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Mitchell,
I'll do that. Unfortunately, it was so many years
ago and only once or twice that I recall hearing about
Leif Erikson, or Eric the Red mentioned as a connection
- but I definitely had handed down they were Norse and
had gone to Normandy, France and that the name Gaston
originated from the name of a town called Gastonia, or
possibly Gastony, but I believe the first. I definitely
recall that they had taken their name from a town in
France.
Secondly, since they also were in Antrim, Ireland, I
think the relationship is more than distant cousins to
those who may be related to Jean Gaston, especially since
the ones in Nova Scotia were connected (supposedly on
the same boat even) to those who entered Massachusetts
and by some references, North Carolina.
I am trying to get hold of the lady who came from France
and was a neighbor of mine, because she seemed to have
found the information of where this Gastonia was.
Besides, the Vikings, etc. preceded Jean Gaston and if
the name Gaston really did come from a town in France,
then Jean Gaston descended from whoever first took on
that name perhaps?
The info handed down over the years could have been wrong
or at least partially wrong, no doubt. That seems to
happen most frequently but hopefully it could open a door
to further discovery.
I'll let you know what more I find out.
Cheryl
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