Jul-28-2018
Husband: John Gaston, Sr.
Born: ca 1719 1 Died: aft 1793 2 Resided: (settled) in Monmouth Co, NJ Occupation: gristmill owner 3 Father: Hugh Gaston (1687 - 1772) Mother: Jennet Kirkpatrick (1698 - 1777) Notes 4,2
Wife: Jane Hannah Robbins 5 6 7 Married: ca 1738 5
Born: ca 1718 in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ 5 Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Mary Gaston Born: 1739 Baptized: Dec- 9-1739 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,4,2 Died: in infancy 2
M Child 2: James Gaston Born: 1742 Baptized: Mar-28-1742 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,4,2 Died: bef 1779 (see note 1) Wife: Lydia Tapscott b. 1755 d. 1791 Married: Apr-20-1773 in Monmouth Co, NJ 4,2,9
M Child 3: Hugh Gaston Born: 1744 Baptized: Jul-15-1744 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,4 Died: aft 1801 Resided: until aft 1801 in Millstone Twp, Monmouth Co, NJ 2,4
F Child 4: Mary (twin) Gaston Born: 1747 in New Jersey Baptized: Mar- 8-1747 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,4,2 Husband: William Johnson
F Child 5: Elizabeth (twin) Gaston Born: 1747 Baptized: Mar- 8-1747 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,4,2
M Child 6: Daniel Gaston Born: Jan- 9-1748 Baptized: Apr- 3-1749 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,4,2 Died: Jun-20-1838 in Northumberland Co, PA Wife: Nancy Ann ___ b. Dec-18-1752 d. aft Jan-30-1839 Married: Nov-10-1774
F Child 7: Catharine Gaston Born: 1751 Baptized: Jun- 2-1751 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,10
M Child 8: John Gaston, Jr. Born: Sep-16-1752 in Monmouth Co, NJ 11 Baptized: Jan-20-1754 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,10 Died: Apr- 6-1829 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 12 Buried: in Sinclair Cemetery, Upper Duck Crk Rd, Harrison Co, WV 13 Occupation: farmer, blacksmith 14 Military: Revolutionary War Wife: Anna Davisson b. Feb-20-1765 d. Aug- 8-1854 Married: 1785 (see note 2)
M Child 9: William Gaston Born: 1756 in New Jersey Baptized: Jul-18-1756 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,10 Occupation: Soldier in Revolution
F Child 10: Jane Gaston Born: Dec-11-1758 in New Jersey Baptized: Mar-25-1759 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,10 Died: Jan- 7-1808 Buried: in Old Tennent Church Cemetery, Monmouth Co, NJ Husband: James Mount b. Mar-27-1752 d. Dec-27-1786 Married: 1774 Husband: Lewis Anderson b. Jan-22-1757 d. Mar-29-1838 Married: Jul- 2-1788 6
Sources: (1) 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), p. 36. (2) 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) (3) 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), Ref: NJ Archives, Vol III, pp 89, 99. (4) Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900), p. 45. (5) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (6) Marcia De Sarro Witt, W. Palm Beach, FL. (7) Jane Farrell Burgess, 11700 Dinwiddie Dr, Rockville, MD 20852, The Gaston Genealogy (1989), p. 54. (8) Rev. Frank R. Symmes, History of the Old Tennent Church, 2nd Edition (1904), p. 211. (9) New Jersey marriage record. (10) Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900), p. 46. (11) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (12) Headstone. (13) Headstone, Inscription reads: John Gaston, Sen., died Apr 6 1829, aged 76y 6m 20d. (14) A Reminiscent History of Northern West Virginia (1895) (FamilySearch.org https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE114731), p. 507. Event Notes Note (1) Wife Lydia re-married in 1779. Note (2) probably Monmouth Co, NJName Index