I had been intrigued with the dna studies as well as possible jewish connection through my de Castro Cardosa line...my paternal grandmother from Pico. I don't know what the jewish haplotype is but my grandmother was a U5.....from the hinterlands of Finland and the Sami people....I have her line back in Candelaria to the early 1600's....I guess no jewish there although that line certainly practiced cousin marriage! I do like building my genealogical DNA library...I have 3 lines now and hope to add another soon! Nancy Jean Pico, Furtado, Cardosa, de Castro, Silva Sao Jorge, de Lemos, de Sousa Pereira, Texeira Baptista, da Silveira, Viterino Bettencourt, Viera, Oliveira Santa Maria, Cabral, Moreira, Travassos
From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:11:28 -0800 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots? To: [email protected] I think the DNA studies say about 20% of the Portuguese population has Jewish blood (I'd have to find the studies). Those are scientific studies. Our DNA study fluctuates between 12 - 20% Jewish. Currently we have 20.6% in a Jewish haplogroup. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
