Lt. Matthew Gaston, Jr. was the son of Dr. Matthew Gaston and Ann Simonton Gaston.
Lt. Matthew Gaston was one of the earliest settlers of Butts County. He first appeared in the 1830 census of Georgia and then in the list of winners of the 1832 Land Lottery in Georgia. He received Lot 167 in District 8, Section 3. Note that beside his name is "s.l.w." meaning "soldier of late war," in this case the War of 1812. In 1828 he appeared in the first list of Butts County tax rolls as owning property in Captain McLin's District.
In all census and marriage records between 1832 and 1865 Lt. Matthew is the only Matthew Gaston in Butts County. He appeared in the 1830 census and in each subsequent one until his death.
In 1839 Matthew married in Butts County Mrs. Agnes Forrester Curry, a widow with two daughters. The 1850 census is very interesting. It shows Matthew as being born in 1785 (which corresponds with the grave marker at Macedonia). Also in the household is a Sally Forrester, who is his wife's mother. There are four children: Harriet Curry (age 15) and Mary Curry (age 13), Amanda Gaston (age 9) and Matthew Gaston (age 8). This Matthew "Jr." has a birth year that corresponds to the year on the grave marker of son Matthew H. S. Gaston at Stark church. There is no wife (Agnes), so she must have died by 1850 and her mother moved in to care for the children. Note that the father Matthew was the same age as his mother-in-law and that his wife would have been much younger than he. By 1860 Matthew and Sally Forrester are still in the home with Matthew, Jr. and Amanda, but the Curry girls have moved on. It is clear that Amanda and Matthew, Jr. are the children of Lt. Matthew and Agnes Curry Gaston.
Additional facts: Probate papers in Butts County in January 1840 indicate that Matthew Gaston was made guardian of Harriet Ann Curry, orphan child of Daniel Curry, deceased of Troup County GA. In September of that year Matthew acts "in right of his wife" to receive goods of Daniel Curry, late of Troup County.
Lt. Matthew remarried in September 1851. His wife was Sallie DeLamar. In October 1859 Lt. Matthew made his will in Butts County. He divided his property equally among his named three heirs: "wife Sallie," "son Matthew," and "son-in-law James McMichael husband of my daughter Amanda." The will is proven in 1862. At Macedonia Baptist Church in Stark, Butts Co., there is a grave of Lt. Matthew Gaston died 1864 marked by United Daughters of War of 1812 to commemorate his service. (There are no other marked graves in the area; the graves of his wives and/or mother-in-law may lie here). Matthew, Jr. is buried about a quarter mile away at Stark Methodist Church with his wife Laura McMichael's family. Amanda married Dr. James McMichael and is buried with her husband and family in Cass County, Texas.
In 1865 Sallie DeLamar Gaston made her will and named her heirs as her mother Mary DeLamar, stepson Matthew H.S. Gaston, stepdaughter Amanda A. McMichael, and Sallie Forrester. The will was proven 3 April 1865. Note she left property to her husband's former wife's mother, surely a testament to her affection for her.
Who was Lt. Matthew Gaston's father? According to "American Descendants of John 'Jean' Gaston" by Max Perry, Lt. Matthew Gaston's father was Matthew also. Dr. Matthew Gaston b. 1748 Country Antrim, Ireland. Died 1799 and buried either in Greene County, GA (most likely) or at Macedonia Baptist Church at Stark, Jackson, GA. Matthew married Ann Simonton in 1768 in Lancaster, PA. He was a farmer and landowner. Children of Dr. Matthew Gaston: Robert, Mary "Jane" Reid, Margaret "Peggy" Perdue, Thomas, Alexander, Matthew, Jr., and John, and Ann Palmer. From Dr. Matthew Gaston the line back to Ireland (according to records of Max Perry and original documents in Greene County, GA) goes:
I. Alexander Gaston b. 1702 near Gastontown, County Antrim, Ulster (Northern Ireland). He emigrated to Philadelphia, then Lancaster PA where he married his cousin Martha Gaston. Their burial places are unknown but probably Chester County, SC and likely Burnt Meeting House Cemetery.
II. William Gaston b. 1642 Scotland; died in Ireland.
III. John "Jean" Gaston b. circa 1600 France. Huguenot. Escaped to Scotland circa 1650 during Reformation and died there (see above for more information about him). Three of his sons emigrated to Ireland, including his son William.
