He came from a family with a long history of fighting against the Turkish invaders and his ancestors had been wealthy, but although Gáspár still owned a small estate at Bolya near Nagyszeben, the family were by this time no longer wealthy.
Siya ay nagmula sa isang pamilya na may isang mahabang kasaysayan ng labanan laban sa Turkish invaders at ang kanyang ancestors had been yumaman, ngunit bagaman Gandaan pa rin ang may-ari ng isang maliit na ari-arian at Bolya malapit Nagyszeben, ang pamilya ay sa pamamagitan ng mga oras na ito hindi na yumaman.