John, that would be wonderful I really would appreciate it. On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 6:02:26 PM UTC-7, John Vasconcelos wrote: > > Antonio, > I have a book "A Ihla das Flores: da redescoberta a actualidade (Subsidios > para s sua Historia) " by Francisco Antonio Nunes Pimentel Gomes publshed > by Camara Municipal das Flores, 2003. I suspect that it's out of print but > may still be available from Camara das Lajes, Flores. If not, I would be > glad to photocopy and send to you the chapter entitled "Familias" which > covers all the original settling families. > John Vasconcelos > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 4:36 PM, Antonio Faria > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Does anyone know if a list exists of the original settlers of Flores >> island. I can trace my paternal line directly to Baltazar Vieira born in >> Pico about 1580, I think he may be descended from Joao Vieira that settled >> in Pico about 1509. I have 2 Y-dna matches from Flores island one of which >> the Ftdna software has predicted our common ancestor to be approximately >> 500 years ago. I suspect my line and theirs trace to Porto Portugal. I also >> have a hunch both of these two gentlemen's ancestors settled in 1510 on >> Flores because I have read that a ship full of settlers from the north of >> Portugal dropped off settlers there in 1510, and there are various other >> reasons why I think it likely but I won't list at this time. The surnames I >> am looking for specifically are Vieira, Goncalves and Anes. If anyone is >> aware of a cited document with the names of the original settlers to Flores >> please let me know. >> >> -- >> 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. 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] <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > >
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