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William M. Gaston 1720–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 10 Dec 1755

Death Location: Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Rev Gaston

Mother: Jennet *

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Simonton

Children(s): Major Gaston

In 1720, William M. Gaston entered the world in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, born to Rev William Hugh Gaston And Jennet Kirkpatrick. William M. Gaston married Elizabeth Margaret Simonton, and had children including Major John James Gaston. William M. Gaston passed away in 1755 in Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, William M. Gaston entered the world in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, born to Rev William Hugh Gaston And Jennet Kirkpatrick.
  • William M. Gaston married Elizabeth Margaret Simonton, and had children including Major John James Gaston.
  • William M. Gaston passed away in 1755 in Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Gaston
1687–1772
Birth Location: –
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Jennet *
1698–1777
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Simonton
1722–1762
Birth Location: Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Major Gaston
1740–1823
Birth Location: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
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William Gaston's Ancestors

Self
William Gaston
1720–1755
Birth Place: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Rev William Hugh Gaston
1687–1772
Jennet (Kirkpatrick) *
1698–1777
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (French Huguenot Gaston DeFoix) 8
1645–1714
France to Melrose, Roxboughshire, Scotland
Esther ((Ester) Waugh) (Naugh)
1645–1720
Cloughwater, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Jean Defoix
1600–1670
Princess Navarre
1601–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philpe III
1578–1621
Margarita Austria
1584–1611

William Gaston's Descendants

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William (M.) Gaston (1720–10 Dec 1755) m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Simonton (1722–Sept 1762)
  1. 1. Major (John James) Gaston 1740–1823 m. Charity (Cheeseman (m.) Gaston) 1734–1821
    1. 1. Rebecca (Gaston (m. Van) Fossen 1765–1853 m. Ezra VanFossen 1764–1852
      1. 1. Levi (Van) Fossen 1807–1881 m. Rebecca (Foreman (m. Van) Fossen) 1834–1902 m. Lewsindy Mattson 1827–1906
        1. 1. Nehemiah (Henry) VanFossen 1828–1906 m. Mary (Ann Perkins (m. Van) Fossen) 1830–1908 m. Lydia (Elizabeth Clayton (m. Van) Fossen) 1825–1854 m. Nancy (Jane) Perkins 1838–1918 m. Sarah Stewart 1832–1923
        2. 2. Jesse (J) VanFossen 1832–1886
        3. 3. William (Martin Van) Fossen 1830–1906
        4. 4. Thomas (Ezra Van) Fossen 1837–1913
        5. 5. Levi (J) Vanfossen 1840–1905
        6. 6. David (Aaron) VanFossen 1840–1912
        7. 7. Susan (Jane) VanFossen 1842–1898
        8. 8. Caroline VanFossen 1845–1926
        9. 9. Mary (Louise Van) Fossen 1852–1925
        10. 10. Catherine (Rebecca Van) Fossen 1836–1879
        11. 11. John (T Van) Fossen 1835–1888
        12. 12. George Vanfosson 1838–
        13. 13. Esther (E) Vanfossen 1855–
        14. 14. Otho VanFossen 1798–1881
        15. 15. Margaret (C) Vanfossen 1854–
        16. 16. Saul (Van) Fossen 1829–
        17. 17. Silas (M.) VanFossen 1851–1937
      2. 2. Jesse (Van) Fossen 1788–1865
      3. 3. Susannah (Van) Fossen 1797–1873
      4. 4. Martha (Ann Van) Fossen 1801–1883
      5. 5. Amos (Van) Fossen 1801–1891
      6. 6. Julia (Van) Fossen 1808–1832
      7. 7. Nathan (Van) Fossen 1789–1846
    2. 2. Samuel (Gaston) Sr 1772–1853
    3. 3. James Gaston 1767–1813
    4. 4. Joseph Gaston 1763–1821
    5. 5. Elizabeth Gaston 1778–1858
    6. 6. Margaret Gaston 1772–1834
    7. 7. William Gaston 1757–1838
    8. 8. John Gaston 1765–1853
    9. 9. James Gaston 1767–1813
    10. 10. John Gaston 1765–1853
    11. 11. Margaret ("Molly") Gaston 1771–1853
    12. 12. Samuel Gaston 1767–1771
    13. 13. Samuel Gaston 1767–
    14. 14. William Gaston 1761–1840

William Gaston's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of William M. Gaston in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
1755
10 Dec 1755
Age 35
Death of William M. Gaston in Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1755
    Event Place: Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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