GASTON GENEALOGY

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7/20/2011

Generation One

1. Jean (John) Gaston, b. ca 1600 in Foix, France.^[1],[2]

Jean (John) Gaston of France was the first known ancestor of our Gaston family. There has been much speculation regarding his ancestry, ranging from descendancy from the Grand Duke of Tuscany to the possibility that he belonged to the Bourbon family and was a cousin to King Louis XIV of France. Jean Gaston belonged to a Protestant group known as Huguenots. On Apr 13 1598, King Henry IV of France endorsed the Edict of Nantes, which granted rights to the Protestant Huguenots. But the edict was abrogated in 1685 by King Louis XIV, who declared France entirely Catholic again and embarked on a policy of persecuting all Protestants. In the meantime, because of the political and religious climate, at age 40 Jean Gaston had fled with his family to Scotland, and his estate in France was confiscated. His brothers and sisters in France remained Catholics and sent money to him in Scotland until he became established there. Some 25 years later, his three sons fled Scotland for Ireland with their wives, also for religious reasons. Jean died in either Scotland or Ireland. [American Ancestry, Vol V, p. 104]

"That the Gaston family was a French family there is no doubt. As early as 1445, "two gentlemen" of the name of Gaston, living at or near LaMothe St. Didier, became interested in what were believed to be wonderful cures wrought at the shrine of St. Andrew in that town, especially because one of these Gaston sons was there cured of the disease known as "St. Anthony's Fire." In consequence, they devoted their property to the work, and, seven other persons assisting, built a large hospital. The hospitallers soon founded the "Congregation of Regular Canons of the Order of Anthony," and one of the Gastons was made Grand Master of the Order. (See McClinton and Strong's "Cyclopaedia of Biblical Literature" (1894), Vol. I, p. 252). The name was common in France afterward. Alphonse Daudet, the noted French novelist, used the name "Marie Gaston" as a pseudonym." [Anna Reger Gaston, "Gaston Family Lines of Somerset," published in the "Somerset County Historical Quarterly" in New Jersey]

There are numerous Gaston family crests, or coats of arms, pertaining to Gastons of various origins. Burke's "General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" (Harrison & Sons, 1884) describes the one believed to be of our Gaston lineage as follows: GASTON of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Chequy argent. On gueule. Three escallops in bend or. Crest: an owl sable. Motto: Fama semper vivit.

An excellent resource pertaining to Gaston origins and related information is the website Planet Gaston, found at http://gaston.siteperso.net/. Some Gaston researchers have attempted to show tenuous royal connections and paint a romanticized picture of the family history, and it is therefore likely that some embellishment of the facts has occurred over the years. A highly informative treatment of the facts and myths of the Gaston legend can be found at http://home.mindspring.com/~bgaston2/_images/Gaston_Legend.pdf

This is a genealogy of the descendants of this Jean (John) Gaston, with particular emphasis on those branches of the family tree closest to the principal compilers, Samuel David Gaston and Geneva Gaston Brown. The information presented here was obtained from countless sources over several years of research. Wherever possible, the original source is documented, but the reader can rest assured that even when a source is not specified, the compilers were highly confident of the accuracy of the information before including it in this genealogy. By its very nature, this collection is a work in progress, and additional information regarding the early generations, as well as the current one, will be added as it becomes known. In that vein, the reader is invited to inform the compilers or editor of any errors or additional information for future updates. [Samuel David Gaston & Geneva Gaston Brown (1926-2001), principal compilers; R. L. Brown, editor]

He married in Scotland,^[3],[4] Agnes ___, d. aft 1650 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Agnes: Some researchers identify Agnes as possibly the daughter of Phillip of Navarre, and it is also said that she was accused of witchcraft in 1650 [per "Surnames of Scotland" by George F. Black]. But other researchers have convincingly refuted those assertions, and have further cast doubt that the wife of Jean Gaston was named Agnes at all. Although we side more with the skeptics, we nonetheless report Jean Gaston's wife as Agnes simply out of tradition.^[5],[6]

Children:

2. i. WILLIAM GASTON b. ca 1642.

3. ii. JOHN GASTON b. ca 1645.

iii. ALEXANDER GASTON, b. 1648 in Scotland, d. in Ireland, immigrated abt 1660-1668 to County Antrim, Ireland.³

Alexander Gaston, along with his brothers, John and William, went to County Antrim in Northern Ireland between 1662 and 1668, during the time of the persecution of Protestants in Scotland. Alexander Gaston left many descendants in and around Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland. One of them was a certain Miss Gaston of Killycowan, who was reportedly the great-grandmother of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur (exact lineage not specified, has never been determined, and the connection is considered tenuous at best).^[7]

Generation Two

2. William Gaston (1.Jean¹), b. ca 1642 in Scotland, d. in Ireland, immigrated abt 1660-1668 to County Antrim, Ireland.³

William Gaston (b. 1642), along with his brothers, John and Alexander, went to County Antrim in Northern Ireland between 1662-1668. He is referred to by genealogists as "the first Irish William Gaston" to distinguish him from brother John's son William and others. He was the father of the Charleston, SC Gastons who emigrated in the 1760's-1770's from County Antrim, Ireland.^[8],4

He married Unknown.

Children:

4. i. (MALE) GASTON.

3. John Gaston (1.Jean¹), b. ca 1645 in Scotland, d. in Ireland, immigrated abt 1660-1668 to County Antrim, Ireland.³

John Gaston (1645) or his father John (1600) was listed on the hearth-money rate list at Magheragall, Upper Massereene Barony, in the extreme south of County Antrim, Ireland, SW of Belfast. The family later moved a few miles north, as John (1645) had a son William ca 1680 at Carenleigh, Cloughwater, near Ballymena. Clough was a few miles north of Ballymena in Kilconway Barony, and held five Gaston households at time of the 1740 Protestant Householders index of County Antrim.⁶

He married Unknown.

Children:

5. i. WILLIAM GASTON b. 1680.

6. ii. HUGH GASTON b. ca 1687.

7. iii. MARY GASTON b. 1695.

8. iv. JOSEPH GASTON b. ca 1700.

9. v. JOHN GASTON b. ca 1703.

10. vi. ALEXANDER GASTON b. 1714.

Generation Three

4. (Male) Gaston (2.William², 1.Jean¹). He married in Ireland, Unknown.

Children:

11. i. ALEXANDER GASTON b. Feb- 5-1702.

5. William Gaston (3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1680 in Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland,^[9] ["Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 41, reports birth date as about 1680-90; "Colonial Families of the United States," Vol III, p. 175, reports it as 1685.], d. ca 1770 in Ireland,^{3,[10],[11],[12]}

William's brothers, John, Hugh, Joseph and Alexander, arrived in America ca 1720 through the Port of Perth Amboy and settled in New Jersey. William himself remained in Ireland, although all his children emigrated to America.³

He married³ Olivet Lemon, also known as Mary Lemmon, b. 1688 in Scotland,^12,[13] d. 1752.¹²

Olivet: Name given as Mary Lemmon (sic) in Colonial Families of the United States, Vol III, p. 175.

Children:

12. i. JOHN GASTON b. Apr- 4-1703.

13. ii. MARY GASTON b. 1712.

14. iii. JANET GASTON b. 1714.

15. iv. MARTHA GASTON b. 1718.

16. v. ROBERT GASTON b. 1720.

17. vi. HUGH GASTON b. 1722.

18. vii. ALEXANDER GASTON b. 1727.

19. viii. ELIZABETH GASTON b. 1727/30.

20. ix. WILLIAM GASTON b. 1735.

6. Hugh Gaston, also known as Hugh of Peapack (3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. ca 1687 in County Antrim, Ireland,^[14],[15] d. Dec-23-1772 in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,^14,[16],[17] buried in Lamington Presb Church Cem, Somerset Co, NJ.^17,14

Hugh, along with his brothers, William, John and Joseph, arrived in America about 1720 through the Port of Perth Amboy and settled in New Jersey. Hugh obtained land in Bucks County, now Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in 1746 and 1751. Later, he lived in Somerset County, New Jersey, where he died.

He married ca 1718,¹⁵ [probably in Ireland], Jennet Kirkpatrick, b. ca 1698,^15,14 d. Aug- 1-1777 in New Jersey,^[18],15,14 buried in Lamington Presb Church Cem, Somerset Co, NJ.^17,14

Children:

21. i. JOHN GASTON, SR. b. ca 1719.

22. ii. WILLIAM GASTON b. ca 1720.

23. iii. JOSEPH GASTON b. ca 1725.

iv. MARGARET GASTON b. in Ireland.

Probably the daughter of Hugh Gaston (b. 1687), but may have been his granddaughter. She was living in Somerset Co, NJ at the time she was married.

She married^[19] Nov- 8-1750 in New Jersey,^[20],14 Thomas Moffat, d. 1770,^19,15 [Hugh Gaston served as administrator of his estate.], resided in Middlesex Co, NJ.^14,15

24. v. HUGH GASTON, JR. b. 1734.

25. vi. ELIZABETH GASTON b. 1737.

vii. REBECCA GASTON b. Dec-12-1739 in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,¹⁵ d. Jun-23-1819.^[21]

Known to be a sister of Hugh Gaston Jr. (b. 1734) and thus the daughter of Hugh Gaston (b. 1687), but he may actually have been their grandfather.

She married¹⁹ William Logan, b. Mar-18-1736,¹⁵ d. Jan- 8-1814,¹⁵ resided in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,¹⁵ resided in Peapack, Somerset Co, NJ,¹⁹ occupation Captain.¹⁹

viii. JAMES GASTON.

