Isabella, thank you for the book recommendation! I am going to try to find that book asap!!!
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Isabella Baltar <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]> 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<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 azores+un...@**googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/**group/azores<http://groups.google.com/group/azores> >>> . >>> >> >> -- > 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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