Husband: Jean (John) Gaston
Born: ca 1600 in Foix, France 1,2
Father:
Mother:
Notes
Wife: Agnes ___ Married: in Scotland 3,4
Died: aft 1650 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Father: Mother: Notes 5,6
M Child 1: William Gaston Born: ca 1642 in Scotland Died: in Ireland Immigrated: abt 1660-1668 to County Antrim, Ireland 3 Wife: Unknown
M Child 2: John Gaston Born: ca 1645 in Scotland Died: in Ireland Emigrated: abt 1660-1668 to County Antrim, Ireland 3 Wife: Unknown
M Child 3: Alexander Gaston Born: 1648 in Scotland Died: in Ireland Immigrated: abt 1660-1668 to County Antrim, Ireland 3 Notes 7,3
Sources: (1) Albert F. Koehler, The Huguenots, or The Early French in New Jersey, original publication 1955 by Clearfield Co, republished 1992-2003 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD, The Gaston entry in its entirety: "The Gaston family was originally from Foix, Southern France. The earliest certain ancestor of the New Jersey Gastons was John Gaston, a Huguenot, born about 1600 in France. The family fled to Scotland where John married and among other children had three sons, John, William and Alexander, who later emigrated to County Antrim, Ireland, about 1660-1680. Joseph Gaston, son of John of Ireland, was born about 1700 in Ireland and came to New Jersey with his brothers Hugh, John and Alexander. It is presumed that their arrival was through the port of Perth Amboy about 1720. Joseph Gaston lived in Bernards Twp, Somerset County, where he died in 1777, leaving his wife Margaret. The widow, Margaret, moved to Hardwick Twp, Sussex County, with her son Joseph, where she died on August 31, 1795, aged 90 years.", pp. 21-22. (2) Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900), Hanna was not definitive regarding Jean Gaston's birthplace, stating that he was born "about 1600, in Scotland (or France), of Huguenot descent." Although he does not provide a date or identify Jean's wife by name, he does specify that Jean married in Scotland. p. 40. (3) Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900), p. 40. (4) Albert F. Koehler, The Huguenots, or The Early French in New Jersey, original publication 1955 by Clearfield Co, republished 1992-2003 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD, pp. 21-22. (5) George F. Black, The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning and History, The New York Public Library (1946, 1996), The entry for Gaston, in its entirety: "GASTON. An old Roxburghshire surname. David Gastoun in the toun of Lessudden, 1562 (Lauder). Hendrie Gastoun, tenant on lands of the Abbey of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 527). David Gaustone or Gaustoune in Lessuddane, 1608, and Thomas Gaston or Gastoune there in 1652 (RRM, I, p. 65, 72). Agnes Gastoun in Melrose was accused of witchcraft in 1650 (ibid, I, p. 220). A form of Gascon, 'a native of Gascony,' and Bardsley mentions a person in the reign of Henry III who is referred to as de Gasconia and de Gaston." (Note: RRM refers to "Selections from the records of the regality of Melrose and from the manuscripts of the Earl of Haddington, Edinburgh, 1914-17, 3 v."), p. 291. (6) Edward H. Couey, Scotts Mills, OR 97375. (7) American Ancestry, Vol. V (originally published 1890 by Joel Munsell's Sons; republished 1968 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore), p. 104.