*Kate, You and Rick set a light bulb off in the recesses of my mind!! If I remember the story correctly, Grant was supposedly a member of the crew on the Revenge which was sunk off the coast of Flores by the Spanish Armada in 1692. The Revenge, which had been the Flagship of the English fleet in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, was under the command of Sir Richard Grenville, cousin of Sir Walter Raleigh. As the story goes, the Revenge which was on patrol duty had anchored off Flores to take on provisions and off-load sick or wounded seamen and was caught off guard by the arrival a flotilla of Spanish ships carrying gold returning from the "new world". A naval battle ensued which resulted in the capture and sinking of the Revenge and the death of Grenville. This battle has been documented, not only in the history books but in the poem "The Revenge" by Alfred Lord Tennyson which is an account of the Battle. (Goofle it). The battle itself has been amply documented in both prose and poetry. However, I'm not sure of the details about the crew member Grant. John Vasconcelos*
On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 11:42 AM, kate allen <katealle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > your story is the same one my grandmother told me but i did not know if > was true or not. if it is there should be some grants on flores but i > haven't come across the name in other trees. i need help to discover the > sick sailor. time period maybe the 1600's. the family story is that the > ship sunk after he was put off the ship, either spanish armada or big > storm, not sure which. any advice or assistance would be greatly > appreciated. thank you, kathleen grant allen > > On Apr 2, 2012, at 9:08 AM, John Vasconcelos wrote: > > *My memory is hazy on this but I seem to recall a reference to a Grant > family on Flores descendents of an English sailor. Given that English > privateers were regular visitor to Flores in the times of the Spanish gold > shipments, it could be a possibility. > John Vasconcelos* > > On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 11:10 AM, kathleen allen <katealle...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> i am looking for anyone with grant or grante surname on the island of >> flores. have death of jose mariano goulart grante in lajes do pico, >> 2/25/1882, but no birthplace circa 1810. dad says they came from >> flores before pico. would appreciate any help >> >> -- >> 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." > > > -- > 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."
