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William Gaston 1685–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Caranleigh Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA

Father: John 8

Mother: Esther (Naugh)

Spouse(s): Mary Lemon

Children(s): Elizabeth Gaston, John Gaston, Jennet Gaston, Capt. Gaston, Robert GASTON, Mary McClure, Dr Gaston, Rev. Gaston, Martha Gaston, Dr Gaston

William Gaston was born in 1685 in Caranleigh Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of John French Huguenot Gaston Defoix 8 And Esther Ester Waugh Naugh. William Gaston married Mary Olivet Lemon, and had children including Capt William Gaston, Dr Alexander Gaston, Dr Matthew Hiram Gaston, Elizabeth Kerr Gaston, Jennet Or Janet Gaston, John Justice John Gaston, Martha Gaston, Mary The Heroine Of The Cherokee Gaston Mcclure, Rev Hugh Gaston, Robert Gaston. William Gaston passed away in 1770 in Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Gaston was born in 1685 in Caranleigh Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of John French Huguenot Gaston Defoix 8 And Esther Ester Waugh Naugh.
  • William Gaston married Mary Olivet Lemon, and had children including Capt William Gaston, Dr Alexander Gaston, Dr Matthew Hiram Gaston, Elizabeth Kerr Gaston, Jennet Or Janet Gaston, John Justice John Gaston, Martha Gaston, Mary The Heroine Of The Cherokee Gaston Mcclure, Rev Hugh Gaston, Robert Gaston.
  • William Gaston passed away in 1770 in Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA.

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William Gaston's Ancestors

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William Gaston
1685–1770
Birth Place: Caranleigh Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
John French Huguenot Gaston DeFoix 8
1645–1714
France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland
Esther ((Ester) Waugh) (Naugh)
1645–1720
Cloughwater, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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William Gaston's Descendants

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William Gaston (1685–1770) m. Mary (Olivet) Lemon (1685–1752)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Kerr) Gaston 1727–1790 m. John (Knox) II 1707–1777
    1. 1. Joseph Knox 1770–1860 m. Elizabeth Davis 1774–
      1. 1. John Knox 1799–1874 m. Margaret Knox 1806–1880
        1. 1. Virginia (E.) Knox 1823–1887 m. Howell Peyton 1826–1863
        2. 2. Rachel Knox 1827–
        3. 3. Sara (A) Knox 1841–1895
        4. 4. William Knox 1820–1901
        5. 5. Darothy (Adelia) Knox 1831–1894
        6. 6. Margaret Knox 1834–
        7. 7. Nancy Knox 1836–
        8. 8. Malinda Knox 1838–
        9. 9. Lucinda Knox 1841–
        10. 10. Anna Knox 1847–
        11. 11. Samuel Knox 1848–
      2. 2. Catharine Knox 1853–
      3. 3. George (Washington) Knox 1794–1846
    2. 2. Sarah (Mary) Knox 1751–1835
    3. 3. Capt. (Hugh) Knox 1755–1821
    4. 4. Dr. (James) Knox 1756–1795
    5. 5. William Knox 1768–
    6. 6. John (Knox) Jr 1773–1852
    7. 7. Ann Knox 1764–1849
    8. 8. Martha (Mary) Knox 1743–1815
  2. 2. John ('Justice John') Gaston 1703–1782
  3. 3. Jennet (or Janet) Gaston 1726–1801
  4. 4. Capt. (William) Gaston 1735–1790
  5. 5. Robert GASTON 1720–1787
  6. 6. Mary ("The Heroine of the Cherokee" Gaston) McClure 1712–1800
  7. 7. Dr (Alexander) Gaston 1702–1781
  8. 8. Rev. (Hugh) Gaston 1722–1766
  9. 9. Martha Gaston 1736–1804
  10. 10. Dr (Matthew Hiram) Gaston 1748–1799

William Gaston's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of William Gaston in Caranleigh Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Caranleigh Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1770
1770
Age 85
Death of William Gaston in Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Caranleigh Cloughwater, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA

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