Presumed to be a son of Hugh Gaston (b. 1687), as a James Gaston, probably a brother to John Gaston of New Jersey (b. ca 1719), was listed as a subscriber to the fund for building Allentown Church parsonage, 1758, in connection with that of John Gaston of Upper Freehold. However, that James Gaston may actually have been the one baptized on Mar 28 1742 as the eldest son of John Gaston (b. ca 1719).

The name of James Gaston appears as a member of the congregation of Lamington Church, Bedminster Twp, in the years up to 1766. A James Gaston (probably the James b. ca 1750, son of William b. 1720) also took up land in Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co, Pennsylvania, in 1773. The Name of James Gaston appears on tax lists of Cecil Twp, Washington Co, PA, in 1787 and 1788, and in Rostraver Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA, in 1789.^[22]

ix. ALEXANDER GASTON^[23] b. in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ.²³

7. Mary Gaston (3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1695 in Ireland.^[24] She married in Ireland,²⁴ James Cauldwell, b. 1691 in Ireland.²⁴ From "Family Records or Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Passaic Valley," p. 68: "James Cauldwell, with his wife Mary, emigrated from Ireland, about the year 1732, when his son William was six years old, and settled on Long Hill, on lot No. 30, addition of the Elizabethtown lots, which it appears he drew. From tradition among the families, it would seem, and I am led to believe, that James Cauldwell's wife was Mary Gaston, sister of the father of Hugh Gaston, of Peapack. Hugh Gaston was brother of Capt. William Logan's wife, and probably also brother of the wife of Thomas Kirkpatrick, at Liberty Corner. His children called him Uncle Hugh Gaston, and Mr. Gaston, Mrs. Logan and the old Kirkpatrick family claimed kin to the Cauldwell family."^[25]

Children:

26. i. WILLIAM CAULDWELL b. ca 1726.

8. Joseph Gaston (3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. ca 1700 in County Antrim, Ireland,^4,15 d. Apr- -1777 in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,^4,15,22 resided aft abt 1720 in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,⁴ resided until abt 1720 in Ireland,^4,22 occupation farmer.¹⁵

Joseph, along with his brothers, William, John and Hugh, arrived in America about 1720 through the Port of Perth Amboy and settled in New Jersey. He was a member of Baskingridge Presbyterian Church. He may have been married more than once.^4,8,[26],15

He married²² 1725/28,¹⁵ Margaret ___, b. ca 1705,⁴ d. Aug-31-1795 in Hardwick Twp, Sussex Co, NJ,^4,15 buried in Jellow Frame Presbyterian Church, Frelinghuysen, Sussex Co, NJ.^[27]

Margaret: Margaret Gaston lived with her son, Joseph, after the death of her husband, Joseph Gaston in 1777.¹⁵

Children:

i. MARTHA GASTON b. 1726 in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ.²⁷ She married^[28] ___ Patterson.

27. ii. MARGARET GASTON b. 1728.

28. iii. JOHN GASTON b. Nov-10-1730.

29. iv. ROBERT GASTON b. Jan-28-1732.

30. v. JOSEPH GASTON b. Nov-10-1738.

vi. PRISCILLA GASTON, also known as Purcilla Gaston,²⁷ also known as Prucilla Gaston, b. in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ, d. in Hardwick Twp, Sussex Co, NJ,²⁷ resided 1771 in Somerset Co, NJ.²⁷ She married Sep-24-1771 in New Jersey,^27,28 Daniel McCain (son of James McCain), resided 1771 in Somerset Co, NJ.²⁷

31. vii. ANN GASTON.

9. John Gaston (3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. ca 1703 in County Antrim, Ireland,^7,28 d. Mar-29-1783 in Voluntown, New London Co, CT.^7,28

John Gaston was born in County Antrim, Ireland, probably near Ballymena (or possibly Ballymoney), in 1703 or 1704. Along with brother Alexander (and possibly a third brother who settled in New Jersey), John arrived in America between 1720-26 through the Port of Perth Amboy, settling at Voluntown, Windham County, Connecticut in 1726 or 1727.

He married ca 1735 in Voluntown, New London Co, CT,^28,6 Janet Thomson, b. 1711 in Scotland,²⁸ (daughter of Alexander Thomson and Mary ___), d. Nov- 3-1806 in Killingly, Windham Co, CT.^[29],28

Children:

32. i. MARGARET GASTON b. Oct-19-1738.

ii. ALEXANDER GASTON b. May- 3-1739 in Voluntown, New London Co, CT,²⁹ [Birth date of Oct 19 1738 has also been reported, but that appears to be his sister Margaret's.], d. 1760,^7,28 [Died of disease contracted in the French & Indian Wars.], cause of death disease contracted in the French & Indian Wars,²⁸ occupation Army officer,⁷ military French & Indian Wars,²⁸ never married.

33. iii. JOHN GASTON b. Jan-10-1750.

10. Alexander Gaston (3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1714 in Ireland,^[30],[31] d. Aug-24-1783 in Berkshire Co, MA, buried in Cone Road Cemetery, Richmond, MA,^[32] military Officer in French & Indian War.

Emigrated to American with his brother John about 1720-26 and settled at Richmond, Massachusetts. He is thought to have had a third brother who settled in New Jersey. (Mr. Marshall Gaston of Oberlin, Ohio, made before 1892 a nearly complete record of the descendants of the children of this Alexander Gaston, down to his own generation.)^[33]

He married³³ Sep-29-1743,^[34] Mary "Molly" Wilson, b. 1716 in Ireland,^[35],[36] d. Jul-30-1804 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,³⁴ buried in Cone Road Cemetery, Richmond, MA.³⁶

Mary: Emigrated to America in about 1832. Alexander & Mary "Molly" Wilson Gaston may also have had another child, a son/daughter named Ging.^[37]

Children:

i. WILLIAM GASTON b. Aug- 9-1744,³³ d. Aug- 2-1787 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,^[38] buried in Cone Road Cemetery, Richmond, MA,³⁶ [Headstone carries the title "Captain," presumably from Revolutionary War.]. He married³⁴ Naomi Tilden, b. Sep- 9-1743,³⁴ d. May- 6-1822.³⁴

34. ii. JOHN GASTON b. Mar- 3-1746.

35. iii. ROBERT GASTON b. Dec-28-1747.

iv. MARY GASTON b. Sep-20-1749.³³

36. v. JANET A. "JENNIE" GASTON b. Dec-27-1750.

vi. MARGARET GASTON b. Jan- 5-1753,³³ d. Mar- 8-1807.³⁴

37. vii. ALEXANDER GASTON b. Oct-28-1754.

38. viii. DAVID GASTON b. Jan-13-1757.

ix. THOMAS GASTON b. Mar-16-1759,³³ d. 1823,²⁶ military Corporal - Revolutionary War.²⁶ He married³⁴ Sarah Chatman.

x. PHEBE GASTON, also known as Phoebe Gaston, b. Apr-22-1765,³³ d. Dec- 7-1835.³⁴ She married (1) Jun-11-1788 in Berkshire Co, MA, John Bacon, Jr.. She married²⁷ (2) Elisha ___.

Generation Four

11. Alexander Gaston (4.(Male)³, 2.William², 1.Jean¹), b. Feb- 5-1702 in County Antrim, Ireland,^[39] d. in Ireland.

Although other researchers allow that only Alexander Gaston's (b. 1702) four oldest children emigrated to America, at least one, Edward H. Couey of Scotts Mills, OR, contends that all six did so, settling in Chester and York Counties, SC. As he cites specific circumstances for this, we provide that information under this Alexander's son Alexander (b. ca 1750).

He married in Ireland,⁶ Jane Harper.

Children:

i. ROBERT GASTON b. ca 1733 in Ireland.⁶

39. ii. JOSEPH GASTON b. Oct- 8-1738.

40. iii. JANE GASTON b. 1740.

41. iv. MATTHEW GASTON b. ca 1748.

42. v. ALEXANDER GASTON b. ca 1750.

vi. MARY LOUISA GASTON b. bef 1755 in Ireland.⁶

12. John Gaston, also known as Justice John Gaston (5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Apr- 4-1703 in Ireland [Headstone has birth date as 1700, while "Gaston of Chester" states ca 1710.], d. 1782 in South Carolina,^{17,3,[40],[41]} buried in Burnt Meeting House Cemetery, Wylie's Mill, Chester Co, SC,¹⁷ resided (settled 1751/52) at Fishing Creek, Chester Co, SC,³ immigrated 1749 to Pennsylvania,^3,[42] occupation farmer, surveyor, Justice in South Carolina.¹³

Emigrated first to Pennsylvania in 1749, then to Chester District, South Carolina, in about 1751-52, settling on Fishing Creek. Served as King's Justice before 1776, and as leader of the patriots of his vicinity during the British incursion of 1780-81. He is often referred to by Gaston genealogists as "Justice John." The nine sons of John and Esther Gaston served as soldiers in the American Revolution, and four of them lost their lives in that war.

An account of Justice John Gaston is found in the historical novel "Polly of the Pines," by Adele Eugenia Thompson, published in 1906 by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company. Polly was Mary Dunning, a brave girl of the Carolinas, and the events of the story take place in the years 1775-1882. She was an orphan living with her mother's family, who were Scotch Highlanders, and for the most part intensely loyal to the Crown. Polly finds the glamour of royal adherence hard to resist, but her heart turns toward the patriots, and she does much to aid and encourage them. The book is available in reprint and in PDF form online at Google Books.^3,42

He married³ in Ireland,¹³ Esther Waugh, b. 1715 in Ireland,^17,[43],13 d. 1789,^17,3,43 buried in Burnt Meeting House Cemetery, Wylie's Mill, Chester Co, SC,¹⁷ occupation school teacher.¹³

Children:

43. i. MARGARET GASTON b. Aug-29-1738.

44. ii. MARTHA GASTON b. Jun-11-1741.

