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John Leopold Gaston 1645–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 June 1645

Birth Location: France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1707

Death Location: Ballymena, Antrim, , Ireland

Father: Sir DeFoix

Mother: Agnes Hapsburg

Spouse(s): Esther Waugh

Children(s): William Gaston, William Gaston, Mary Gaston, Joseph Gaston, "Justice" Gaston, Alexander Gaston, John Gaston, James Gaston, Elizabeth Gaston, Mary McClure, Mary Gaston, Judge Gaston,

In 1645, John Leopold Gaston entered the world in France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland, born to Sir Jean Gaston Duke Of Navarre The Huguenot Defoix And Agnes Von Hapsburg. John Leopold Gaston married Esther Waugh, and had children including Alexander Gaston, Elizabeth Betty Gaston, James Gaston, John Gaston, Joseph Gaston, Judge William Gaston, Justice John Gaston, Mary The Heroine Of Cherokee Gaston, Mary The Heroine Of Cherokee Gaston Mccluer Mcclure, Mary Gaston, William Hugh Gaston, William Jean John Gaston. John Leopold Gaston passed away in 1707 in Ballymena, Antrim, , Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1645, John Leopold Gaston entered the world in France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland, born to Sir Jean Gaston Duke Of Navarre The Huguenot Defoix And Agnes Von Hapsburg.
  • John Leopold Gaston married Esther Waugh, and had children including Alexander Gaston, Elizabeth Betty Gaston, James Gaston, John Gaston, Joseph Gaston, Judge William Gaston, Justice John Gaston, Mary The Heroine Of Cherokee Gaston, Mary The Heroine Of Cherokee Gaston Mccluer Mcclure, Mary Gaston, William Hugh Gaston, William Jean John Gaston.
  • John Leopold Gaston passed away in 1707 in Ballymena, Antrim, , Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir DeFoix
1600–1650
Birth Location: Foix, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
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Agnes Hapsburg
1601–1658
Birth Location: Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain
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Spouses(s)

Esther Waugh
1645–1720
Birth Location: Carenleagh, Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

William Gaston
1685–1770
Birth Location: Caranleigh, Cloughwater, Kilconway, Ireland
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William Gaston
1687–1772
Birth Location: Caranleigh, Cloughwater, Kilconway, Ireland
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Mary Gaston
1699–1736
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
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Joseph Gaston
1700–1777
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
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"Justice" Gaston
1703–1783
Birth Location: Caranlaigh,Cloughwater, Ballymena, Antrim County, Ireland
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Alexander Gaston
1701–1783
Birth Location: Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland
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John Gaston
1699–1736
Birth Location: Ballymena, Antrim, , Ireland
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James Gaston
1689–1783
Birth Location: Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Elizabeth Gaston
1696–1741
Birth Location: Chichester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary McClure
1713–1802
Birth Location: Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Mary Gaston
1713–1802
Birth Location: Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Judge Gaston,
1685–1770
Birth Location: Caranleigh, Cloughwater, Kilconway, Ireland
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John Gaston's Ancestors

Self
John Gaston
1645–1707
Birth Place: France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Jean Gaston (Duke of Navarre) (The Huguenot) DeFoix
1600–1650
Foix, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Agnes (von) Hapsburg
1601–1658
Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Grandparents
Gaston (DeFoix Duke of Orleans) Gaston
1550–1603
Isle De France, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
Mary (Marie * Olivet LeMon) Lemoine
1578–1640
Vierzon, France
Great-Grandparents
Gaston DeFoix
1510–1580
Mary LeMon
1520–1590
Nicolas Lemoine
1553–1610
Loise Arragepied
1558–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gaston Foix
1489–1512
Marie DeBourbon
1491–1533

