Mrs. Gaston died some years after, while with some rela-
tives in Indiana. Their children were:
Jared Gaston, married Sally Stivers.
Anson Gaston married Lucretia Holt.
William Gaston married Betsy Brine.
Jonathan Gaston's wife was Selusia Morton.
John Gaston was married twice; his first wife was Semelia
Brine, and for his second wife Lydia Larue, who was born
March 6th, 1806.
Her patents were Jacob Larue and Sally Gardner, who were
married in the Block House at Marietta four or five years
before Ohio became a State. Her grandfather, Abraham
Larue, was a French Huguenot. Mrs. Lydia Gaston was
married a second time, to Thomas Wood, who died in 1876,
while Mrs. Wood continued to live in the old Gaston home-
stead until her death in 1893.
James Gaston married Mary Woodworth, in Canada.
Thomas Gaston, second, died when quite a young man.
Elijah Gaston married Samantha Woodworth and emigrated
to the West. The daughters were: Hannah, Mrs. Joseph
Richardson; Polly, Mrs. Joseph Skinner. All are dead, 1893.
Roena.
Frederic Hysell was a soldier of the Revolution and came
from eastern Virginia to Ohio in 1805, to the lower part of
Gallia county, but afterwards moved to Salisbury township,
in what is known now as Middleport. He married Nancy
Smith, and they had sons and daughters. Mr. Hysell died at
a good old age, and his wife died in 1823.
Their children: Edward Hysell lived on a farm in Salis -
bury township. Catharine, Mrs. Jason Thomas, settled in
lower Rutland township. Elizabeth, Mrs. George Hoppes,
lived in Salisbury, near Bradbury. Margaret, Mrs. Anthony
Hysell, lived on Thomas fork. Francis Hysell married
Nancy Dodson and lived on a farm on Hysell run. Smith
