Husband: John Gaston, Jr.
Born: May- -1740 in Monmouth Co, NJ 1,2,3,4
Died: Sep-10-1823 in Washington Co, PA 1,3
Buried: in Mingo Creek Presb Cem, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA 1,5,4 (see note 1)
Military: Major, Revolutionary War 4
Father: William Gaston
Mother: Unknown
Notes 6,7
Wife: Charity Cheeseman
Also known as: Charety 1
Born: Mar-13-1734 in New Jersey 5,1
Died: Feb-15-1821 5,1
Buried: in Mingo Creek Presb Cem, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA 5,8,4
Father: Joseph Cheeseman
Mother: Lydia Parent
M Child 1: William Gaston Born: Jul-15-1761 in 9
M Child 2: Joseph Gaston Born: Apr-25-1763 in 9 Died: Nov-21-1821 in Butler Co, OH 9
M Child 3: John Gaston Born: Jan- 7-1765 in 9
M Child 4: Samuel (twin) Gaston Born: Feb-18-1767 in 9 Died: in infancy in 9
M Child 5: James (twin) Gaston Born: Feb-18-1767 in 9 Died: Apr-13-1813 in 9
M Child 6: Samuel Gaston, Sr. Born: Oct-10-1772 in 9 Died: Feb-21-1853 in Washington Co, PA 10,9,1
F Child 7: Margaret Gaston Born: ca 1776 in 10
F Child 8: Elizabeth Gaston Born: May- 8-1778 in 9 Died: Feb-28-1858 in Washington Co, PA 9,10 Notes
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900), p. 45. (3) Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, Vol 114, p. 231, lineage of Charlotte Gaston Pence, DAR No. 113695. (4) Anna Reger Gaston, Gaston Family Lines of Somerset, "Somerset County Historical Quarterly," Somerville, NJ, Vol. 5 (1916) (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~windmill/html/somersev.html) (5) Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900), p. 42. (6) Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900), pp. 42, 43. (7) Rev. Frank R. Symmes, History of the Old Tennent Church, 2nd Edition (1904), p. 210. (8) Headstone, - Inscription reads "In Memory of Charety Gaston, Consort of John Gaston, Who departed this life February 15th A.D. 1821, aged 86 years & 11 months and 2 days." Spelling "Charety" conflicts with the more conventional "Charity" provided by Hanna. (9) Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900), p. 43. (10) Peter J. Topoly & Jane Carson Topoly, Fort Washington, MD 20744-2535 (http://topolyp.com/JanesNames/) Event Notes Note (1) Headstone inscription reads "In Memory of John Gaston, who departed this life September 10th A.D. 1823, aged 83 years & 4 months." A separate metal marker staked into the ground adjacent to the headstone reads "Revolutionary Soldier, 1775 - 1883, Placed by the Monongahela Valley Chapter D.A.R." www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index
