Laura, you may be interested in reading this book. I'm reading it right now. The Sephardic Jews of Spain and Portugal : survival of an imperiled culture in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries Dolores J Sloan; Jonathan Kirsch Isabella Baltar myportuguesegen.blogspot.com
On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 10:54:31 AM UTC-4, laura wrote: > Hi, Cheri! > I have a question for you. I ordered the MtDNA test and had my mother > do the test.The results came in but I have no idea how to read it and when > I check there are no matches. Her mother's mother was the child of a mother > from Faial ( her name was Maria da Conceicao) and a father from Graciosa > (Francisco da Sousa Coelho the son of Francisco Silveira da Sousa Coelho). > But now I am so confused as to who our ancestors from the Azores actually > are. I had someone contact me saying they were a cousin but after a couple > of messages back and forth the person never replied and my mother told me > the relatives that live in Massachusetts had some sort of family feud and > are not speaking to one another so I am on my own doing research and as you > can see I am way down the line. I don't know what test if any would show > any family lines and also I have read where several of the inhabitants of > the Azores were Sephardic Jews and am also interested in knowing more about > that. Thank you for any help with this. Hope your day is blessed. Laura P. > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 12:41 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Geneva Gervais, >> >> The mtDNA Plus test tests the HyperVariable Region of the D-Loop. The >> Full Genomic Sequence for Full Sequence Test tests the complete mtDNA. All >> 100% of it. Not just the D-loop. It will bring you closer in time, but >> unless you have a rare mutation, you'll still be looking at matches from a >> couple of thousand of years ago. >> >> The vast majority of the people in the FTDNA database are indeed alive. >> You will see a few matches with "deceased" noted after their name. >> Hopefully, someone else is handling their DNA. It is very important to >> fill out the beneficiary information on the personal FTDNA page. If you >> can think of someone, that is great, but please, please also add in "Or any >> FTDNA Admin" so 100 years from now, someone can do something with your DNA >> based on the technology of that time. >> >> About 10 days ago, I made a new topic/thread about the 3 types of DNA >> testing (that's the name of the thread too). Here it is again: >> =================================== >> >> Once upon a time, there were only 2 types of DNA testing: Y-DNA and >> mtDNA. We talked about these tests from 2000 to about 2010. It was all >> that was available back then. Y-DNA tested a MAN's strict paternal line: >> His father's father's father's line, or top of the pedigree. If you were a >> female, you had to hunt a male relative down to do a DNA test for that >> line. Also available was mtDNA: this is anyone's mother's mother's >> mother's line, or the bottom of the pedigree. Most of the information from >> an mtDNA test is more anthropological in nature than genealogical >> (anthropological = like anthropology - deep roots, out of Africa theory, >> think the Flintstones for those familiar with that cartoon series). >> >> I guess the DNA community did a real good job of getting Y-DNA and mtDNA >> into everyone's heads. So in 2010, a new type of DNA testing was >> available. Autosomal DNA testing. Family Tree DNA marketed this test as >> Family Finder (FF). It's a completely different type of test. >> >> Family Finder (FF) covers ALL the lines of the testee (whether a man or a >> woman takes the test) back about 200 years. I was born in the 1960s. I >> should see results going back to about the 1760s. I should find matches >> that are Portuguese from my dad's half, matches from my dad's British Isles >> half, and matches from my mom's Ozarks lineage. I'm seeing my ENTIRE >> tree. But since I still have access to my parents, I tested them. They >> are born in the 1930s, so I should see matches on ALL their lines back to >> about the 1730s. I have identified one on my mom back to 1760. I've >> identified a couple of my dad that go back far - one to 1696, but that's an >> intermarried line, so the DNA did not get diluted. >> >> Those are the 3 types of DNA testing for genealogists on the market. >> Which one should you chose? That depends on your goal. A Y-DNA or mtDNA >> gives a restricted, narrow focus: One line only. Family Finder (FF) gives >> a broad overview of ALL your lines. It's presented to you as a plate of >> spaghetti and you have to untangle all the lines. Posting your Gedcom is >> necessary so you can see your matches' trees and your matches can see your >> tree. >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >> Tainhas, Achada >> >> -- >> For 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. 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