Joseph Gaston (1738 - 1804)

Born 10 Nov 1738 in Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Husband of Margaret (Linn) Gaston — married 2 Nov 1772 in Somerset, Somerset County, New Jersey

Died 24 Oct 1804 at age 65 in Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Joseph was born about 1738 in Sussex County, New Jersey. On 2 November 1772 he married Margaret Linn. Joseph was a farmer and an elder in the Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church in Hardwick Township, Sussex County (now Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County). On 1 June 1776, he purchased of his father-in-law "Lot No. 2" in Hardwick Township, containing 218 acres (Sussex Deeds, not recorded until 28 November 1816). He also owned at the time of his death 59 acres in Newton Township, and 60 additional acres in Hardwick Township. In the Rev. Casper Schaeffer "Memoirs and Reminiscences " (1907), edited by Hon. William M. Johnson, of Hackensack, two interesting sentences occur respecting Joseph. "Immediately in front of the pulpit, on the west side of the middle aisle, appeared the aldermanic and portly form of Esquire Gaston and his family....Joseph Gaston, Esq., was esteemed a judicious, upright man; he died of bilious colic." (Page 50).

Joseph was both a prominent and responsible man, as he was not only paymaster during the Revolution to the militia of Sussex County, but was also appointed sole agent for that county of forfeited estates (estates confiscated from Tories), and as such agent made several deeds in 1787, one being to Henry Johnson, of Newton (Capt. Henry, son of Coart Johnson, of Readington, Hunterdon County, and grandfather of Hon. William M. Johnson). From 1798 to 1800 he was a member of the New Jersey Assembly.

Joseph died in Hardwick Township, Sussex County, on 24 October 1804.

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Joseph /Gaston/^[1][2]

Death

24 Oct 1804

Hardwick, Sussex, New Jersey, United States^[3]

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Sources

• Source: S-1568054182 Repository: #R-2141468279 Title: New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,2540::0
• Repository: R-2141468279 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-1575197171 Repository: #R-2141468279 Title: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Author: Hatcher, Patricia Law Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,4110::0
• Source: S-2075910595 Repository: #R-2141468279 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=25073974&pid=694
• Source: S-2077208051 Repository: #R-2141468279 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: APID: 1,7836::0

1. ↑ Source: #S-1568054182 APID: 1,2540::104857477
2. ↑ Source: #S-1575197171 Page: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 2; Serial: 10448; Volume: 2 APID: 1,4110::20275
3. ↑ Source: #S-1568054182 APID: 1,2540::104857477
4. ↑ Source: #S-2077208051 Page: Source number: 6626.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 APID: 1,7836::456061

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Rachel Strain for creating WikiTree profile Gaston-210 through the import of Grahams and Strains.ged on Mar 12, 2013.

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