John Gaston's Descendants

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John (Leopold) Gaston (24 June 1645–1707) m. Esther Waugh (1645–22 Nov 1720)
  1. 1. William (Jean 'John") Gaston 1685–1770 m. Mary ("Merry" Olivet) Lemmon 1682–1752 m. Jennet Kirkpatrick 1698–1777
    1. 1. Joseph (Waugh) Gaston 1700–1777 m. Margaret Lyons 1705–1790
      1. 1. John Gaston 1730–1825 m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Kerr 1738–1765 m. Sarah ("Sally") Ogden 1745–1820 m. Elizabeth (Kerr) Gaston –1765
        1. 1. Joseph (John) Gaston 1770–1839 m. Ida (Van) Arsdale 1762–1849
        2. 2. John (J. Gaston) Jr. 1775–1850
        3. 3. Stephen Gaston 1777–1848 m. Hannah Wright 1783–1860
        4. 4. Elizabeth Gaston 1779–1832
        5. 5. Isaac Gaston 1773–1851
        6. 6. Margaret (A.) Gaston 1782–1842
        7. 7. Elizabeth ("Betsy" A.) Gaston 1771–1832 m. Elias Hedges 1771–1813
        8. 8. William (Kerr) Gaston 1761–1809
        9. 9. Catherine Gaston 1758–1761
        10. 10. Margaret Gaston 1758–1762
        11. 11. Isaac Gaston 1773–1851
        12. 12. Joseph Gaston 1763–1796 m. Ida (Van) Arsdale 1762–1849
        13. 13. Margaret Gaston 1782–1842
        14. 14. William (Kerr) GASTON 1761–1809
        15. 15. Catherine (Kerr) GASTON 1759–1762
      2. 2. Martha Gaston 1734–1795
      3. 3. Mary (or Ann) Gaston 1735–1795
      4. 4. Robert Gaston 1742–1793
      5. 5. William Gaston 1720–1790
      6. 6. Purcilla ("Priscilla") Gaston 1736–
      7. 7. James Gaston 1767–1813
      8. 8. Andrew Kirkpatrick 1720–1795
      9. 9. Ann Gaston 1742–1817
      10. 10. Elizabeth Gaston 1728–1758
      11. 11. Margaret (I.) Gaston 1715–1791
      12. 12. Joseph Gaston 1729–1804
    2. 2. Mary Gaston 1712–1790 m. James (McClure) (McCluer) 1708–1787
      1. 1. Asa Coburn 1738–1789
      2. 2. Lucy McCluer 1749–1750
      3. 3. Martha (McClure) * 1754–1836
      4. 4. Capt. (Hugh) McClure 1759–1802
      5. 5. Margaret (Olive McClure) Martin 1759–1789
      6. 6. Dr. (William) McClure 1760–1828
      7. 7. James McClure 1754–1828
      8. 8. Major (John) McClure 1730–1780
      9. 9. Eunice McCluer 1756–1843
      10. 10. Captain (John) McClure 1756–1843
      11. 11. Sarah McCluer 1746–1748
      12. 12. Joseph McCluer 1744–1817
      13. 13. Lydia McClure 1755–
      14. 14. Samuel McClure 1751–1752
      15. 15. Patty McClure 1759–1760
      16. 16. Agnes McClure 1742–1810
      17. 17. Mary McClure 1739–1789
      18. 18. Thomas McClure 1742–1743
      19. 19. Anna ((Richardson)) McClure 1736–
      20. 20. Nicholas McClure 1746–1822
      21. 21. Margaret McClure 1739–1784
      22. 22. Dr (David) McClure 1732–1813
      23. 23. Elizabeth McClure 1734–
    3. 3. Hugh Gaston 1710–1766
    4. 4. Dr. (Alexander) Gaston 1702–1781
    5. 5. Robert Gaston 1720–1787
    6. 6. Elizabeth Gaston 1727–1813
    7. 7. Jenny ((Jannet)) Gaston 1726–1801
    8. 8. Matthew Gaston 1748–1799
    9. 9. William Gaston 1732–1790
    10. 10. Jane Harbison 1746–1773
    11. 11. Martha Gaston 1741–1826
    12. 12. Martha Gaston 1701–1706
    13. 13. Mary ("The Heroine of the Cherokee") Gaston 1725–1802
    14. 14. Alexander Gaston 1714–1783
    15. 15. John ('Justice John') Gaston 1700–1782
    16. 16. Dr (Alexander) Gaston 1727–1781
    17. 17. Elizabeth Gaston 1705–1815
    18. 18. Mary Gaston 1698–1763
    19. 19. Mary (Polly) Gaston 1730–1790 m. James (Richard) McClurkin 1720–1795 m. James MCCulrkin 1720–1795
