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William GASTON

William GASTON

Male 1761 - 1809  (48 years)


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  • Name William GASTON
    Birth 13 Jan 1761  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation harness maker  [2] 
    Death 13 Feb 1809  [3] 
    • WILL: Mar-1-1809 William Gaston of Bedminster, Somerset Co, NJ. Int. inventory $464.97; made by William McEowen & Christian Eoff. Lists girting, parcel of livery lace, brass buckles for chair harness, 15 saddle trees, etc. Notes against Thomas Bangham, Jr & "an order" from David Melick. Sworn to by Naomi Gaston, Adm'x. Apr-22-1810 (File 1423 R)
    Burial Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I3076  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2005

    Father John GASTON,   b. 10 Nov 1730, Bernards Twp, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1776, Lamington, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    Mother Elizabeth KER   d. 6 May 1765, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Naomi TEEPLE,   b. 20 Jul 1760   d. 20 Jun 1818 (Age 57 years)
    Marriage 10 Dec 1782  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. John W. GASTON,   b. 26 Sep 1783, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1859 (Age 75 years)
     2. Walter GASTON,   b. 10 Oct 1787   d. 8 Nov 1787, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. William GASTON,   b. 26 Sep 1787, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1837, New York City, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    >4. Margaret GASTON,   b. 30 Oct 1789, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1827 (Age 38 years)
     5. Joseph GASTON,   b. 13 Feb 1792, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1814 (Age 22 years)
    +6. James (twin) GASTON,   b. 8 Jan 1795, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860 (Age 64 years)
     7. Oliver B. (twin) GASTON,   b. 8 Jan 1795   d. 10 Jun 1821 (Age 26 years)
     8. Abraham GASTON,   b. 25 Apr 1797   d. 21 Jan 1823, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     9. Hugh GASTON,   b. 27 Aug 1800   d. 30 Mar 1821, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
    Family ID F1107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S504] Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900)), p. 46.
      Jane Farrell Burgess, in "The Gaston Genealogy," p. 44, shows in a list of births in Berkshire Co, MA, a Wm Gaston born on 9/4/1772, son of Wm & Naomi Gaston. This cannot be the same family.

    2. [S517] Anna Reger Gaston, Gaston Family Lines of Somerset, "Somerset County Historical Quarterly," Somerville, NJ, Vol. 5 (1916), (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~windmill/html/somersev.html).

    3. [S504] Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900)), p. 46.

    4. [S5] Headstone.