No Kathie, There is a very interesting case in Lages das Flores.* Nicolau de Fraga. *He had a son *Manuel Francisco Nicolau* who had a son *Francico Antonio de Fraga* who in turn had a son *Manual Francisco Nicolau* This individual then had several sons, on of which was* Manual Francisco Nicolau* The others all had *Nicolau* as the Surname so in that line the *Nicolau*surname seems to have "stuck"
In another line, the *Fraga* surname reappeared at the 4th generation and it really gets complicated. John Vasconcelos On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Katharine <katharine.f.ba...@gmail.com>wrote: > John, do you think this was unique to the west coast of Flores in the > 19th century (and earlier), or occurred in small villages throughout > the Azores, or was more widespread back then? > > Likewise from Fajãzinha das Flores, my paternal Grandpa apparently had > no last name either, so when he came to the US his second name got > anglicized into his surname. His parents decided to return to > Fajãzinha (allegedly a couple of years later, after having failed > economically in the Folsom, California, area), they left him behind > with another family; by the time they had another son years later back > in Fajãzinha, baptism records show they were using the surname > Henriques -- although when that younger boy came to California at age > 18 (sponsored by my grandfather?), he took Grandpa's Anglo surname and > made "Henry" his middle name. > > I don't know whether Grandma's maternal grandfather's last name of > Jorge (from Ponta da Fajã Grande das Flores, just up the coast from > Fajã Grande and Fajãzinha) was his family name or just his second > name, which my great-grandmother later anglicized into her maiden name > of George. > > Katharine. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