45. iii. WILLIAM GASTON b. Jun- 5-1743.

46. iv. JOHN GASTON b. Jun-24-1745.

47. v. JAMES GASTON b. Apr-15-1747.

vi. ROBERT GASTON b. Mar-11-1749 in Pennsylvania,^[44] d. Aug- 7-1780 in Hanging Rock, SC,^[45],44 [Death date determined by a Judge in Gaston family to be Aug 7 1780, not Aug 6 1780 as reported elsewhere (e.g., Ohio Valley Genealogies, p. 41).].

Killed in Revolutionary War battle at Hanging Rock, South Carolina, along with his two brothers, Ebenezer and David.

48. vii. HUGH GASTON b. Mar-12-1751.

viii. ALEXANDER GASTON b. Aug-24-1753,^44,45 d. 1781,⁴⁵ [Hanna's "Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 41, reports that Alexander Gaston was killed at the Battle of Hanging Rock, August 1781. But "Heritage History of Chester County, SC," p. 196, states that he contracted smallpox at Wright's Bluff on Black River and died in the home of the McConnell family in 1781.].

ix. DAVID GASTON b. Jul- 7-1755,^45,44 d. Aug- 7-1780 in Hanging Rock, SC.^45,44

Killed in Revolutionary War Battle at Hanging Rock, South Carolina, along with his two brothers, Robert and Ebenezer.⁴⁴

x. EBENEZER GASTON b. Sep-15-1757,^45,44 d. Aug- 7-1780 in Hanging Rock, SC.^45,44

Killed in Revolutionary War Battle at Hanging Rock, South Carolina, along with his two brothers, Robert and David.

49. xi. ESTHER GASTON b. Oct- -1760.

50. xii. JOSEPH GASTON b. Jan-22-1763.

13. Mary Gaston (5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1712 in Ireland,^[46],[47] d. 1802,⁴⁶ [DAR Lineage Book (p. 103) states her death date as 1800.], buried in Burnt Meeting House Cemetery, Wylie's Mill, Chester Co, SC,¹⁷ resided (settled) in South Carolina.⁴⁴

Elizabeth F. Ellet's "The Women of the American Revolution" provides a lengthy profile of Mary Gaston McClure, citing her brave and courageous actions during the American Revolution. [Burgess, "The Gaston Genealogy," p. 82] The Lineage Book of the Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 103, states that Mary Gaston McClure "is recorded in history as 'The Cherokee Heroine.'"

She married⁴¹ James McClure, occupation Justice.

Children:

51. i. JOHN MCCLURE⁴⁴.

52. ii. MARTHA MCCLURE b. 1754.

53. iii. WILLIAM MCCLURE⁴⁴.

iv. MARY MCCLURE. She married⁴⁴ Samuel Lowry.

v. (FEMALE) MCCLURE. She married⁴⁴ Edward Martin.

14. Janet Gaston, also known as Jinny Gaston,⁴¹ (5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1714 in Ireland, resided (settled) in South Carolina.⁴⁴ She married^41,44 Charles Strong.

Children:

i. WILLIAM STRONG d. ca 1776-83 in Revolutionary War.⁴⁴

ii. CHRISTOPHER STRONG resided in Tennessee.

iii. LETITIA STRONG d. aft 1833, resided in South Carolina. She married⁴⁴ James Strong. James and Letitia Strong were cousins.⁴⁴

54. iv. MARGARET STRONG⁴⁴.

v. JANET STRONG. She married⁴⁴ ___ Gladney.

15. Martha Gaston (5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1718 in Ireland, resided (settled) in Chester Co, SC.^14,41 She married^14,41 Alexander Rosborough, also known as Alexander Rosbrough.¹⁴

Children:

i. WILLIAM GASTON ROSBOROUGH occupation minister,¹⁴ never married^14.

ii. JOSEPH ROSBOROUGH resided (settled, abt 1800) in Indiana.¹⁴

55. iii. ALEXANDER ROSBOROUGH II¹⁴.

56. iv. JOHN ROSBOROUGH¹⁴ b. 1776.

v. (FEMALE) ROSBOROUGH d. aft 1833, resided (settled) in Tennessee.¹⁴ She married J. Bowman, d. bef 1833, occupation minister.

16. Robert Gaston (5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1720 in County Antrim, Ireland,^[48],[49],44 d. bef May 9 1787 at Lynch's Creek, Lancaster Co, SC,⁴⁹ resided at Lynch's Creek, Lancaster Co, SC.⁴⁴

Resided at Lynch's Creek, Lancaster County, SC. Lived previously in Pennsylvania after his emigration to America. Some of his descendants moved to Illinois. Performed patriotic service during the Revolutionary War by supplying beef and a horse for the American cause. Regarding the children of Robert and Margaret Gaston, Burgess' "The Gaston Genealogy," p. 87, makes no mention of Stephen, and provides Thomas only as an unconfirmed possibility. But other sources, particularly Mary Gaston Gee, provide strong confirmation of Thomas Gaston and also include Stephen. Hanna, without identifying a wife, lists only six children for this Robert Gaston, making no mention of either Thomas or Stephen.⁴⁹

He married^[50] 1756 in Lancaster Co, PA, Margaret Logan.

Children:

57. i. WILLIAM GASTON⁴⁴ b. Jul-10-1757.

58. ii. THOMAS GASTON b. Jul-18-1759.

59. iii. JAMES GASTON⁴⁴ b. Jul-24-1761.

iv. MARGARET GASTON b. 1764,¹² d. Mar- 6-1816.^12,44 She married⁴⁴ John McCreary, b. 1754,¹² (son of James McCreary and Margaret Gaston), d. Nov- 4-1833,¹² occupation Member of Congress,³ military Revolutionary War.³ John McCreary and Margaret Gaston were said to be second cousins, but they were actually first cousins once removed, as he was the great-grandson of William Gaston (b. 1680 in Ireland) and she was the granddaughter of the same William Gaston. They had two children.¹²

v. JOHN GASTON b. ca 1766 in Pennsylvania,¹² d. 1836 in Shelby Co, IL,¹² resided formerly in Tennessee, resided originally in South Carolina.

vi. JOSEPH GASTON b. ca 1770 in South Carolina,¹² d. Sep- 4-1839 in Greene Co, TN,^12,[51] never married^12.

vii. ELIZABETH GASTON^[52] b. ca 1772 in South Carolina,¹² d. ca 1810 in Illinois.¹²

viii. STEPHEN GASTON^[53]

ix. MARTHA GASTON b. ca 1774 in South Carolina,¹² d. ca 1851 in Pulaski Co, KY.¹² She married Isaac Dye.

60. x. HUGH GASTON⁴⁴ b. 1776.

17. Hugh Gaston (5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1722 in Ireland, d. Oct-20-1766 in South Carolina, buried in Burnt Meeting House Cemetery, Wylie's Mill, Chester Co, SC, immigrated abt 1766,⁴⁴ occupation Presbyterian minister.⁴⁴

Author of a religious book called "Gaston's Concordat." < http://members.tripod.com/RGaston/Concordance.html > Unlike his siblings, Hugh remained in Ireland and raised his family there, although some of his children and grandchildren eventually moved to America. He died at the home of his brother John in South Carolina shortly after landing in America.⁴⁴

He married⁴¹ Mary Thomson (daughter of James Thomson).

Children:

i. WILLIAM GASTON b. Feb- 6-1749 in Ireland, d. bef 1833 [A surgeon on a Guinea merchant ship, he died on the coast of Africa.], occupation physician.⁴⁴

ii. ALECIA GASTON b. Feb-16-1750 in Ireland,⁴⁴ d. ca 1825.⁴⁴ She married⁴⁴ no children from this marriage, ___ Nelson.

61. iii. MARTHA GASTON b. Jun-11-1752.

iv. JAMES GASTON b. Oct- 6-1754 in Ireland,⁴⁴ d. bef 1833. Had eight children.⁴⁴

v. MARY GASTON b. Dec- 7-1756 in Ireland,⁴⁴ d. young.⁴⁴

62. vi. ELIZABETH GASTON b. Jun-16-1759.

63. vii. THOMAS GASTON.

viii. MARY GASTON b. Apr- 4-1763 in Ireland,⁴⁴ never married^44.

ix. HUGH GASTON b. Apr-27-1765 in Ireland.⁴⁴

18. Alexander Gaston (5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1727 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland,^[54] d. Aug-20-1781 in New Bern, Craven Co, NC,^14,[55] occupation physician.^41,44

Received his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh, then joined the Royal British Navy as a surgeon. He was with the fleet in 1762 when Havana was taken by the British in the Seven Years' War between England and France. He was stricken with dysentery and left the navy for the American colonies to regain his health. He settled in New Bern, NC, sometime before May 1764. He was shot to death by Tory Captain John Cox in full view of his wife. He was a Captain in the North Carolina Militia.^[56]

He married May- -1775,^56,[57] Margaret Sharpe, b. 1755 in Cumberland County, England,⁵⁶ (daughter of ___ Sharpe), d. 1811,^[58] [late in the year], buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, NC.⁵⁸

Margaret: Educated at a Roman Catholic convent in Calais, France. After witnessing her husband's shooting death in 1781, she raised her two young children alone. In 1784, in recognition of her husband's services, the state granted her a tract of land. She never ceased to mourn her husband, wearing black until her death in 1811. A strict mother, she forbid her daughter to look into a mirror or to let her shoulders touch the back of a chair in her mother's presence. Margaret nursed indigent sailors, but never missed her teatime daily at 4pm. http://www.americanrevolution.org/women45.html

Children:

i. (MALE) GASTON b. bef 1778, d. in infancy.

64. ii. WILLIAM JOSEPH GASTON b. Sep-19-1778.

