Re: Did all Gittens orginate from Barbados ?
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Did all Gittens orginate from Barbados ?
4/16/01
See RootsWeb family trees.There is a Gittens family that came to USA from Co. Donegal, Ireland in mid-1800's.The original name was McGittegans.The name was shortened when the family arrived in Burlington, Vermont.A son to Peter McGittegans was born in Vermont and named Peter Gittens.The children that followed bore the name Gittens.The family moved to Minnesota around 1856.