Gazlay Family History
Jonathan Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Jonathan Gazlay3 (John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Jonathan Gazlay3 (John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | John Gazlay (9 July 1722 - 9 August 1811) |
| Mother | Anna Ward (9 November 1725 - 5 October 1798) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 24 November 2009; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 460 |
| Name | Jonathan Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 17 August 17601, 2 |
| Married | to Karenda Carter1 |
| Died | 7 September 1835 in Willet, Cortland County, New York2, 3, 4 |
| Buried | in Willet Cemetery, Willet, Cortland County, New York3 |
Biography
According to a statement by Rev. Sayrs Gazlay in 1852, Jonathan had 14 children, of which four were still living at that time: Samuel, Thomas Jefferson, Patty, and Maria.1, 5
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Karenda Carter |
| Born | |
| Married | to Jonathan Gazlay |
| Children | of Jonathan Gazlay and Karenda Carter: |
| +1. | William C. Gazlay |
| Born | ca. 1781 in New York |
| Married | 13 September 1806 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York to Patty Dickinson |
| Married | to Betsey Phy (née Plank) |
| Died | 27 September 1858 in Gaines, Genesee County, Michigan |
| +2. | Ward Madison Gazlay |
| Born | ca. 1782 |
| Married | 13 June 1822 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York to Elizabeth Carter |
| Died | 20 April 1836 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York |
| +3. | Samuel D. Gazley |
| Born | 31 January 1785 in New York |
| Married | 20 December 1818 in Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York to Sarah ‘Sally’ Jones |
| Died | 25 July 1857 in Canyonville, Douglas County, Oregon |
| +4. | Joshua Gazlay |
| Born | 31 December 1785 |
| Married | ca. 1811 to Abigail ‘Abby’ Jones |
| Died | 5 June 1842 |
| 5. | Patty Gazlay |
| Born |
| 6. | Maria Gazlay |
| Born |
| +7. | _____ Gazlay |
| Born | |
| Married | to Elizabeth _____ |
| +8. | George Gazley |
| Born | |
| Married | to Mary McGee |
| Died | 20 December 1843 in Houston, Harris County, Texas |
| +9. | Abraham Gazlay |
| Born | ca. 1794 |
| Married | 24 February 1828 in New Jersey to Mary McCully |
| Died | 1 October 1839 in Houston, Harris County, Texas |
| +10. | Dr. Thomas Jefferson Gazley |
| Born | 13 August 1798 in New York |
| Married | 21 March 1819 in Hamilton County, Ohio to Elizabeth Boyce |
| Died | 31 October 1853 in Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas |
Sources
- 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.
- Find a Grave (website). Willet Cemetery, Willet, Cortland County, New York; Flat stone: Jonathan Gazlay / Pvt Dutchess County NY Mil / Revolutionary War / 1760 - 1835. This is a modern stone.
- Deaths, Unidentified newspaper, cited as “CR-Cortland Record?,” but more likely the Cortland Republican. The entry reads, “Gazley, Hon. Jonathan, a soldier of the Revolution, & for many years Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, d. at Willet, 7th inst., at 75 y. [CR-Sept. 22, 1835]” The citation is given in the entry for Jonathan Gazlay, ID I4417, rootsweb (website); contact name: Alicia Dorstewitz.
- The names of the other children are compiled from several sources, and are subject to correction as more information is found.