65. iii. JANE GASTON b. ca 1780.

19. Elizabeth Gaston (5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1727/30 in Ireland,⁴⁴ resided in Chester Co, SC.^41,14 She married⁴⁴ John Knox.

Children:

i. WILLIAM KNOX occupation minister.⁴⁴

66. ii. JAMES KNOX⁴⁴.

iii. JOHN KNOX.

67. iv. HUGH KNOX⁴⁴.

v. SARAH KNOX d. aft 1833. She married⁴⁴ John Johnston.

20. William Gaston (5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1735 in Ireland,^[59] d. 1790 in Kell's Ford, Chester Co, SC,^44,41 cause of death drowned.⁴⁴

Served as captain of a volunteer company, 1775, between Broad and Catawba rivers in South Carolina.^[60]

He married⁴¹ aft 1775,⁴⁴ Jane Harbison.

Jane: Sister of James Harbison.

Children:

68. i. HUGH GASTON⁴⁴.

69. ii. WILLIAM GASTON⁴⁴.

21. John Gaston, Sr. (6.Hugh³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. ca 1719,^[61] d. aft 1793,¹⁵ resided (settled) in Monmouth Co, NJ, occupation gristmill owner.^[62]

Settled in Upper Freehold (now Millstone) Twp, Monmouth Co, NJ, about 1741, where in 1758 he was owner of a grist and fulling mill and a member of Dr. William Tennent's Freehold Presbyterian congregation. He was a subscriber in 1758 to the fund for a parsonage for Allentown Church. He deeded a tract of land to his son Hugh in 1793.^19,15

He married^[63] ca 1738,^[64] Jane Hannah Robbins,^64,23 b. ca 1718 in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ.⁶⁴

Children:

i. MARY GASTON b. 1739, baptized Dec- 9-1739 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ,^[65],19,15 d. in infancy.¹⁵

70. ii. JAMES GASTON b. 1742.

iii. HUGH GASTON b. 1744, baptized Jul-15-1744 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ,^65,19 d. aft 1801, resided until aft 1801 in Millstone Twp, Monmouth Co, NJ.^15,19

iv. MARY (TWIN) GASTON b. 1747 in New Jersey, baptized Mar- 8-1747 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ.^65,19,15 She married William Johnson.

v. ELIZABETH (TWIN) GASTON b. 1747, baptized Mar- 8-1747 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ.^65,19,15

71. vi. DANIEL GASTON b. Jan- 9-1748.

vii. CATHARINE GASTON b. 1751, baptized Jun- 2-1751 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ.^65,22

72. viii. JOHN GASTON, JR. b. Sep-16-1752.

ix. WILLIAM GASTON b. 1756 in New Jersey, baptized Jul-18-1756 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ,^65,22 occupation Soldier in Revolution.

73. x. JANE GASTON b. Dec-11-1758.

22. William Gaston (6.Hugh³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. ca 1720,⁶¹ d. Dec- -1755 in Pennsylvania.^14,15

Took up land in (Upper) Mount Bethel Township, Bucks (now Northampton) Co, PA, on February 20, 1751. He was killed by Indians in December 1755.^14,15

He married Unknown, d. bef Sep 1762.^14,15

Unknown: Identified by one researcher (Sharon Wassom, Rt 1, Box 87, Alexandria, NE 68303) as Elizabeth Simanton.

Children:

74. i. JOHN GASTON, JR. b. May- -1740.

75. ii. WILLIAM GASTON b. ca 1742.

iii. HUGH GASTON b. ca 1745,¹⁵ d. Feb- -1812 in Shenango Twp, Beaver (now Lawrence) Co, PA,¹² resided 1795 in Allegheny Co, PA,^[66],15 resided formerly in Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co, PA,¹⁵ military 1st Lt, 3rd Co, 6th Bn, Northampton Co (PA) Militia (Revolutionary War).¹⁵ He married^[67] Jane ___.

iv. JENNET GASTON, also known as Jane Gaston, b. ca 1748.¹⁵ She married^15,66 Moses Phenix, d. bef 1830 in Beaver Co, PA.⁶⁷

76. v. JAMES GASTON b. ca 1750.

23. Joseph Gaston (6.Hugh³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. ca 1725,⁶⁷ d. 1775 in Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co, PA.⁶⁶

Took up land in Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co, PA, in Jan 1765. Served as a King's Justice from 1766 to 1775. Listed in "The DAR Patriot Index" as having performed patriotic service in the time leading up to the War of Independence.^15,66

He married Isabel Simonton, d. aft 1792.

Isabel: Some doubt exists about Isabel's maiden name. She was probably a sister of Robert Simonton, who settled in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ, before 1754, whose land at that date adjoined the land of Hugh Gaston, and who moved to Pennsylvania and died in Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton Co, in 1786, leaving children James, Ephraim, Robert, Peter, Benjamin, Margaret Nelson, Jean Britton, and Esther Ross, of whom James & Peter settled in Washington Co, PA. One research team (Gene & Norma Harrington Maas at http://www.genemaas.net/Gaston_roots.htm) report her name as Isabel Simonton Galbraith.^[68]

Children:

77. i. HUGH GASTON⁶⁶ b. Jan-18-1764.

ii. ELIZABETH GASTON.

78. iii. JAMES GASTON⁶⁶ b. ca 1767.

iv. JOHN GASTON resided (settled) in Indiana,^[69] [probably].

79. v. ALEXANDER GASTON⁶⁶ b. Jul-22-1769.

24. Hugh Gaston, Jr. (6.Hugh³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1734,^[70],[71],19 d. Jun-25-1808 in New Jersey,^17,15,19 buried in Lamington Presb Church Cem, Somerset Co, NJ,¹⁷ resided in Peapack, Somerset Co, NJ,¹⁵ resided in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,¹⁹ occupation farmer & lay judge (appointed 1782).¹⁵

By some accounts, Hugh Gaston Jr. was the grandson of Hugh Gaston (b. 1687), but he was probably his son. Of Hugh Gaston Jr.'s four children, two were borne by his first wife (Mary Sloan), none by his second wife (Mary Adams), and two by his third wife (Mary Kirkpatrick).^15,19

He married (1) Mary Sloan, b. 1742,^19,[72] (daughter of William Sloan and Mary Shields), d. Aug-14-1766 in New Jersey,¹⁷ [Anna Reger Gaston reports death date as April 14 1766, rather than August.], buried in Lamington Presb Church Cem, Somerset Co, NJ.¹⁷

He married¹⁹ (2) Mary Adams, b. 1741,¹⁹ (daughter of John Adams and Agnes ___), d. Feb-16-1795 in New Jersey,¹⁷ [The listing in the History of the Old Tennent Church gives year of death as 1793, and Hanna's "Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 45, also states 1793. But date on headstone clearly reads Feb 16 1795.], buried in Lamington Presb Church Cem, Somerset Co, NJ.¹⁷

He married¹⁹ (3) Mary "Polly" Kirkpatrick, also known as Polly Kirkpatrick,^[73] b. Nov-23-1761 in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,^19,15 (daughter of David Kirkpatrick and Mary McEowen), d. Jul- 1-1842,^19,15 resided in Peapack, Somerset Co, NJ.⁷³

Children by Mary Sloan:

i. WILLIAM GASTON b. Apr- 2-1763,^15,[74] [Hanna, p. 45, reports birth date as Apr 12 1763, but age on headstone calculates to a birth date of Apr 2 1763.], d. Dec-15-1763 in New Jersey,^15,19 buried in Lamington Presb Church Cem, Somerset Co, NJ.^[75]

ii. JOSEPH GASTON b. Dec-18-1765,^15,19 d. Aug-14-1777 in New Jersey,^15,19 buried in Lamington Presb Church Cem, Somerset Co, NJ.^[76]

Children by Mary "Polly" Kirkpatrick:

80. iii. SAMUEL KIRKPATRICK GASTON b. 1795.

iv. JOHN GASTON b. Jul- 4-1796,^[77] d. Feb-17-1800 in New Jersey,^17,19 buried in Lamington Presb Church Cem, Somerset Co, NJ.^[78]

25. Elizabeth Gaston (6.Hugh³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1737.^19,15

Known to be a sister of Hugh Gaston Jr. (b. 1734) and would therefore have been the daughter of Hugh Gaston (b. 1687), although there is a possibility that Hugh Gaston (b. 1687) was their grandfather. One source lists her date of birth as 1730.

She married^19,15 Thomas Kirkpatrick, resided (settled) in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,^19,15 [near Liberty Corners].

Thomas: Connection, if any, between the families of David Kirkpatrick and Thomas Kirkpatrick, both of Somerset County NJ, is not known.^[79]

Children:

81. i. JOHN KIRKPATRICK¹⁹.

ii. JANE KIRKPATRICK d. aged abt 60,^19,15,[80] never married^19,15,80.

26. William Cauldwell (7.Mary³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. ca 1726 in Ireland,²⁴ d. 1799 in New Jersey,^[81] immigrated 1732.²⁵

William and Elizabeth Thompson Cauldwell had a total of ten children.

He married in New Jersey,²⁴ Elizabeth Thompson, d. Mar-20-1794.²⁴

Children:

i. JOHN CAULDWELL. He married²⁴ Hannah Rutan (daughter of Abrahm Rutan).

27. Margaret Gaston (8.Joseph³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1728 in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,²⁷ resided (settled) in Fayette Co, PA.²²

Moved with husband from Somerset Co, NJ, to Redstone, Fayette Co, PA.

She married²² Andrew Kirkpatrick (son of Alexander Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth ___), resided (settled) in Fayette Co, PA,²² resided formerly in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ.²²

Andrew: Came to America in 1736. Settled in Bernard Township, Somerset County, NJ. Moved to Redstone, Fayette Co. Pa. in 1758.

