Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Anna Gazlay


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Anna Gazlay and six of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Anna Gazlay,1 born 8 July 1754, the daughter of John Gazlay and Anna Ward;1, 2 died 17 August 1820.1 Anna married, 1 November 1773 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, William Carter1, 2, 5 (born 12 November 1741 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, the son of William Carter and Anna Yale;3, 4 William died 8 March 18264). Anna and William are buried in Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York.1, 4

Children of Anna Gazlay and William Carter:

 2i. John Gazlay Carter, born 10 October 1774;6 died 16 December 1801.6 John is buried in Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York.6
 3ii. Anna ‘Nancy’ Carter, born 3 September 1780;7 died 19 January 1839.7
 4iii. Betsey Carter, born 15 June 1783;8 died 17 January 1838.8 Betsey is buried in Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York.8
 5iv. Rebecca ‘Patty’ Carter, born 20 September 1788;9, 10, 11, 12 died 9 June 1866.10 Patty is buried in Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York.10
 6v. Samuel Carter, born 5 October 1790 in Albany, Albany County, New York.13
 7vi. Ward Carter, born 18 May 1797 in Albany, Albany County, New York.14

  1. Find a Grave (website). Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York, Anna Gazlay Carter, born: 8 July 1754; died: 17 August 1820 (from record, which includes details on her marriage and other biographical notes, and provides the names and links for her father, five siblings, husband, and four children).
  2. Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, collated by Theodore Gazlay, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1890; unpublished. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
  3. Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, William Carter, born: 12 November 1741 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut; father: William Carter; mother: Anna.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York, William Carter, born: 12 November 1741; died: 8 March 1826 (from record, which includes biographical notes, the names of six children; and provides the names and links for his wife and four children).
  5. Vital Records from Barbour 1670-1850, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, transcribed by Coralynn Brown, available at durhamwilcox.net. Marriage of William Carter and Mrs. Anne Gazlay, 1 November 1773.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York, John Gazlay Carter, born: 10 October 1774; died: 16 December 1801 (from record, which includes biographical notes, and provides the names and links for his parents and four siblings).
  7. Find a Grave (website). Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York, Anna “Nancy” Carter, born: 3 September 1780; died: 19 January 1839 (from record, which includes biographical notes, and provides the names and links for her parents and three siblings).
  8. Find a Grave (website). Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York, Betsey Carter, born: 15 June 1783; died: 17 January 1838 (from record, which includes biographical notes, and provides the names and links for her parents and three siblings).
  9. New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962, Patty Carter, born: 20 October 1788 in Albany, Albany County, New York; father: William Carter; mother: Ann Gasley.
  10. Find a Grave (website). Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York, Rebecca “Patty” Carter Ward, born: 20 September 1787; died: 9 June 1866 (from record, which includes biographical notes, and provides the names and links for her parents and three siblings).
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Albany County, Watervliet, Image 401 of 410, Rebecca Carter, 63, Conn. [She is living in a Shaker village and was known to be a Shaker].
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Albany County, Watervliet, Page No. 408, Rebecca Carter, 72, New York [sic, she was born in Connecticut], house keeper.
  13. New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962, Samuel Carter, born: 5 October 1790 in First Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, Albany County, New York [this may be his christening date and place]; father: william Carter; mother: Ann Gasley.
  14. New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962, Ward Carter, born: 18 May 1797 in First Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, Albany County, New York [this may be his christening date and place]; father: William Carter; mother: Ann Gasley.