Margaret Sharpe (1756-1812)

Mrs Margaret (Sharpe) Gaston

She was a devout Catholic from Cumberland (Cumbria) in the north of England. She came to New Bern to visit her brothers who had set up there as merchants, where she met and married her husband. They were the parents of two surviving children.

Spouse (1)

Alexander Gaston

Captain Alexander Gaston, M.D., of New Bern, Craven Co., North Carolina

1735-1781

Children (2)

Jane Gaston

Mrs Jane (Gaston) Taylor

1776-1845

William Joseph Gaston

Judge William J. Gaston, of New Bern; U.S. Congressman from North Carolina

1778-1844