maynard (14, NY), Denton Gazeley (66, NY).
- Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, collated by Theodore Gazlay, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1890; unpublished. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
- Gazlay History, compiled by Margaret Howe in 1955-1956 (copy available at Gazlay Family History - Sources). Margaret Howe indicated that the document is “based on material my mother Inez L. Gazlay collected, but never lived to edit. Her material has just been copied and explains the more extensive material on generation V and VI. Other information has been added which I found from numerous sources.” Unpublished, 29 pages. Several differences in dates have been found between this document and others, especially A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family; the latter is considered the more accurate source.
- 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 Unpublished, nine unnumbered pages.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.
- Gazlay Family Tree, Henry Willis Gazlay 1854-1934 Ancestors & Descendants, by Francis P. Gazlay, Northville, Mich., 1978
- Deaths, Freemans Journal, Index; Page 83, Denton Gaylay [sic, Gazlay], died 21 February 1859 in S. Edmeston.
- Cemetery Inscriptions, The Gazlay Cemetery, South Edmeston, New York. Copy of all inscriptions existing on 30 March 1902 copied by Charles H. Gazlay. List available on various web sites.