Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyMelinda Wilkins

Parents

Father[unknown]
Mother[unknown]

Personal Information

Record Created: 26 November 2010; Last Edited: 19 January 2013 
Person ID1784
NameMelinda Wilkins
GenderFemale
Born July 1800 in New York1, 2, 3
Married 23 December 1820 to Robert Furman3, 4
Died 1 March 18511, 3
Buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York1

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyRobert Furman (son of Samuel Furman and Elizabeth Gazlay)
Born 30 April 1797 in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York
Married 23 December 1820 to Melinda Wilkins
Married 1853 to Marie B. Angle
Died 5 May 1864 in New York, New York
  
Children of Melinda Wilkins and Robert Furman:
  
+1.FamilyAnn Rebecca Furman
Born 24 February 1822 in Saratoga County, New York
Married ca. 1855 to Dr. John Preston Mann
Died 24 December 1892 in New York, New York
  
+2.FamilyJane Elizabeth Furman
Born 6 June 1829 in New York
Married to Charles Edward Adams
Died 6 April 1905
  
3.FamilyCharles Furman
Born ca. 1837
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York, Furman, Melinda B. Williams [sic, another source says Wilkins]: Melinda / Wife of / Robert Furman / Died / March 1, 1851 / Aged 50 Yrs [from gravestone]; Born: July 1800; Died 14 March 1851 [from record, which indicates her parents as J. & R. William].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Onondaga County, City of Syracuse, Page 521, family of Robert Furman (53, NY, P??); Masenda [?] Furman (50, NY); Ann Furman (28); Charles Furman (13); Moses Dickson (24, black); Chas. C. Adams (28, Massachu., teacher); Jane Adams (21); Robert Adams (2); Bartheen [?] Carners [?] (25, Canada).
  3. Baker Family History and Genealogy; The Descendants of Josias Furman, Generations 4, 5, and 6. Website.
  4. Email from Enid Mastrianni to Lee Gazlay, various dates in January, September, and December 2011, providing details primarily about Furman and Mann descendants.