Some believe a different Matthew Gaston is buried at Macedonia in Butts County. Who is this different Matthew Gaston and why is he not the one buried there? Since there were several Matthew Gastons in Middle Georgia around 1750-1820, it can be very confusing. Probate records and family records and Bibles of Max Perry in his "American Descendants of John 'Jean' Gaston" book show that Dr. Matthew Gaston (father of Lt. Matthew Gaston) had a brother Alexander (b. 1780) who married Sarah Garner and remained in Greene County, GA and likely died there. Alexander had a son named Matthew Alexander Gaston I, born Greene County, GA who married Pheriba Jane Brown in Greene County. They in turn had a son Dr. Matthew Alexander Gaston II (b. 1832 Greene County). Matthew II died in 1883 in Alto, Cherokee County, Texas and is buried there. He married Mary Ware. There is no indication that this Matthew was ever in Butts County. Lt. Matthew Gaston (buried in Butts County at Macedonia), however, left numerous documents of his life in the Stark community of Butts County. And recall that he was the only Matthew Gaston on census, tax, marriage, and probate records in Butts County. I conclude, therefore, that Lt. Matthew is the one buried at Macedonia and his wife is Agnes Forrester Curry Gaston and not Pheriba Brown.
Lt. Matthew Gaston was one of the earliest settlers of Butts County. He first appeared in the 1830 census of Georgia and then in the list of winners of the 1832 Land Lottery in Georgia. He received Lot 167 in District 8, Section 3. Note that beside his name is "s.l.w." meaning "soldier of late war," in this case the War of 1812. In 1828 he appeared in the first list of Butts County tax rolls as owning property in Captain McLin's District.
In all census and marriage records between 1832 and 1865 Lt. Matthew is the only Matthew Gaston in Butts County. He appeared in the 1830 census and in each subsequent one until his death.
In 1839 Matthew married in Butts County Mrs. Agnes Forrester Curry, a widow with two daughters. The 1850 census is very interesting. It shows Matthew as being born in 1785 (which corresponds with the grave marker at Macedonia). Also in the household is a Sally Forrester, who is his wife's mother. There are four children: Harriet Curry (age 15) and Mary Curry (age 13), Amanda Gaston (age 9) and Matthew Gaston (age 8). This Matthew "Jr." has a birth year that corresponds to the year on the grave marker of son Matthew H. S. Gaston at Stark church. There is no wife (Agnes), so she must have died by 1850 and her mother moved in to care for the children. Note that the father Matthew was the same age as his mother-in-law and that his wife would have been much younger than he. By 1860 Matthew and Sally Forrester are still in the home with Matthew, Jr. and Amanda, but the Curry girls have moved on. It is clear that Amanda and Matthew, Jr. are the children of Lt. Matthew and Agnes Curry Gaston.
Additional facts: Probate papers in Butts County in January 1840 indicate that Matthew Gaston was made guardian of Harriet Ann Curry, orphan child of Daniel Curry, deceased of Troup County GA. In September of that year Matthew acts "in right of his wife" to receive goods of Daniel Curry, late of Troup County.
Lt. Matthew remarried in September 1851. His wife was Sallie DeLamar. In October 1859 Lt. Matthew made his will in Butts County. He divided his property equally among his named three heirs: "wife Sallie," "son Matthew," and "son-in-law James McMichael husband of my daughter Amanda." The will is proven in 1862. At Macedonia Baptist Church in Stark, Butts Co., there is a grave of Lt. Matthew Gaston died 1864 marked by United Daughters of War of 1812 to commemorate his service. (There are no other marked graves in the area; the graves of his wives and/or mother-in-law may lie here). Matthew, Jr. is buried about a quarter mile away at Stark Methodist Church with his wife Laura McMichael's family. Amanda married Dr. James McMichael and is buried with her husband and family in Cass County, Texas.
In 1865 Sallie DeLamar Gaston made her will and named her heirs as her mother Mary DeLamar, stepson Matthew H.S. Gaston, stepdaughter Amanda A. McMichael, and Sallie Forrester. The will was proven 3 April 1865. Note she left property to her husband's former wife's mother, surely a testament to her affection for her.
