I ran across an old document I had translated about 15 years ago and took another look.
My first notation was that this couple was related in the second degree. I never noted whether it was by consanguinity or affinity.
But usually if I didn't note it, it was by consanguinity.
Well, my second look proved important because I had missed an important word "duplicado" (duplicate).
In case you never knew, this means not only they were first cousins, but first cousins in two different ways.
If you think about it, that means they each shared all four of their grandparents. They had no ancestors other than what they shared.
Talk about in-breeding.
Who was this couple? It was the Capitão-mor of Angra. The highest military rank available.
His name was Manuel Homem da Costa e Noronha Ponce de Leão.
Find him in any Terceira nobility book to see his illustrious ancestry.
One might wonder whether their children were born healthy. Well, I don't know all the facts yet, but I do know they had 10 children.
Three possibly died young - at least I haven't yet noticed them listed as adults at marriage or as godparents.
A few seemed to have average life spans of at least 60 years. Not yet sure of the rest.
I do know they have many descendants today, including some of my cousins.
Just think how this combined DNA might affect the Family Finder results.
I just thought it was interesting.
Doug da Rocha Holmes
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
916-550-1618
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