Children:

i. ALEXANDER KIRKPATRICK.

ii. JENNET KIRKPATRICK. She married^15,22 Abner Johnson (son of Samuel Johnson).

iii. ELIZABETH KIRKPATRICK d. Jun-24-1803.¹⁵ She married^15,22 Hugh Bartley, also known as Hugh Barclay,²² resided in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,¹⁵ occupation farmer.¹⁵

iv. MARGARET KIRKPATRICK. She married^15,22 Joseph McMartin.

82. v. MARY KIRKPATRICK²² b. ca 1755.

83. vi. SARAH KIRKPATRICK²².

vii. ANNE KIRKPATRICK.

viii. HANNAH KIRKPATRICK.

28. John Gaston (8.Joseph³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Nov-10-1730 in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,^22,15 d. Oct- 3-1776 in Lamington, Somerset Co, NJ,^22,15 buried in Lamington Presb Church Cem, Somerset Co, NJ,¹⁷ occupation farmer & merchant.

Provided non-military patriotic support during the American Revolutionary War. Was a farmer and active merchant in Somerset County, and was also active in building bridges in his area. From 1772 to 1776, John Gaston was the Clerk of the Board of Freeholders. He was also a member of the Lamington Presbyterian Church.^[82]

He married (1) Jun-27-1758,^22,15 Elizabeth Ker (daughter of William Ker and Catherine ___), baptized Mar-19-1738 in Old Tennent Church, Monmouth Co, NJ,^[83] [Hanna and Anna Reger Gaston report this as the date of birth, rather than baptism.], d. May- 6-1765 in New Jersey,^22,15 buried in Lamington Presb Church Cem, Somerset Co, NJ.¹⁷ He married²² (2) Sarah Ogden (daughter of Stephen Ogden and Elizabeth Whitaker).

Children by Elizabeth Ker:

i. CATHERINE GASTON b. May-12-1759,²² d. Apr-14-1762.²²

84. ii. WILLIAM GASTON²² b. Jan-13-1761.

85. iii. JOSEPH GASTON²² b. May- 2-1763.

Children by Sarah Ogden:

iv. JOHN GASTON resided (settled) in Lansingburg (Troy), Rensselaer Co, NY.²² He married²² ___ Lansing.

86. v. STEPHEN GASTON²² b. Jul-20-1769.

vi. ELIZABETH GASTON d. Sep- 5-1851, resided (settled) in Hamilton Co, OH,²² [Colerain]. She married²² Elias Hedges.

87. vii. ISAAC GASTON²² b. Mar-25-1773.

88. viii. MARGARET GASTON²².

29. Robert Gaston (8.Joseph³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Jan-28-1732 in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,^[84] [Jan 23 1732 has also been reported.], d. Sep- 2-1793 in Torbet Twp, Northumberland Co, PA,²⁸ buried in Warrior Run Church Cem, Delaware Twp, Northumberland Co, PA,²⁸ military Captain, Revolutionary War.

Robert and Rosanna Cooper Gaston resided in Bernard Township, Somerset County, NJ, until about 1770, then in Pequannock Twp, Morris Co, from before 1771 to 1777, returning then to Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, and then moving to Northumberland Co in about May 1792. He served in the American Revolution as Captain and Lieutenant Colonel of the New Jersey Militia, and as Captain in the Continental Line. He also served as a member of the Committee of Safety for Morris Co, NJ.²⁸

He married May-15-1762 in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,²⁸ Rosanna Cooper, b. Mar-23-1742,⁸⁴ (daughter of Daniel Cooper and Grace Runyon), d. Jan-14-1817.⁸⁴

Children:

89. i. GRACE GASTON⁶⁹ b. Nov-25-1764.

90. ii. JOSEPH GASTON²⁸ b. Nov-19-1766.

91. iii. MARGARET GASTON²⁸ b. Dec-17-1768.

iv. MARY GASTON b. Feb-12-1770.²⁸

v. DANIEL GASTON b. Apr- 5-1773.²⁸

vi. ANNE GASTON b. Mar-25-1774.²⁸

vii. GEORGE WASHINGTON GASTON b. Apr- 2-1777.²⁸

viii. JOHN GASTON b. Feb- 8-1780.²⁸

30. Joseph Gaston (8.Joseph³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Nov-10-1738 in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ,²⁷ d. Oct-24-1804 in Hardwick Twp, Sussex Co, NJ,^[85] occupation farmer, grist mill owner.

During Revolutionary War, served as Paymaster of the NJ Militia from Somerset and Sussex Counties of New Jersey. He settled in Hardwick Township of Sussex County in about 1783, and had a family. He lived in the village of Huntsville where he owned a grist mill and farm that was five miles from the mill. After Joseph's death, his son-in-law, Dr. Elijah Everitt owned the mill property, and his other son-in-law, Rev. John Boyd, owned the Gaston homestead farm. From 1798-1800, Joseph was an elected member of the General Assembly of the NJ Legislature from Sussex County.

He married²⁸ Nov- 2-1772 in Somerset Co, NJ,²⁷ Margaret Linn, b. 1751,^[86] (daughter of Joseph Linn and Martha Kirkpatrick), d. Sep-19-1822.

Children:

92. i. MARTHA GASTON b. 1774.

ii. MARGARET GASTON²⁷ b. 1776.²⁷ She married Apr-10-1806,²⁷ John Boyd, b. in Pennsylvania,^[87] (son of William Boyd and Catherine ___), occupation minister. Possibly had one daughter, Margaret Boyd.¹⁵

31. Ann Gaston²⁷ (8.Joseph³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. in Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ, d. bef 1777.¹⁵ She married²⁸ David Chambers.

Children:

i. JOSEPH CHAMBERS.

ii. WILLIAM CHAMBERS.

iii. JOHN CHAMBERS.

32. Margaret Gaston (9.John³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Oct-19-1738 in Voluntown, New London Co, CT,²⁹ [Hanna (p. 47) reports birth on unspecified date in 1734.], d. Feb- 5-1811 in Middlefield, Hampshire Co, MA,⁸ [But "Colonial Families of the United States," Vol III, p. 175, reports death on unspecified date in 1810.]. She married²⁸ James Dickson, b. 1728,²⁸ d. 1815.²⁸

James: Name appears as "Dixon" in Colonial Families of the United States, Vol III, p. 175.

Children:

i. JAMES DICKSON.

ii. JOHN DICKSON.

iii. ALEXANDER DICKSON.

iv. JOSEPH DICKSON.

v. NANCY DICKSON. She married²⁸ William Church.

93. vi. PHEBE DICKSON²⁸.

33. John Gaston (9.John³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Jan-10-1750 in Voluntown, New London Co, CT,²⁷ d. Oct-26-1805 in Voluntown, New London Co, CT,²⁸ [Place of death given as Sterling, Connecticut, in "Colonial Families of the United States," Vol III, p. 175.], occupation Connecticut Legislature.^28,[88] He married Dec-20-1770,^27,28 Ruth Miller, b. Nov-16-1750 in Plainfield, Windham Co, CT,^27,28 (daughter of Alexander Miller and Esther Knight), d. May-10-1825 in Killingly, Windham Co, CT.^28,7

Children:

94. i. ALEXANDER GASTON b. Aug- 2-1772.

ii. MARGARET GASTON b. Dec-13-1781 in Voluntown, New London Co, CT,^27,33 d. Jul-22-1785 in Sterling, Windham Co, CT.²⁷

34. John Gaston (10.Alexander³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Mar- 3-1746,³³ d. Sep- 6-1834 in Stockbridge, Berkshire Co, MA,³³ [But Jane Farrell Burgess, in "The Gaston Genealogy", p. 46, reports his death as Sep 9 1834 in Richmond, Mass.].

Hanna's "Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 48, contains an apparent misprint, in that it shows a John Gaston (b. 1746) as a son of Alexander (b. 1754), with that John in turn having a son John (b. 1786). Since this is an absolute impossibility, we conclude that the John (b. 1746) was actually meant to be a son of Alexander (b. 1714), which Hanna also shows. Burgess' "The Gaston Genealogy," p. 44, shows a John Gaston born 1/8/1786 to a John Gaston. Taking all this into account, we believe the lineage is correct as we present it. Burgess also shows other children born to a John Gaston in Berkshire Co, MA, in the same general time frame, but there is insufficient evidence to conclude (particularly since we don't know his wife's name) that that was the same John Gaston (b. 1746). Those children and their parents as listed were: Mary, b. 10/20/1774, dau of John & Miriam Gaston (prob the same as Mary, baptized 2/27/1786, dau of John Ghaston); Eunice, b. 11/16/1777, dau of John & Miriam Gaston (prob the same as Eunice, baptized 12/1/1785, dau of John Ghaston); Elizabeth, baptized 12/1/1785, dau of John Ghaston (poss the same as Elizabeth Gaston, b. 4/10/1784, parents not listed); Rachel, baptized 12/1/1785, dau of John Ghaston (poss the same as Rachel Gaston, b. 5/23/1780, parents not listed); Achsah, baptized 12/1/1785, dau of John Ghaston (poss the same as Achsa Gaston, b. 4/6/1782, parents not listed) (another entry shows Achsah Gaston, granddaughter of Dea. John Gaston, adopted by him and his wife and baptized on 7/21/1811); Harvey, b. 1/4/1788, son of John Ghaston; Joseph, b. 11/15/1789, son of John Ghaston; Harriot, b. 7/15/1792, dau of John Ghaston; and Abi, b. 10/16/1794, dau of John Ghaston.^[89],33

He married 1773,³⁶ Miriam Northup.