Who was Lt. Matthew Gaston's father? According to "American Descendants of John 'Jean' Gaston" by Max Perry, Lt. Matthew Gaston's father was Matthew also. Dr. Matthew Gaston b. 1748 Country Antrim, Ireland. Died 1799 and buried either in Greene County, GA (most likely) or at Macedonia Baptist Church at Stark, Jackson, GA. Matthew married Ann Simonton in 1768 in Lancaster, PA. He was a farmer and landowner. Children of Dr. Matthew Gaston: Robert, Mary "Jane" Reid, Margaret "Peggy" Perdue, Thomas, Alexander, Matthew, Jr., and John, and Ann Palmer. From Dr. Matthew Gaston the line back to Ireland (according to records of Max Perry and original documents in Greene County, GA) goes:
I. Alexander Gaston b. 1702 near Gastontown, County Antrim, Ulster (Northern Ireland). He emigrated to Philadelphia, then Lancaster PA where he married his cousin Martha Gaston. Their burial places are unknown but probably Chester County, SC and likely Burnt Meeting House Cemetery.
II. William Gaston b. 1642 Scotland; died in Ireland.
III. John "Jean" Gaston b. circa 1600 France. Huguenot. Escaped to Scotland circa 1650 during Reformation and died there (see above for more information about him). Three of his sons emigrated to Ireland, including his son William.
Some believe a different Matthew Gaston is buried at Macedonia in Butts County. Who is this different Matthew Gaston and why is he not the one buried there? Since there were several Matthew Gastons in Middle Georgia around 1750-1820, it can be very confusing. Probate records and family records and Bibles of Max Perry in his "American Descendants of John 'Jean' Gaston" book show that Dr. Matthew Gaston (father of Lt. Matthew Gaston) had a brother Alexander (b. 1780) who married Sarah Garner and remained in Greene County, GA and likely died there. Alexander had a son named Matthew Alexander Gaston I, born Greene County, GA who married Pheriba Jane Brown in Greene County. They in turn had a son Dr. Matthew Alexander Gaston II (b. 1832 Greene County). Matthew II died in 1883 in Alto, Cherokee County, Texas and is buried there. He married Mary Ware. There is no indication that this Matthew was ever in Butts County. Lt. Matthew Gaston (buried in Butts County at Macedonia), however, left numerous documents of his life in the Stark community of Butts County. And recall that he was the only Matthew Gaston on census, tax, marriage, and probate records in Butts County. I conclude, therefore, that Lt. Matthew is the one buried at Macedonia and his wife is Agnes Forrester Curry Gaston and not Pheriba Brown.
Lt. Matthew Gaston, Jr. was the son of Dr. Matthew Gaston and Ann Simonton Gaston.
Lt. Matthew Gaston was one of the earliest settlers of Butts County. He first appeared in the 1830 census of Georgia and then in the list of winners of the 1832 Land Lottery in Georgia. He received Lot 167 in District 8, Section 3. Note that beside his name is "s.l.w." meaning "soldier of late war," in this case the War of 1812. In 1828 he appeared in the first list of Butts County tax rolls as owning property in Captain McLin's District.
In all census and marriage records between 1832 and 1865 Lt. Matthew is the only Matthew Gaston in Butts County. He appeared in the 1830 census and in each subsequent one until his death.
In 1839 Matthew married in Butts County Mrs. Agnes Forrester Curry, a widow with two daughters. The 1850 census is very interesting. It shows Matthew as being born in 1785 (which corresponds with the grave marker at Macedonia). Also in the household is a Sally Forrester, who is his wife's mother. There are four children: Harriet Curry (age 15) and Mary Curry (age 13), Amanda Gaston (age 9) and Matthew Gaston (age 8). This Matthew "Jr." has a birth year that corresponds to the year on the grave marker of son Matthew H. S. Gaston at Stark church. There is no wife (Agnes), so she must have died by 1850 and her mother moved in to care for the children. Note that the father Matthew was the same age as his mother-in-law and that his wife would have been much younger than he. By 1860 Matthew and Sally Forrester are still in the home with Matthew, Jr. and Amanda, but the Curry girls have moved on. It is clear that Amanda and Matthew, Jr. are the children of Lt. Matthew and Agnes Curry Gaston.
Additional facts: Probate papers in Butts County in January 1840 indicate that Matthew Gaston was made guardian of Harriet Ann Curry, orphan child of Daniel Curry, deceased of Troup County GA. In September of that year Matthew acts "in right of his wife" to receive goods of Daniel Curry, late of Troup County.
