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John Gaston 1700–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Clough Water, Ireland

Death Date: 1782

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

Father: William Gaston

Mother: Mary Lemon

Spouse(s): Esther Gaston

Children(s): Martha Gaston, Major Gaston, Janet Gaston, Hugh Gaston, Margaret Gaston, William Gaston, Dr II, Lt Gaston, Dr. Gaston, David Gaston, Ebenezer Gaston, Esther Gaston, James Gaston, Joseph Gaston

The story of John Gaston began in 1700 in Clough Water, Ireland. John Gaston married Esther Gaston, and had children including David Gaston, Dr Alexander Gaston, Dr John C Gaston Ii, Ebenezer Gaston, Esther Jane Gaston, Hugh Gaston, James S Gaston, Janet Gaston, Joseph Gaston, Lt Robert Gaston, Major John C Gaston, Margaret Gaston, Martha Hutton Gaston, William Audley Captain Gaston. John Gaston passed away in 1782 in Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Gaston began in 1700 in Clough Water, Ireland.
  • John Gaston married Esther Gaston, and had children including David Gaston, Dr Alexander Gaston, Dr John C Gaston Ii, Ebenezer Gaston, Esther Jane Gaston, Hugh Gaston, James S Gaston, Janet Gaston, Joseph Gaston, Lt Robert Gaston, Major John C Gaston, Margaret Gaston, Martha Hutton Gaston, William Audley Captain Gaston.
  • John Gaston passed away in 1782 in Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gaston
1680–
Birth Location: Carenleigh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland
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Mary Lemon
1688–1752
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Esther Gaston
1715–1789
Birth Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

Martha Gaston
1741–1826
Birth Location: Philidelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Major Gaston
1740–1823
Birth Location: Perrinville, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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Janet Gaston
1745–1808
Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Hugh Gaston
1751–1836
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Margaret Gaston
1739–1768
Birth Location: Clough, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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William Gaston
1743–1814
Birth Location: Ireland
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Dr II
1745–1808
Birth Location: Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland
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Lt Gaston
1749–1780
Birth Location: Philidelphia, Philidelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Dr. Gaston
1753–1780
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
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David Gaston
1755–1780
Birth Location: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Ebenezer Gaston
1757–1780
Birth Location: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Esther Gaston
1760–1809
Birth Location: Fishing Creek, Chester, South Carolina, United States
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James Gaston
1747–1840
Birth Location: Philidelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Gaston
1763–1836
Birth Location: Fort Lawn, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
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John Gaston's Ancestors

Self
John Gaston
1700–1782
Birth Place: Clough Water, Ireland
Parents
William Gaston
1680–
Carenleigh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland
Mary (Olivet) Lemon
1688–1752
Scotland
Grandparents
John Gaston
1645–
Scotland
William (Bucknell Lemon) (Lemoire\Lamore)
1660–1720
Camborne,Cornwall,England
Mary
1660–1720
Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Gaston
1600–
George (Lemoire\Lamore)
1634–
Elizabeth Eles
1634–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ellis
1600–1692
Mary Sandoe
1605–1692