Children:

i. JOHN GASTON b. Jan- 8-1786 in Berkshire Co, MA,^[90] d. Mar- -1873 in Massachusetts.³³

35. Robert Gaston (10.Alexander³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Dec-28-1747,³³ d. Mar- 6-1829.³⁴ He married³⁴ Rozanna (Rhoda) Tilden, b. Jan-28-1732,³⁴ d. Sep- 2-1793.³⁴

Children:

95. i. ELIJAH L. GASTON b. Jun- 9-1793.

36. Janet A. "Jennie" Gaston (10.Alexander³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Dec-27-1750.³³

Identified by Hanna in "Ohio Valley Genealogies" as Janet A. Gaston, daughter of Alexander Gaston & Mary "Molly" Wilson, but by George M. Kasson in "Genealogy of a Part of the Kasson Family in the United States and Ireland" as Jennie Gaston, parents not identified.

She married^33,[91] Robert Kasson, b. 1741,⁹¹ (son of William Kasson and Elizabeth McKay), d. Sep-25-1826, resided in Broadalbin, Fulton Co, NY,⁹¹ occupation wheelwright.⁹¹

Robert: Robert Kasson was a soldier in the French and Revolutionary wars. But in the latter war, he objected to the calling in of French aid, because they were Roman Catholics. He ultimately left the service, for which he was court-martialed, but later reprieved.⁹¹

Children:

96. i. ROBERT KASSON, JR. b. Apr-10-1773.

97. ii. WILLIAM KASSON b. 1775.

98. iii. HARVEY KASSON b. Dec- 4-1781.

iv. ANNA KASSON. She married^[92] Jeremiah Ferguson.

v. PHEBE KASSON. She married⁹² Henry Ferguson.

vi. OLIVE KASSON. She married⁹² Deacon Brown.

vii. POLLY KASSON. She married⁹² ___ Bailey, resided in Adams, Jefferson Co, NY.⁹²

99. viii. ALEXANDER KASSON b. Apr- -1792.

37. Alexander Gaston (10.Alexander³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Oct-28-1754 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,^8,36 d. Jul-12-1823 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,^[93] buried in Cone Road Cemetery, Richmond, MA.³⁶

Although identified by some sources as a "Captain," one source in particular (Bob Gaston, Longview, WA, in "Gaston Crier" of Nov 1997) specifies that this Alexander Gaston enlisted as a Private in Capt Aaron Rowley's company in John Brown's detachment of the Berkshire County militia on June 30 1777, and that he was discharged 27 days later. // In addition to the ten children given by other sources, Robert "Bob" Gaston of Longview WA, a direct descendant, also identifies an eleventh, Albert Gaston. Since this is Bob Gaston's direct line, we include it here.

He married Feb-12-1782,^[94] Huldah Norton, b. Jun- 9-1765,^[95] d. Apr-26-1832.⁹⁵

Children:

100. i. ALEXANDER GASTON b. Oct-14-1783.

ii. ELCY (ELSIE) GASTON b. Jan-22-1785 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,⁹⁰ d. Nov-29-1810.³⁶

The same date, Nov 29 1810, is given by Jane Farrell Burgess for Elcy Gaston's marriage, and by Bob Gaston of Longview WA for her death. Both citations appear credible in their context and are presumed correct.

She married Nov-29-1810 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,^[96] Jacob Chamberlain.

101. iii. HEMAN GASTON b. Sep-13-1786.

iv. AMOS GASTON b. Oct- 6-1788 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,⁹⁰ d. Aug-24-1806.³⁶

v. SARAH GASTON b. Dec- 1-1790 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA.⁸⁹

vi. CATHERINE "CATY" GASTON b. Apr- 5-1798 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,⁹⁰ baptized Jun-17-1804 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA.⁹⁰

vii. SAMUEL NORTON GASTON b. Feb- 4-1800 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,⁸⁹ baptized Jun-17-1804 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,⁸⁹ d. Aug-14-1823.³⁶

viii. HENRY GASTON b. Mar-21-1802 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,⁸⁹ baptized Jun-17-1804 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA.⁸⁹ He married Nov- 9-1824 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,^[97] Mercy Stevens.

ix. MARIA GASTON b. Apr- 5-1804 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,⁸⁹ d. Aug-18-1839.³⁶ She married³⁶ ___ Worden.

x. ALBERT GASTON b. Dec- 5-1805 in Berkshire Co, MA.³⁶

xi. GROVE NELSON GASTON b. Feb- 3-1811 in Berkshire Co, MA,³⁶ baptized May-26-1811 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,⁸⁹ d. Apr- 1-1855 in Berkshire Co, MA,³⁶ buried in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA.³⁶ He married (1) Jun- 3-1840 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA,^[98] Emeline M. Salmon (daughter of Luther Salmon and Unknown), d. Jun-28-1853.³⁶ He married³⁶ (2) Jane Salmon (daughter of Luther Salmon and Unknown), d. Jul- 3-1863.³⁶

38. David Gaston (10.Alexander³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Jan-13-1757 in Voluntown, New London Co, CT,⁸ [But direct descendants Audley DeForest Gaston & sister Judy Gaston Woodard report birth as Feb 13 1757 in Voluntown CT.], d. Aug-29-1830 in New York.^[99] He married³⁴ Eunice Loomis, b. Oct-23-1761 in Aurelius, NY,⁹⁹ d. Jul-22-1813 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA.⁹⁹

Children:

102. i. EBENEZER GASTON b. Apr- 6-1782.

ii. MARGARETT GASTON b. Sep- 2-1783,³⁴ d. Mar- 8-1807.³⁴

iii. DAVID GASTON, JR. b. Jun-19-1785, d. Oct- 4-1786.³⁴

iv. JAMES GASTON b. Aug-14-1787.³⁴

v. NANCY GASTON b. Mar-26-1792.³⁴

vi. WILLIAM GASTON b. Mar- 8-1794.³⁴

vii. IRA GASTON b. Oct- 3-1796.³⁴

viii. LYDIA GASTON b. Jan-22-1802.³⁴

ix. EUNICE GASTON b. Jul- 2-1805,³⁴ d. Jul- 9-1805.³⁴

x. MARGARET GASTON b. 1807,³⁴ d. Mar- 3-1807.³⁴

Generation Five

39. Joseph Gaston (11.Alexander⁴, 4.(Male)³, 2.William², 1.Jean¹), b. Oct- 8-1738 in Ireland,^[100] d. Apr-21-1823,^45,[101] buried in Fishing Creek Presb Church Cem, Chester Co, SC,^{17,[102],[103],45.}

Joseph Gaston emigrated to South Carolina with two brothers, Robert and Matthew, and a sister, Jane Gaston Walker, leaving a brother Alexander in Ireland. Joseph Gaston and Martha Gaston were third cousins, as both were great-great-grandchildren of the first John (Jean) Gaston (b. ca 1600 in France).

He married³ 1770 in Chester Co, SC,¹⁰² Martha Gaston, b. Jun-11-1741 in Pennsylvania,³ (daughter of John Gaston and Esther Waugh), d. Mar- 4-1826, buried in Fishing Creek Presb Church Cem, Chester Co, SC.^17,103,45

Martha: Birthdate may be Nov 6, 1741. Death date may be Apr 3, 1826.

Children:

103. i. ESTHER JANE GASTON b. 1770.

ii. ALEXANDER GASTON. He married³ Mary Blair.

104. iii. JOHN GASTON b. Apr- 2-1772.

iv. MARTHA GASTON.

v. MARGARET GASTON.

40. Jane Gaston (11.Alexander⁴, 4.(Male)³, 2.William², 1.Jean¹), b. 1740 - 1749 in Ireland.⁶ She married Thomas Walker.

Children:

105. i. ALEXANDER WALKER b. 1763.

41. Matthew Gaston (11.Alexander⁴, 4.(Male)³, 2.William², 1.Jean¹), b. ca 1748 in Ireland,⁶ d. Dec- 9-1799 in Greene Co, GA,¹⁰² buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Butts Co, GA.¹⁰²

Received a land grant in present-day Chester Co, SC, but moved soon thereafter to Rowan Co, NC, where he married his cousin, Ann Simonton. Her mother, Margaret Gaston, had lived and been married in Lancaster Co, PA, moving to North Carolina about 1755. [Per Edward H. Couey, Scotts Mills, OR] (Note: Margaret Gaston's presumed connection to other Gastons in this genealogy is not known. Ann Simonton's parentage and other personalia as enumerated here is from the Reid Genealogy and is considered more reliable than other conflicting info.)

He married (1) Aug-12-1768 in Lancaster Co, PA,¹⁰² Ann Simonton, b. 1746 in Pennsylvania,^[104] (daughter of Robert Simonton and Margaret Benton), d. Dec-13-1793 in Greene Co, GA.¹⁰² He married (2) Dec-12-1793,¹⁰² Rebeckah Hardin.

Rebeckah: A widow at time of marriage; maiden name unknown.¹⁰²

Children by Ann Simonton:

106. i. ROBERT GASTON b. 1774.

107. ii. JANE GASTON b. Jan- 8-1777.

108. iii. ALEXANDER GASTON b. 1780.

109. iv. MATTHEW GASTON, JR. b. 1785.

42. Alexander Gaston (11.Alexander⁴, 4.(Male)³, 2.William², 1.Jean¹), b. ca 1750 in Ireland,¹⁴ d. ca 1840.¹⁴

Hanna's "Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 42, states that Alexander Gaston (1750-1840), a great-grandson of the first Irish William, remained in Ireland when his four siblings Joseph (who married Martha Gaston), Robert, Matthew and Jane (who married a Walker) emigrated to America and settled in South Carolina.

