Leaves and Branches On The Gaston Family Tree
Memories & Legacy of The Gaston Family
Esther Gaston & Robert Aiken
Esther Gaston met Revolutionary War Patriot, Robert Aiken in South Carolina and they married on Christmas Day. They moved and settled in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
William Audley Gaston & Ann Porter
Born in Ireland and immigrated as a young child. Fought for Independance and Liberty as a Captain in the Revolutionary War.
Judge John Gaston Sr. & Esther Waugh
Judge John immigrated with his wife and young family around 1750. He became a judge for the English as well as the new country after the Revolutionary War. He was a leader in his community for Independence and Religious Freedom. Nine of his sons fought in the battles for freedom.
William Gaston & Mary Olivet Lemon
William was a french Huguenot who was banished from France to Scotland then moved to Antrim, Ireland for religious freedom. The crown wouldn’t recognize their marriages so his son John Immigrated to America.
Jean Gaston
Birth around 1600.. Fled France to Scotland as a religious refugee who followed French Protestants who were influenced by Calvin and Martin Luther. The French government called the refugees a French Huguenot
