Incognito do not neccesarily mean unknown, it means anonymous, or a desire to remain hidden It is usually a good chance the mother knows who the father was, and for a variety of reasons is not revealing it.
Besides pai incognito, I have also seen records listing pai incerto-- of an uncertain father. With so many of our ancestors leaving by ship when the opportunity presented, there were a variety of situations for priests to deal with. Eric Edgar On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > The only one I know was the female got pregnant (by her cousin) and they > set up house while they waited 4 years for the dispensation to be granted. > > As for a general custom, I've never heard of anything like that in the > Azores. Maybe someone else has. > > 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. 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]. > Visit this group at 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. 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
