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Dr. John Brown Gaston 1772 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1772

Birth Location: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 July 1847

Death Location: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Gaston

Mother: Martha Gaston

Spouse(s): Anne Porter

Children(s): Samuel Gaston, Martha (Boyd), Juliet Gaston, Joseph Gaston, John Gaston, David Gaston, Robert Gaston, Flora Gaston, Samuel Gaston

Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. was born in 1772 in Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Gaston and Martha Gaston. In 1840, Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. resided in Chester, South Carolina, USA. Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. married Anne J. Porter, and had children including Samuel Gaston, Martha Narcissa Gaston (Boyd), Juliet Victoria Granville McCammon Gaston, Joseph Alexander Gaston, John Hugh Gaston, David Porter Gaston, Robert Brownfield Gaston, Flora T. B. Gaston, Samuel Stanhope Gaston. Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. passed away in 1847 in Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. was born in 1772 in Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Gaston and Martha Gaston.
  • In 1840, Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. resided in Chester, South Carolina, USA.
  • Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. married Anne J. Porter, and had children including Samuel Gaston, Martha Narcissa Gaston (Boyd), Juliet Victoria Granville McCammon Gaston, Joseph Alexander Gaston, John Hugh Gaston, David Porter Gaston, Robert Brownfield Gaston, Flora T. B. Gaston, Samuel Stanhope Gaston.
  • Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. passed away in 1847 in Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Gaston
1738 – 1823
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
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Martha Gaston
1741 – 1826
Birth Location: Philidelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anne Porter
1782 – 1843
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Gaston
1787 – 1826
Birth Location: , Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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Martha (Boyd)
1805 – 1843
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Juliet Gaston
1807 – 1881
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Joseph Gaston
1810 – 1868
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
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John Gaston
1813 – 1876
Birth Location: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
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David Gaston
1816 – 1886
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
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Robert Gaston
1818 – 1852
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, USA
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Flora Gaston
1820 – 1821
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
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Samuel Gaston
1822 – 1896
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
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Dr. Gaston's Ancestors

Self
Dr. Gaston
1772 – 1847
Birth Place: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Gaston
1738 – 1823
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Martha Gaston
1741 – 1826
Philidelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
"Justice" (John) Gaston
1700 – 1782
Clough Water, Ireland
Ester Waugh
1715 – 1789
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Gaston
1680 –
Mary Lemon
1688 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gaston
1645 –
William (Lemoire\Lamore)
1660 – 1720
Mary
1660 – 1720