Lt. Matthew remarried in September 1851. His wife was Sallie DeLamar. In October 1859 Lt. Matthew made his will in Butts County. He divided his property equally among his named three heirs: "wife Sallie," "son Matthew," and "son-in-law James McMichael husband of my daughter Amanda." The will is proven in 1862. At Macedonia Baptist Church in Stark, Butts Co., there is a grave of Lt. Matthew Gaston died 1864 marked by United Daughters of War of 1812 to commemorate his service. (There are no other marked graves in the area; the graves of his wives and/or mother-in-law may lie here). Matthew, Jr. is buried about a quarter mile away at Stark Methodist Church with his wife Laura McMichael's family. Amanda married Dr. James McMichael and is buried with her husband and family in Cass County, Texas.
In 1865 Sallie DeLamar Gaston made her will and named her heirs as her mother Mary DeLamar, stepson Matthew H.S. Gaston, stepdaughter Amanda A. McMichael, and Sallie Forrester. The will was proven 3 April 1865. Note she left property to her husband's former wife's mother, surely a testament to her affection for her.
Who was Lt. Matthew Gaston's father? According to "American Descendants of John 'Jean' Gaston" by Max Perry, Lt. Matthew Gaston's father was Matthew also. Dr. Matthew Gaston b. 1748 Country Antrim, Ireland. Died 1799 and buried either in Greene County, GA (most likely) or at Macedonia Baptist Church at Stark, Jackson, GA. Matthew married Ann Simonton in 1768 in Lancaster, PA. He was a farmer and landowner. Children of Dr. Matthew Gaston: Robert, Mary "Jane" Reid, Margaret "Peggy" Perdue, Thomas, Alexander, Matthew, Jr., and John, and Ann Palmer. From Dr. Matthew Gaston the line back to Ireland (according to records of Max Perry and original documents in Greene County, GA) goes:
I. Alexander Gaston b. 1702 near Gastontown, County Antrim, Ulster (Northern Ireland). He emigrated to Philadelphia, then Lancaster PA where he married his cousin Martha Gaston. Their burial places are unknown but probably Chester County, SC and likely Burnt Meeting House Cemetery.
II. William Gaston b. 1642 Scotland; died in Ireland.
III. John "Jean" Gaston b. circa 1600 France. Huguenot. Escaped to Scotland circa 1650 during Reformation and died there (see above for more information about him). Three of his sons emigrated to Ireland, including his son William.
Some believe a different Matthew Gaston is buried at Macedonia in Butts County. Who is this different Matthew Gaston and why is he not the one buried there? Since there were several Matthew Gastons in Middle Georgia around 1750-1820, it can be very confusing. Probate records and family records and Bibles of Max Perry in his "American Descendants of John 'Jean' Gaston" book show that Dr. Matthew Gaston (father of Lt. Matthew Gaston) had a brother Alexander (b. 1780) who married Sarah Garner and remained in Greene County, GA and likely died there. Alexander had a son named Matthew Alexander Gaston I, born Greene County, GA who married Pheriba Jane Brown in Greene County. They in turn had a son Dr. Matthew Alexander Gaston II (b. 1832 Greene County). Matthew II died in 1883 in Alto, Cherokee County, Texas and is buried there. He married Mary Ware. There is no indication that this Matthew was ever in Butts County. Lt. Matthew Gaston (buried in Butts County at Macedonia), however, left numerous documents of his life in the Stark community of Butts County. And recall that he was the only Matthew Gaston on census, tax, marriage, and probate records in Butts County. I conclude, therefore, that Lt. Matthew is the one buried at Macedonia and his wife is Agnes Forrester Curry Gaston and not Pheriba Brown.
Lt. Matthew Gaston was one of the earliest settlers of Butts County. He first appeared in the 1830 census of Georgia and then in the list of winners of the 1832 Land Lottery in Georgia. He received Lot 167 in District 8, Section 3. Note that beside his name is "s.l.w." meaning "soldier of late war," in this case the War of 1812. In 1828 he appeared in the first list of Butts County tax rolls as owning property in Captain McLin's District.
In all census and marriage records between 1832 and 1865 Lt. Matthew is the only Matthew Gaston in Butts County. He appeared in the 1830 census and in each subsequent one until his death.
