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Husband: William Gaston
Born: Dec- 2-1776 in Union Co, SC 1 Died: Nov- 1-1861 in Kemper Co, MS 1 Buried: in Pleasant Springs Presbyterian Cemetery, Preston, Kemper Co, MS 1 Resided: in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN 2,3 Resided: formerly in Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS 2,3 Father: William Gaston (1735 - 1790) Mother: Jane Harbison
Wife: Priscilla Buford 2 2 Also known as: Priscilla Beaufort 3 (see note 1) Married: Jul-23-1805 1
Born: Sep-30-1786 in Amelia Co, VA 1 Died: Jul- 5-1856 in Kemper Co, MS 1 Buried: in Pleasant Springs Presbyterian Cemetery, Preston, Kemper Co, MS 1 Father: Leroy Buford (1751 - 1810) Mother: Frances Ragsdale (1754 - 1807)
M Child 1: Leroy Gaston 4 Born: Apr- 4-1807 in Chester Co, SC 1 Died: Jan- 7-1878 in Helena, Phillips Co, AR 1 Buried: in College Hill Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette Co, MS 1 Occupation: Presbyterian Minister 4 Wife: Susan Pearson Moore b. May-31-1817 d. Sep-28-1889 Married: Nov- 7-1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
F Child 2: Frances Gaston 2 Born: ca 1807 1 Husband: Robert White
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Lineage Book, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 322. (3) Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900), p. 41. (4) Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900), p. 42. (5) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Hanna (p. 41) reports William Gaston's wife as ___ Beaufort, while the DAR Lineage Book (p. 322) gives it as Priscilla Buford. The latter is considered the more reliable.




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