      1. 1. James (Richard McClurkin) Jr 1747–1785
      2. 2. Thomas McClurkin 1745–1845
      3. 3. Jean (Jane (Revolutionary War Heroin)) McClurken 1749–1853
      4. 4. Eleanor McClurken 1753–1838
      5. 5. John (Richard) McClurken 1763–1792
      6. 6. Genet ((Jennet))) McClurken 1765–1797
      7. 7. Samuel (James) McClurken 1756–1795
      8. 8. Catherine ("Kate") McClurken 1764–1810
      9. 9. Archibald McClurkin 1755–1780
      10. 10. Robert McClurkin 1740–1786
      11. 11. Lillias (Mary "Lilly") McClurken 1752–1794
      12. 12. Isabelle (Elizabeth) McClurken 1769–1844
      13. 13. Isabelle MCCulrkin 1772–1839
    20. 20. Rev. (Hugh) Gaston 1700–1766
    21. 21. Martha (Gaston) Rosborough 1725–1799
    22. 22. Jinny Gaston 1726–1801
    23. 23. Janet ((Jane)) Gaston 1726–1837
    24. 24. Janet Gaston 1731–1794
    25. 25. Robert Gaston 1722–1808
    26. 26. James Gaston 1725–1813
    27. 27. Rebecca Gaston 1739–1819
    28. 28. William Gaston 1735–1790
    29. 29. Martha (Gaston) Rosborough 1741–1804
    30. 30. Dr (Alexander) Gaston 1727–1781
    31. 31. Elizabeth (Ann) Gaston 1727–1790
    32. 32. Jane Gaston 1746–
    33. 33. Dr (Matthew Hiram) Gaston 1748–1799
    34. 34. Elizabeth Gaston 1705–1802
    35. 35. Martha Gaston 1701–1706
    36. 36. Lt (Robert) Gaston 1720–1787
    37. 37. John ('Justice John') Gaston 1703–1782
    38. 38. Alexander Gaston 1702–1781
    39. 39. Rev (Hugh) Gaston 1722–1766
    40. 40. Janet\Jennet (Gaston) (Strong) 1726–1801
    41. 41. Mary Gaston 1698–1763
  2. 2. William ("Hugh") Gaston 1687–1772
  3. 3. Mary Gaston 1699–1736
  4. 4. Joseph Gaston 1700–1777
  5. 5. "Justice" (John) Gaston 1703–1783
  6. 6. Alexander Gaston 1701–1783
  7. 7. John Gaston 1699–1736
  8. 8. James Gaston 1689–1783
  9. 9. Elizabeth ("Betty") Gaston 1696–1741
  10. 10. Mary ((The Heroine of Cherokee) Gaston Mccluer) McClure 1713–1802
  11. 11. Mary ((The Heroine of Cherokee)) Gaston 1713–1802 m. James (McClure) (McCluer) 1708–1787
    1. 1. Asa Coburn 1738–1789
    2. 2. Lucy McCluer 1749–1750
    3. 3. Martha (McClure) * 1754–1836
    4. 4. Capt. (Hugh) McClure 1759–1802
    5. 5. Margaret (Olive McClure) Martin 1759–1789
    6. 6. Dr. (William) McClure 1760–1828
    7. 7. James McClure 1754–1828
    8. 8. Major (John) McClure 1730–1780
    9. 9. Eunice McCluer 1756–1843
    10. 10. Captain (John) McClure 1756–1843
    11. 11. Sarah McCluer 1746–1748
    12. 12. Lydia McClure 1755–
    13. 13. Samuel McClure 1751–1752
    14. 14. Patty McClure 1759–1760
    15. 15. Agnes McClure 1742–1810
    16. 16. Mary McClure 1739–1789
    17. 17. Thomas McClure 1742–1743
    18. 18. Anna ((Richardson)) McClure 1736–
    19. 19. Nicholas McClure 1746–1822
    20. 20. Margaret McClure 1739–1784
    21. 21. Dr (David) McClure 1732–1813
    22. 22. Elizabeth McClure 1734–
  12. 12. Judge (William) Gaston, 1685–1770

John Gaston's Timeline

2 Records

1645
24 June 1645
Birth of John Leopold Gaston in France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland
France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland
1707
1707
Age 62
Death of John Leopold Gaston in Ballymena, Antrim, , Ireland
Ballymena, Antrim, , Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 June 1645
    Event Place: France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Ballymena, Antrim, , Ireland
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