Mark Gastineau

Birth Name: Marcus Dell Gastineau

Place of Birth: Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 20, 1956

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Danish, distant German, Welsh, and French Huguenot, remote Dutch

Mark Gastineau is an American professional football player. A defensive end, he played for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL), and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is 6′5″.

Mark is the son of Wanda and Ernest Cordell Gastineau. He is married to JoAnn. He has a daughter, model, socialite, and reality television personality Brittny Gastineau, with his former wife Lisa Gastineau; and a son with Danish model, actress, and singer Brigitte Nielsen.

Mark’s patrilineal line can be traced to George Lewis Gastineau, who was born, c. 1717, in Spitalfields, London, England, to Mathurin Gastineau, who was from Lusignan, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France; and Jeanne Chaboussant, who was from Pamproux, Deux-Sevres, Poitou, France.

Mark’s paternal grandfather was Claud/Claude Ernest “Red” Gastineau (the son of Joseph Earl “Joe” Gastineau and Martha Elizabeth Jordan). Claud was born in Carter, Oklahoma. Joseph was born in Preachersville, Lincoln, Kentucky, the son of Job Gastineau and Mary Elizabeth Rogers. Mark’s great-grandmother Martha was born in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, the daughter of Moses G. Jordan and Cyntha/Cynthia Jane Pearson.

Mark’s paternal grandmother was Mary Alice Judd (the daughter of William Nathaniel Judd and Rebecca Johnson). Mary was born in Texas. William was born in Putnam, Tennessee, the son of John David Judd and Mary Elizabeth Judd, whose father was a minister. John and Mary Elizabeth were first cousins. Mark’s great-grandmother Rebecca was born in Tennessee.

Mark’s maternal grandfather was Cecil Evert Nuttall (the son of John Fillmore Nuttall and Lola Mae Bailey). Cecil was born in Garvin, McCurtain, Oklahoma. John was born in Flat Rock, Crawford, Illinois, the son of Filmore Nuttall and Samantha Ann Florida, whose father was Irish. Mark’s great-grandmother Lola was born in Arkansas, the daughter of John Martin Bailey and Nancy Emmiline Emma Peterson, whose maternal grandfather was from Grandlose, Denmark.

Mark’s maternal grandmother was Julietta Delina Hurst (the daughter of Pink Mitchell Hurst and Paralle/Pairlee Romines, or Amy Wright). Julietta was born in Ravia, Johnston, Oklahoma. Pink was the son of Timothy Hurst and Anna Emmaline Richards. Pairlee was the daughter of John Paul Romines and Nancy Loveday.

Sources: Mark’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Mark’s paternal grandmother, Mary Alice Judd, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Mark’s mother – https://falconerfuneralhome.com

Mark’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Filmore Nuttall and Samantha Ann Florida, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org