Yes Doug, my wife is descended from the Carautas of Ribeiras. Jordao Alvares Carauta was the second settler on the island and settled in Ribeiras.
On Saturday, September 20, 2014 2:01:39 PM UTC-7, Doug da Rocha Holmes wrote: > > Yes, Antonio. I heard the same thing from the late historian James Guill. > He told me that his name was Jordao Alvares Carauta and in fact, there are > several people we can find in the existing Pico records that used that name. > > I don't know without looking whether your wife has those ancestors (found > in Ribeiras), but I recently noticed some people are descendants from > people using this name. The reason it sticks in my mind is that I think > someone has him on the direct paternal line and for me that is extremely > interesting. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Nicknames > From: A Faria <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Date: Sat, September 20, 2014 1:26 pm > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > > If memory serves me the second settler to Pico was Jordao Carauta(which is > a alcunha that comes from Cara Alta which means long face) Carauta then > became a surname I think his original surname was Alvares. > > > -- 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.