In 1839 Matthew married in Butts County Mrs. Agnes Forrester Curry, a widow with two daughters. The 1850 census is very interesting. It shows Matthew as being born in 1785 (which corresponds with the grave marker at Macedonia). Also in the household is a Sally Forrester, who is his wife's mother. There are four children: Harriet Curry (age 15) and Mary Curry (age 13), Amanda Gaston (age 9) and Matthew Gaston (age 8). This Matthew "Jr." has a birth year that corresponds to the year on the grave marker of son Matthew H. S. Gaston at Stark church. There is no wife (Agnes), so she must have died by 1850 and her mother moved in to care for the children. Note that the father Matthew was the same age as his mother-in-law and that his wife would have been much younger than he. By 1860 Matthew and Sally Forrester are still in the home with Matthew, Jr. and Amanda, but the Curry girls have moved on. It is clear that Amanda and Matthew, Jr. are the children of Lt. Matthew and Agnes Curry Gaston.
Additional facts: Probate papers in Butts County in January 1840 indicate that Matthew Gaston was made guardian of Harriet Ann Curry, orphan child of Daniel Curry, deceased of Troup County GA. In September of that year Matthew acts "in right of his wife" to receive goods of Daniel Curry, late of Troup County.
Lt. Matthew remarried in September 1851. His wife was Sallie DeLamar. In October 1859 Lt. Matthew made his will in Butts County. He divided his property equally among his named three heirs: "wife Sallie," "son Matthew," and "son-in-law James McMichael husband of my daughter Amanda." The will is proven in 1862. At Macedonia Baptist Church in Stark, Butts Co., there is a grave of Lt. Matthew Gaston died 1864 marked by United Daughters of War of 1812 to commemorate his service. (There are no other marked graves in the area; the graves of his wives and/or mother-in-law may lie here). Matthew, Jr. is buried about a quarter mile away at Stark Methodist Church with his wife Laura McMichael's family. Amanda married Dr. James McMichael and is buried with her husband and family in Cass County, Texas.
In 1865 Sallie DeLamar Gaston made her will and named her heirs as her mother Mary DeLamar, stepson Matthew H.S. Gaston, stepdaughter Amanda A. McMichael, and Sallie Forrester. The will was proven 3 April 1865. Note she left property to her husband's former wife's mother, surely a testament to her affection for her.
Who was Lt. Matthew Gaston's father? According to "American Descendants of John 'Jean' Gaston" by Max Perry, Lt. Matthew Gaston's father was Matthew also. Dr. Matthew Gaston b. 1748 Country Antrim, Ireland. Died 1799 and buried either in Greene County, GA (most likely) or at Macedonia Baptist Church at Stark, Jackson, GA. Matthew married Ann Simonton in 1768 in Lancaster, PA. He was a farmer and landowner. Children of Dr. Matthew Gaston: Robert, Mary "Jane" Reid, Margaret "Peggy" Perdue, Thomas, Alexander, Matthew, Jr., and John, and Ann Palmer. From Dr. Matthew Gaston the line back to Ireland (according to records of Max Perry and original documents in Greene County, GA) goes:
I. Alexander Gaston b. 1702 near Gastontown, County Antrim, Ulster (Northern Ireland). He emigrated to Philadelphia, then Lancaster PA where he married his cousin Martha Gaston. Their burial places are unknown but probably Chester County, SC and likely Burnt Meeting House Cemetery.
II. William Gaston b. 1642 Scotland; died in Ireland.
III. John "Jean" Gaston b. circa 1600 France. Huguenot. Escaped to Scotland circa 1650 during Reformation and died there (see above for more information about him). Three of his sons emigrated to Ireland, including his son William.
Some believe a different Matthew Gaston is buried at Macedonia in Butts County. Who is this different Matthew Gaston and why is he not the one buried there? Since there were several Matthew Gastons in Middle Georgia around 1750-1820, it can be very confusing. Probate records and family records and Bibles of Max Perry in his "American Descendants of John 'Jean' Gaston" book show that Dr. Matthew Gaston (father of Lt. Matthew Gaston) had a brother Alexander (b. 1780) who married Sarah Garner and remained in Greene County, GA and likely died there. Alexander had a son named Matthew Alexander Gaston I, born Greene County, GA who married Pheriba Jane Brown in Greene County. They in turn had a son Dr. Matthew Alexander Gaston II (b. 1832 Greene County). Matthew II died in 1883 in Alto, Cherokee County, Texas and is buried there. He married Mary Ware. There is no indication that this Matthew was ever in Butts County. Lt. Matthew Gaston (buried in Butts County at Macedonia), however, left numerous documents of his life in the Stark community of Butts County. And recall that he was the only Matthew Gaston on census, tax, marriage, and probate records in Butts County. I conclude, therefore, that Lt. Matthew is the one buried at Macedonia and his wife is Agnes Forrester Curry Gaston and not Pheriba Brown.
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