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William GASTON

William GASTON

Male 1757 - 1838  (80 years)

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  • Name William GASTON 
    Born 10 Jul 1757  Lancaster Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Hanna's "Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 41, reports birth date as Jul 23 1755. Jane Farrell Burgess, in "The Gaston Genealogy," pp. 87 & 96, provides conflicting birth dates of 1755 and Jul 10 1757. Bill Gaston, http://home.mindspring.com/~bgaston2/, reports birth date as Jan 13 1761. Age 82y 6m 2d on headstone calculates to a birth date of July 10 1855. But William Gaston's birth date accepted by the DAR is July 10 1757.
    Gender Male 
    Military South Carolina Militia, Revolutionary War  [1, 2, 3] 
    Residence Walnut Hill, Marion Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Residence From 1808 to CA 1829  Christian Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Died 12 Jan 1838  Marion Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • Death date of Jan 14 1838 reported by Mary Gaston Gee, p. 13.
    Buried Old Covenanter Cemetery, Walnut Hill (Centralia), Marion Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • The following is from a handwritten letter by Frank DeForest Gaston (1853-1920) of Meadville, PA: "A reunion of the Gaston family was recently held at Centralia, Ill at which over 1,000 persons were present, the entire connection numbering over 1300. All were descendants of Wm Gaston who came to Ill in 1827..." "Wm Gaston was born in North Carolina..." (But DAR Lineage Book has birth in Lancaster Co, PA.)
    Person ID I3360  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2017 

    Father Robert GASTON,   b. 1720, County Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 9 May 1787, Lynch's Creek, Lancaster Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Margaret LOGAN 
    Family ID F1182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary MCCLURE,   b. 1758, Chester Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1829, Christian Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [7] 
    Married CA 1781  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Ann GASTON,   b. 15 Feb 1783, Chester Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1831, Jefferson Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     2. Ann R. GASTON,   b. 9 May 1784, Chester Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1867, Marion Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. William GASTON, Jr.,   b. 1 Jan 1786, Chester Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1869, Jefferson Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Samuel GASTON,   b. 16 Oct 1787, Chester Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1826, Jefferson Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     5. John Rankin GASTON,   b. 1790, Chester Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1840, Bond Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     6. Sarah McClure GASTON,   b. 17 Mar 1792, Chester Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1834, Marion Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     7. Robert GASTON,   b. CA 1794, Chester Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bond Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Elizabeth GASTON,   b. 1796, Chester Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1845, Barry Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     9. Mary Ann GASTON,   b. Chester Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1843, Jefferson Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Walnut Hill, Marion Co, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Old Covenanter Cemetery, Walnut Hill (Centralia), Marion Co, IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S504] Ohio Valley Genealogies, Charles A. Hanna, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900)), p. 41.

    2. [S1868] The Ancestry and Descendants of Amzi Williford Gaston II (1841-1911) of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Mary Gaston Gee (1899-1987), (Charlottesville, VA, 1944), p. 13.

    3. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    4. [S2044] Nancy A. Sicotte, Palo Alto, CA .

    5. [S501] The Gaston Genealogy, Jane Farrell Burgess, 11700 Dinwiddie Dr, Rockville, MD 20852, (1989), p. 88 & 96.

    6. [S1918] Descendants: The Huguenot John Jean Gaston b: About 1600, France, Bill Gaston, Austin TX .

    7. [S1243] .