But it has been reported by Edward H. Couey, a descendant of this Alexander, that he left Ireland in late 1772 with Reverend William Martin's five shiploads of Scottish Presbyterian Covenanters; was granted land on Jan 6, 1773 in present- day York Co, SC; moved to present-day Madison Co, KY by 1787, back to old Abbeville Co, SC by 1797, back to Kentucky after 1800 where he sold his property in 1808, and moved by 1815 to Randolph Co, IL, where he shortly died. Original sources for this information are not known.⁶

He married Unknown.

Children:

110. i. JOHN GASTON.

43. Margaret Gaston (12.John⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Aug-29-1738 in Ireland,^45,[105] [Hanna, p. 40 reports birth date as Aug 29 1739.], d. 1767 in Chester Co, SC.^45,[106] She married³ James McCreary.

Children:

i. JOHN MCCREARY b. 1754,¹² d. Nov- 4-1833,¹² occupation Member of Congress,³ military Revolutionary War.³ He married⁴⁴ Margaret Gaston, b. 1764,¹² (daughter of Robert Gaston and Margaret Logan), d. Mar- 6-1816.^12,44 John McCreary and Margaret Gaston were said to be second cousins, but they were actually first cousins once removed, as he was the great-grandson of William Gaston (b. 1680 in Ireland) and she was the granddaughter of the same William Gaston. They had two children.¹²

ii. SAMUEL MCCREARY occupation Baptist minister,³ military Revolutionary War.³

iii. MARGARET MCCREARY.

44. Martha Gaston (12.John⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹) (See marriage to number 39.)

45. William Gaston (12.John⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Jun- 5-1743 in Pennsylvania,³ d. 1814.⁴⁵

Unclear which of his two wives (as listed in military records) was the mother of his children. Hanna, though stating that William had sons William and James, makes no mention of a wife. He served as a Captain from South Carolina in the Revolutionary War, and was also a Chester District (SC) Judge and Civil Magistrate.³

He married⁴⁵ (1) Jenet Love, b. ca 1746. He married⁴⁵ (2) Ann Porter, b. ca 1747.^[107]

Children by Jenet Love:

i. WILLIAM GASTON.

ii. JAMES GASTON.

iii. KESIAH GASTON.

iv. ANN GASTON.

v. SUSANNA GASTON.

vi. MARTHA GASTON.

vii. ELIZABETH GASTON.

viii. ESTHER GASTON. She married ___ Akin.

ix. MARGARET GASTON. She married ___ Hoskins.

x. JANE GASTON. She married ___ Davis.

46. John Gaston (12.John⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Jun-24-1745 in Pennsylvania,³ d. Jan- -1808,⁴⁵ [Hanna reports death date as about 1806.].

Was a Private in General Sumter's Mounted South Carolina Militia. Following his death, his family moved from South Carolina to Illinois.⁴⁴

He married 1768,^45,[108] Jannett Knox,¹⁰⁸ also known as Jannet or Janette Knox, b. ca 1742 in Glascow, Scotland,¹⁰⁸ (daughter of James Knox, Sr. and Elizabeth Craig), d. Aug- 1-1839 in Jefferson Co, IL,^108,45 resided aft Jan 1808 in Logan Co, KY,¹⁰⁸ resided previously in South Carolina.

Children:

111. i. JAMES GASTON b. 1777.

ii. WILLIAM GASTON b. 1779 in South Carolina,^[109] d. 1804,¹⁰⁸ resided (settled) in Illinois.⁴⁴

iii. ELIZABETH GASTON resided (settled abt 1800) in Logan Co, KY,¹⁰⁸ resided originally in South Carolina. She married¹⁰⁸ Jonathan Ferguson.

112. iv. ESTHER WAUGH GASTON.

47. James Gaston (12.John⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Apr-15-1747,^44,45 d. bef 1833, resided (settled) in Ohio,⁴⁴ resided previously in South Carolina.

Hanna, in "Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 41, states that this James Gaston, b. Apr 15 1747, had a son Stephen and several daughters, and that they moved to Ohio in about 1801-02. Burgess, in "Gaston Genealogy," p. 119, reports the same children as Hanna. Neither makes mention of James' wife. "Chester County Heritage History," p. 196, states that this James Gaston married Margaret, that they had a son Stephen and a number of daughters, and that they moved first to Tennessee and later to Indiana Territory. Subsequent research by others, as reported on the LDS familysearch.org website, has revealed the family information found here.

He married^45,[110] Margaret Harvey, b. ca 1751,¹² d. bef 1820.¹²

Children:

113. i. STEPHEN GASTON^44,45 b. 1774.

ii. ROBERT GASTON b. 1776,¹² d. 1817 in Illinois.¹²

iii. ANN GASTON b. Dec-16-1785,¹² d. 1843 in Illinois.¹²

iv. MARGARET GASTON b. May-30-1790 in Kentucky,¹² d. Jan-15-1852 in Illinois.¹² She married^[111] John H. Pillars, b. Jul-27-1786,¹² d. Jan-11-1852.¹² Eleven children.¹²

v. MARY GASTON b. Apr-25-1799 in South Carolina,¹² d. Mar-30-1833 in Illinois.¹² She married John Crain, b. May- 9-1791,¹² d. Jun-22-1850.¹² Ten children.¹²

48. Hugh Gaston (12.John⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Mar-12-1751,^26,45 d. Jun-13-1836,^26,45 buried in Shell Creek Cemetery, Wilcox Co, AL,⁴⁵ resided (settled) in Mississippi,⁴⁴ resided (moved 1826) to Wilcox Co, AL,⁴⁴ resided originally in South Carolina.⁴⁴ He married²⁶ Martha McClure, also known as Martha McLure,⁴⁴ b. 1754,⁴⁵ (daughter of James McClure and Mary Gaston), d. Dec-21-1836,⁴⁵ buried in Shell Creek Cemetery, Wilcox Co, AL,⁴⁵ resided in Alabama.

Children:

i. JOHN GASTON.

ii. EBENEZER GASTON.

iii. JAMES GASTON.

iv. WILLIAM GASTON.

v. HUGH GASTON.

vi. MARY GASTON.

vii. MARTHA GASTON.

viii. ESTHER GASTON.

ix. MARGARET GASTON.

49. Esther Gaston (12.John⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Oct- -1760,^45,44 [Birth date reported in "Heritage History of Chester County, SC," p. 196, as Oct 15 1760, but Hanna's "Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 41states Oct 18 1760, while the DAR lineage book shows it as 1761.], d. 1809.⁴⁵

Before her marriage to Alexander Walker, Esther Gaston was cited for her heroic deeds during the American Revolution. During the Battle of Rocky Mount, when she saw three men fleeing, she asked to take their arms and fight in the battle herself. This prompted the men to return to the fighting. With patriotic spirits and kind hearts, she and her sister-in-law aided the wounded and dying during the Battles of Rocky Mount and Hanging Rock, dressing the wounds and quenching the thirsts of the seriously injured.^[112]

She married Alexander Walker, b. 1763,^[113] (son of Thomas Walker and Jane Gaston). Alexander Walker was the g-g-g-grandson of Jean Gaston (b. ca 1600 in France), while his wife Esther Gaston was the g-g-grand-daughter of the same Jean Gaston. They were thus third cousins once removed.

Children:

114. i. JOHN GASTON WALKER⁴⁴.

50. Joseph Gaston (12.John⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Jan-22-1763 in Chester Co, SC,^44,45,[114] [Jane Farrell Burgess, in "The Gaston Genealogy," p. 85, states that age 73y 8m 18d in death record would put birth exactly one month earlier, at Jan 22 1763.], d. Oct-10-1836 in Chester Co, SC,¹¹⁴ buried in Fishing Creek Presb Church Cem, Chester Co, SC.^[115],45

Joseph Gaston (1763-1836) served at the battles of Hanging Rock and at Buford's defeat. He received a pension as a private in Chester county, where he was born and where he died.^[116]

Wounded with a shot that hit under his eye in the Battle of Hanging Rock, SC, in the Revolutionary War. He later became a Magistrate for over forty years, and was also an elder of the Presbyterian Church. In 1830, he was elected to the South Carolina Legislature, and shortly before his death he published an article describing his Revolutionary War experiences.¹¹⁵

He married^116,8 Apr-20-1790, Jane Brown, b. Apr-10-1768,^[117] (daughter of Walter Brown and Margaret ___), d. Jun-27-1858,⁴⁵ buried in Fishing Creek Presb Church Cem, Chester Co, SC.^112,45

Children:

115. i. JOHN BROWN GASTON b. Jan-23-1791.

116. ii. NARCISSA GASTON b. Nov-17-1792.

iii. ELIZA GASTON b. Sep-20-1794,⁴⁴ d. Jun- 7-1845. She married⁴⁴ ___ Neely.

iv. ESTHER GASTON b. Dec- 4-1795,^[118] d. May-25-1856. She married⁴⁴ D. G. Stinson.

D.: Probably Daniel G. Stinson, b. ca 1794, resident of South Carolina. [Based on letter from Louisa Beecher Gaston of Boston to H. B. Gaston, Dec 5 1883.]

v. MARGARET GASTON b. Apr-29-1797,^[119] d. Oct- 1-1802.¹⁰⁶

vi. JANE GASTON b. Aug-17-1800,⁴⁴ d. Oct- 4-1880.¹⁰⁶ She married⁴⁴ ___ Crawford.

vii. JAMES A. H. GASTON b. Oct-17-1801,⁴⁴ d. Jul-26-1859,¹⁰⁶ buried in Fishing Creek Presb Church Cem, Chester Co, SC.¹¹²

viii. ROBERT GASTON b. Jan- 1-1808,⁴⁴ d. Jun-27-1810.¹⁰⁶

51. John McClure (13.Mary⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), d. Aug- 6-1780 at Hanging Rock, SC,⁴⁴ military Captain in Revolutionary War.

