Gazlay Family History
 

FamilySarah Davis

Parents

Father[unknown]
Mother[unknown]

Personal Information

Record Created: 24 December 2013; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 
Person ID6233
NameSarah Davis
GenderFemale
Born ca. 1811 in England1
Married to John Shepherd
Died 20 May 1876 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York2, 3, 4
Buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York5

Biography

It is rumored within the Shepherd family that Sarah, possibly a nurse, was a widow who came to America with her children from Lancastershire, England. Composition of Sarah’s family, except for daughter Mary, is derived from her will and from the legal notice for the will, which name the following children: William J. Shepherd, residing in the city of Brooklyn; Elizabeth, wife of William P. Smith, residing at Seattle, Washington territory; Sarah R., wife of William Bowker, residing at San Francisco, California; and Annie, wife of Benjamin Harned, residing at Trenton, New Jersey. The legal notice for Sarah’s will was published in an Albany, New York, newspaper, possibly suggesting that she lived in that area at one time.2, 6, 7

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyJohn Shepherd
Born in England
Married to Sarah Davis
  
Children of Sarah Davis and John Shepherd:
  
1.FamilyMary Jane Shepherd
Born ca. 1829 in England
Married ca. 1849 to John William Bowker
Married 22 April 1861 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California to David Montross Gazlay
Died 27 February 1864 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
  
+2.FamilyElizabeth Shepherd
Born ca. 1830 in England
Married to William P. Smith
  
3.FamilySarah R. Shepherd
Born
Married to _____ Dryden
Married 1 March 1874 in Carson City, Nevada to John William Bowker
  
4.FamilyAnna Shepherd
Born ca. 1839 in England
Married to Benjamin Harned
Married to _____ Ward
Died 2 February 1922 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
  
+5.FamilyWilliam J. Shepherd
Born ca. 1842 in England
Married to Emma A. Boyd
Died 25 May 1899 in Kings County, New York
  

Sources

  1. New York State Census, 1875, Kings County, Brooklyn, 6th ED, 3rd Ward, Page 2, family of Jas Boyd (60, Kings, janitor); wife Sarah A. Boyd (54, Penn); son Jas A. Boyd Jr. (26, Kings, printer); daughter Sarah Boyd (24, Kings); daughter Mary M. Boyd (22, Kings); son John R. Boyd (17, Kings); s. in l. Wm J. Sheppard (36, England, conductor, NYCRR); daughter Emma A. Sheppard (31, Kings); g. son Wm H. Sheppard (13, Kings); g. daughter Emma A. Sheppard (8, Kings); g. child Flora Sheppard (3, Kings); g. child Ida May Sheppard (1, Kings); border Sarah D. Sheppard (64, England).
  2. Last Will and Testament, Sarah D. Shepherd, 1876, that names four children: William J. Shepherd residing in the City of Brooklyn; Elizabeth, wife of William P. Smith residing at Seattle Washington Territory; Sarah R., wife of William Bowker residing at San Francisco, California; and Annie, wife of Benjamin Harned residing at Trenton New Jersey. Copy of probate documents in possession of Karen Held.
  3. Italian Genealogical Group, New York Death Index, Shepherd, Sarah D., died 20 May 1876 in Kings County; aged 70 years; Cert# 4647.
  4. Deaths, New York Herald, available at www.fultonhistory.com, 21 May 1876: DIED. Shepherd -- On May 20, in the city of Brooklyn, Mrs. Sarah D. Shepherd, aged 60 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the Church of the Redeemer, corner of 4th av. and Pacific st., Brooklyn, on Tuesday, at three P.M.
  5. Headstone, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, Lot 12808, Section 55, Mary S. Gazley and Sarah D. Shepherd. Visited and photographed by Karen Held in September 2012 and by Lee Gazlay in December 2012.
  6. Legal Notice, Albany Evening Journal, Albany, New York, 9 June 1876, probate notice for Sarah D. Shepherd, late of the city of Brooklyn. The notice names the same people (i.e., four children) as are named in her Last Will and Testament.
  7. Email between Karen Held and Lee Gazlay, September 2012.