John Gaston's Descendants

1.
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John Gaston (1700–1782) m. Esther Gaston (1715–1789)
  1. 1. Martha (Hutton) Gaston 1741–1826 m. Joseph Gaston 1738–1823
    1. 1. John (Gaston) Sr 1772–1847 m. Anne (J.) Porter 1782–1843
      1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) Gaston 1810–1868 m. Elizabeth Wylie 1816–1850
        1. 1. Juliette (Victoria "Vic") Gaston 1846–1898 m. Peter (Turner) Hollis 1844–1919
        2. 2. Tobithia (Agnes) Gaston 1849–1854
        3. 3. William (Newton) Gaston 1839–1907
        4. 4. Adam (Wylie) Gaston 1841–1863
        5. 5. David (G.) Gaston 1856–
      2. 2. David (Porter) Gaston 1816–1886
      3. 3. Martha (Narcissa Gaston) (Boyd) 1805–1843
      4. 4. Samuel (Stanhope) Gaston 1822–1896
      5. 5. John (Hugh) Gaston 1813–1876
      6. 6. Juliet (Victoria Granville McCammon) Gaston 1807–1881
      7. 7. Flora (T. B.) Gaston 1820–1821
      8. 8. Samuel Gaston 1787–1826
      9. 9. Robert (Brownfield) Gaston 1818–1852
    2. 2. Esther (Jane Gaston) (Elliott) 1770–1814
    3. 3. Alexander (Robert) Gaston 1774–1842
    4. 4. Margaret (Gaston) (McQuiston) 1767–1852
    5. 5. Esther (Jane) Gaston 1762–1835
  2. 2. Major (John C) Gaston 1740–1823
  3. 3. Janet Gaston 1745–1808
  4. 4. Hugh Gaston 1751–1836 m. Martha Gaston 1754–1836
    1. 1. Ebenezer Gaston 1782–1860
    2. 2. Mary (McClure) Boyd 1789–1845
    3. 3. William Gaston 1785–1840
    4. 4. John Gaston 1779–1855
    5. 5. James (Hugh) Gaston 1792–1869
  5. 5. Margaret Gaston 1739–1768
    1. 1. John McCreary 1754–1835
  6. 6. William (Audley (Captain)) Gaston 1743–1814
  7. 7. Dr (John C Gaston) II 1745–1808
  8. 8. Lt (Robert) Gaston 1749–1780
  9. 9. Dr. (Alexander) Gaston 1753–1780
  10. 10. David Gaston 1755–1780
  11. 11. Ebenezer Gaston 1757–1780
  12. 12. Esther (Jane) Gaston 1760–1809 m. Alexander Walker 1763–1809
    1. 1. John (Gaston) Walker 1778–
  13. 13. James (S) Gaston 1747–1840
  14. 14. Joseph Gaston 1763–1836 m. Jane Brown 1767–1858
    1. 1. Narcissa Gaston 1792–1871 m. Samuel Lewis 1782–1832
      1. 1. Samuel (Joseph) Lewis 1833–1917
      2. 2. Isaiah (Walker) Lewis 1825–1846
      3. 3. Martha (M.) Lewis 1828–1829
      4. 4. John (Brown) Lewis 1823–1858
      5. 5. Joseph (Stanhope) Lewis 1820–1822
      6. 6. Margaret (Elizabeth) McCalla 1830–1914
        1. 1. Nela Pride 1875–
    2. 2. John (P) Gaston 1844–1925
    3. 3. Eliza Gaston 1794–1845

John Gaston's Timeline

10 Records

1700
1700
Birth of John Gaston in Clough Water, Ireland
Clough Water, Ireland
1700
1700
Birth of John Gaston
None
1703
4 Apr 1703
Age 3
Birth of John Gaston in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
1730
1730
Age 30
John Gaston was married in Ireland
Ireland
1778
1778
Age 78
John Gaston resided here in No Township Listed, Camden District, SC
No Township Listed, Camden District, SC
1780
1780
Age 80
John Gaston resided here in Between Broad and Catawba Rivers, Camden District, South Carolina, United States
Between Broad and Catawba Rivers, Camden District, South Carolina, United States
1782
18 Apr 1782
Age 82
Death of John Gaston in Fishing Creek, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Fishing Creek, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
1782
1782
Age 82
Death of John Gaston in Chester, South Carolina
Chester, South Carolina
1782
1782
Age 82
Death of John Gaston
None
1782
1782
Age 82
Death of John Gaston in Chester District, S C
Chester District, S C

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1703
    Event Place: Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 310
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2693.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JCF
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6626.018; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 245.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JSY
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 049
    [9] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 073
    [10] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 075
    [11] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 077
    [12] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4537

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Clough Water, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1751-1752
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: South Carolina; Year: 1751-1752; Page Number: 40

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Camden District, SC
    Record Source: South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Between Broad and Catawba Rivers, Camden District, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Jury Lists, 1778, Acts #1078 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 9; Family Number: 542

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Steele Family : a Genealogical History of John and George Steele (settlers of Harford, Conn.) 1635-6

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1782
    Event Place: Fishing Creek, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 310
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 049
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 073
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 075
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 077
    [9] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 104 : 1913
    [10] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4537

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Chester District, S C

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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