Vaz Sodre is a combination one finds coming from Graciosa.
I have them from Praia, Graciosa in the late 1500s.
It traces back to the Vaz Sodre family which married into the Correia da Cunha family in the name of Capitao Donatario Pedro Correia da Cunha, in the 1400s.
But just how my own line connects (which is likely but is still just speculation) might never be known and that will be the fate of most other Vaz Sodre lines that weren't the rich ones mentioned in the nobility books.
And DNA testing likely won't help. But if we can identify a direct male descendant of the first Vaz Sodre, then we might happen to find other direct male lines that ended up with other surnames over the generations.
For example, my oldest in this line was listed only as Melchior Vaz, but I would assume could also be found as Melchior Vaz Sodre if I were to scour all the earliest Praia, Graciosa records. But where he got his surname could very well be his mother or paternal grandmother. So even if I could find a direct male line from Melchior Vaz to the present, the DNA test won't necessarily lead me to this original Vaz Sodre family.
What we need is many more people to do the Y-DNA and Family Finder tests. If you have not yet done them and you are a male, please do consider it seriously. If you are a female but have a living male relative, get them tested for Y-DNA and test yourself for Family Finder. Make sure you use www.FamilyTreeDNA.com.
Similarly, if we can identify at least one direct female line all the way to the present, we can learn the mt-DNA of the wife and that will also be interesting.
I am ready and willing to help anyone strategize as to how to find the right people to test, especially if we share common ancestors. I am still working on a project in regards this that will be very exciting once ready.
Doug da Rocha Holmes
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
916-550-1618
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
916-550-1618
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Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help with marriage located in Santa
Cruz, Graciosa
From: mances <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, May 14, 2014 6:45 pm
To: [email protected]
Antonio Correia de Mendonça viúvo de Ana da RessurreiçãoAna de São Francisco filha de Antonio Vaz Sodré e de Maria de AvizManoel
Em quarta-feira, 14 de maio de 2014 19h30min01s UTC-3, Pam Santos escreveu:25 Feb 1732Her father looks like Antonio Vas (Vasconcellos (sp) not sure on the mother but Antonia Correa's first wife was Anna and if looks like a spiritual name Resurricam? Not sure if that spiritual name exist.On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
I am in need of some help with the marriage of Antonio Correa de Mendonva and Anna de Jesus Francisca (right page, bottom record):--I believe the date is February 5, 1732.Antonio Correa de Menonca is the widower of Ann do Re???cam and he is natural of NS da Luz (his parents are, of course, not listed).My main problem that I need help with is the parents of Anna de Jesus Francisca:Antonio Va ???? and Maria do ???? defunta (decease).Any help would be greatly appreciated.Sending thanks in advance.Lee Estep, Oak Hill WV
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