John McClure was one of the master spirits of the Revolution. He was mortally wounded at Hanging Rock, 1780, while bravely leading his volunteer company against the British regulars. He died in Liberty Hall, where the Mecklenburg Declaration was written. He had three brothers who served in the army, and his mother is recorded in history as "The Cherokee Heroine."^[120]

He married^[121] Mary Porter.

Children:

117. i. HUGH MCCLURE.

52. Martha McClure, also known as Martha McLure,⁴⁴ (13.Mary⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹) (See marriage to number 48.)

53. William McClure (13.Mary⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), occupation military physician, rank of General.^[122],44 He married¹²² Sarah Davis.

Children:

118. i. HANNAH MCCLURE b. ca 1786.

54. Margaret Strong (14.Janet⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹). She married⁴⁴ John Simonton.

Children:

i. CHARLES H. SIMONTON.

55. Alexander Rosborough II (15.Martha⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. in at sea [The 1900 Census of sons David and Joseph indicated that their father was born at sea, and their mother in South Carolina.], occupation physician.¹⁴

His first two children, Mary Martha and William Andrew, were by his first wife, Mary Hemphill. Hanna states that Alexander Rosborough II had a total of six sons and two daughters by his second wife, Janet Porter, but identifies only the five children listed here.¹⁴

He married¹⁴ (1) Mary Hemphill. He married¹⁴ (2) Janet Porter, b. in South Carolina.

Children by Mary Hemphill:

i. MARY MARTHA ROSBOROUGH.

ii. WILLIAM ANDREW ROSBOROUGH.

Children by Janet Porter:

119. iii. DAVID D. ROSBOROUGH b. Sep- -1815.

120. iv. ALEXANDER M. ROSBOROUGH¹⁴ b. ca 1817.

v. JOSEPH BROWN ROSBOROUGH b. Dec- -1821 in South Carolina,^[123] census 1900 in Belton, Bell Co, TX, resided (settled) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, UT,¹⁴ resided (moved in 1848) to California.¹⁴

Moved to California in 1848, then to Salt Lake City, Utah.

vi. JOHN ROSBOROUGH resided (settled) in Tennessee.

vii. MACLIN ROSBOROUGH resided (settled) in Tennessee.

56. John Rosborough, census name John Rosboro (15.Martha⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. 1776,¹⁴ d. 1854,¹⁴ occupation Clerk of the Court, Chester Co, SC. He married¹⁴ Eleanor Key. Had a total of four sons and six daughters.¹⁴

Children:

i. JOHN ROSBOROUGH d. Civil War.¹⁴

ii. WILLIAM ROSBOROUGH resided (settled) in Sardis, Panola Co, MS.¹⁴

57. William Gaston (16.Robert⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Jul-10-1757 in Lancaster Co, PA,^44,[124] [Hanna's "Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 41" reports birth date as Jul 23 1755. Jane Farrell Burgess, in "The Gaston Genealogy," pp. 87 & 96, provides conflicting birth dates of 1755 and Jul 10 1757. Bill Gaston, http://home.mindspring.com/~bgaston2/, reports birth date as Jan 13 1761. William Gaston's birth date accepted by the DAR is 10 July 1757.], d. Jan-12-1838 in Marion Co, IL,^[125],12 [Death date of Jan 14 1838 reported by Mary Gaston Gee, p. 13.], buried in Old Covenanter Cem, Walnut Hill, Marion Co, IL,^[126] resided in Walnut Hill, Marion Co, IL,^44,124 resided 1808 - ca 1829 in Christian Co, KY,^126,44,124 military Revolutionary War.^44,124

The following is from a handwritten letter by Frank DeForest Gaston (1853-1920) of Meadville, PA: "A reunion of the Gaston family was recently held at Centralia, Ill at which over 1,000 persons were present, the entire connection numbering over 1300. All were descendants of Wm Gaston who came to Ill in 1827..." "Wm Gaston was born in North Carolina..." (But DAR Lineage Book has birth in Lancaster Co, PA.)

He married^[127] ca 1781,¹²⁶ Mary McClure, b. 1758 in Chester Co, SC,¹²⁶ d. ca 1829 in Christian Co, KY.¹²⁶

Mary: Possibly the daughter of Samuel McClure and Sarah Rankin.¹²⁶

Children:

i. MARGARET ANN GASTON b. Feb-15-1783 in Chester Co, SC,¹²⁶ d. Aug-18-1831 in Jefferson Co, IL,¹²⁶ resided (settled in 1822) in Marion Co, IL,⁴⁴ buried in Old Covenanter Cem, Walnut Hill, Marion Co, IL.¹²⁶ She married⁴⁴ ca 1799 in Chester Co, SC,¹²⁶ Thomas Kell.

ii. ANN GASTON b. May- 9-1784 in Chester Co, SC,¹²⁶ d. May-17-1867 in Marion Co, IL.¹²⁶ She married^[128] ca 1804 in Chester Co, SC,¹²⁶ Matthew Rainey, also known as Matthew Raney.¹²⁸

121. iii. WILLIAM GASTON, JR. b. Jan- 1-1786.

122. iv. SAMUEL GASTON⁴⁴ b. Oct-16-1787.

v. JOHN R. GASTON b. ca 1790 in Chester Co, SC,¹²⁶ d. in Bond Co, IL,¹²⁶ resided (settled, by 1833) in Bond Co, IL.⁴⁴ He married Dec-28-1816 in Christian Co, KY,¹²⁶ Elizabeth Carson.

vi. SARAH MCCLURE GASTON b. Mar-17-1792 in Chester Co, SC,¹²⁶ d. Jul- 3-1834 in Marion Co, IL.¹²⁶ She married Nov- 5-1812 in Christian Co, KY,¹²⁶ Matthew Cunningham.

vii. ROBERT GASTON b. ca 1794 in Chester Co, SC,¹²⁶ d. in Bond Co, IL,¹²⁶ resided (settled in 1822) in Bond Co, IL.⁴⁴

viii. ELIZABETH GASTON b. 1796 in Chester Co, SC,¹²⁶ d. ca 1845 in Barry Co, MO.¹²⁶ She married Aug-17-1815 in Christian Co, KY,¹²⁶ Andrew Carson.

ix. MARY ANN GASTON b. in Chester Co, SC,¹²⁶ d. 1843 in Jefferson Co, IL.¹²⁶ She married Sep-13-1827 in Bond Co, IL,¹²⁶ Hugh White.

58. Thomas Gaston (16.Robert⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Jul-18-1759 in Lynch's Creek, Lancaster Co, SC,^[129],[130] d. Apr-23-1832,¹²⁹ occupation wagon maker,^[131] military Revolutionary War (served as an irregular),^26,[132] [As a wagon maker by trade, in the Revolutionary War he devoted his time to building and repairing wagons for the Continental Army. The same powder horn used by Thomas Gaston in the Revolutionary War was later used by other family member in the War of 1812 and in the Civil War.].

"Thomas Gaston was a devout Presbyterian and was at all times ready to give of his time and money to the advancement of community welfare. He owned a flour and grist mill on Gaston Creek, and later installed one of the first cotton gins for that section of the country."¹³¹

He married¹³⁰ Sarah Nickels (daughter of James Nickels), d. Mar-30-1818.¹²⁹

Children:

123. i. ROBERT GASTON b. Sep-17-1787.

124. ii. JAMES NICKELS "JIMMY" GASTON b. Jan-18-1789.

125. iii. HUGH GASTON b. Sep-29-1790.

iv. ELIZABETH GASTON b. Feb- 5-1793.^[133] She married¹²⁹ Jesse Wakefield.

v. WILLIAM GASTON b. Jan- 7-1795,¹³³ d. Dec-14-1825,¹³³ never married^133.

vi. JOSEPH GASTON b. Jul- 9-1796,¹³³ d. Jul-13-1847.¹³³ He married¹³³ Margaret Caldwell. Had three daughters.¹³³

126. vii. SAMUEL GASTON b. Sep- 4-1798.

viii. MARGARET LOGAN GASTON b. Jun-13-1800,¹³³ d. Jul-22-1863.¹³³

127. ix. THOMAS LOGAN GASTON b. Apr- 7-1805.

59. James Gaston (16.Robert⁴, 5.William³, 3.John², 1.Jean¹), b. Jul-24-1761,^124,50 d. Mar- 7-1840 in Wayne Co, IL,¹² buried in Bovee Cemetery, Wayne Co, IL,^[134] resided (settled) in Wayne Co, IL, resided formerly in Christian Co, KY, resided originally in South Carolina.

Hanna, in "Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 41, and Burgess in "Gaston Genealogy," p. 121, state only that this James Gaston was a son of Robert Gaston, who was a son of William Gaston and Olivet Lemon. More recent researchers have shown that this James Gaston married Catherine Creighton and settled in Wayne Co, IL, raising a family of eight children.

He married¹² Mar-20-1783 in Lancaster Co, SC,¹³⁴ Catherine Creighton, b. 1764,¹² d. Jan- 5-1848 in Wayne Co, IL,¹² buried in Bovee Cemetery, Wayne Co, IL.¹³⁴

Children:

i. MARGARET GASTON b. ca 1784 in South Carolina,¹² d. ca 1806 in South Carolina.¹²

ii. JANE CATHERINE GASTON b. Jul-11-1785 in South Carolina,¹² d. 1865.¹² She married^[135] (1) John Murray Massey, also known as Murray Massey,¹³⁴ b. ca 1781.¹² One child.¹²

She married¹³⁵ (2) John Bovee, b. Sep-11-1788,¹² d. Jan-21-1868.¹² Seven children.¹²

iii. THOMAS CREIGHTON GASTON b. May 4 1790/91