Dr. Gaston's Descendants

1.
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Dr. (John Brown) Gaston (2 April 1772 – 6 July 1847) m. Anne (J.) Porter (7 Jul 1782 – Sep 1843)
  1. 1. Samuel Gaston (16 Oct 1787 – 01 Mar 1826)
  2. 2. Martha (Narcissa Gaston) (Boyd) (2 October 1805 – November 1843)
  3. 3. Juliet (Victoria Granville McCammon) Gaston (9 Sep 1807 – 6 April 1881)
  4. 4. Joseph (Alexander) Gaston (4 Mar 1810 – 11 Feb 1868) m. Elizabeth Wylie (2 Oct 1816 – 11 Oct 1850)
    1. 1. William (Newton) Gaston (20 February 1839 – 17 November 1907)
    2. 2. Adam (Wylie) Gaston (1841 – 11 November 1863)
    3. 3. John (Porter) Gaston (1844 – 28 Mar 1925)
    4. 4. Juliette (Victoria "Vic") Gaston (25 Dec 1846 – 17 Jul 1898) m. Peter (Turner) Hollis (24 Apr 1844 – 1 Nov 1919)
      1. 1. Joel Hollis (abt 1870 – ) m. N. (A.) McWatters
      2. 2. Joseph (Gaston) Hollis (29 Sep 1870 – 15 Mar 1963) m. Annie (Isabel) Lyle (6 June 1872 – 6 February 1932)
        1. 1. Jean (Lyle) Hollis (20 August 1896 – 13 May 1987) m. James (Hodge) Saye (abt 1894 – 21 October 1971)
        2. 2. Victor (Wylie) Hollis (08 Oct 1897 – 09 Sep 1969)
        3. 3. Joseph (Gaston) Hollis (22 Nov 1898 – 21 Feb 1992) m. Augusta (McFadden “Gus”) Saye (30 August 1900 – 19 August 1972)
        4. 4. David (Lyle) Hollis (22 May 1900 – 17 Jan 1973)
        5. 5. Peter (Turner) Hollis (22 Oct 1901 – 1 Nov 1960) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Coggins (5 June 1912 – 27 April 1994)
        6. 6. John (Porter) Hollis (30 Sep 1903 – 01 Oct 1976) m. Faye (Caroline) Purser (16 June 1903 – 3 February 1979)
        7. 7. Infant (Twin) Hollis (29 Sep 1905 – 29 Jul 1906)
        8. 8. Antoinette (Strait "Lady") Hollis (29 Sept 1905 – 1 Jan 1992) m. Joel (Alexander) Smithwick (19 April 1895 – 17 May 1987)
        9. 9. Lafayette (Strait) Hollis (15 Nov 1910 – 30 Apr 1958)
        10. 10. Robert (Henri "Bobby") Hollis (07 Apr 1915 – 24 February 1986) m. Ethel Hollis (8 April 1915 – 17 July 1972)
        11. 11. William (Wallace "Billy") Hollis (7 April 1915 – 16 Mar 1991) m. Myrtle Hollis (1 October 1917 – 9 June 2014)
      3. 3. Dr. (John Porter) Hollis (24 Nov 1872 – 15 March 1963) m. Sarah (Wilson Sanders) Hollis (16 October 1864 – 15 May 1952) m. Mary Walker (22 July 1886 – 11 July 1965)
        1. 1. John ("Jack" Porter) Hollis (1911 – 22 January 1943)
        2. 2. Julia Hollis (6 October 1914 – 3 September 2010)
        3. 3. Alice (Eloise) Hollis (26 September 1919 – 29 April 2008)
        4. 4. Daniel (Walker) Hollis (4 March 1922 – 7 February 2008)
      4. 4. Mary (Anna) Hollis (8 April 1877 – 15 October 1881)
      5. 5. Elizabeth (W. "Lizzie") Hollis (Abt 1877 – 27 May 1960) m. James (Robert) Reid (5 March 1868 – 30 July 1933)
        1. 1. Mary (Helen) Reid (9 May 1891 – 19 September 1945)
      6. 6. William (Gill) Hollis (6 Aug 1877 – 21 Oct 1952) m. Gertha (Long) Henderson (12 November 1880 – 15 June 1949)
        1. 1. Geraldine (Hollis) (States) (16 November 1909 – 27 December 1992)
        2. 2. William (Gill) Hollis (15 Apr 1912 – 24 April 1977)
        3. 3. Charles (Henderson 'Charlie') Hollis (28 Mar 1914 – 1 May 1975)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Grace) Hollis (21 Jul 1916 – 26 Dec 2008)
        5. 5. Harris (Whitton) Hollis (25 Jun 1919 – 21 Mar 1999)
        6. 6. Gertha (Nancy Artemesia Dunlap Gaston) Hollis (7 December 1921 – 27 March 2011)
      7. 7. Anna (Eliza Hollis) (Lynn) (03 Oct 1881 – 16 Mar 1971) m. James (Jeffries) Lynn (abt 1880 – )
      8. 8. Lawrence (Peter) Hollis (29 Nov 1883 – 13 Dec 1978) m. Emma (Harleston) Clyde (5 May 1888 – 4 February 1947)
        1. 1. Lawrence (Peter) Hollis (05 Jun 1908 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Hollis (5 Jun 1908 – 13 Jan 1988)
        3. 3. Louise (Buist) Hollis (abt 1912 – 22 Feb 1988)
        4. 4. Peter Hollis (1913 – )
        5. 5. Emma Hollis (1914 – )
        6. 6. Juliet (Victoria Hollis) McAfee (12 Jul 1915 – 12 Nov 2005)
        7. 7. Lawrence (Peter) Hollis (29 Apr 1923 – 21 Mar 2002)
      9. 9. Daniel (Saye) Hollis (28 Jul 1885 – 6 May 1981) m. Maude (White) McFadden (11 Jul 1886 – 21 Nov 1971)
        1. 1. Daniel (Saye) Hollis (04 Jun 1909 – 29 Oct 1993)
        2. 2. Martha (A) Hollis (abt 1912 – 20 Sep 1986)
        3. 3. Maude (A) Hollis (2 Nov 1913 – 9 May 1992)
        4. 4. Annie (James) Hollis (28 Aug 1915 – 28 Aug 2004)
        5. 5. Susan Hollis (12 Apr 1922 – 8 Feb 2007)
        6. 6. Neely (McFadden "Mack") Hollis (20 Feb 1928 – 23 May 2010)
      10. 10. Mattie Hollis (abt 1886 – )
    5. 5. Tabitha (Agnes) Gaston (1849 – 5 Nov 1854)
    6. 6. David (G.) Gaston (1856 – )
  5. 5. John (Hugh) Gaston (20 December 1813 – 26 February 1876)
  6. 6. David (Porter) Gaston (3 May 1816 – 12 May 1886)
  7. 7. Robert (Brownfield) Gaston (3 Aug 1818 – 27 April 1852 ??)
  8. 8. Flora (T. B.) Gaston (1 Aug 1820 – 1821)
  9. 9. Samuel (Stanhope) Gaston (3 October 1822 – 16 May 1896)

Dr. Gaston's Timeline

4 Records

1772
2 April 1772
Birth of Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. in Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 68
Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. resided here in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA
1847
6 July 1847
Age 75
Death of Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. in Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
1847
6 July 1847
Age 75
Death of Dr. John Brown Gaston Sr. in Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1772
    Event Place: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 073

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 510; Page: 282; Family History Library Film: 0022508

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1847
    Event Place: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 073

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1847
    Event Place: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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