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William Gaston 1680–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1680

Birth Location: Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: abt 1770

Death Location: Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland

Father: John 8

Mother: Esther (Naugh)

Spouse(s): Mary Lemon

Children(s): Mary Cherokee"

In 1680, William Gaston entered the world in Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland, born to John Gaston Defoix 8 And Esther Ester Waugh Naugh. William Gaston married Mary Olivet Lemon, and had children including Mary Gaston The Heroine Of The Cherokee. William Gaston passed away in 1770 in Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1680, William Gaston entered the world in Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland, born to John Gaston Defoix 8 And Esther Ester Waugh Naugh.
  • William Gaston married Mary Olivet Lemon, and had children including Mary Gaston The Heroine Of The Cherokee.
  • William Gaston passed away in 1770 in Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John 8
1645–1714
Birth Location: France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland
J8
Esther (Naugh)
1645–1720
Birth Location: Cloughwater, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lemon
1688–1752
Birth Location: Carnlough, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland
ML

Children(s)

Mary Cherokee"
1698–1763
Birth Location: Cloughwater, Antrim, Ireland
MC

William Gaston's Ancestors

Self
William Gaston
1680–1770
Birth Place: Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland
Parents
John Gaston DeFoix 8
1645–1714
France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland
Esther ((Ester) Waugh) (Naugh)
1645–1720
Cloughwater, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gaston's Descendants

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William Gaston (Abt. 1680–abt 1770) m. Mary (Olivet) Lemon (abt 1688–1752)
  1. 1. Mary (Gaston "The Heroine of the) Cherokee" 1698–1763 m. James McCLURE 1695–1769
    1. 1. Mary McClure 1713–1811 m. David Morrow 1715–1809
      1. 1. Jennet (Janet "Jane") Morrow 1751–1839 m. Samuel (Cunningham) Woodside 1737–1819
        1. 1. James Woodside 1786–1834 m. Nancy (Susan) Baugher 1799–1891 m. Mary (Ann) Brown 1790–1815
    2. 2. Richard McCLURE 1724–1774

William Gaston's Timeline

2 Records

1680
Abt. 1680
Birth of William Gaston in Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland
Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland
1770
abt 1770
Age 90
Death of William Gaston in Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland
Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1680
    Event Place: Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1770
    Event Place: Caranleagh, Cloughwater, County Antrim, Ireland
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