Gazlay Family History
Prestonia Mann
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Prestonia Mann6 (Ann Furman,5 Robert Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Prestonia Mann6 (Ann Furman,5 Robert Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Dr. John Preston Mann (19 May 1821 - 12 July 1893) |
| Mother | Ann Rebecca Furman (24 February 1822 - 24 December 1892) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 20 January 2013; Last Edited: 28 January 2013 |
| Person ID | 4792 |
| Name | Prestonia Mann |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | ca. 1861 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 1 September 1900 in Keene Center, Essex County, New York to Dr. John Martin5 |
| Died | 1 April 1945 in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida6 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Dr. John Martin |
| Born | ca. 1865 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
| Married | 1 September 1900 in Keene Center, Essex County, New York to Prestonia Mann |
| Died | 6 April 1956 in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida |
| Children | of Prestonia Mann and Dr. John Martin: |
| 1. | Robin Martin |
| Born | ca. 1906 in New Jersey |
| 2. | Johnathan S. Martin |
| Born | 1909 in Rhode Island |
| Adopted | (child of unidentified parents, adopted by Dr. John Martin and Prestonia Mann) |
| 3. | Charmain R. Martin |
| Born | ca. 1913 in New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, New York County, New York, 22d District 22d Ward; Page No. 5, family of Jas. P. Mann (49, New York, physician); Ann R. Mann (44, New York); Chs. E. Adams (48, New York); Jane F. Adams (42, New York); Julia d. Mann (76, New York); Prestonia Mann (9, New York); Annabel Adams (8, New York); plus 15 other adults, probably unrelated). [Note that Charles, Jane, and Annabel Adams are also shown at another New York City address in the same 1870 Census.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 567, Page No. 34; family of John P. Mann (56, New York, physician); wife Anna Mann (55, New York); daughter Prestonia Mann (18, New York, private lady).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Richmond County, Stapleton, New York City, Enumeration Distrct 1315, Sheet No. 15B; family of John Martin (45, England, printer); wife of 9 years Prestonia Martin (47, New York, no children); adopted son Johnathan S. Martin (1, Rhode Island); servant Mary Bonker (27, Ireland, servant, private family); servant Christine Young (34, Scotland, widow, servant, private family); lodger Katheryn Young (8, Scotland).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Richmond County, Stapleton, New York City, Enumeration District 1571, Sheet No. 1A; family of John Martin (55, England, publicist, immigrated in 1899); wife Prestonia M. Martin (58, New York); son Robin Martin (14, New Jersey ); daughter Charmain R. Martin (7, New York).
- Marriage Announcement, The Holley Standard, Holley, New York, available at fultonhistory.com; 30 August 1900, article announcing that Mrs. J. H. French was traveling to a farm in the Adirondacks near Keene Center, Essex County, NY, for the marriage of Miss Prestonia Mann, of New York City, to Mr. John Martin, of London England, on 1 September 1900.
- Obituary, The New York Times, 3 April 1945, Mrs. John Martin, Prestonia Mann Martin, died 1 April 1945 in Winter Park, Florida. The article provides brief biographical details and lists her husband John and three adopted children, Robin, Jonathon, and Mrs. Charmane Duffany as survivors.