Gazlay Family History
John Purdy
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
John Purdy5 (Anna Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
John Purdy5 (Anna Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Francis Purdy (ca. 1759 - 28 November 1842) |
| Mother | Anna Nancy Forman (February 1764 - 28 May 1833) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 November 2010; Last Edited: 2 December 2022 |
| Person ID | 1721 |
| Name | John Purdy |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 21 July 1792 in Fishkill Landing, Dutchess County, New York1, 2, 3 |
| Baptized | 20 January 1793 in Dutch Reformed Church, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York1 |
| Married | 14 June 1815 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York to Maria T. Flagler4, 5 |
| Married | to Pamilia Lockwood3 |
| Married | 6 November 1845 in Walworth County, Wisconsin to Mary Beeden3 |
| Died | 13 September 18612 |
| Buried | in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Maria T. Flagler |
| Born | 1792 |
| Married | 14 June 1815 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York to John Purdy |
| Died | November 1836 |
| Children | of John Purdy and Maria T. Flagler: |
| +1. | William H. Purdy |
| Born | 1817 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | to Julia Angeline McWilliams |
| Died | 16 May 1876 |
| 2. | Francis Purdy |
| Born | 1818 |
| Died | 19 August 1839 |
| 3. | Edward Purdy |
| Born | 1821 |
| Died | 9 May 1851 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
| 4. | Maria M. Purdy |
| Born | |
| Died | May 1824 |
| +5. | George Washington Purdy |
| Born | 1 February 1826 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York |
| Married | 9 July 1863 to Amanda Elizabeth Fisher |
| Died | 1885 |
| Spouse 2 | Pamilia Lockwood |
| Born | 1813 |
| Married | to John Purdy |
| Died | 30 January 1843 |
| Children | of John Purdy and Pamilia Lockwood: |
| 1. | Sarah M. Purdy |
| Born | 4 July 1838 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois |
| Died | 29 April 1852 |
| 2. | Harriet H. Purdy |
| Born | February 1842 |
| Died | 20 October 1843 |
| Spouse 3 | Mary Beeden |
| Born | 16 March 1803 |
| Married | 6 November 1845 in Walworth County, Wisconsin to John Purdy |
| Died | 11 December 1889 |
Sources
- Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Fishkill, New York; typewritten transcript (date unknown). Available at ancestry.com. Pages 101, 108, 120, 124, 131, 137, 143, 145, 148: children of Francis Purdy and Nancy/Anna Furman (with several spellings).
- Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, John Purdy, born: 1792; died: 13 September 1861 (from record, which includes biographical notes and the names of his three wives and several children; and provides the names and links for two wives and four children).
- History of McHenry County, Illinois. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Company, 1885. Page 914, biographical sketch of George Purdy giving vital and biographical details, including his wife and three children, and details of his father John Purdy, John’s three wives and seven children.
- New York, Church Records, 1660-1954 (available at familysearch.org), John Purdy and Maria T. Flagler, married on 14 June 1815 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York.
- Notices of Marriages and Deaths, About 4000 in Number, Published in Newspapers. Printed at Poughkeepsie, New York. 1778-1825. Compiled and Edited by Helen Wilkinson Reynolds. Collections of The Dutchess County Historical Society, Volume IV. P.J. [Poughkeepie Journal], 21 June 1815 (also R.H.). On Wednesday last [i.e., 14 June] by the late Rev. Mr. Clark, Mr. John Purdy, merchant, of Clinton, late of Fishkill, to Miss Maria S. Flagler, dau. of Mr. Solomon Flagler of Clinton.