• Born: 12 Mar 1757, Wexford, Ireland
• Marriage (1): Susannah Beatty on 12 Nov 1795 in Ireland
• Died: 10 Feb 1848, Milan OH

  General notes:

Silversmith and preacher

  Events in his life were:

• , . Apprenticed at age 16, he finished his training and established himself in Wexford, where he worked for nearly 30 years. In 1801, he moved his family to America, settling for a short time in New London CT, before moving on to Norwich, where he worked as a smith for nearly a decade. He retired from the trade in 1811 and moved west, settling on a farm in Zanesville OH.
  
  This William Gurley has been confused by Flynt & Fales, et al with the William Gurley born in 1769 at Mansfield Center CT, but who never worked as a silversmith.

• He worked before 1801 as a silversmith in Wexford, Ireland

• He worked circa 1801-1811 as a silversmith in Norwich CT

William married Susannah Beatty on 12 Nov 1795 in Ireland.