The earliest records seem to suggest that the Ghastin family migrated west from New York State in the early 19th century, but as of yet we haven't found any New York census records or hard evidence of this. The best we have are newer census records that have NY listed as the place of birth for James Ghastin. If you run across any evidence, please email it to me and I will happily post it on the site.
cghastin@adelphia.net