Gazlay Family History
Henry Spencer
Parents
| Father | Benjamin Spencer ( - ) |
| Mother | Mary Sweet (4 July 1852 - 3 December 1815) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 21 March 2013; Last Edited: 4 July 2013 |
| Person ID | 5286 |
| Name | Henry Spencer |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 3 July 1774 in Beekman, Dutchess County, New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 11 January 1796 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York to Anne Gazlay2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 2 September 1813 in New York to Hannah Morgan2, 3 |
| Married | 5 April 1821 to Betsey Freeman (née Chesebrough) 2, 3 |
| Married | 21 September 1842 to Judith W. Folger2 |
| Died | 13 August 1853 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York2, 3 |
Biography
Henry Spencer came to Glens Falls by 1800 and was an innkeeper and holder of public office. He was the first sheriff of Warren County, New York.2
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Anne Gazlay (daughter of John Gazlay and Sarah Furman) |
| Born | 27 January 1776 in Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | 11 January 1796 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York to Henry Spencer |
| Died | 24 February 1813 |
| Children | of Henry Spencer and Anne Gazlay: |
| 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 |
| Spouse 2 | Hannah Morgan |
| Born | 25 January 1774 |
| Married | 2 September 1813 in New York to Henry Spencer |
| Died | 30 January 1818 |
| Children | of Henry Spencer and Hannah Morgan: |
| 1. | Henry Spencer, Jr. |
| Born | 10 July 1814 |
| Married | to Sarah Cool |
| 2. | George Spencer |
| Born | 24 March 1816 |
| Spouse 3 | Betsey Freeman (née Chesebrough) (daughter of Pelog Chesebrough and Rebecca Barber) |
| Born | 9 May 1777 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 1805 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York to William Freeman |
| Married | 5 April 1821 to Henry Spencer |
| Died | 7 February 1841 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York |
| Spouse 4 | Judith W. Folger |
| Born | ca. 1791 in Saratoga County, New York |
| Married | 21 September 1842 to Henry Spencer |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Warren County, Glens Falls Village, Page No. 52, family of Henry Spencer (76, New York); Judith W. Spencer (59, New York); Mary Fuller (14, New York).
- 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, Rootsweb (website), Chesebro’ Genealogy. Some sources are cited.
- 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.