Greeneye, This list deals with the Azores islands off the coast of Portugal, but the genealogy trail is the same. You need the village that your ancestor came from so you can begin your search.
Since your ancestors were able to write, you may have more of a paper trail. Was there an envelope with this letter? Any clues to locations from there? Yes, cunhado is brother-in-law. You'll need to get his death certificate, his obituary, his marriage info, census work, naturalization info, etc. Yes, many people here have taken a DNA test. Family Tree DNA is the company that we use as it yields the most results. "Uncertain" results sounds like the stories I'm hearing from a lot of Ancestry DNA customers. I think only a handful of people with Portuguese ancestry tested there. On FTDNA, the Portugal project has 354 members, the Azores has 447, Madeira has 123, and Cape Verde has 125. Brazil (the country) has 287. That's over 1000 people with Portuguese ancestry, but some people have ancestry in more than one location, so adding up the numbers doesn't give the whole picture. But I would think that there's about 1000 people with Portuguese ancestry who tested their DNA with FTDNA. It seems that we are having the most success with the Family Finder test that FTDNA offers. 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
